District X Report
Arizona / California / Hawaii / Guam / Nevada / Utah
Contact
Richard Hanson Vice President
PO Box 3312 Scottsdale, AZ 85271 Voice/Fax: (888) 899-3548 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.ama10.org
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)
San Diego Aerospace Museum — SDCAMC Static Display (July 10, 2004)
On July 10, 2004, representatives from the local member clubs turned out in force to support the San Diego County Association of Model Clubs' (SDCAMC) annual static display at the San Diego Aerospace Museum.
Bob Middleton's beautiful OV-10 Bronco was presented in the familiar red-and-white California Department of Forestry firefighting paint scheme. Bob's Bronco was flown at the Fallbrook Avocado Days in May and was also displayed at the Ramona Air Show in June.
Ray Menegus' 1/4-scale SPAD, with exact scale fittings, wires, paint, and decals, was one of the many fabulous scale aircraft on display at the entrance to the museum. A SuperTigre 3250 powers the SPAD, which won Judges' Choice and People's Choice trophies at the Weedwackers' Scale Fly-In.
Jim McNerney's T-33/TV-2, built by Mark Taylor, was a real attention-getter and was one of several jet aircraft at the SDCAMC annual event. Jim intends to fly it initially in primer. If the aircraft survives, it will receive the full treatment with panels and decals from Jerry Caudel and paint by Frank Gagliardi.
IMAA District X West Coast Festival
CD Ken Shapiro reported that the International Miniature Aircraft Association's (IMAA) District X West Coast Festival was a complete success. The regional IMAA event was sponsored by IMAA Chapter 679 and hosted by the Central California Model Flyers.
Event statistics:
- 222 registered pilots
- 289 inspected aircraft
- 23 commercial vendors
- Approximately 175 RVs on site
The Saturday evening barbecue was held at the Castle Air Museum, serving 183 people.
A big thrill at the 2004 West Coast Festival was the fly-by of a full-scale P-51 chased by a Me-109 with another P-51 on its tail. Chapter 679 did its usual great job. Special thanks to Scott Malta, the airport manager and fellow RC pilot.
EBRC 29th Annual Fun & Sun — IMAC Event (July 10–11, 2004)
Mike Stoner, CD for the East Bay Radio Controllers' (EBRC) 29th Annual Fun & Sun International Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC) event, sent in the following report about the July 10–11, 2004 contest.
"IMAC historian Glenn Carter tells me that 2004 is IMAC's 30th birthday and that my home club, EBRC, has held Scale Aerobatic contests for 29 of them. Amazing!
"IMAC Scale Aerobatics was pretty much started in the Bay Area by past and present members of the EBRC. It's really an honor to carry on the tradition that has been pioneered by our own club and its members.
"The 29th Annual Fun & Sun event had 30 registered pilots, and the contest attracted pilots from as far away as Riverside and Bakersfield, California, and Reno, Nevada.
"Kent Nogy dropped in on Saturday to spectate and lend a hand to any of the junior pilots. Thanks, Kent! Saturday temperatures were in the high 80s and beautiful. Sunday warmed up to roughly 99 and by all measures the contest was a great success.
"We had excellent sponsorship for this IMAC Points Contest. I want to recognize and thank all our contest sponsors:
- Craig Grieve (CD Concepts)
- Desert Aircraft
- Don's Hobby Shop
- HobbyTown USA
- Peak Electronics (Sirius Chargers)
- Quest Engineering & Development (Smart-Fly)
- Shawn Berkheimer (R/C Blimp Productions)
- Stan's Fiber Tech
- SWB Mfg. Inc.
- Wild Hare RC
"Thank you to all the EBRC club members who came, pitched in, and supported the event. I'm looking forward to number 30 in 2005."
Till next time, keep 'em safe and keep 'em fly'n.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
