District IX
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
Aaron Newton, from the Siouxland Radio Flyers, sent this report of his visit to Omaha’s Strategic Air Command Museum Indoor Air Show in January.
The weather was not great, which made my 1-hour trip a little exciting, but the event made the inconvenience worthwhile. My son, Ashton, and I have attended for the past few years and have never been disappointed.
Even with the bad weather, there were more than 40 pilots in attendance. There is plenty of space for all kinds of flying. Each year, the staff moves out all of its projects just to make this happen. Several clubs from around the area—the Omahawks and the Twin City Eagles to name a couple—contribute time and effort to the indoor air show. We have even had some representation from the Des Moines, Iowa, area by way of the Vierling family, including Duane, Noah, and Griffin. There were static displays and all kinds of flying demonstrations. There was even some hands-on time for those who were interested.
Ashton and I brought 30 charged batteries and recharged all of them at least twice in the 6 hours we were there. That tells you that there were a lot airplanes in the air. It was a real furball at times. The FPV pilots had a Tiny Whoop course set up and it was active the entire time, with several drones running the hoops at the same time.
It was great fun for all. I think everyone went away with a smile on his or her face.
Devin Wagner, of Yankton SD, built this Siemens-Schuckert D.IV from his own plans. Devin mounted a gas engine and engineered a chain-reduction gear to run a handmade ,scale, four-blade propeller just like the full-scale aircraft. This is no hangar queen. I saw it fly several times last summer at the Beresford Area Radio Flyers Fun Fly. It flies well with no bad habits.
Jim Tiller
Vice President
jtiller@hotmail.com
Box 828, Custer SD 57730
(605) 390-3878
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Craig Bastian, Casper WY; (307)577-6463; craigh1961@msn.com
Tyler Brown, Lincoln NE; (402) 617-0444; tylerzx9@yahoo.com
Steve Graham, Denver CO; (303) 883-0205; steve.graham1@comcast.net
Brandon Koch, Mandan ND; (701) 471-9575; kochbrandon471@gmail.com
Rick McCaskill, Frederick CO; (303) 682-0440; rickm1947@aol.com
Zachary Roller, Rapid City SC; (605) 519-0815; zroller28@gmail.com
Arend Schuurman, Elkton SD; (605) 695-2122; arend.schuurman@gmail.com
Terry Wiles, Harrisburg SD; terryscustom@yahoo.com
EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR
Troy Hamm, Gardner KS; (913) 744-5745; funflyr@juno.com
