District XI Report
Alaska / Idaho / Montana / Oregon / Washington
Vice President
Bruce Nelson 807 E. Vicksburg St., Spokane, WA 99208 E-mail: nelsonamavp@cs.com
- Day Tel.: (509) 326-3635
- Day Fax: (509) 327-3867
- Eve. Tel/Fax: (509) 467-1852
- Cell: (509) 953-4418
Associate Vice Presidents
- Darrell Anderson, 132 Fifteenth Ave NW, Great Falls, MT 59404. E-mail: d.l.anderson@worldnet.att.net
- Al Culver, Box 86, Wilder, ID 83676. E-mail: Karol@citlink.net
- Jerry Holcomb, 1010 NE 122nd Ave., Vancouver, WA 98684
- Reeves Lippincott, 4400 Gray Wolf Dr., Wasilla, AK 99654. E-mail: reeves@matnet.com
- Mike Hazel, 1073 Windemere Dr. NW, Salem, OR 97304. E-mail: ZZCLspeed@aol.com
- Gene LaFond, 840 Stevens St., Wenatchee, WA 98801. E-mail: rcplanker@nwi.net
- Richard Snaer, 781 Lillooet Ct., La Conner, WA 98257
- Chick Young, 7411 154 Ave. E. #14, Sumner, WA 98390
Frequency Coordinator
- Phil Tallman, Medical Lake, WA. Tel: (509) 299-5102
Polar Bear IMAC (43rd Annual)
The following photos were taken at the 43rd Annual Polar Bear IMAC (International Miniature Aerobatic Club) contest held at Marymoor County Park on April 7. There were 23 contestants, which is considered a very good turnout, especially for that early in the year. Ralph Brooke originally organized the Polar Bear in 1959 and it is now the oldest continuously running AMA-sanctioned Radio Control (RC) aerobatics contest west of the Mississippi. It has always been sponsored by the Seattle Radio Aero Club (SRAC), currently called the Snohomish Radio Aero Club. Paul Cole submitted the following pictures.
Northwest Regional Control Line Championships (31st)
Memorial Day weekend we traveled to Albany, OR for the 31st Northwest Regional Control Line Championships. It was feared that this event would pass into history, but a new group of managers was formed from several different clubs and the event will continue. The event was well attended and there was nonstop action with several active circles running at all times.
At the dinner for this event, I had the honor of awarding a Hall of Fame plaque to Oba St. Clair's daughter, Shirley St. Clair. This award honored her father for his contributions to model aviation.
Oba St. Clair is credited with inventing control line (CL) flying as we know it today. Along the way he developed many refinements and experimented with many different approaches to CL flying. Oba was once involved in flying a CL aircraft for more than 37 hours nonstop; I was told the only thing that stopped the flight was a buildup of oil that caused the engine to overheat and seize.
During the weekend I heard many wonderful stories about Oba and realized that he was more than a model aviation pioneer. He was a person with many skills and one whom many loved and respected. I enjoyed meeting Oba's daughter Shirley, whom I was told is much like her father. Shirley has one of her father's early airplanes, one named after her. The Miss Shirley is a piece of aviation history, but I'm sure it means much more than that to her.
Glacier RCers Fly-In and Swap Meet
On September 29 the Glacier RCers will hold their second Fly-In and Swap Meet at the club field next to the Glacier International Airport north of Kalispell, MT on Highway 2. Last year this event was attended by modelers from Washington to South Dakota and points between. For more information, contact Jerry McManus at (406) 844-4612 or gmcmanus@century.net.
I hope to attend this event myself.
Keep your airspeed up.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
