District X - 2010/12

ON FRIDAY, September 24, 2010, the
Turlock Remote Control Club was cleared
for takeoff for its 19th annual Lake
McSwain Float-Fly. This year’s CD was
Gary Wolz.
The event was a complete success,
drawing AMA members from as far south
as Ventura, California, and as far east as
Utah.
The Turlock club was honored to have
AMA representation once again. Rick
Maida and Denny Baker, both District X
associate vice presidents, were present.
Their interest and love of the sport and
hobby of model aviation was apparent.
They spent most of the three days
helping others from simply being spotters
to teaching Lake McSwain’s park ranger,
Jason, to fly. They placed him on a buddy
box so he could experience firsthand the
thrill of RC flying. Club member Tom
Moore generously let Rick and Denny use
his Cadet Senior Float Plane and buddy
box for the occasion.
Three days of flying was also made
possible by beautiful blue skies,
temperatures in the mid-to-high 90s, and
water that was as smooth as glass.
The float-fly was sponsored by A Main
Hobbies.com, A-1 Bait Shop in Snelling,
California, Amalia’s Cocina, Modesto
Hobby & Crafts, Oakdale Hobby, Arts, &
Crafts, ProTek RC, RC Country in
Sacramento, California, ReadyHeli.com
out of Florida, and the Snelling 76 Gas and
Mini Mart in Snelling, California. We wish
to extend to each of these companies our
gratitude for their generosity.
In addition, we thank Marion, Lake
McSwain, and the Merced Irrigation
District for allowing us the opportunity to
use their facilities. A special thank-you
goes to Bob Hallinan for all of his time
and effort in printing the welcome and
sponsor banners, the dinner tickets, the
pilot badges, and for donating the float fly
hats and logos.
The Turlock RC Club’s annual Lake
McSwain Float-Fly is usually held the last
week in September at Lake McSwain. We
all look forward to seeing you and flying
again with you next year and in the near
future.
Front row (L-R): Jesse Overholtzer
(Turlock RC vice president), Tom Moore,
AVP Denny Baker, CD Larry Date, Ranger
Jason, and Park Aid May. Far right: Ethan
Miller and son. Back row: Gary Wolz
(Turlock RC secretary and chairman),
Damion Boyd (Turlock RC treasurer), and
AVP Rick Maida. Turlock RC’s Web site is
www.turlockrc.wikispaces.com.
I have one more event to report on this
month, but I don’t have enough room to do
it justice so please look to the sixth issue
of the District X newsletter on the District
X Web site. The URL is www.ama10.org
or you can e-mail me and ask me to send
you the newsletter.
The event is Take Flight for Kids held
this year on September 25 at the Reid
Hillview Airport in San Jose, California.
This is the biggest, most fun, hands-on,
science, arts, do-it-yourself, free festival in
Northern California. There were nearly
200 booths with various aviation, science,
and art themes and roughly 10,000 kids
and adults to enjoy them.
My wife and I took one of the districts
booths, four tables, a sun shade, 250 balsa
gliders, approximately 200 foam FP-9
gliders, and plenty of handout material.
The South Bay Soaring Society (SBSS),
an AMA chartered club, was there with a
very nice booth and club member Noel
Eberhardt had precut more than 450 FP-9s.
Another SBSS member had 150 foam
gliders he brought that were handed out as
well.
Look to your District X newsletter for
more information about this great, fun
event!
The ever-popular glider kept kids busy all
day.
The South Bay Soaring Society was there
in force, helping the kids and adults have a
good time.
District X
Mike Brown, District X Vice President; [email protected]
Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah
Mike Brown
Vice President
Box 69,
Bella Vista CA 96008
Tel. (530) 440-8732
[email protected]
www.ama10.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Tim Attaway, Chula Vista CA
(619) 427-6392
Denny Baker, Brentwood CA
(925) 513-1224
Darwin Barrie, Chandler AZ
(480) 946-8955
Greg Clemensen, Las Vegas NV
(702) 870-6242
Wayne Hamada, Honolulu HI
(808) 521-7733
Kevin Houser, Oro Valley AZ
(520) 490-7657
Marc Karpowich, Logan UT (435)
232-1873
John Lockwood, Clovis CA
(559) 298-1606
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
Jon Wilson, Ryde CA
(916) 776-2797
Contest Coordinators
Ellis Hall, Fair Oaks CA (North);
(916) 217-6302; [email protected]
Tim Attaway, Chula Vista CA;
(619) 427-6392;
[email protected]
Wayne Hamada, Honolulu HI;
(808) 521-7733;
[email protected]
Roxanne Cottrell (Utah and
Arizona only), Mesa AZ; (602) 321-
7955; [email protected]
District X Volunteers
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