District XI
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Hi all. Summer has been hot and smoky here, but I’ve gotten out as much as I can. First, I attended the NorthWest Scale AeroModelers Scale Championship event in Wenatchee, Washington. It was a great event with good turnout and lots of close competition. See the club’s website at www.nwscale.org for details and pictures. This is an annual event that anyone interested in Scale should not miss!
Next was a fun-fly at Weaver’s Field in Othello, Washington. This is an annual gathering on Labor Day weekend and attracted roughly 20 attendees. There were no contests and no stress—just lots of flying and fun! Here are a couple of photos that Camille Page skillfully captured.
Associate Vice President (AVP) David Agar submitted the following:
This past weekend found me at my home field, the Clark County RC Society Inc., in Ridgefield, Washington, for the 6th Annual Jet Jam. John Shirrone was the event’s contest director, and the gathering did not disappoint. The event allows all airplanes that look like jets to fly. There were some turbines flying, electric EDF jets, and I think that I was the only one there with nitro engines. There were 20 pilots signed up and at least 100 aircraft. We got to watch a young man, age 15, spend more time flying his F-16 upside-down than right-side-up. There was a model of a British Vulcan that had been built from plans that flew with four EDFs for power. It was great to watch something fly that is not usually seen. The food truck served a great lunch and a raffle closed out the day. It was indeed a great day.
AVP Brian Diffendaffer attended the Boise Area Radio Kontrol Society Pattern contest in Idaho. Karl Watts was the contest director. The results, in order of finish, were Intermediate, Karl Watts; Advanced, James Hiller; and F3A, Nathan Wingert. John Bentley, Rex Lesher, and Igor Yegorov also attended.
More events are still to come. As I write this, there is still some summer left. Everyone keep building and flying!
Phil Tallman
Vice President
AMADistrictXI@modelaircraft.org
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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
David Agar, Battle Ground WA; (360) 721-1963; kamamhusky@aol.com
Rick Crow, Harrison MT; (406) 559-6662; rcrowrjr@gmail.com
Bryan Diffendaffer, Meridian ID; (208) 841-7358; bryandiff@cableone.net
Michael Ingram, Wenatchee WA; (509) 699-3034; firencer@cs.com
Joe Miller, Dallas OR; (503) 798-7241; dragonriders54@yahoo.com
Chris Rankin, Bend OR; (541) 330-5692; oregonraven@earthlink.net
Robert Stephens, Anchorage AK; (907) 440-0478; rfstephens@hotmail.com
Jay Strickland, Central Point OR; (541) 830-7976; strickdog@q.com
Tom Strom, McCleary WA; (360) 791-7729; flyboy23@aol.com
FF/CL EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR
Mike Hazel, P.O. Box 505, Lyons OR 97358; zzclspeed@aol.com
RC EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR
Michael Ingram, Wenatchee WA 98802; (509) 699-3034; firencer@cs.com
