March 18, 2010 E-Mail Update from Doug Moore:
I Spoke with Pedro Rubio today. He said cars and pickups are OK to drive into the flying site...no heavy trucks unless he is notified first. There are still some low wet areas so be careful where you drive. Vehicles are to enter and exit the flying site at the location in photo...clearly marked.
Glen spent a few hours today dragging the field...the south end looks very nice!
March 26, 2010. Please do not drive vehicles over the newly rocked area as it is not yet hardened. You will leave deep ruts!!!!!!!!!
March 24, 2010 Update.
E-Mail From Doug Moore:
Today we brought in 80 yards of rock and spread it on the low spots. The picnic tables and bathrooms were moved in and all are functional. Thank you's to Richard Bachman, Doug Bradford, Paul Biehler, Walt Lyon, Jack Tatum, Steve Feuerbacher, Don Wicks and Glen Widman for all your help.
April 19, 2010
Flying Was Great Today!
Photo taken by Doug Moore April 19, 2010.
Photo taken by Doug Moore April 19, 2010.
Photo taken by Doug Moore April 19, 2010.
Photo taken by Doug Moore April 19, 2010.
Photo taken by Doug Moore April 19, 2010.
Photo taken by Doug Moore April 19, 2010.
May 5, 2010. These photos were taken by Doug Moore and show everyone working hard after the cows and the last storm paid our field a visit. Thanks to lots of member support all buildings and equipment are now out of the temporary storage area. Some tables are still in need of repair and there is debris to be removed. Our field is really starting to look pretty good!
An Animated conversation. Photo taken by Doug Moore.
Packing the rock to prepare for the carpet. Photo taken by Doug Moore.
Checking out the barn. Photo taken by Doug Moore.
Jack taking a stroll. Photo taken by Doug Moore.
Ready to lay the carpet. Photo taken by Doug Moore.
Ready to head home after the work's done. Photo taken by Doug Moore.
June 20, 2010. Sunday morning Kevin put the finishing touches on the poles. By noon Paul Biehler, Kevin Coker, Don Wicks, Jack Tatum and Doug Moore had half the netting put up. You'll notice that some of the extra carpeting has been used to create taxiways for the planes (especially until the runway can be watered and rolled).
Jack Tatum is tacking down the taxiway that Paul and Kevin put up this last week. Photo by Dee Tatum June20, 2010.
What a pose! Kevin Coker is busy doing a final check of the safety barrier pipes just before he and Paul Biehler put up the new green net. Photo by Dee Tatum June 20, 2010.
June 18, 2010. Glen Widman took the following 11 photographs that show Kevin, Paul and Glen's grandson, Drew, working on the flight line safety barrier. Their hard work is appreciated.
June 19, 2010. White Sands Work Project. Paul sent me the following photos taken by Kevin Coker that shows more work being done on our flight line.
June 22, 2010. . Paul Biehler and Kevin Coker have worked hard this past week (with the help of Glen Widman and his grandson Drew) installing the poles for the safety barrier. Paul Biehler emailed the following five photos taken by Kevin Coker that shows off all the hard work that made our flight line safety barrier a reality.
Don Wicks is giving the FW-190 a final pre-flight check for Paul. Photo June 27, 2010 by Dee Tatum.
Doug Moore getting his bi-plane ready for flight. Quite possibly he's double-checking to see if the pilot is in place. You see, the pilot has velcro on his bottom and Doug uses him in several planes. Photo June 27, 2010 by Dee Tatum
Paul Biehler brought out his new Focke-Wulf 190 for a maiden flight Photo by Dee Tatum.
Scott Drew's grandson, Christopher, is enjoying some flight time with his grandpa while he is visiting for a while. As you can see in these four photos, It looks like both of them were having lots of fun with the Fledgling. Photos by Wendy Drew July 25, 2010.
Darrell Cook
Master Builder
Darrell is almost finished re-building this Stearman for Jack West. Darrell brought this plane to a club meeting a couple of months ago early in the building stage. It is turning out to be such a beauty that Jack is going to be really nervous for the first flight! Photo by Jack Tatum August 27, 2010.
Paul Vartabedian looks pleased after the maiden flight of his Hangar 9 P-47 electric. This beauty has an AXI 4130 motor and a 6-cell 4200 mAh battery pack.Paul uses an Airtronics 10G radio which is available from Duane Sanders at Model Aviation Products. Photo July 25, 2010 by Dee Tatum.
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The photo above and right, also taken during the first flight, are great close-ups of Paul's P-47. These photos taken July 25, 2010 by Scott Drew.
This first-flight photo of Paul Vartabedian's P-47 taken by Jack Tatum July 25, 2010.