District XI
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Hi all. I had a great month. The AMA Northwest Jamboree was a big success! There was lots of flying and chatting, and I had a fantastic time. It was the same with the AMA National Fun Fly, which had record attendance, lots of activities, and was another fun event.
I was also able to complete my turbine waiver qualifications. I’ll be doing some turbine flying soon. I’ll have a write-up on the Northwest Jamboree next month. For now, District XI Associate Vice President (AVP) Mike Ingram sent me these reports:
On May 11, 2024, Tom Rainwater and I attended the Rogue Eagles Scale Fly-In in Medford, Oregon. John Gaines officiated the event and AVP Jay Strickland was also in attendance. There were many great-looking airplanes, and a newly finished Yellow Aircraft Spitfire, built by John Mota, put in some impressive flights.
A raffle capped off the event with some nice prizes. The Rogue Eagles has a nice flying facility, including a Control Line circle. Check out the club the next time you are in the area.
On June 21-23, 2023, I attended the annual Field of Dreams Scale Rally in Redmond, Oregon. The weather was a bit uncooperative, but we were still able to get in four rounds of flying. Tom Rainwater was the contest director for the event, which had 26 entries. There were also four entries of first-time Scale competitors.
Saturday night’s banquet of ribs, chicken, and all of the fixings was mighty good. Lunches were provided by the club and were top notch. The Field of Dreams members are some of the friendliest and most helpful people I have met in some time. The club put on a great event; it is definitely worth attending.
That’s all for this month. I hope you’re having a great flying season, I hope I’m able to visit your field and meet you. I’m trying to do as much of that as possible. Keep building and flying!
