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 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.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; jr.stuff88@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
In this year’s first Eliminator Warbird Racing, held at the Pomona Valley Model Airplane Club field in Chino, California, Marta Horvath took first place in the Bronze class. She has competed in every Eliminator Race since its beginning in 2020. At the very first “test-and-tune” event, Marta got the racing bug and did not look back.
Throughout the years, she raced with her husband by her side who called for her. In time, she acquired Lonnie Morrison’s T-34 racer. With that airplane, came Lonnie as a caller. She continually practiced and kept competing, and after three years, she has her own ugly green hat. A special thanks to Lonnie for coaching and calling and to Ben McBride for donating the T-34.
At the fourth annual Flabob Airport Spring Fling RC Demo in Riverside, California, which was coordinated by Ed Stewart, there were hundreds of students from elementary, middle school, high school, and college, learning and watching a variety of model aircraft. Pilots
Michael Lederer (jet), Rocky McCarter (Giant Scale biplane), Bert Magbanua (helicopter), and Gary Long (Pylon racer), provided an introductory talk with the students, followed by a series of flight demonstrations. Everyone is looking forward to next year as this continues to grow.
To round out this month, the SAE Aero Design West competition was held at the Valley Flyers Apollo 11 field in Van Nuys, California. This year, there were 60 collegiate teams from across the US and worldwide. These competitions challenge students with real-life engineering challenges.
The students have to work together as a team, performing studies to arrive at a design that will optimally meet the mission requirements, while conforming to the configuration limitations.
The different classes in which the teams choose to compete range from the Regular class that is recommended for first-year teams to Micro, in which they must design for the highest payload fraction possible while simultaneously pursuing the lowest empty weight possible, to Advanced, where they must integrate several engineering disciplines with the ultimate goal of autonomous flight with a purpose. This year, they carried additional aircraft that, when released in-flight, will power up and fly autonomously to a designated landing spot. The additional unexpected hurdle for the teams was intermittent during the event.
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.
