Miniature Aero Sportsters

A new FDC NOTAM/TFR has been issued for the greater Denver, CO metropolitan area for Thursday, 1/26 from 1:30p until 4:30p MST. The TFR is issued for security purposes to cover VIP movement in this area. Outdoor model aircraft operations are prohibited within the 30nm circle for the specific times listed below. Please note that TFRs are subject to change with very short notice. Check back often for the most current NOTAM/TFR information.

Timely alerts are also available on the web at: www.modelaircraft.org/membership/clubs/notams.aspx or on your cell phone at: Twitter.com/amagov.

See the link to the TFR below for more detailed information regarding the restrictions:

• Area 1 (1/26, 1:30p – 4:30p      MST)
  (30nm radius from Latitude: 39º44’07”N, Longitude: 104º45’41″W)
• Area 2 (1/26, 1:30p – 4:30p      MST)
  (8nm radius from Latitude: 39º44’07”N, Longitude: 104º45’41″W)

TFR – 2/5081

Map View of the Affected Area

Regards

Government Relations Support Team

Effective the end of this month your AMA insurance coverage will have upgraded coverage. See details on the District IX web site.

Our club will have a booth at the Adams County Fair this year. Please stop by and check us out! Need directions?  Click here.

MAS Members: Please be sure to contact Lee Overholt for information on how to help. The booth volunteer schedule is located in the “Members Only” page on the right.

From Larry, the MAS President:

During the past several months, several people have expressed interested in doing some IMAC work. Well, we are going to offer an opportunity to our members to do just that. Mark Dennis has agreed to give some instruction on IMAC for those who are interested. I appointed David Kelley to organize and coordinate the training. He is also the clubs point of contact for this. He has picked up the ball and as it stands now, instruction is scheduled for Sunday May 2. It will run from 9am to 4pm.

Those that are interested should contact Dave Kelley at imac@miniatureaerosportsters.org or they can signup on the signup sheet that is located on the bulletin board, in the clubhouse. The deadline for signup is set for April 24. This is to allow enough time for Mark to insure there are enough people to run the training. This training will require the airfield being dedicated to the IMAC flyers for the period of 11:30am to 4:00pm on the May 2. The field will be open to everyone until 11:30am and after 4:00pm. This is a trial thing and if there is insufficient support for it, we will not do it again until there is or, it will need to be done during the week.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Drop-In From  10:00 AM To 4:00 PM

Location: Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum

Come to Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum February 27^th from 10AM to 4PM for the 6^th Annual Aeromodeling Expo. Come see radio controlled aircraft, helicopters, and even a blimp in action. Purchase your own R/C plane from one of the many vendors available. There will be demonstrations, question and answers sessions with R/C pilots, and food! Weather permitting, tours the Museum’s massive B-52 bomber will even be on the schedule. With fun for the whole family, this is an event that you will want to stay all day long for.

From Bob Bergin:

Well it is the new year and that means our 6th Model Expo is coming up. It will be held on Feb 27th from 10:00am to 4:00pm at the Wings Over The Rockies Museum again. The door will be open at 7:00 am for all the clubs and Hobby stores to start their set ups. Weather permitting, we hope to have the B-52 cockpit open for viewing as the drawing factor for the public. We also have been working with Buckley Air Base to have a Blackhawk helo there for display. We are still waiting to hear from them. All the paper work is in.

MAS will once again have a club display. Members are invited to bring their airplanes or helicopters. Set up time is from 8:00 am to 9:00am. They are requesting that all models stay in place until 4:00pm.

All AMA members should review the FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) detail located at:

http://www.modelaircraft.org/news/ama-faa.aspx

From the document, “AMA President’s Perspective, Model Aviation, June 2009“:

The purpose of this ARC, as established in order number 1110.150, was to draft recommendations for the FAA to consider in developing a regulatory basis for the operation of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS).

By definition, radio-controlled model airplanes are considered “aircraft” and the FAA has included model aviation in its effort to create new enabling regulation for sUAS. The ARC comprised roughly 20 members from throughout the sUAS community including representatives of the military, several commercial entities, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Justice, and FAA Air Traffic.

If you are interested in getting into to world of Remote Control Aircraft,  there are plenty of great ways to go about doing it.  One of the best ways is to come visit our Airfield! On any given weekend you’ll find MAS members willing and able to answer any questions you may have.

MAS allows visitors with the required AMA Membership to fly at the airfield up to 3 times before becoming a MAS member.  Please be sure to read all the safety guidelines at the site and use the radio impound as necessary.  For details on joining the club, go to the MAS Info link on the right.

Tower Hobbies has a great site suited just for you.  It’s packed full of advice and shows how you can start.  The site location is http://www.easyrc.com