{"id":714,"date":"2026-03-14T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrictxi\/?p=714"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:21:47","slug":"visit-to-coachella-valley-rc-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrictxi\/2026\/03\/14\/visit-to-coachella-valley-rc-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit to Coachella Valley RC Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hi all.<\/strong> It\u2019s the middle of winter as I write this, and not much is going on in our district except for a lot of building. As I mentioned, I retired from my paying job at the end of the year, so I\u2019ve slipped out of the district to find someplace where there\u2019s good flying weather. I know these events that I\u2019m going to share with you are not in our district, but I enjoyed them so much that I had to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, I visited the Coachella Valley by Thermal, California. The Coachella Valley RC Club put on the 14th Annual Desert Warbirds event, and it was my pleasure to be able to participate. It was a great field, great weather, and fantastic company. The club was very welcoming and sharing. The following are a couple of pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Next, I went to Phoenix, Arizona, to the Sun Valley Fliers\u2019 Winter Warbirds event. It was a great field, with more great weather and another great group of guys. A couple of pictures from that event follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to give special thanks to the Sun Valley Fliers. They allowed me to stay after the event, and then even an extra day, when one of our dogs needed emergency vet care.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I\u2019ll be back<\/strong> home by the time you read this. We\u2019re going to start having our springtime events soon. The first one I\u2019ll attend will be the NW Model Hobby Expo in Monroe, Washington, on April 10-12. I\u2019ll be out in the swap area most of the time, so be sure to stop by and say hi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s all for<\/strong> this month. I\u2019m still out and about and planning on attending more events. I\u2019ll let you know what I find. Keep building and flying!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Phil Tallman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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amadistrictxi@modelaircraft.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

28910 W. Hallett Rd., Medical Lake WA 99022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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