District XI Report - 2003/05

May 2003 155
FEBRUARY 1 and 2 found many area
fliers at Puyallup, Washington, for the
Northwest Model Expo. This year’s event
was well attended, and the Mt. Rainier
Radio Control Society did its usual fine job
of putting this together.
This event requires a large number of
people to make it a success and this club
always manages to make this the event of
the winter. Hats off to all of you who make
this possible.
Here are a few of the aircraft that were
on display.
Buzz Hampton, of the Fly-A-Ways Radio
Control Club in Oregon, took first place
for Military and Best of Show with his
Corsair.
Henry Bartle’s P-38 took first place in Fun
Scale.
Ted Hendrickson, Skagit County RC Club,
took first in Nonmilitary with his beautiful
Douglas Dolphin. Ted was in a previous
column with his Bernard H.V.220
Schneider Cup Racer, which was also on
display at this show. Ted likes large Scale
aircraft and does first-class work.
The District XI meeting was also held at
this event and several awards were
presented.
Bill Smith was awarded AMA’s secondhighest
award, the Distinguished Service
Award, for his work as the District Event
Coordinator. Bill has held this position for
many years and his efforts have all but
eliminated conflicts and scheduling
problems. Thanks again, Bill, for all of
your work!
An Award of Excellence was given to the
Boeing Employees Aerodynamic
Modelers (BEAMs) for its continuing work
with young people. The club’s Day in the
Hanger events has to be seen to be
believed. It is wonderful to see the
enjoyment of the youngsters as they fly
and tune their models. It is hard to tell
who is having the most fun, the kids or
the senior members.
Juan Fernandez, Olympia, Washington,
was given the District Service Award. Two
years ago I wanted to set up a District
Web site. Juan volunteered to take on that
project and had a site up and running
very quickly. This has been a great asset
to the district and has greatly improved
communications. Juan is in the process
of upgrading the site.
The Barons Model Club hosted a Bugs-or-
Better event this past fall. The event
included a Bug Pylon Race. I opted to be the
flagman, figuring that was the safest place
on the course. The bugs were so slow you
could time them with a sundial.
Quickies were flown against the bugs
and were able to beat them even with a
three-lap handicap. We also had drag races
with airplanes without wings, which were
good for a few laughs.
Don’t forget to send stories and pictures of
your events so I can share them with others.
Keep your airspeed up!
Associate Vice Presidents
Darrell Anderson, 132 Fifteenth Ave NW, Great
Falls MT 59404
E-mail: [email protected]
Al Culver, Box 86, Wilder ID 83676
E-mail: [email protected]
Jerry Holcomb, 1010 NE 122nd Ave., Vancouver
WA 98684
Reeves Lippincott, 4400 Gray Wolf Dr., Wasilla
AK 99654 E-mail: [email protected]
Mike Hazel, 1073 Windemere Dr. NW, Salem OR
97304 E-mail: [email protected]
Gene LaFond, 840 Stevens St. Wenatchee WA.
98801 E-mail: [email protected]
Richard Snaer, 781 Lillooet Ct., LaConner WA
98257
Chick Young, 7411 154 Ave. E. #14, Sumner WA
98390
Frequency Coordinator
Phil Tallman, Medical Lake WA (509) 299-5102
District XI Report
Alaska / Idaho / Montana / Oregon / Washington
Bruce Nelson
Vice President
807 E. Vicksburg St.,
Spokane WA 99208
[email protected]
Tel./Fax: (509) 467-1852
Cell: (509) 953-4418
District XI Web page:
www.olywa.com/yosemiteflash/xiama.htm
The National Model
Aviation Museum is
open 8 a.m. until 4:30
p.m. Monday through
Friday, and 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m. on
Saturday and Sunday.
Closed on Sundays
Thanksgiving through
Easter. Call ahead for
holiday hours, (765)
287-1256, ext. 500.