District X
Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah
Greg Stone
Vice President
amadistrictx@modelaircraft.org
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 Friend, 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; dcajohnson@gmail.com
Tim Johnson, Mission Viejo CA; (949) 444-7520; timothy@johnson.us.com
Mike Lee, Redlands CA; (909) 792-8424; mlee8249@msn.com
Barry Mattison, Las Vegas NV; (702) 218-3827; bm.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; willisasoc@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
As 2023 closed out, the 2023 U.S. Scale Masters Championship was again held at the Arizona Model Aviators field in Mesa, Arizona. This was the 42nd annual Scale championship and it again saw many incredible Scale aircraft competing in both static and flight competition. Among all of the pilots and aircraft competing, congratulations go to this year’s champion, Jeff Lovitt, with his Lockheed T-33. The photos are by Noel Hunt and Tim Dickey.
Recognized this year was Paul Goldsmith, who received the Harri Lee Award.
Along the central coast of California is the Gold Leader club Tri-Valley RC Modelers, that was founded more than 59 years ago. The club hosts an annual Giant Scale Fly-In in Santa Maria. This year, the members had to find a new location to host this event.
As you can imagine, hosting a Giant Scale event requires more space and more runway. This year’s location was at the New Cuyama Airport with a 3,380 x 60-foot runway and plenty of airspace. Contest Director Chuck Barnes ran a great event as the club continues to ramp back up at this new location.
Feel free to reach out with any questions, comments, recommendations, or issues. There is much to share across the district. Enjoy everything you build and fly.
