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.
Presentations and highlights
- AVP Bob Reynolds 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 (a founding member, 1964) was also recognized.
- Bob Reynolds 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 was acknowledged.
- District X Vice President Rich Hanson and AVP Marc Karpowich presented the Spirit of Utah Air Show Team with an Award of Excellence for the team's decades of outstanding service. The presentation was made 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 for development of the frequency matrix and event program software.
- April 26 — The Miramar Radio Control Flyers (MRCF) of San Diego, in cooperation with the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, displayed model airplanes beside the museum's collection as a membership drive for MRCF and the museum. It was a special treat to see impressive models intermingled with historic military aircraft. Although located on a restricted-access base, the museum is accessible to the public and houses some rarely seen aircraft.
Thanks to AVP Jerry Neuberger for providing this report.
Till next time ... Keep 'em safe and Keep 'em fly'n.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
