{"id":39,"date":"2018-04-12T18:28:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T00:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrictxi\/?p=39"},"modified":"2025-04-25T12:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T18:12:40","slug":"ama-district-xi-news-april-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrictxi\/2018\/04\/12\/ama-district-xi-news-april-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"AMA Expo West 2018 &#8211; Pomona, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_27\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2018\/04\/bryanwood-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2018\/04\/bryanwood-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2018\/04\/bryanwood-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2018\/04\/bryanwood-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2018\/04\/bryanwood.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bryan Wood, AMA District XI VP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Greetings everyone! I hope this month\u2019s\u00a0article finds you finishing those winter\u00a0builds and getting your radios and\u00a0batteries cycled and charged for the\u00a0great spring and summer weather ahead.\u00a0AMA held its 2018 AMA Expo West\u00a0show January 5-7. During the show, it\u00a0was announced that it will be changing\u00a0venues to the Fairplex Exposition\u00a0Center, in Pomona, California, and the\u00a0dates are moving to November 2-4,\u00a02018. This is great news! We will now\u00a0have eight acres of land for outdoor\u00a0flying exhibitions that will include\u00a0multirotor racing and night flying up\u00a0until 9 p.m.\u00a0The new facility has 105,000 square\u00a0feet of space for vendors, a swap meet,\u00a0and indoor flying events. Additionally,\u00a0there will be ponds for boat demos,\u00a0a large outdoor model train area, and\u00a0an outdoor RC car track will be on\u00a0hand as well. The new venue location\u00a0features a KOA campground right next\u00a0to the Fairplex, and a Sheraton hotel on\u00a0premises.<\/p>\n<p>AMA District XI will again be joining\u00a0forces with District X, and we will\u00a0have our associate vice presidents in\u00a0attendance for a meet and greet, as well\u00a0as a joint district meeting to discuss\u00a0topics of the day.\u00a0The reason for the move is to hold\u00a0show before the holiday shopping season, and no longer compete the same\u00a0week with the Consumer Electronics\u00a0Show in Las Vegas. I hope to see you\u00a0there.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the Nampa Model\u00a0Aviators in Idaho for hosting its annual\u00a0Polar Bear Fun Fly on New Year\u2019s Day\u00a0and inviting me out to fly.<\/p>\n<p>I believe the club that takes the cake\u00a0for heartiness is the Gallatin Eagles of\u00a0Bozeman, Montana, as clearing several\u00a0feet of snow just to get to the field was\u00a0in order just to get in the parking lot!\u00a0The hearty guys in Wasilla, Alaska, are\u00a0running a close second!\u00a0The 2018 North West Hobby Expo\u00a0is in the books, and the turnout for\u00a0the swap meet is always a welcome\u00a0site. Although I was unable to attend\u00a0because of both AMA Expos this year,\u00a0I look forward to next year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>As always, happy flying!<br \/>\nBryan<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Wood<br \/>\nAMA VP District XI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings everyone! 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