AMA News District XI - 2009/05

THE PALOUSE REGION R/C Flyers
(PRRCF) in Potlatch, Idaho, had a Super
Bowl Snow Fly. Report by Mark
Scarborough.
“We had a good turnout. More than 20
people showed up. The food was great (as
always) and plentiful. Many thanks to Joe,
our chef, and to all who brought dishes.
“Mother Nature was in a rather pouty mood
that day and presented us with winds of 15-
20 mph, so no outdoor flying occurred.
Fortunately the indoor flying was very
entertaining.
“Several members brought Blade MCX
helicopters and it wasn’t long before we
had John’s shop buzzing with the little
flying contraptions. Early in the
proceedings, Jerry handed Don the controls
of his MCX, and Don soon discovered that
he could force Harry’s helicopter down
with his rotorwash by flying over the top of
him. A delightful and hilarious melee
ensued that ended with one of the
helicopters doing a ‘flopping fish dance’ on
the floor of John’s shop. (Fortunately the
little helicopters are very durable and no
damage was done.)
“Jerry joined the fray with his Vapor
indoor flyer, making passes at Harry’s heli,
but soon realizing that the whirring chopper
blades would cut his fragile craft to ribbons
should they meet. He contented himself
with doing circles, figure eights, and
harriers, with a momentary hover thrown in
for good measure.
“At one point Harry displayed
remarkable finesse and control by landing
his Blade MCX on the lid of a jar that was
just barely large enough to hold the
helicopter.
“Mike Marsh, an LCRCF member and
new PRRCF member, brought a nitropowered
RC car. When he fired it up,
Matty the dog thought that it might be fun
to chase it. However, when the car turned
around and chased her, she decided that it
was not so much fun after all, and fled the
vicinity ignominiously.
“A good time was had by all (except
maybe Matty).”
The Rogue Eagles club in Medford,
Oregon, helps with an aeronautics class in
the curriculum at Crater High School.
Crater High School has a group of seven
students, led by Frank Berstrand, who are
really getting into the mechanics and theory
of flight.
Thanks to Calvin Emigh, the group has
a flight simulator to practice flying their
helicopters with at lunch time! Thanks,
Calvin, for such a great contribution to our
cause and to the cause at Crater!
Group photo of part of the class. Maybe we
will see them as future members of the
Rogue Eagles!
Several in the group hope to fly fullscale
helicopters or airplanes one day soon.
What better way to start than with the
hobby of RC modeling?
Please send me pictures and write-ups of
your events. I’d like to showcase clubs in
all five states in our district!
Until next time.
District XI
Bruce Nelson, District XI Vice President; [email protected]
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Bruce Nelson
Vice President
807 E. Vicksburg St.,
Spokane WA 99208
Fax: (509) 467-1852
Cell: (509) 863-7096
[email protected]
Associate Vice
Presidents
Rick Allison, Issaquah WA;
[email protected]
Darrell Anderson, Great Falls MT;
[email protected]
Al Culver, Wilder ID;
[email protected]
Jerry Holcomb, Vancouver WA;
[email protected]
Gene LaFond, Wenatchee WA;
[email protected]
Reeves Lippincott, Wasilla AK;
[email protected]
Mike Mosbrooker, Oak Harbor
WA; [email protected]
Claude Tanner, Boise ID;
[email protected]
Frequency Coordinator
Phil Tallman, Medical Lake WA;
(509) 299-5102;
[email protected]
District RC Coordinator
W.T. (Bill) Smith, Seattle WA;
[email protected]
Web site: www.yosemiteflash.com/
xiama.htm
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