District IX - 2010/12
Author
Jim Wallen, District IX Vice President; [email protected]
As the winter weather begins to leave its chilly mark on our District IX states, maybe we should bring some focus to non-flying events. If you have such an event in your area, snap some pictures, jot down a few comments, and send them to me to get some well-deserved press space in MA!
AMA 2011 Expo
AMA is holding its 2011 Expo in Ontario, California. If you can make it fit your schedule, the event is worth attending.
- Dates: January 7–9
- Features: a floor full of vendors, guest speakers
- Details: visit http://amaexpo.com
Love Air RC Warbird Event (Rocky Mountain region)
Bruce Ream and Jim Tiller, District IX associate vice presidents (AVPs), submitted this article describing a popular warbird event in the Rocky Mountain region.
Each year this event, sponsored by Love Air RC, gets bigger and better. AMA Executive Vice President Mark Smith and his wife Ruth attended along with two AVPs to represent AMA.
The weather couldn't have been better: a slight wind out of the south, right down the runway, and not a cloud in the sky. Roughly 150 pilots showed up with more than 200 warbirds of all vintages. Twenty vendors set up tents behind the flightline.
The club really put on a show for the spectators. A full-scale Mustang and a T-28 made several flyover passes. Afterward it was time for the WW I airplanes to do their thing—what a show!
Following that were the WW II fighters with a pyrotechnics display that got a big hand from the audience. A crowd favorite was the WW II bomber show, with more explosions going off with each pass.
After that the jets took over. As always, this is a real crowd pleaser. The noon air show did not disappoint. The show is broken down into flights of:
- WW I airplanes
- WW II airplanes
- Jets
The pyro this year was just as noisy and hot as last year and added scale flak for the bombers to fly through. One favorite part of the demo was four pilots who flew two Mustangs and two Stukas in mock combat. They obviously fly together often—it looked very real.
After the show, the flightline opened and all types of airplanes filled the air for the entire afternoon.
"It's the greatest place to see so many people with the same interest," said Zac Roller. "They all share the same passion for military aircraft. How could you not get caught up in all this? It's invigorating, to me and to all of aeromodeling."
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
