District X

District X

Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah

Lawrence Tougas
Vice President
ama.district10@gmail.com
Box 276, Fairfield CA 94533
(707) 480-2053
www.ama10.org

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Tim Attaway, Chula Vista CA; (619) 427-6392; trattaway@cox.net
Forrest Barton, Woodland CA; (530) 383-9019; cbarton328@aol.com
Jim Bonnardel, San Diego CA; (858) 292-5518; ntnrblast@hotmail.com
Alan Friedman, Eloy AZ; (520) 876-0232; pooralan@aol.com
Dan Johnson, Preston ID; (435) 619-3112; dksajohnson@gmail.com
Tim Johnson, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA; (562) 965-4288; timothy@johns.us.com
Mike Lee, Redlands CA; (909) 792-8424; mlee8249@msn.com
Barry Mattison, Las Vegas NV; (702) 218-3827; bm.rabbit@gmail.com
Dave Meriwether, Laguna Beach CA; (949) 350-4075; meriwed@comline.com
Jim Mohan, Phoenix AZ; (623) 434-1351; jmohan351@cox.net
Gil Terzo, Las Vegas NV; (702) 523-9897; gterzo@aol.com
Peter Vogel, Santa Clara CA; (408) 569-7067; vogel.peter@gmail.com
Roger Willis, Murrieta CA; (951) 249-9688; willisassoc@aol.com

EVENT SANCTION COORDINATORS
Tim Attaway (CA south of Bakersfield), Chula Vista CA; (619) 427-6392; trattaway@cox.net
Forrest Barton (CA north of Bakersfield), Woodland CA; (530) 383-9019; cbarton328@aol.com

One of my favorite things to do as your district vice president is to spend the day flying with members. I recently did so with the Sacramento Area Modelers, better known as SAM.

SAM was founded in 1982 when three clubs joined forces to negotiate with Sacramento County for a lease on a portion of a county park. Using volunteer help and donations from community-minded businesses, they built a jewel of a field with a paved runway, covered pits, large worktables, ample parking, an engine-test area, electrical service, and their own clubhouse called the Auger Inn. The day I was there, a family was enjoying a picnic on the club’s irrigated lawns.

SAM hosts Pylon Racing, Pattern contests, a fun-fly, and swap meets. The group has hosted Scouts and school groups at its site.

Next year will be its 40th anniversary. Check out www.sacramentoareamodelers.com.

Here are some of the people I got to meet:

Jeff Montrose holding a Timber X model airplane — Jeff Montrose, with his Timber X, is the SAM president and has been a modeler since 1982.

Mark Alexander standing with an Angel’s Shadow model airplane — Mark Alexander is looking forward to getting to know his new Angel’s Shadow.

Charlie Lukes holding a Rock Hobbies MXS model airplane — Charlie Lukes is shown with his Rock Hobbies MXS. He has been a modeler for 3 years and is getting into 3D flying.

My Vu holding a Kaos 60 model airplane — My Vu displays his Kaos 60. He has been a modeler for 6 years. He enjoys airplanes and helicopters. My served in Vietnam with distinction and was a prisoner of war.

Sergio Guillen holding a World Models T-34 model airplane — Sergio Guillen displays his World Models T-34. This was his first build. He’s been modeling for 5 months.

I hope you’re all safe and doing well. Until next month, I wish you all nothing but happy landings.