District IX
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
Brandon Koch
Vice President
amadistrictix@modelaircraft.org
Mandan ND
(701) 471-9575
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Craig Bastian, Casper WY; (307)577-6463; craigb1961@msn.com
Tyler Brown, Lincoln NE; (402) 617-0444; tylerzx9@yahoo.com
Mark Dennis, Longmont CO; (951) 203-7776, MarkDflyer@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
Jim Tiller, Custer SD, (605) 390-3878; jtillr@hotmail.com
Terry Wiles, Harrisburg SD; terryscustom@yahoo.com
EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR
Troy Hamm, Gardner KS; (913) 744-5745; funflyr@juno.com
Last August, the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sodbusters RC Club held its annual fun-fly at Sodbuster Field. Larry Rolfson, one of the Sodbuster coordinators, organized a couple of contest events for the enjoyment of attendees.
Many of the pilots took part in the bomb-drop event. Each pilot got two tries to get a payload on or near the center of the X on the runway.
A second event was a balloon bust of tethered balloons, but because of the proximity to mother earth, fewer pilots tempted fate to break them. Prizes were awarded to the winners of each event. Other prizes and a 50/50 raffle were held during the day’s flying.
The Omahawks RC Club, from Omaha, Nebraska, hosts an annual fun-fly during the Labor Day weekend that benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation in the area. An air show has always been the highlight of this event and for good reason. The club puts in a lot of time, choreography, and practice to make it happen the way it does.
The air show always includes interesting aerial enterprises, such as the ones shown here. It is not hard to see why the public turns out so well. Photos by Dan Fitzgerald.
Here’s a great scalelike effort by Mike Sadler of Westminster CO. This Fleet biplane was built from an old Concept Models kit. The kit called for a gas engine, but Mike installed an E-flite 160 motor powered by two five-cell 5,000 mAh batteries that he managed to fit behind the motor. It is covered with Sig fabric and painted with Randolph dope. The color scheme is modeled after a full-scale Fleet that sits in the Naval Aviation Museum and is very well done. This classic is not a hangar queen. Mike flies often and in a very scalelike manner. Good job, Mike.
This Scale Pitcairn PA-2 Gyroplane, built and flown by Joe Cole, at the Omahawks’ event. It is powered by a Saito 91 engine.
