District XI
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Hi all! Spring has sprung, and the flying season is starting new for those of us in the Northwest. I have set the date and put in the sanction for the fifth AMA Northwest Jamboree. It is back in Wenatchee, Washington, at the Red Apple Flyers field, one of our favorite locations.
Please come by on June 7-9, or join me camping for all three days. Lots of flying time is planned for all RC fliers, free pizza for our membership meeting on Saturday evening, a big raffle, and much more. Visit www.amanwjamboree.com for more details. Let’s make this the best one yet! Here are pictures from past jamborees:
I wrote this early in the new year. I flew on New Year’s Day. Did you? Here is a report from Don Bailey:
The Nampa Model Aviators (NMA) had its annual Polar Bear event on New Year’s Day out at the club field again this year, as is our tradition. There was a good turnout of more than 60 fliers and family members, and we were greeted with cold sunshine as we crowded around the burn barrel for the morning pilots’ meeting.
It wasn’t long before the lurking ground fog began to form in the low valley and crept in on us. It came and went, and every time it receded and the weak sunshine beamed through, a bunch of us would race to get in the air! By the afternoon, everyone had a chance to get in at least a few flights, despite the low sun and threatening convection fog.
We enjoyed some good conversation over hot chili with cornbread, chili dogs, and coffee as we reviewed the past year’s highlights and anticipated our exciting calendar of events for the coming flying season.
NMA is a big club now, with more than 120 members, and the field is in great condition for another successful year. The Polar Bear event is just the first of many good times to come at the NMA club field! Visit www.nampamodelaviators.org for more information.
I asked you all about storage in a previous column and I had a response from Dale Williamson—proof that at least one person reads my article! Here is a picture of his solution:
That’s all for this month. I hope to see you soon. Keep building and flying!
Phil Tallman
Vice President
amadistrictxi@modelaircraft.org
28910 W. Hallett Rd, Medical Lake WA 99022; (509) 220-6513
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
David Agar, Battle Ground WA; (360) 721-1963; kamanhusky@aol.com
Rick Crow, Garrison MT; (406) 559-6662; rwcrowjr@gmail.com
Bryan Diffendaffer, Meridian ID; (208) 917-0548; bdiffendaffer@gmail.com
Michael Ingram, Wenatchee WA; (509) 699-3034; firercer@cs.com
Joe Miller, Dallas OR; (503) 798-7241; dragonriders54@yahoo.com
Chris Rankin, Bend OR; (541) 948-0211; crankin.aa@outlook.com
Robert Stephens, Anchorage AK; (907) 440-0478; rfstephens@hotmail.com
Jay Strickland, Central Point OR; (458) 226-0470; strickdog@q.com
Tom Strom, McCleary WA; (360) 791-7729; flyboy23e@aol.com
FF/CL EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR
Mike Hazel, P.O. Box 505, Lyons OR 97358; zzclspeed@aol.com
RC EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR
Michael Ingram, Wenatchee WA 98802; (509) 699-3034; firercer@cs.com
