District XI Report
Alaska / Idaho / Montana / Oregon / Washington
Vice President
Bruce Nelson 807 E. Vicksburg St. Spokane, WA 99208 Tel./Fax: (509) 467-1852 Cell: (509) 953-4418 E-mail: [email protected] District XI web page: www.yosemiteflash.com/xiama.htm
Associate Vice Presidents
- Rick Allison, 26405 SE 160th St., Issaquah, WA 98027; E-mail: [email protected]
- 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]
- Gene LaFond, 840 Stevens St., Wenatchee, WA 98801; E-mail: [email protected]
- Dave Legard, 3139 Kurt Drive NW, Salem, OR 97304; E-mail: [email protected]
- Mike Mosbrooker, 533 E. Birch St., Oak Harbor, WA 98277; E-mail: [email protected]
Frequency Coordinator
Phil Tallman, Medical Lake, WA — (509) 299-5102
Helena Flying Tigers' Helicopter Fly-In (Saturday, June 26)
Saturday, June 26, dawned calm and clear. The Helena Flying Tigers' first Helicopter Fly-In was off to a good start. Things got even better when the crew from Heliproz showed up with a Raptor-50 and an engine to be raffled off by the club. Thank you, Eric!
Seth Mott from Clancy, Montana, a young member of the club, was the lucky winner. The weekend was full of spectacular flights, the renewal of old friendships, and the all-important exchange of ideas.
Lunchtime found Ted Reichert providing free sodas and burgers with all the trimmings.
As usual, strong winds limited flying after lunch, so activities broke up early. Saturday's flights took their toll. Although it was another beautiful flying day, attendance was down on Sunday. Wayne Venetz had a short flight which ended in an inexplicable loss of signal and a total loss of his Raptor-30. Despite the loss of equipment, a good time was had by all, and we hope to do it again next year.
Lebanon Area RC Club (LARC) — Community Outreach
Thanks to Grace Dixon, wife of the Lebanon Area RC Club's vice president, Proctor Dixon, who sent in the following report.
The Lebanon Area RC Club (LARC) has been busy promoting the RC airplane hobby. Lebanon, Oregon, celebrated the reopening of its historic train depot with Excursion Day on May 15, and the 95th annual Strawberry Festival on June 4 and 5. Both of these events gave us the opportunity to share our enthusiasm for RC airplanes with the community.
LARC had a booth set up near the remodeled train depot on Excursion Day. Several of us brought airplanes to display, and informational leaflets from AMA were available to visitors. We fielded many questions about our models and RC flying. Club secretary Fred Schafer created some excitement when he helped "rob" the train depot.
On June 5, Lebanon held its Strawberry Festival Parade. The theme for LARC's float was "Strawberry Happiness Is... Flying RC Planes!" The float was constructed on a large trailer covered in black to resemble a runway. Model airplanes were parked across its surface. Brian Funk, club president, also built stands that made some airplanes look as if they were taking off. Our entry won the third-place trophy for Nonprofit and Civic Organizations.
Our float was well received by spectators along the parade route. Our display of airplanes brought comments such as:
- "Airplanes! Awesome!"
- "I can ride in that one!"
- "Wow!"
- "Looks like they're flying!"
- "Cool!"
- "Can I have one?"
Some of the attention was also because of the float's patriotic aspects, with many military-type airplanes being presented and our banner's proud claim, "We Support Our Troops."
LARC is looking forward to further opportunities to encourage others to join in the fun and satisfaction of the RC airplane hobby. Besides attending various local events, we are working on a new flying field and on a program to interest youth in RC flying.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
