District XI
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Hi all. It has been a really busy time for me. I’m going out and enjoying events. I went to Joe Nall Week in South Carolina, and to the Magic City Jets and Fun Fly in Billings, Montana.
There are tons of stuff out here for Joe Nall, so I’m going to focus this article on the people in Montana!
This was my first opportunity to attend an event in this part of the district, and I’ve been missing out. The Billings Flying Mustangs has a great facility and a great club. I was welcomed by the event contest director, Chris Kaiser, and introduced to all of the attending members.
I felt very much at home and quite comfortable. This was a fantastic event with 25 pilots, many jets, and lots of other stuff too. Everyone got to fly what they brought and easily shared the facility. I’ll be sure to get back to this event in the years to come.
Because of my confusion, I missed sharing another event the club had last year that Chris had submitted. I’m fixing that now.
The Billings Flying Mustangs had its second Fall Fly In on September 29 to October 1, 2023. There was great attendance, with 29 pilots from Montana and Wyoming and a huge spectator turnout. Our goal is to grow the club, and we are really going in the right direction with such great people and RC pilots leading the way. The variety of RC airplanes and helicopters, and also the wide coverage of age groups, is always fun to see.
That’s all for this month. I’m loading up for the AMA Northwest Jamboree. I’ll have a report for that next month. Keep building and flying!
