District X

Portrait of Lawrence Tougas wearing sunglasses

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; nitroblast@hotmail.com
Alan Friedman, Eloy AZ; (520) 876-0232; propolan@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.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; willisasoc@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

I recently had an opportunity to visit the Silent Electric Flyers of San Diego. The club has, as its name implies, an all-electric field in the Mission Bay section of San Diego. It is one of the larger electric clubs in the country, with a current roster of more than 300 members.

It is an active club with a number of contests such as T-28 racing, Popwing “Flying Wing” racing, FPV Multirotor racing, F5B and F5D racing, and the monthly Electro Glide contest.

Here are some of my favorite photos from my visit.

A family enjoying the flying field — The club gets a lot of visitors. Here is the Gaunce family enjoying the flying.

Brad Bender holding a model airplane — Former president and chairman of the board, Brad Bender, with his Flex Innovations Mamba 60E. Brad got hooked on modeling in 1989 while in the Navy and serving in Montana.

Former president and chairman of the board, Brad Bender, with his Flex Innovations Mamba 60E. Brad got hooked on modeling in 1989 while in the Navy and serving in Montana.

A modeler holding two model airplanes — Tule is new to aeromodeling. He took it up in 2021 and has already mastered several models. He swears by the Horizon Hobby AeroScout to learn to fly.

Scott Charity was born and raised in San Diego. He always wanted to fly full-scale aircraft, but when his father took him to air shows at San Diego’s Brown Field in the 1980s, he found RC modeling and has been at it ever since.

A modeler kneeling beside two model aircraft — Scott Charity was born and raised in San Diego. He always wanted to fly full-scale aircraft, but when his father took him to air shows at San Diego’s Brown Field in the 1980s, he found RC modeling and has been at it ever since.

Modelers displaying aircraft at an electric sailplane contest — Each month, the club holds an electric self-launch sailplane contest called Electro Glide. Points accrue throughout the season, resulting in prizes.

Martin Boyd holding a model airplane — Martin Boyd displays his Flex Innovations Extra 300. He’s been flying for 15 years, since he attended a “big boy” toy show and took up RC helicopters.

That’s it until next month. I wish you all nothing but happy landings.