District IX
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
Rick Pangell, of the Magnificent Mountain Men (MMM) Free Flight Club in Colorado, reported on the club’s annual trip to Arizona to support youth.
Each April, MMM supports a youth build session for the Round Valley High School in Eager, Arizona. The Round Valley Dome is a 100-foot ceiling indoor football stadium! The kids really enjoyed their Mountain Lion aircraft from Laser Cut Planes. They were easy to build and all were successfully completed. The group’s teacher also did quite well. The event was capped with a mass launch, and it was fun to watch the kids cheering and clapping.
This is from Vince Fredericksen, the vice president of the Wichita Radio Control Club (WRCC) in Wichita, Kansas:
WRCC completed installation of a second tube steel-and-wire mesh safety fence. Thanks and special recognition to Kevin Riedl for the materials, fabrication, and delivery.
Nine members participated in putting up two large, sturdy pilot fences. Digging 10 postholes by hand turned out to be a major project.
WRCC members Steve Dockery, Jared Arrington, Jared Dunlap, Kevin Riedl, Vince Fredericksen, Ricky Folgate, David Mullin, and Larry Barnes, in front of the club’s new safety fence. Club President Paul Wade is not pictured.
Hand-mixed cement was another labor-intensive part of the process. Plenty of help, good camaraderie, and some good-natured ribbing made the work a pleasure.
These pilot fences will outlast even our youngest members and will greatly enhance the safety of pilots when they are flying.
My work schedule would not permit me to visit Joe Nall Week in Woodruff, South Carolina, this year, but it is certainly on my list. Hopefully, next year … South Dakota Associate Vice President Terry Wiles attended for the 12th time. I envy that!
Terry is not only a great pilot, but his building skills keep him busy answering questions and helping pilots with their setups—that and catching up with friends. Events such as Joe Nall, the Nats, and the AMA National Fun Fly are a catalyst for meeting distant friends.
South Dakota Associate Vice President Jim Tiller did a little fancy decorating on an AeroScout that became part of the fleet the youngsters at Camp AMA 2023 put to good use. I think the rivets will make it last a little longer.
Brandon Koch
Vice President
kochbrandon471@gmail.com
Mandan ND
(701) 471-9575
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Craig Bastian, Casper WY; (307)577-6463; craigb1961@msn.com
Tyler Brown, Lincoln NE; (402) 617-0444; tylerzx9@yahoo.com
Mark Dennis, Longmont CO; (951) 203-7776, MarkDflyer@gmail.com
Rick McCaskill, Frederick CO; (303) 682-0440; rickm1947@aol.com
Zachary Roller, Rapid City SC; (605) 519-0815; zroller28@yahoo.com
Arend Schuurman, Elkton SD; (605) 695-2122; arend.schuurman@gmail.com
Jim Tiller, Custer SD, (605) 390-3878; jtillr@hotmail.com
Terry Wiles, Harrisburg SD; terryscustom@yahoo.com
EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR
Troy Hamm, Gardner KS; (913) 744-5745; funflyr@juno.com
