District XI Report
States
Alaska / Idaho / Montana / Oregon / Washington
Contact
- 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.yosemiteflash.com/xiama.htm
I want to thank Associate Vice President Mike Mosbrooker for the following report on the ninth annual Evergreen International Big Bird Fly-In.
Evergreen International Big Bird Fly-In (9th Annual)
The event was hosted by the Skagit Radio Control Club at its field in Lyman, Washington. The two-day event was held on July 31 and August 1, although many pilots arrived as early as Thursday and flew on Thursday and Friday prior to the formal dates.
The weather was perfect for the entire period. Food was sold by the mobile portion of Mom's Cafe from Burlington, Washington. All pilots received a memento picture of themselves with their favorite airplane and lunch on Saturday. Unfortunately, for a couple of aircraft, that photo will be their last.
The field was surrounded by corn, and markers and walkie-talkies were available to help locate a few airplanes that ended up in the corn. The efficiency in recovering downed models showed that the Skagit club had practiced this a lot.
Forty pilots from Washington and British Columbia flew approximately 80 aircraft, plus a few others that were flown before or after the formal activities each day. Many spectators were treated to a great show.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
