District XI
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Hi all. It has just become spring as I wrote this—swap meet season! Swap meets are a large part of the hobby for me. It is fun to move gems and other stuff from one place to another. I really like the interaction and conversations. I have been to two already, with several more to come.
I attended the McMinnville Aircraft Modelers swap meet in Oregon. They are a great group of modelers, and it’s been my opening event for several years. They have a great venue and lots of activities. Here are some pictures that Associate Vice President Joe Miller captured.
I went to the Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers swap meet held at the Chelan County Fairgrounds in Cashmere, Washington. It is a good venue with another great bunch of fliers whom I had not been able to see since last fall.
Dave Fisher sent me a photo for a storage idea of simple wooden rails with wooden dowel rod extensions that the airplanes rest on. It was a game changer in my small garage.
Let’s talk a little about Remote ID. It became real in mid-March. I do have my module, just in case, but I don’t think I’ll need to use it much. The work that our AMA Government team and the FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA) team have done has made this a fairly painless event. Nearly all of the club fields that applied are now FRIA fields. We continue to gain more fields every week. Our events at non-club locations can be easily authorized to not require Remote ID. Only if you fly at non-AMA sites are you really going to need a module. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or concerns.
My schedule is filling up. I’m trying to get to as many events as possible. I am also working on two milestones for myself. I plan to get a turbine waiver and go through the Large Model Airplane Program and complete the process. I’ll give you updates as I go and let you all know what I learn.
That’s all for this month. 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
