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~ Director’s Corner ~

Hello folks, so very sorry this quarters newsletter

has taken so long to put together and publish. It was “held

back” due to a lack of articles and information and I did

not want to publish an empty newsletter. I will be working

closely with area coordinators and other members to make

sure next year’s newsletters will have some fun and

interesting content. That being said, if you would like to

write a build or how to article for submission next year

please let me know! Thank you to Mike Ingram for writing

a report on the Redmond, OR event and providing photos

for this issue! You will also find an Idaho event write up,

as well as one on the 2017 NWSAM Championships. I

hope you all enjoy!

Tom Strom Jr.

NWSAM Director

~ Vice Director ~

~ Western Washington ~

~ Eastern Washington ~

Northwest Scale Aero-Modelers

VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3 Jul ~ Sep 2017

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Marc Winz

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Paul Flemming

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Rick Wood

~ Northwest Scale Aero-Modelers Newsletter ~

Volume 7, Issue 3 Jul ~ Sep 2017

~ Oregon ~

~ Alaska ~

~ Montana ~

~ Idaho ~

~ British Columbia, Canada ~

~ Alberta, Canada ~


Paul Haynes


Open Position


Open Position


Tim McGee


Roly Worsfold


Scott Crosby



~ North Idaho Qualifier ~

Tom Strom Jr.

Over the weekend of June 16th through the 18th, I

took my first trip into Idaho for the North Idaho Scale

Qualifier in Athol. The facilities at the field were

wonderful, and showcased a long and well maintained

grass strip. There was plenty of parking for the event, and

great folks to visit and fly with. The club also brought in a

food truck to make it easy for everyone to grab a quick

bite and refreshments. The field also had a lot of room for

your RVs or tents, but I chose to drive a little farther into

Sandpoint and stay in one of the many hotels to choose

from.

Saturday morning brought pretty good weather for

flying, featuring winds from about 8 to 12mph and

overcast skies. Sunday was exactly the same which

allowed us to get a full five rounds of flying in over the

weekend. Results are posted below, as well as some

photos. Thanks to Tim McGee and all of his folks for put-

ting on a great contest! This is one I will be sure to put on

my calendar every year.

Pro-Am Sportsman

1st Dave Moline

2nd Aaron Lane

3rd Robert Moore

Pro-Am Pro

1st Tom Strom Jr.

2nd Tim McGee

3rd Phil Tallman

Pro-Am Unlimited

1st Rick Stucky

2nd Mike Ingram

3rd Del Herring

Expert

1st Mike Brewer

Team

1st Mick Moore/Rick Stucky

~ North Idaho Qualifier ~

Photos



~ Oregon Qualifier ~

Mike Ingram

Early this spring, Paul Haynes contacted me about

having a scale contest in Redmond Oregon. The event was

intended to replace the North Plains Oregon Qualifier. I

agreed to CD the event, my wife Terri agreed to be

scorekeeper, and several WRAF members agreed to be

judges. The Field of Dreams Scale Rally came to fruition

on July 28th through the 30th. The weather cooperated; the

field was well suited and prepared for the event. I want to

thank Richard Butler and the Redmond R/C Club

members who took care of all the logistics for the event. I

also need to thank my wife for keeping score, and all of

the WRAF members who judged. Special thanks also to

the Club photographer Glenn Means for his beautiful

photographic work. At the end of the event all the

participants were presented with a compact disk full of

photos. The event went off without a hitch! I guess we did

okay, because the Field of Dreams Flyers have approved a

contest for May 18th thru 20th, 2018. Save the date for this

great event next year!

Pro-Am Sportsman

1st Ross VanHatten

2nd Jeff Wilson

3rd Richard Butler

Pro-Am Pro

1st Dick Matson

2nd Rick wood

3rd Phil Tallman

Pro-Am Unlimited

1st Mike Ingram

2nd Del Hering

3rd Randy Smithhisler

Expert

1st Mike Brewer

2nd Randy Smithhisler


Photos




Photos Cont.



~ 2017 NWSAM Championships ~

Tom Strom Jr.


Photos

The Northwest Scale Aero Modelers’

Championship event was held on August 24th through the

27th at the beautiful Red Apple Flyers’ Field in

Wenatchee, WA. This was my second year in a row

attending the event, and was by far the biggest scale

contest I have attended. This contest just seems to

continue to grow year after year, and boasted 34 registered

pilots! I am sure that number will only continue to grow,

and I am excited to see just how much bigger it will be

next year. If you have never been to Wenatchee, this is a

must see venue and a great group of guys and gals to be

around.

The weather for this event was much the same as

last year when I attended. Very breezy for static judging

on Thursday, and the wind effectively closed down any

and all flying for the day. Friday morning through Sunday

afternoon was absolutely gorgeous and perfect flying

weather! Eighty to ninety degree temps with light to

medium winds right down the runway.

Flying began Friday morning around 9 or 9:30 and

two rounds were completed by the end of the day.

Saturday was a carbon copy of Friday with another two

rounds of competition being flown, with the fifth and final

round being flown on Sunday morning. Below is a list of

the contest results.

Pro-Am Sportsman

1st Robert Swift

2nd Aaron Lane

3rd Dave Moline

Pro-Am Pro

1st Dick Matson

2nd Phil Tallman

3rd Rick Wood

Pro-Am Unlimited

1st Rick Stucky

2nd Mike Ingram

3rd Del Herring

Advanced

1st Roger Compton

2nd Mike Ingram

Expert

1st Tom Wolf

2nd Rob Dover

3rd Scott Enochs

Team

1st Mick Moore/Rick Stucky




Photos Cont.

~ Northwest Scale Aero-Modelers Staff ~

Director: Tom Strom Jr.

Vice Director: Marc Winz

Membership/Treasurer: Terri Ingram

Head Judge: Doug MacMillan

Marketing: Gus Phillips

Newsletter Editor: Tom Strom Jr.




Photos Cont.

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