MODEL AVIATION
I WOULD LIKE your thoughts on the
following idea.
I have been approached with the
suggestion of having several district
meetings around the region rather than the
one that has in the past been held at the
Puyallup Show. I know that this has some
merit—especially for those who are not able
to travel long distances in the winter months.
Give this some serious thought and let
me know your views.
Charles O’Donnell of Eugene, Oregon, sent
the following report:
“The Eugene Aeronauts are now at the
club’s third flying field in as many years.
The new field has a 60 x 600-foot grass
runway and the members use a truck trailer
box to house their equipment for the field.
“During the summer months the field
was drying up to the point of opening cracks
that made the field unusable. The members
then went to work drilling their own well.
“Much to their surprise they struck water
at only 20 feet, but it took eight hours to get
there. They now have a working system to
water the field.”
Until next time. Bruce.
Bruce Nelson
Vice President
807 E. Vicksburg St.,
Spokane WA 99208
Tel./Fax: (509) 467-1852
Cell: (509) 863-7096
www.yosamiteflash.com/
xiama.htm
Associate Vice
Presidents
Rick Allison, Issaquah WA;
joanrick@comcast.net
Darrell Anderson, Great Falls
MT; d.l.anderson@bresnan.net
Al Culver, Wilder ID;
carolculver@cableone.net
Jerry Holcomb, Vancouver WA;
jholcomb@pacifier.com
Reeves Lippincott, Wasilla AK;
reeves@mtaonline.net
Gene LaFond, Wenatchee WA;
rcplanker@nwi.net
Mike Mosbrooker, Oak Harbor
WA; mosbrsr@comcast.net
Claude Tanner, Boise ID;
ctan366@msn.com
Frequency Coordinator
Phil Tallman, Medical Lake WA;
(509) 299-5102
District RC Coordinator
W.T. (Bill) Smith, Seattle WA;
wrsmirl@imt.net
District XI Volunteers
District XI
Bruce Nelson, District XI Vice President; NelsonDXI@aol.com
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
172
Frank Blain assembles his Hangar 9 P-51
Mustang.
Event director Pat Willis with his large Extra.
This aircraft was glow powered but later
converted to gas.
Mark Stafford with his .60-size U Can Do.
Note the chain link fence that separates the
pits from the spectators and the parking lot.
Left to right: Larry Nielson; club president, Frank Blain; field marshal, Doug
McWha; and Dale Williams. A rope was wrapped around the lawn tractor wheel
raising the weight, which was released at the top. The falling weight drove the
pipe into the ground.
