A warbird fly-in is scheduled for this Saturday, the 11th of October Between 9 and 11 an. Coffee and donuts will be provided.
Event host is Donn Thane ( 6dthane@gmail.com ) or JT Consiglio ( college4u2@gmail.com ) if you have questions.
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Fossil Fuel Fun Fly
Fossil Fuel Fun Fly 8/9/25
Here us a little more information on next Saturdays “Fossil Fuel Fun Fly”. The event begins promptly at 9AM Saturday 8-9-25 and will run for about 2 hours.
Dust off your old glow or gas “hangar maidens” and bring them out for a bit of fun at the air park. There will be a Poker Rally Game that will require a little flying skill (very little) skill. The entry fee is $5.00 per hand to build the “pot”. You can play 1 or 2 hands.
The Rules:
Each entrant hand draws two cards from the deck of cards and pins them face up on the pilot board. Now the hard part; you have to make three successful take/off and landings and complete at least one aerobatic maneuver per flight. After each flight you can draw a card from the deck to fill out your poker hand. New cards drawn are pinned face up on the pilots board. When every entrant has completed his 5 card hand, the 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place winners will be announced. The rules are for 5 Card Stud with nothing wild – no Jokers in the decks of cards. If we have more than 10 entrants we will use 2 decks of cards.
Note, when using 2 decks of cards you could run into a hand with 5 of a kind which is acceptable.
1st place gets 50% of the pot
2nd place gets 30% of the pot
3rd place gets 20% of the pot
Aerobatic maneuvers include: loop, aileron roll, split S, Emelman, tail slide, spin, inverted flight, hammer head stall, Cuban eight, Lomcovak.
“Crashing” is not considered to be an aerobatic maneuver for this event. If you do crash or have a malfunction you can use a spare airplane or borrow one to finish your hand.
Come on out and enjoy the competition!
Lance Morrison
call sign “DrainPipe”
Also, A note from Paul!
HSRCC members,
Just wanted to let you all know that we have new airplanes for sale plus radios and other equipment available at the Fun Fly. While not an “official sale”, I will be there with storage container open for anyone who might want to take a look. So come on out and have some fun and don’t forget your wallet ’cause ya never know if there might be something in that container you just can’t live without!
Paul
400 feet not 700.
My bad!
Even though the FAA says we can fly at 700 feet, we have an agreement from many years ago with the Carson city Airport saying we will only fly up to 400 feet. Maybe now is the time to renegotiate that agreement !?!
700 Feet!
AMA Members,
AMA is excited to announce that we have been granted a National Authorization allowing our members at AMA club sites in Class G airspace to operate above 400 feet above ground level (AGL) for routine, day-to-day activities. Based on your location in Class G airspace, your site will have a new altitude limit of up to 700 feet or 1,200 feet AGL. To determine at what altitude you can fly up to at a flying site, use this guide.
This is an exciting step toward easing restrictions for our members who enjoy this great hobby. As we march forward, AMA will continue to work with Congress and the FAA to further ensure that our members across the country can enjoy the freedom of flight.
Members can view the National Authorization here Please note that operations above 400 feet in Class G airspace are not permitted until the flying site obtains a copy of this authorization, as well as meet the outlined criteria within the Authorization. Club officers should make sure to keep a copy of the authorization on file with the club’s records. Additionally, AMA will be publishing an FAQ guide to address questions and/or concerns that members might have regarding the authorization.
To remain current with the most recent government-related news, regularly visit the AMA Government Affairs blog. If you have any further questions or concerns, contact the Government Affairs department at (765) 287-1256 or amagov@modelaircraft.org.
Thank you,
AMA Government Affairs Team
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Ed’s F86 Sabre
3/23/25 was a nice day to fly! The star of the show was Ed Putnam's F86. I tried to make a video of all the clips and pictures I took, but I'm not able to upload the darn thing! So the best I can do is this one clip. Anyway, here is some history of the "Minutemen." Enjoy!
F-86F Sabre, U. S. Air Force, Colorado Air National Guard, "Minute Men.
"The Colorado Air National Guard also made a name for itself as the home of the "Minutemen," the Air National Guard's first and only precision aerial flying demonstration team. The team performed across the United States and Canada, including appearances in the then territories of Alaska, Hawaii, and in the Republic of Panama. In the fall of 1956 the National Guard Bureau designed the "Minutemen" as the official team to represent the Air National Guard of the United States. For the next four years, the team flew more than one hundred airshows before millions of spectators. In 1960, however, the "Minutemen" were disbanded due to lack of funding. A fledgling team the Air Force was promoting, called the "Thunderbirds," came on the scene about this time."*
* --------------------------- From the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard.
"March 12. John Ferrier. John was a skillful and courageous pilot who flew combat missions in Korea and commercial flights for United Airlines.
While in Korea, he earned a medal for bravery when he risked his life to fly cover over a downed Marine pilot.
John was also part of Kanukuk, an organization that runs outdoor youth camps designed to incorporate the Christian principle of God first, others second, and self third into camping experiences that build courage and confidence.
He was also a pilot on the Colorado Air National Guard Minute Men’s official Jet Precision Demonstration Team.
John was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Here’s his story.
Right choices follow right priorities.
Captain John Ferrier kept a small card stuffed inside his wallet. On it was printed a simple reminder: “I’m third.” It was a personal belief he lived out with passion as a follower of Jesus Christ.
