{"id":190,"date":"2016-10-15T20:18:14","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T20:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/?p=190"},"modified":"2017-01-25T20:52:36","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T20:52:36","slug":"ama-district-ix-news-november-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/2016\/10\/15\/ama-district-ix-news-november-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"AMA District IX news November 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Thanksgiving<\/strong>, I know, but I will\u00a0continue summer event coverage from\u00a0around District IX.<\/p>\n

The Dave Boldt Flying Farmer Fun\u00a0Fly is actually across the border in\u00a0Minnesota, but is a perennial destination\u00a0for District IX fliers. South Dakota\u00a0Associate Vice President (AVP) Arend\u00a0Schuurman was there this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn August 6, 2016, I had the\u00a0pleasure of attending the Flying Farmer.\u00a0This great fun-fly is held at the Boldt\u00a0farm near Rushmore, Minnesota. With\u00a0this year\u2019s event, Dave and Helen Boldt\u00a0have been fostering the spirit of the\u00a0hobby for 26 consecutive years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were approximately 40\u00a0registered pilots from at least three\u00a0states. We saw multiple flying platforms\u00a0from a Sig Kadet Senior, to modern\u00a0turbine jets, to multicopters, and\u00a0helicopters. There was a representative\u00a0of nearly every type of model.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best part of this traditional event\u00a0is the family atmosphere provided by\u00a0Dave and Helen. Put it on your list next\u00a0year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arend also<\/strong> hosted a FPG-9 glider\u00a0building activity at the Children\u2019s\u00a0Museum of South Dakota\u2019s Science<\/p>\n

Sunday on July 24, 2016. This was\u00a0merely one activity of many for the\u00a0young people attending.<\/p>\n

Arend commented, \u201cI had the help of\u00a0three staff members and we had about\u00a055 kids of various ages who came, built,\u00a0flew, and took home a glider. It was well\u00a0received by the kids and the staff. I want\u00a0to thank Alcoa and the AMA for the\u00a0material to make this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colorado AVP<\/strong> Rick McCaskill and I got\u00a0to fly with the pilots at the Love-Air\u00a0Battle Stations warbird event at Love-\u00a0Air Field in Fort Collins, Colorado, the\u00a0weekend of August 20, 2016. What a\u00a0great time! Whoever made the sacrifice\u00a0to the weather gods deserves a medal.<\/p>\n

There were perfect flying conditions for\u00a0the roughly 40 pilots in attendance. Who\u00a0could ask for more?<\/p>\n

This laid-back competition was a\u00a0wonderful activity. I\u2019m glad that I got to\u00a0be a part of it. Thanks to all of the Love-\u00a0Air fliers for the organization, food, and\u00a0field. It was top notch. Thanks also to\u00a0Rick who spotted for me.<\/p>\n

\"Clancy<\/a>
Clancy Kingsbury flies his big\u00a0Yak. Gene Jobgen is his spotter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The San Diego contingent burned lots of gas.\u00a0Wayne Bolin starts his Extra as Randy Hinton\u00a0holds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For four days<\/strong> during the last weekend\u00a0in August, the Rapid City Propbusters\u00a0hosted its eighth annual Black Hills Air\u00a0Rally in Rapid City, South Dakota. This\u00a0year was one of the best in the event\u2019s\u00a0history. Nearly 40 pilots burned plenty\u00a0of fuel and had a great time. The pilot\u00a0roster included fliers from eight states\u00a0from as far away as Iowa, Utah, and\u00a0California. The Air Rally is becoming\u00a0a destination event for many of the\u00a0returning pilots.<\/p>\n

This event is known for its impromptu\u00a0collaborations and competitions. This\u00a0year there were many, including some\u00a0formation flying, assassin flying wing\u00a0battles, and foamie races.<\/p>\n

There were plenty of Big Birds at the\u00a0event, but many other aircraft shared the\u00a0air. Warbirds, trainers, foamies, and even\u00a0some antiques were among those flown\u00a0by the pilots standing elbow to elbow in\u00a0the pilot box.<\/p>\n

Smokin\u2019 Hot Catering had its food\u00a0truck on-site all week and then put\u00a0on a mouth-watering barbecue on\u00a0Saturday night. Following the food were\u00a0lots of gag awards, prizes, and a raffle\u00a0drawing for a donated RCGF engine,\u00a0an Aerobeez Slick, and a Hangar 9\u00a0electric-powered Extra. Thanks to all\u00a0of the sponsors, but especially to Who\u2019s\u00a0Hobby, our local connection for more\u00a0than 70 years.<\/p>\n

\"Winners<\/a>
Winners of the Scale contest at Love-Air\u2019s\u00a0warbird event: Rich Perry and his Best World\u00a0War I Fokker D.VII; Cody Wilson and his Best\u00a0World War II P-47; Brian Blois and his best\u00a0Modern Era F-16; and Ken Momblat with his\u00a0Best of Show F9F Cougar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The flightline at the Flying Farmer Fun Fly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Happy Thanksgiving, I know, but I will\u00a0continue summer event coverage from\u00a0around District IX. The Dave Boldt Flying Farmer Fun\u00a0Fly is actually across the border in\u00a0Minnesota, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[18,19,20],"class_list":["post-190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-district-ix-news","tag-scale","tag-fpg-9","tag-museum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions\/196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amadistrict-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}