{"id":158,"date":"2016-07-15T18:09:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T18:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/?p=158"},"modified":"2016-09-22T18:17:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T18:17:34","slug":"ama-district-ix-news-august-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/2016\/07\/15\/ama-district-ix-news-august-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"AMA District IX News August 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Colorado<\/a>
Colorado Dawn Patrol\u2019s inaugural Swap Meet in Parker CO.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the newest <\/span>clubs in District IX\u00a0is the Colorado Dawn Patrol (CDP),\u00a0AMA chartered club #5309. The\u00a0CDP was formed to promote early\u00a0aviation through World War I. As\u00a0the club grows, it hopes to form an\u00a0AMA Special Interest Group for all\u00a0like-minded fliers. Instead of regular\u00a0meetings, the CDP members plan\u00a0to gather as a group at area events,\u00a0bringing their period aircraft and flying\u00a0them to attract others with similar\u00a0interests.<\/p>\n

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The Dawn Patrol organized and ran\u00a0the inaugural Parker RC Swap Meet\u00a0on May 21, at the Parker Fieldhouse\u00a0in Parker, Colorado. The event was\u00a0organized by club president, Wayne\u00a0Perry, and club vice president, Norman\u00a0Berger.<\/p>\n

The club officers set up a website\u00a0listing items and offering a discount to\u00a0anyone wanting a preregistered table.\u00a0The swap meet was also promoted\u00a0in Model Aviation and by an email\u00a0campaign. Those efforts paid off with\u00a0nearly 50 seller tables and more than\u00a0100 buyers throughout the day.<\/p>\n

The club will donate 25% of the net\u00a0proceeds to AMA\u2019s National Model\u00a0Aviation Day charity, the Disabled\u00a0American Veterans (DAV). The\u00a0balance goes to fund the new Colorado\u00a0Dawn Patrol club.<\/p>\n

North Dakota Associate Vice President\u00a0Brandon Koch and I were happy to\u00a0be a part of the UAS4STEM regional\u00a0contest hosted by the Valley R\/C\u00a0Flyers in Fargo, North Dakota. Four\u00a0teams were registered for the event.<\/p>\n

The winning team was the Quad\u00a0Squad from Shoreview, Minnesota.\u00a0Team members Benjamin Chen,\u00a0Naranjan Sankar, and Shant\u00a0Sabane made a strong showing. I\u00a0was impressed by the quality of\u00a0the presentation, their thorough\u00a0knowledge of the flying platform, and\u00a0skills in using their equipment. In the\u00a0face of a cold, rainy, 25-knot breeze,\u00a0they were able to find all of the objects\u00a0and identify the unknown. Great job,\u00a0guys, and good luck to you on your\u00a0path to the UAS4STEM national\u00a0competition in Muncie, Indiana.<\/p>\n

Thank you to the Valley R\/C Flyers\u00a0for stepping up and hosting this firstever\u00a0UAS4STEM regional in District\u00a0IX. I know the preparations were\u00a0significant, but the outcome was\u00a0beyond my expectations. Judges Ryan\u00a0Johnson, Tony Bjerke, and David Tsen\u00a0were outstanding. Even the chili was\u00a0great.<\/p>\n

\"Neal<\/a>
Neal Lutke scores hits for Jordan Caro of the
Ellsworth Air Force Base team at the National
Model Aviation Day event in Rapid City SD. Zac
Culberson shoots for the fire department team,
while Paul Sandal pilots in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first 2016 National Model\u00a0Aviation Day event in District IX\u00a0was held June 5, in Rapid City, South\u00a0Dakota. One highlight of the event\u00a0was a charity paintball shoot with\u00a0teams including the Rapid City Fire\u00a0Department and Ellsworth Air Force\u00a0Base Security Squad competing for the\u00a0coveted paintball trophy. All of the\u00a0proceeds went to the DAV.<\/p>\n

Other events included an assassin\u00a0flying-wing race, warbird and 3-D\u00a0aerobatic demonstration flights, and\u00a0an FPV racing demo. Buddy-box\u00a0instruction went on throughout the\u00a0day. Smokin\u2019 Hot Catering took on the\u00a0food duties and sold out most of its\u00a0selections by the day\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

Thanks to all of the club members\u00a0and to the Rapid City community for\u00a0their interest and participation. Many\u00a0more pictures and details are available\u00a0on the Rapid City Propbusters\u00a0Facebook page.<\/p>\n

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\"Shant<\/a>
Shant Sabane, Benjamin Chen, and Naranjan Sankar search for ground objects on their UAS4STEM search-and-rescue flight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the newest clubs in District IX\u00a0is the Colorado Dawn Patrol (CDP),\u00a0AMA chartered club #5309. The\u00a0CDP was formed to promote early\u00a0aviation through World War […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-district-ix-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":162,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions\/162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}