June 7, 1958, began like any other sunny morning in Fairborn, Ohio, a small town adjacent to the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Skies were blue and the winds calm. Thousands of people from Fairborn and nearby towns were feeling sunny, too. Today—from their own backyards—they would witness one of the greatest shows in the sky.
About nine o’clock, all eyes turned heavenward. The famed Colorado Air National Guard Minute Men would soon streak through the sky. In their silver-and-red F-86 Sabre fighter jets, the pilots would break through the sky at incredible speed and begin jaw-dropping air acrobatics.
They were Colonel Walt Williams, Captain John Ferrier, Captain Bob Cherry, Lieutenant Bob Odle, and Major Wynn Coomer. Colonel Williams led the team and would keep in constant radio contact during their flight.
The elite pilots were charged with adrenaline at every show, but especially now since they had recently received new jets. The pilots were anxious to fly them over an admiring public, as well as a group of West Point Cadets who were guests of honor at the airshow.
Just past 0900, four jets accelerated with numbing power and precision to perform a “bomb burst” maneuver. Just before pull-up, Williams radioed the command, “Smoke on—now.” Forming a diamond shape, the Sabres shot straight up 10,000 feet and approached the speed of sound. The jets trailed billows of white smoke.
High in the sky, the planes suddenly broke apart, rolled to opposite points of the compass, and streamed a ribbon of smoke that resembled a fleur-de-lis.
On the ground, spectators gasped.
But John’s ailerons—the panels near the tip of the wings that allow a plane to roll at a desired angle—jammed. He lost control of the aircraft.
Meanwhile Williams, having picked up speed for a low-altitude crossover looked over his shoulder and saw disaster unfolding. John’s plane was corkscrewing. He was falling out of the sky.
Colonel Williams radioed, “Bail out, John!”
No response. Just a few blips of white smoke.
“Bail out, Johnny, bail!” the Colonel shouted repeatedly.
No doubt John’s two hands were pulling on the control stick locked full-throw right. The quick bursts of smoke seemed to signal he was trying to pull up. There was no time to press the mike button on the throttle.
John didn’t want his pilotless plane to plow directly into a crowd of onlookers in Fairborn. He would control the crash. If he couldn’t save himself, he would die saving others. He would die like he had lived—following the Savior.
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45 NIV).
Johnny Ferrier died a hero.
Major Wynn Coomer was the first Minute Man to land his plane and race to the scene of the crash. He was met with a mixture of shock, sadness, and respect among the witnesses.
Some said they saw the doomed jet heading straight for them. One man tearfully described how he had nearly made eye contact with the pilot before, somehow, the aircraft pulled up over the crowd and crashed into an empty garden. “He died for us,” he said.
After the tragedy, John’s wife found the well-worn card he had stashed in his wallet. “I’m third,” it read. Her heart warmed with pride for a husband full of courage and honor, a man who put God first, others second, and himself last—who wouldn’t choose to live his life—or to die—any other way. The card became the final testament of a man who sacrificed himself so others might live."*
-------------------- * https://365christianmen.com/podcast/john-t-ferrier-us-colorado-air-national-guard/
Ok, I reread the story above and realized this may be a weird coincidence, but I was born in Fairborn Oho in 1954. My mom told me a story about how she would not let my dad (then a lieutenant in the Air Force) transition to fly jets because she was traumatized when a jet crashed in a field behind our house. Probably not the same incident, but still ........
Ron Triano, 1935 – 2025
Obituaries – Ronald Eugene Triano ~ 1935-2025
Ron and his son Dave used to come to the field from their home in South Lake Tahoe. You knew Ron was at the field because he drove his Walmart big rig out to fly! Dave loved to experiment with flying wings and canards. Here are a few pics from 2016.
New Drone for Ron
A Wing built by Dave
AC3051-Spektrum-NX-10-Sounds-List
Alan Clark found a list of verbal commands for the Spektrum NX-10. Here ya go!
Here is the lit\st in PDF form: AC3051 Spektrum NX 10 Sounds List
Here is the list in Excel form: AC3051 Spektrum NX 10 Sounds List
Changing Gate Code and Members Website Page code
Heads up members , the gate code and website access code will be changing in early
February. All Paid up members will be notified at least a week in advance of the gate code
change so watch your email for this notification.
Change of meeting time?
To all members; with many of you living outside of Carson City who regularly attend our club meetings and having to drive into town in the dark during the winter months with possible snow and ice conditions, we are looking at implementing a winter club meeting time change.
We’re proposing a one o’clock in the afternoon, meeting on the same second Tuesday of each month. Now this will only probably last for three or four months at the most when we are experiencing our bad weather. We have been spoiled this year with real fair conditions, but we know how it is in Nevada, and it can change quickly and still dump on us this year. One good point that was brought up was we are all getting older and eyesight for many is not what it used to be. In that regard, we know that daytime meetings will make it an easier commute for a lot of you who regularly attend the meetings.
Again, this is only for the winter meetings, nothing else changes for spring, fall and summer. They are still the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM for those of you who want to attend. Those of you who are regular attendees at the meeting, please make sure we have your input on this proposed change, but I believe it will be welcomed by most. If need be, based on your comments, this issue can be discussed further at the February 11th meeting.
My only request is that if you have any concerns on the winter meeting proposal that you get back to me, George Kohler (Pres) or Dave Vandenberg by Friday, January 17th. If there are no replies with concerns by that date, then we will assume no further discussion is needed the wintertime change will go into effect. If that happens there will be a follow up email announcing those details prior to the February meeting.
As always, thanks for your input and have a great day👍🏽
George Kohler,
President HSRCC
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