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; nitrblast@hotmail.com
Alan Friedman, Eloy AZ; (520) 876-0232; proaaron@aol.com
Dan Johnson, Preston ID; (435) 619-3112; dksajohnson@gmail.com
Tim Johnson, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA; (562) 965-4288; timothy@johnson.us.com
Mike Lee, Redlands CA; (909) 792-8424; mlee8249@msn.com
Barry Mattison, Las Vegas NV; (702) 218-3827; bm.brabbit@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
Summer in District X brings a lot of dry grass and high fire danger. We had a fire start at an event already this year. In the past, fires have cost clubs their fields, so please be careful and have a plan in case of fire.
For more than 25 years, it has been a tradition with the Santa Barbara Radio Control Modelers (SBRCM) in California to hold several float-flys at nearby Lake Cachuma during the year. On April 23-25, after a COVID-19-induced hiatus, SBRCM hosted the first of four planned events. The site was scouted earlier in the week and, with the combined help of club members Dale Byers, Scott Loepkey, Peter Nickel, and others, plus the fantastic support of the park rangers, the site was readied, and a parking area was prepared. As you would expect in a drought year, the lake was down, and with the assistance of our retrieval boat, any above-water hazards were eliminated.
Weather for the three-day event was picture-perfect, with calm mornings and light wind arriving around midday. This year’s annual event included members of the nearby Santa Maria Tri Valley RC Modelers and the Ventura County Comets. These three clubs have many overlapping memberships and actively support the hobby along the central and south coast of California.
Saturday, the big day, saw more than 30 airplanes, ranging from a small electric foamie to several large-scale nitro aircraft. Tom Ochsner brought his recently completed, beautiful, electric-powered Pan Am Clipper for its maiden flight. After a detailed preflight inspection, it flew like the full-scale Clipper.
Ken Chalfant, SBRCM member and local hobby shop owner, showed his 3D skills by hovering his Cessna 170 a few inches over the lake.
Thank you to William Hallier for this month’s story and pictures.
Until next month, I wish you all nothing but happy landings.
