District X Report - 2010/06

AS YOUR District X vice president, I
believe it is part of my job to get to know
our district, our clubs, and our members as
best I possibly can. Because of that and
requests from members and clubs, I decided
to take my first official trip through parts of
the district. This article is about that first
trip. As I traveled, I learned it was even
more important to the membership than I
originally thought.
I have traveled to many clubs and
attended many events over the years, as
many of you know, but even with all that
travel, we have more than 400 clubs in our
district, and I have more to get to know.
I left my home on March 10, 2010, and
spent a couple days in Central California
attending one event, then to Las Vegas for a
week and Los Angeles/San Diego for
another week, visiting some 20 clubs in all
and attending the RCX show in Pomona,
California.
A look at some of the crowd at RCX. The
show was very well attended.
Although I put more than 2,000 miles on my
motor home, it was worth it. I got to hear
firsthand what was important to a lot of our
AMA members.
I don’t have room here to elaborate on all
the clubs I visited or write about many of the
members I met, with but I can show you
several pictures and share a bit about the
experience.
I wanted to go as a pilot. Although I
usually travel with an airplane trailer full of
airplanes, I decided it would be easier to
take all smaller electrics, so I took eight
models.
To be a smart traveler, I took advantage
of a few of our hard-working associate vice
presidents (AVPs) and asked them which
clubs I should visit in their areas. In Las
Vegas Greg Clemensen was awesome. He
had me scheduled to visit eight clubs—the
days, times, etc. Although weather played
with the schedule, I still ended up going to
every club that he had planned.
AVP Jerry Neuberger took me to every
club in the San Diego area from Torrey
Pines to Chula Vista, right on the Mexican
border. I was surprised when he said, “You
know that’s Tijuana right there, don’t you?”
To be honest I had no idea. I knew it was
AVP Tim Attaway’s home field but just
never thought of it being that close to
Mexico.
AVP Jerry Neuberger and I were flying at
Miramar in San Diego CA.
I met AVP Bill Malvey at a Glider event
in which he was flying, and the following
day he took me to several clubs in the Los
Angeles area.
Don Hille, Chula Vista club president.
As I traveled, I flew at some of the
clubs—some more than others. I spent the
first day in Los Angeles flying with the
Santa Fe Dam Modelers. It was a welcome,
relaxing day after a long week in Las Vegas.
I also got to fly several airplanes offered
by various members, especially good friend
Jim Feldman. Thanks, Jim!
A better description of the trip will be in
your District X newsletter coming out May
1. Please e-mail me or go to your district
Web site at www.AMA10.org. You can find
the newsletter and lots of other changes to
the Web site AVP/webmaster Jon Wilson
and I are making.
I will be meeting members in other parts
of our district as soon as I can, as I know it
is important to you, the membership.
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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