{"id":136,"date":"2016-04-15T19:54:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T19:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/?p=136"},"modified":"2016-09-22T17:05:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T17:05:31","slug":"ama-district-ix-news-may-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/2016\/04\/15\/ama-district-ix-news-may-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"AMA District IX News May 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a past column<\/span>, I extolled the virtues\u00a0of the District IX leadership meeting\u00a0in Denver. Those people do a great\u00a0job of helping one another and sharing\u00a0resources.<\/p>\n

Spurred by that success, we hosted\u00a0two more leadership events. The first,\u00a0on February 20, 2016, in Kansas City,\u00a0Kansas, found 33 people from 12 clubs\u00a0discussing AMA-related issues.<\/p>\n

The next weekend, on February 27 in\u00a0Fargo, North Dakota, 16 people and five\u00a0clubs hashed out the same issues.<\/p>\n

\"Kansas<\/a>
Kansas AVP Paul Frankum outlines some of the\u00a0AMA educational materials for the attendees\u00a0at the Kansas Leadership Workshop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I can\u2019t tell you how pleased I was\u00a0to host these events. Being able to see\u00a0your fellow modelers and engage them\u00a0in conversation has a value that can\u2019t\u00a0be underestimated. Thanks to North\u00a0Dakota Associate Vice President (AVP)\u00a0Brandon Koch and Kansas AVP Paul\u00a0Frankum for the logistical help in making\u00a0this happen. Thanks, also, to District\u00a0VI Vice President Randy Cameron for\u00a0attending the Kansas event and bringing\u00a0a contingent of modelers from across the\u00a0river in Missouri.<\/p>\n

The consensus of all who attended\u00a0these meetings is that they are a\u00a0valuable tool in building cooperation\u00a0and understanding among local clubs.\u00a0Without exception, the attendees urged\u00a0that these meetings take place again next\u00a0year.<\/p>\n

At the Kansas meeting I recognized\u00a0the 95th <\/span>Street Group and Bill Alexander\u00a0for their outstanding support of the\u00a0District IX Camp AMA Scholarship.<\/p>\n

Their generous donations helped us\u00a0to send young AMA members to this\u00a0dynamic event in Muncie, Indiana. We\u00a0couldn\u2019t have done it without them.<\/p>\n

\"District<\/a>
District IX Vice President Jim Tiller presents\u00a0Brad Carter of the 95th Street Group\u00a0award for\u00a0support of the District IX Camp AMA\u00a0Scholarship Fund.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"District<\/a>
District IX Vice President Jim Tiller presents\u00a0Bill Alexander of the 95th Street Group\u00a0award for\u00a0support of the District IX Camp AMA\u00a0Scholarship Fund.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cole<\/a>
Cole Steffen, freshman engineering student at\u00a0South Dakota School of Mines and Technology,\u00a0flies his quad at the Mines indoor venue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From AMA Headquarters on down,\u00a0we have been busy responding to\u00a0questions about the continuing process\u00a0of FAA registration. Colorado AVP Rick\u00a0McCaskill took it one step further by\u00a0developing a presentation about these\u00a0issues for clubs. One recent meeting was\u00a0with the Jefco Aeromod\u2019lers in Denver.<\/p>\n

At the meeting, Rick covered the history\u00a0and process of creating the regulations,\u00a0how AMA continues to work for its\u00a0membership, and what members must\u00a0do to comply.<\/p>\n

There were many questions, but when\u00a0it was over, all felt better informed about\u00a0this ongoing hot topic. Peter Thompson,\u00a0president of the Jefco Aeromod\u2019lers\u00a0summed it up by saying, \u201cThis type\u00a0of discussion was a great benefit to\u00a0our members and cleared up many\u00a0misunderstandings. Thank you, Rick, for\u00a0being here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unlike many of you who have fair\u00a0weather all year, in District IX we enjoy\u00a0quite a bit of indoor flying here in the\u00a0\u201cOutback.\u201d\u00a0I had a great time at the Bismarck\u00a0Flurry Fest indoor event in Bismarck,\u00a0North Dakota. This annual event is held\u00a0at the City Parks and Recreation\u2019s Golf\u00a0Dome\u2013\u2013a grand indoor flying site. The\u00a0Missouri Slope Model Aero Club hosts\u00a0this gathering as part of a citywide winter\u00a0activity promotion. A video of this event\u00a0is available with the digital edition and\u00a0on the District IX Facebook page.<\/p>\n

In Rapid City, South Dakota, thanks\u00a0to the associated Student Model Aviation\u00a0Club at the South Dakota School of\u00a0Mines and Technology, members of the\u00a0Rapid City Propbusters RC Club are\u00a0able to fly indoors at the new King\u00a0Center on the Mines campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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