District X
Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah
Greg Stone
Vice President
gstone4@outlook.com
5345 Paseo Caliente
Yorba Linda CA 92887
(949) 413-0920
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Forrest Barton, Woodland CA; (530) 383-9019; cbarton328@aol.com
Jim Bonnardel, San Diego CA; (858) 292-5518; nitroblast@hotmail.com
Alan Friedman, Eloy AZ; (520) 876-0232; pooralan@aol.com
Bob Hunter, San Tan Valley AZ; (714) 273-1419; bobh@huntershome.com
Dan Johnson, Preston ID; (435) 619-3112; dkjohnson@gmail.com
Tim Johnson, Mission Viejo CA; (949) 444-7520; timothy@johnson.us
Mike Lee, Redlands CA; (909) 792-8424; mlee8249@msn.com
Barry Mattison, Las Vegas NV; (702) 218-3827; mr.brabbit@gmail.com
Jim Mohan, Phoenix AZ; (623) 434-1351; jmohan351@cox.net
JR Schiager, Folsom CA; (916) 705-7778; jrstuff88@gmail.com
Gil Terzo, Las Vegas NV; (702) 523-9897; gterzo@aol.com
Peter Vogel, Santa Clara CA; (408) 569-7067; vogel.peter@gmail.com
Roger Willis, Murrieta CA; (951) 249-9688; willisassoc@aol.com
EVENT SANCTION COORDINATORS
Forrest Barton (CA north of Bakersfield), Woodland CA; (530) 383-9019; cbarton328@aol.com
South California and Arizona, Greg Stone, (949) 413-0920; gstone4@outlook.com
Free Flight: AMA Headquarters, Competition Department, (765) 287-1256, ext. 252; competition@modelaircraft.org
This month, I bring you an update from the 2023 Reedley Giant Scale Fun-Fly in Reedley, California, on Memorial Day weekend, presented by Contest Director Rick Maida (mrcorsair@usa.net). The Clovis RC Heli Club hosted the event. Erik LaCour, president of the club, and his members provided help and support to pull this off.
This event is the successor to the Castle Giant Scale event. The turnout was smaller this year, but for those who showed up, you guys are the heart and soul. We drew 29 pilots and roughly 38 RVs. The weather was perfect, the wind was not an issue, and the night fliers were out and gave us all a good show.
District X Vice President Greg Stone and his son, Nathan Stone, came out to lend a hand. A couple of MD 500 helicopters came by and decided to buzz the field, which was really cool. Check “buzzed by a helicopter” off of my list!
A beautifully restored PT-22 came in and was put on display and one of the Sportsman class Reno air racers donated a ride for the raffle. The mayor of Reedley won the prize. We also had flyovers by two F-15s Friday and Saturday.
As I was driving around in my ATV, I noticed a lot of reunions, card playing, dominoes, and conversations by those catching up with friends. The flying started at approximately 2 p.m. Camaraderie is paramount, and it gave me great pleasure to see.
Father-and-son teams were ripping up the sky. David and Peter Zagnoli flew a fantastic Aerocoupe, with Peter flying his big Bushmaster. New to the family are Matt and Vincent Tremerol. Oh yeah—look out, 3D fliers.
David Long and Keith Fick provided, as usual, a killer sound system.
In all, the Reedley Giant Scale Fun-Fly was a success. For those who missed out, we look forward to you joining us next year and seeing all of the great projects. The sanction for next year’s event has been approved, so go ahead and mark your calendars to join us on May 23-26, 2024.
I hope all can attend, and I’m looking forward to seeing many more of you next year. Let’s make this event even better.
We have a lot of activities and events going on throughout the district. Enjoy everything you build and fly.
