District XI
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Hi all. What a busy flying season I have had! I made it to 14 events, including the AMA National Fun Fly in Muncie, Indiana, and had a great time at all of them. I’ll get to some different events next season. I hope to see you at one of them.
I want to ask if anyone in the Puget Sound area will be traveling to Muncie soon. We have a large model that has been donated to the National Model Aviation Museum for which I’m trying to arrange transport. Please email me if you are going and will have some room.
One event that I attended was the traditional Labor Day Fun Fly at Weaver’s Field in Othello, Washington. This is a great place to fly, and there is a wonderful group of people. It’s low-key—no contests, just a fun-fly to fly what you brought. I made many flights with my X-Cub and a new-to-me 50cc Sbach. Here’s a picture down my side of the flightline.
Associate Vice President Bryan Diffendaffer wrote:
“I attended Wings Over Mackay on August 18- 22, 2021. This annual event is hosted by the city of Mackay, Idaho, at the Mackay airport. The city provides a couple of bleachers and the locals come out to watch. We fly the smaller stuff off of the apron next to where we camp and the larger airplanes and turbines from the runway. Mark Bell has been the organizer and contest director for many years.
“This year, we went to the local high school on Friday and presented a HobbyZone AeroScout to Trinity Seefried. Trinity hopes to go to the Air Force Academy, and then pursue a career in aviation. She came out on Saturday and quickly learned to fly the AeroScout.
“We had 14 pilots and many airplanes, including five turbines this year. Dinner and a raffle was held Saturday night. You can see from the picture that the backdrop is stunning.”
Bryan also attended Warbirds Over Nampa on September 18, in Nampa, Idaho. It was put on by the Nampa Model Aviators (www.nampa-modelaviators.org). This annual event is well attended every year.
Lunch was served and the raffle table was well stocked. Many thanks go out to Sandy at Action Hobbies in Meridian, Idaho.
We will be deep into building season by the time you read this. I’ll have updates about my winter projects next month. Send me pictures of some of yours and maybe I’ll include them.
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; rwcrowjr@gmail.com
Bryan Diffendaffer, Meridian ID; (208) 841-7358; bryandiff@cableone.net
Michael Ingram, Wenatchee WA; (509) 699-3034; firercer@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; (458) 226-0470; strickdog@qq.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; zzcspeed@aol.com
RC EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR
Michael Ingram, Wenatchee WA 98802; (509) 699-3034; firercer@cs.com
