The lineup of timers and officials at the
Willamette club’s Indoor FF meet in the
South Albany High School gym included (LR)
Glen Grell, club president; CD Larry
Wacken; Bill Harburg who is recording a
time; Bob Stalick; Jack Shafer; and Lee
Schroeder.
CHARLES V. O’DONNELL, of the
Willamette Modelers, sent in an update of
Free Flight activity in the Northwest.
The Willamette Modelers in Oregon
finished the Outdoor FF season with the
club’s Fall Annual contest on the first
weekend in October.
Now the schedule is set for the Indoor
meets to be held in the gym of South Albany
High School in Albany, Oregon. The dates
are December 6, 2009, January 10, January
31, February 28, and a two-day event on
April 10-11, 2010. A range of events will be
offered.
The accompanying pictures were taken at
the last few Outdoor and Indoor FF meets of
2009.
Eli Sausville (C) and Michael Altig (R), both
of Vancouver, Washington, ready Eli’s
Science Olympiad model for flight.
Tom Kopriva of Eugene, Oregon, is set for
another very good flight with his profile Fike.
James Alderson of Portland, Oregon,
prepares his Bostonian while his father, Jim,
looks on.
John Kamia of Seattle, Washington, launches
his Candy G, which won the Coupe d’Hiver
event at the Fall Annual.
Jack Shafer of Dallas, Oregon, is a regular
timer at all our meets. Here he’s timing for
John Kamia in Coupe.
Leland Schroeder of Lebanon, Oregon, is
fitting the propeller assembly to his Coupe
at the Fall Annual.
District XI
Bruce Nelson, District XI Vice President; nelsondxi@hotmail.com
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Bruce Nelson
Vice President
807 E. Vicksburg St.,
Spokane WA 99208
Fax: (509) 467-1852
Cell: (509) 863-7096
nelsondxi@hotmail.com
Associate Vice
Presidents
Rick Allison, Issaquah WA;
joanrick@comcast.net
Darrell Anderson, Great Falls MT;
d.l.anderson@bresnan.net
Al Culver, Wilder ID;
al.culver@hotmail.com
Bruce Harlow, Myrtle Creek OR;
bruceharlowjr@yahoo.com
Jerry Holcomb, Vancouver WA;
jholcomb@pacifier.com
Gene LaFond, Wenatchee WA;
rcplanker@nwi.net
Reeves Lippincott, Wasilla AK;
reeves@mtaonline.net
Mike Mosbrooker, Oak Harbor
WA; mosbrsr@comcast.net
Claude Tanner, Boise ID;
ctan366@msn.com
Frequency Coordinator
Phil Tallman, Medical Lake WA;
(509) 299-5102;
phil.tallman@starband.net
District RC Coordinator
W.T. (Bill) Smith, Seattle WA;
wmtrnr2@comcast.net
Web site: www.yosemiteflash.com/
xiama.htm
District XI Volunteers
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