Hi red;
No, we have not always lived in Arizona; moved down from cold Canada about 39 yrs ago, lived in the greater Phoenix area until about 4 yrs ago, then moved out to the small, western frontier, gold-mining town of Wickenburg. Beautiful small frontier town, we love it here, only 3 stoplites, and very little traffic compared to Phnx. During the winter months, horses , [of da ropin' variety], almost outnumber human folks, as the town is very active in the Roping Rodeo world. For RC flying, we fly off and old, former 'WWII Troop Carrying Glider Training Base' west of Wick, on Hwy 60.
We've attended a good many RC events in FL, CA and AZ over da years.
Also. we owned a home in Englewood , FL, but the hurricane scares/worries, every summer/fall season, caused us to sell it and stay safe, in good ole'hot'n'dry Arizona.
Dat's us'ns in a nutshell, best regards from Wickenburg, AZ,
Joe Nagy.