District X Report - 2003/11

November 2003 157
JULY 19, Don Madison of San Diego,
California, registered roughly 117 sellers and
oversaw more than 700 buyers and spectators
at the San Diego County Association of
Model Club’s Annual Swap Meet.
This is Don’s ninth year in organizing the
event. Thanks, Don, for all your hard work.
The San Diego County Association of
Model Clubs conducts two major community
events each year: the Swap Meet at Balboa
Park and an aeromodeling static display in
support of the the San Diego Aerospace
Museum. This year’s aeromodeling display
marks the sixth year for the event, held in the
museum foyer on Saturday, July 26.
Associate Vice President (AVP) Don Gulihur
of Santee, California provided the following
report on the Palomar RC Flyers’ 2003
Flights of Fancy.
“On July 12 the Palomar Radio Control
(RC) Flyers, in association with the San
Diego Aerospace Museum, held its annual
Flights of Fancy, a summer youth program
sponsored by the museum. Boys and girls
from throughout San Diego County gather at
Johnson Field to learn about model aviation.
The Palomar RC Flyers host this event each
year at the club’s local flying site near San
Marcos, California, in north San Diego
County.
“This year’s event was under the direction
of Curtis Kitteringham and was a huge
success. Fiftytwo
youngsters
attended the
summer
program
making this
fourth annual
event the
club’s largest.
Before all the
batteries ran
out, 186 flights
were logged.
“Once the
RC flights
were
completed, the
youngsters did
some model building and competed in a Delta
Dart contest.
“Flights of Fancy is held the first Saturday
following the Fourth of July, and the club
turns out to make it a day for the kids to
remember.
“A great time was had by all and many of
the kids were heard to say they knew exactly
what they wanted this year for their birthday
and Christmas.”
Palomar RC Flyers 2003 Flights of Fancy,
with many of the young folks busy at work
at the RC gear installation table.
Club member Henry Crist with a group of
young modelers eager to learn the
workings and installation of the RC flight
controls.
H a r v e y
A t k i n s o n
makes ready
the Delta Dart
competition
slated to
begin once
the RC flights
are complete.
Larry Hufford (L) and Ed Craig making sure
the trainer aircraft are ready to fly.
The Northern California RC Unlimited
Flyers (NCRCUF) make their home in
Anderson, California, south of Redding. The
club’s flying site is adjacent to the
Sacramento River with a gorgeous view of
Lassen Peak to the east and Mt. Shasta to the
northwest.
At the NCRCUF July meeting, club
president Michael Brown and treasurer Don
Lafferty presented enlarged reproductions of
two checks (above), one to the NCRCUF and
one to the Redding Area Miniature Aircraft
Club. The two Redding-area clubs jointly
host the Northern California Regional Float
Fly held each June at the Red Bluff
Recreation Area.
The checks represent an even split of the
proceeds from the hugely successful 2003
event.
Family, friends, food, and flyin’ ... is there
any better way to spend a summer
evening?
Till next time ... Keep ’em safe and Keep
’em fly’n.
Associate Vice Presidents
Glenn Carter Walnut Creek CA (925) 933-2086
Jim Giffin Sacramento CA (916) 296-6165
Wayne Hamada Honolulu HI (808) 521-7733
Bill Malvey Ladera Ranch CA (949) 481-8621
Jerry Neuberger Santee CA (619) 258-4477
Bob Reynolds Tucson AZ (520) 296-8183
Frequency Coordinators
George Steiner Sacramento CA (916) 362-1962
(See last month’s column for additional AVPs and
Coordinators)
Arizona / California / Hawaii /
Guam / Nevada / Utah
Richard Hanson
Vice President
PO Box 3312
Scottsdale AZ 85271
Voice/Fax: (888) 899-3548
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site : www.ama10.org
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Ron Stark of Hobby
People in Escondido, CA,
ensured all 52 fliers got an
equal amount of time on
the sticks.