Special Chapter Second Saturday Program for April: Taigh Ramey and the TV Mini-Series Masters of the Air

Saturday, April 12, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

For our Second Saturday gathering in April, we are hosting warbird pilot/restorer/expert Taigh Ramey for a presentation on his involvement with the well-received 2024 Apple TV+ mini-series Masters of the Air. Taigh spent six months in England as the project’s World War II and B-17 technical advisor to help bring the story about the exploits of the 100th Bomb Group and the Eighth Air Force to life. Taigh was the main guy who taught the actors how to be World War II airmen, how to operate the equipment from starting the bombers to dropping bombs, how to shoot the guns and talk on the radio. His presentation includes behind-the-scenes photos and video of the complicated and lengthy production methods used to replicate the air war over Europe during World War II.

Taigh operates a Beech 18 restoration facility at the Stockton Airport, runs the Stockton Field Aviation Museum, and just purchased an airworthy Douglas A-26 Invader. He also offers a unique Bomber Camp at Stockton every May. Taigh is a recognized expert on vintage aircraft radios, armament, radars, and other systems.

Driving in: follow the “EAA” signs on Flightline Drive at the Lincoln Airport (KLHM) to the EAA hangar, Hangar S-12. You’ll enter the fourth gate to the hangar area…please respect other users and don’t park in front of hangar doors or more than two deep alongside hangars to allow taxiway use. For fly-ins…park at transient parking in the middle of the airport and expect a 10-minute walk to the EAA hangar in the northern hangar area on the airport. Email the chapter for more details.

Come enjoy his presentation at our EAA Hangar at the Lincoln Airport. The chapter will offer a BBQ Lunch at 11:00 am.

The grill is hot from 11:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. when it shuts down, so come early. BBQ Lunch is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for youth 17 or under, and $25 for families.

A short chapter meeting will commence at 11:50, and Taigh’s program will begin at 12:00 noon. Come on out and enjoy a day at the airport.

IFR Mini-Symposium

For Our Local IFR Pilots

(and IFR-curious pilots)

Saturday, March 29, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm

At the EAA Chapter 1541 Hangar

KLHM

• Hour One: The Nuts and Bolts of IFR Approach Procedures presented by Scott Thompson, retired CFII, FAA flight inspection pilot and TERPS specialist
• Hour Two: A presentation by controllers from NORCAL TRACON (NCT) about our Sacramento area airspace….why things are the way they are and how to help make the system work best for us users and ATC.
• Hour Three: An Open Forum with NCT controllers and system users. Bring your questions, comments, and techniques about flying IFR in our complex airspace for a discussion session.

We are welcoming IFR and IFR-curious pilots from all our local area airports to come and gain some knowledge and understanding about how IFR procedures are created and maintained, about how ATC and our own NCT works our airspace, and how to make our operations as safe and efficient as possible.

We’ll start promptly at 8:30 for the first of our three sessions. Driving in: follow the “EAA” signs on Flightline Drive at the Lincoln Airport (KLHM) to the EAA hangar, Hangar S-12. You’ll enter the fourth gate to the hangar area…please respect other users and don’t park in front of hangar doors or more than two deep alongside hangars to allow taxiway use. For fly-ins…park at transient parking in the middle of the airport and expect a 10-minute walk to the EAA hangar in the northern hangar area on the airport.

FAA Wings Credit available; sign up at the event.

The Mini-Symposium will be recorded and available on YouTube for later viewing. See our chapter’s Meeting Video links for availability.

For more information: contact EAA Chapter 1541 at eaa1541@gmail.com