District XI Report
Vice President
Bruce Nelson Vice President 807 E. Vicksburg St. Spokane, WA 99208 Email: [email protected] Tel/Fax: (509) 467-1852 Cell: (509) 953-4418 District XI Web page: www.yosemiteflash.com/xiama.htm
Associate Vice Presidents
- Darrell Anderson
132 Fifteenth Ave NW, Great Falls, MT 59404 Email: [email protected]
- Al Culver
Box 86, Wilder, ID 83676 Email: [email protected]
- Jerry Holcomb
1010 NE 122nd Ave., Vancouver, WA 98684
- Reeves Lippincott
4400 Gray Wolf Dr., Wasilla, AK 99654 Email: [email protected]
- Mike Hazel
1073 Windemere Dr. NW, Salem, OR 97304 Email: [email protected]
- Gene LaFond
840 Stevens St., Wenatchee, WA 98801 Email: [email protected]
- Richard Snaer
781 Lillodet Ct., LaConner, WA 98257 Email: [email protected]
Frequency Coordinator
Phil Tallman Medical Lake, WA Tel: (509) 299-5102
Memorial Weekend Events
On Memorial weekend there were two events held in northern Idaho. The first was a cross-country fly hosted by the Coeur d'Alene Aero-Modeling Society (CAMS). It ran a closed course beginning and ending at the CAMS field. The idea was to hit a projected time as closely as possible from takeoff to landing. The course was well laid out and avoided populated areas. Flight times averaged just over half an hour.
This was the first time for this event, and from the response I am sure it will not be the last.
The same weekend the Inland Empire Soaring Society (IESS) hosted one of the longest continuously running contests in the Pacific Northwest: the Ed Huffman Memorial Soaring Contest. The event was renamed in honor of Ed Huffman after his passing. Ed was a member of the Barons Model Club as well as the IESS and served as secretary of the Barons for many years. He was a get-things-done kind of guy and an asset to both clubs. I am proud to have called him a good friend.
Visitors and New Flyers
Emily, Will, and James Hundley attended the event to learn about soaring. They are members of CAMS and the Farragut Flyers and live in Osburn, Idaho. They started with control line flying and have been flying radio control for approximately three years. With five flyers in their family, they are considering starting their own club in Osburn — a great idea!
Until next time.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
