District X - 2008/08

THE MONTHLY
meeting of the
Weedwacker Aero
Squadron on April 1
provided the backdrop
for presenting Don
Madison of San
Diego, California,
AMA’s prestigious
Distinguished Service Award. Don has
served the modeling community of San
Diego County for decades and has been the
“go-to” guy for everything from flying site
assistance, to community events, to helping
dozens of model aviation widows deal with
their loss and equitably disposing of their
spouse’s modeling treasure trove. I am
honored and privileged to call Don one of my
dearest friends.
Associate Vice President (AVP) Bob
Reynolds (left in the picture above) presented
a Leader Club plaque to the Tucson Radio
Control Club recognizing the club’s 10
consecutive years as an AMA Leader Club.
Ken McDaniel (center) is one of the founding
members of the club (1964).
Bob also presented AMA’s Award of
Excellence to the Tucson Barnstormers for
the club’s years of service to the modeling
community as an AMA Air Show Team.
Team Manager Al Mosher is on the right.
District X Vice President Rich Hanson and
AVP Marc Karpowich presented the Spirit of
Utah Air Show Team (above) with an Award
of Excellence for the team’s decades of
outstanding service. The presentation was by
special invitation on May 13 at the UTE RC
club’s monthly meeting.
March 11, 2008,
Paul Herman of
Sun City West,
Arizona,
received the
Distinguished
Service Award
for his years of
support of the
RC racing
community and
development of
the frequency
matrix and event
program
software.
On Saturday, April 26, the San Diego,
California-based Miramar Radio Control
Flyers (MRCF), in cooperation with the
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum on
the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar,
displayed model airplanes beside the
museum’s collection as a membership drive
for MRCF and the Flying Leatherneck
Museum.
It was a special treat for both the
modelers and those interested in full scale to
see some impressive models intermingled
with some historic military aircraft.
Although on a restricted-access base, the
museum is accessible to anyone and has
some rarely seen aircraft.
Thanks to AVP Jerry Neuberger for
providing this report.
Till next time ... Keep ’em safe and Keep
’em fly’n.
District X
Rich Hanson, District X Vice President; [email protected]
Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah
Rich Hanson
Vice President
Box 3312,
Scottsdale AZ 85271
Tel./Fax: (888) 899-3548
[email protected]
www.ama10.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Tim Attaway, Chula Vista CA
(619) 427-6392
Darwin Barrie, Chandler AZ
(480) 946-8955
Greg Clemensen, Las Vegas NV
(702) 870-6242
Jim Giffin, Redding CA
(916) 760-8291
Wayne Hamada, Honolulu HI
(808) 521-7733
Marc Karpowich, Logan UT
(435) 752-3639
Rick Maida, Morgan Hill CA
(408) 778-6885
Scott Malta, Merced CA
(209) 723-4202
Bill Malvey, Ladera Ranch CA
(949) 481-8624
Jerry Neuberger, Santee CA
(619) 258-4477
Bob Reynolds, Tucson AZ
(520) 296-8183
Jon Wilson, Ryde CA
(916) 776-2797
Frequency Coordinators
George Steiner, Sacramento CA
(916) 362-1962
Eloy Marez, Santa Ana CA
(714) 540-4935
District X Volunteers
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District X’s RC Racing
Contest Board member
Jim Allen (L), Paul
Herman, and Randy
Dauer, president of the
Speed World RC Flyers.