District IX
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
The Red River RC Flyers of Grand Forks, North Dakota, has a sweet deal with the University of North Dakota (UND), allowing the club to host its International Indoor Fun Fly each year at the indoor football practice facility.
This huge space allows for several different activities at the same time. As you can see, the flightline is long and packed throughout the day. Additionally, the UND students host a day of drone racing on one end of the field.
The club organizes all kinds of fun activities. This year, there was a limbo contest (see Andrew Ochoa’s wing touching above), and a new event was musical airplanes—the music stops and the last one on the ground is out.
Last year, the Jefco Aeromod’lers’ annual auction was canceled, as were so many events. Bud Glass, Jefco president, shared:
“After canceling last year, we were not certain about the success of the 2022 auction, with COVID
concerns still affecting large, indoor gatherings. Our board of directors decided to take the chance. We’re glad we did because we enjoyed 136 registered buyers/sellers, 541 items registered to sell, and 200 attendees.
“Thanks to more than 15 club members for making it happen. Special thanks to the auction committee—Terry Hock, Art Wilson, Josh Waltz, Lora Knowlton, and Tom Boyce—for their dedication and long hours of hard work to make sure everything went as planned.”
I have attended this event many times in the past and was fortunate that the winter weather allowed me to again make the 5-hour trip without incident. Thanks for all you people do.
Jim Tiller
Vice President
jtiller@hotmail.com
Box 828, Custer SD 57730
(605) 390-3878
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Craig Bastian, Casper WY; (307)577-6463; craigb1961@msn.com
Tyler Brown, Lincoln NE; (402) 617-0444; tylerzx9@yahoo.com
Steve Graham, Denver CO; (303) 883-0205; steve.graham1@comcast.net
Brandon Koch, Mandan ND; (701) 471-9575; kochbrandon471@gmail.com
Rick McCaskill, Frederick CO; (303) 682-0440; rickm1947@aol.com
Zachary Roller, Rapid City SC; (605) 519-0815; zroller28@gmail.com
Arend Schuurman, Elkton SD; (605) 695-2122; arend.schuurman@gmail.com
Terry Wiles, Harrisburg SD; terryscustom@yahoo.com
EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR
Troy Hamm, Gardner KS; (913) 744-5745; funflyr@juno.com
