District XI Report - 2004/02
Area
Alaska / Idaho / Montana / Oregon / Washington
Vice President
- Bruce Nelson
- 807 E. Vicksburg St., Spokane, WA 99208
- Email: nelsonamavp@cs.com
- Tel/Fax: (509) 467-1852
- Cell: (509) 953-4418
District XI Web page
Associate Vice Presidents
- Darrell Anderson — 132 Fifteenth Ave NW, Great Falls, MT 59404. Email: d.l.anderson@worldnet.att.net
- Al Culver — Box 86, Wilder, ID 83676. Email: karol@citlink.net
- Jerry Holcomb — 1010 NE 122nd Ave., Vancouver, WA 98684
- Reeves Lippincott — 4400 Gray Wolf Dr., Wasilla, AK 99654. Email: reeves@mtaonline.net
- Gene LaFond — 840 Stevens St., Wenatchee, WA 98801. Email: rcplanker@nwi.net
- Dave Legard — 3139 Kurt Drive NW, Salem, OR 97304. Email: pappyd@attbi.com
- Mike Mosbrooker — 533 E. Birch St., Oak Harbor, WA 98277. Email: mosbrsr@whidbey.net
- Richard Snaer — 781 Lillodet Ct., La Conner, WA 98257. Email: snaer@ncia.com
Frequency Coordinator
- Phil Tallman — Medical Lake, WA. Tel: (509) 299-5102
Report from Reeves Lippincott (Wasilla, AK)
"This is Alaska Radio Control Society (ARCS) member Joe Poletti. Joe is 79 years young and still gets to beat the young guys with his original design Hi-Hopes. Hi-Hopes has a 115-inch wingspan and is powered with a Jeti 45-3 motor with nine cells, 1700 mAh NiCads.
"Hi-Hopes has aileron, flaps, elevator, and rudder controls. This was Joe's first Alaskan contest.
"Joe is a World War II combat veteran of the Battle of the Bulge. He fought there as an artilleryman with the 84th Infantry Division. We are proud of Joe and are glad to have him as a member of the ARCS."
Report from Jerry Cohen
"On September 20–21, the Mount Rainier Radio Control Society held its first All-Airplanes Fly-In and Swap Meet. The weather was perfect and the pilot and spectator turnout was very good.
"The 41 pilots and 56 airplanes enjoyed two days of good flying accompanied by great weather. Four flying stations stayed busy, with each pilot receiving a raffle ticket for each flight.
"Great Planes donated an O.S. .91, a RealFlight simulator and several other items. Other donations included plans by Nick Ziroli and a subscription to R/C Report. Balsa USA, Tower Hobbies, Sherline Products, Ultimate Hobbies of Auburn, Washington, and Tumwater Hobby Shop also donated prizes."
Jerry reported that each pilot received two prizes. He sends his thanks to the sponsors of this event and to all the club volunteers who made the fly-in possible.
In last month's column I wrote about the Whidbey Island R/C Society's All-Bird event held this past August.
These are the remaining photos sent in by Michael Mosbrooker. Thank you, Mike!
Until next time!
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
