District XI
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Hi all! It’s that time again. I’ve gotten in a few flights and I’m ready for the season to get into full swing!
The Northwest Jamboree is coming soon. Be sure to attend on June 3-5, 2022, at Sanderson Field in Shelton, Washington. It is a different venue this year, with lots of great flying available. Come visit with your buddies and see what’s going on in the district. We are going to have Control Line support this year.
I’ve nearly finished my Ringmaster (it just needs a fuel tank) and I’ll be giving it a go there. Visit www.amanwjamboree.com for more information.
I was happy to attend the first in-person meeting of the Baron’s Club in Spokane, Washington, in two years. We have not been able to get together because our normal meeting place is a firehouse and was under COVID restrictions. B&B Hobby of Spokane generously donated its racetrack area for us to use. It was great to see everyone.
B&B Hobby is one of the best places in Spokane to visit (if you’re into the stuff we are). This store has been there for more than 50 years and is still going strong. Bryan watches for products to bring in and has nearly anything you can think of. Here
are a couple of pictures to show you what is there.
Please remember to support your local hobby shop. These are the places we can go and see in person the new products. If you have a favorite hobby shop, send me a picture or two and a short description. I’ll use them in future articles.
A few months back, I was feeling a little nostalgic and wanted to find a kit of the first RC airplane that I flew solo. It was a true glider, hi-start launched, called The Anser, by MHManufacturing. I looked on the internet and could only find a picture of a flyer advertisement for the model. I found no history of anyone buying, selling, or building any.
I thought for sure that I was never going to see one, and then I walked into B&B. The store had a new-in-the-box kit on the shelf! It’s now on my build list and I will work on it soon.
That’s it for this month. I’m going to my first swap meet of the year in a couple of weeks. I’ll have pictures next time. Keep building and flying.
