{"id":163,"date":"2016-08-15T18:54:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T18:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/?p=163"},"modified":"2016-09-22T19:03:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T19:03:05","slug":"ama-district-ix-news-september-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/2016\/08\/15\/ama-district-ix-news-september-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"AMA District IX News September 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"modelaviation201609-ix-01\"<\/a>Here\u2019s a picture <\/span>and a few words from\u00a0Austin Axmann, our third recipient of\u00a0a scholarship to Camp AMA, thanks to\u00a0your generous donations.\u00a0\u201cCamp AMA was nothing but\u00a0amazing. Everyone that was there was\u00a0nice and willing to help. On the first day\u00a0there was a midair and about six other\u00a0crashes.<\/p>\n

There were other wrecks during\u00a0the week, but not near as many as the\u00a0first day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were so many good things that\u00a0came out of the camp. Many friends\u00a0made and many planes learned about. I\u00a0think the best night was when we were\u00a0night flying. The pilots were great and\u00a0the environment was beautiful (minus\u00a0the cold). I can say that it was one of\u00a0the most enjoyable weeks of my life.<\/p>\n

The experience was not comparable to\u00a0anything I have done before.\u00a0\u201cSpecial thanks to Troy Hamm and the\u00a0RC Barnstormers for nominating me and\u00a0to all that helped me go to Camp AMA.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"modelaviation201609-ix-02\"<\/a>
Casper Drone Rodeo racers (L-R) Chris Cohron; George Bob Hine; second-place winner Quentin Weiss; third-place winner Richard Sankey; Charles F. Thompson; Justin Webster; and Josh Nelson. First-place winner Greg Fleming is not pictured.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Circumstances would not allow me\u00a0to attend the Drone Rodeo in Casper,\u00a0Wyoming. Rick McCaskill, Colorado\u00a0associate vice president (AVP), attended\u00a0in my place and here\u2019s his report.\u00a0The Casper Air Modelers (CAM)\u00a0hosted the Western States Drone Rodeo\u00a0at the club\u2019s facility on June 18, 2016.\u00a0This was the first FPV Rodeo, but the\u00a0Air Modelers members hope it becomes\u00a0an annual event.<\/p>\n

CAM President Jeff Nelson said, \u201cA\u00a0big part of what we will do is show\u00a0people that drone use by responsible\u00a0pilots is fun and safe. We showcase the\u00a0good things and want to get people\u00a0involved with the recreational side.\u201d<\/p>\n

The setup included an FPV\u00a0racingdrone layout, and an obstacle\u00a0course featuring pylons and arches\u00a0through which the drones flew.\u00a0Three drones at a time raced through\u00a0the courses. We clocked 86 mph on one\u00a0pass down the 400-foot straightaway. A\u00a0big screen TV allowed the spectators to\u00a0view the FPV of each competitor. There\u00a0is video of the race in the digital edition.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Josh, and the members\u00a0of the CAM for hosting this event and\u00a0letting me take part. I was impressed by\u00a0your city-owned facility and your great\u00a0relationship with the Casper community.<\/p>\n

\"Jim<\/a>
Jim Tiller presents Darrell Weidman with a
new Spektrum DX8 radio at the District IX
membership meeting. Colorado AVP Rick
McCaskill assists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This was a great event to attend, and\u00a0I met many of the club members and\u00a0spectators. I hope I get a chance to\u00a0attend again next year.<\/p>\n

On June 11, 2016, I was able to spend\u00a0the day at the annual Warbirds Over\u00a0Denver event hosted by the Jefco\u00a0Aeromod\u2019lers. This year, as in most\u00a0years, scores of pilots were registered.\u00a0What a treat to see all of the great\u00a0military stuff and watch it fly. Where\u00a0else are you going to see an A-12 Shrike\u00a0and a Nakajima B5N Kate torpedo\u00a0bomber in the same pattern?<\/p>\n

This year, Pete Thompson, club\u00a0president, and the Jefco crew allowed\u00a0me to use this event to host our annual\u00a0District IX membership meeting. In the\u00a0course of the day, I had the opportunity\u00a0to chair a discussion with the assembled\u00a0AMA members. At the conclusion of\u00a0our meeting, Darrell Weidman won the\u00a0drawing for a new Spektrum DX8 radio.\u00a0Darrell is a deserving winner. He is he\u00a0is a longtime Jefco Aeromod\u2019ler and a\u00a0committed volunteer for the warbirds\u00a0event.<\/p>\n

\"Young<\/a>
Young Justin Brown, of Canon City CO, asked
me if I would put his picture in the magazine.
After being amazed by his knowledge of
warbirds, military history, and his enthusiasm
for this hobby, I gladly obliged.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lots of great flying, good food, and\u00a0great camaraderie are the hallmarks of\u00a0this laid-back, longtime event. I hope I\u00a0will get a chance to come back next year.\u00a0Thanks also to Colorado AVP Rick\u00a0McCaskill for providing logistical\u00a0assistance and helping out with the\u00a0District IX meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s a picture and a few words from\u00a0Austin Axmann, our third recipient of\u00a0a scholarship to Camp AMA, thanks to\u00a0your generous donations.\u00a0\u201cCamp AMA was nothing but\u00a0amazing. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-163","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\/163","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=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163\/revisions\/168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}