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I N T E R N A T I O N A L FLYING FARMER March/April 2015 Volume 69, Number 2 2015 IFF Workshop Navarre, FL 2015 Calendar of Events March 2015 5-7 – Iowa/Missouri Convention 20-22 – Kansas Convention -- Hyatt Regency Wichita, 400 West Waterman, Wichita, KS 67202. Phone 316-293-1234. Reservations: https:// resweb.passkey.com/go/KSFlyFarm April 2015 10 – IFF Duchess Rosella Day -- Carriage House Inn -- Calgary, AB 10-12 – Alberta Convention -- Carriage House Inn -- Calgary, AB 17-19 – Manitoba Convention -- Elkhorn Resort and Spa -- Onanole, MB -- Reservations 1-866-355-4676 and mention code MBFLY. Contact Ron or Darlene Witty 204-773-2279 or [email protected] 19-21 – Wisconsin Convention -- Cedarberry Inn, 855 Phillips Blvd Hwy 12, Sauk City, WI 53583 Reservations phone 608-643-6625 by April 5, 2015 May 2015 15-17 – Mid-Atlantic Convention -- Crisfield, MD (includes IFF WOY Day) June 2015 5-6 – Tri State Convention -- Hanford House Red Lion, Richland, WA 800-733-5466 (includes IFF MOY Day) 19-21 – Minnkota Convention -- Canad Inn, 1000 S 42nd St., Grand Forks, ND Phone: 701-772-8404 July 2015 18 – IFF Convention Pre Tour - Leaving Helena, MT to visit Deer Lodge, MT 19-22 – 2015 IFF Convention -- Best Western Premier Helena Great Northern Hotel, 835 Great Northern Boulevard, Helena, MT 59601 Reservations Phone: 800- 829-4047; Hotel Phone: 406-457-5500 If you have an item to be placed on the Calendar of Events, please send the DATE, NAME OF EVENT, PLACE WHERE THE EVENT WILL BE HELD, and CONTACT PERSON WITH PHONE NUMBER to the magazine email ([email protected]) or mail to the IFF Office at P.O. Box 309, Mansfield, IL 61854 IFF Liability Disclaimer The International Flying Farmers (IFF) and its representatives hereby make notification they have no authority and take no responsibility or control for: 1-the safety of members or guests, 2-the qualifications of individuals to operate aircraft or other forms of transportation, 3-the situations when individuals should or should not fly, and 4-the type of transportation or manner of transportation in which members or guests choose to use. Members and guests are solely responsible for their own safety and the safety of their families. No liability is assumed or implied by the IFF, its Officers, Directors, or Chapter Officers. International Flying Farmer (ISSN 0020-675X) Vol. 69 – March/April 2015 – No.2 The official publication of and published by: International Flying Farmers, Inc. P.O. Box 309 Mansfield, Illinois 61854 (217)489-9300 — Fax (217)489-9280 email: [email protected] website: http:// www.internationalflyingfarmers.org magazine email: [email protected] Patricia L. Amdor..........................Office Manager Patricia L. Amdor.......................................Editor March/April 2015 IFF OFFICERS 2014-2015 President Burl Scherler (Cathy) SPECIAL FEATURES 21899 County Road 59 Sheridan Lake, CO 81071 (719) 729-3367 8 IFF Queen’s Reception) (719) 729-3312 fax email: [email protected] 10 2015 IFF Workshop Vice President Wayne Wilderman (Terry) 18 Florida Snowbird Fly-In Box 220 Blackie, AB T0L 0J0 Canada 20 IFF President’s Day (403) 684-3611 (403) 684-3329 fax 22 Bahama Hop 2015 email: [email protected] 27 Airport Brat Treasurer Zelda Thorp Lewis 818 Milan Ave. 28 2015 IFF Convention Joliet, IL 60435 (815) 740-6417 31 IFF Duchess Day (815)-740-6417 fax email: [email protected] 41 2015 IFF Convention Registration Form Secretary Alex Knox (Lisa) 881 N. Oxford Ln. REPORTS Chandler, AZ 85225 (480) 963-2949 email: [email protected] 4 President 6 Duchess Past President Wendell Rust (Joyce) 7817 E. County Line Rd. 5 Queen 7 Farmerette Bourbon, IN 46504 (574) 646-3705 (574) 646-3115 fax email: [email protected] DEPARTMENTS IFF Queen Colette Pierce Box 7 2 Calendar of Events 32 ‘Round the Regions Miniota, MB R0M 1M0 Canada (204) 568-4651 27 Conventions 40 Memorial email: [email protected] IFF Duchess Rosella Bjornson 52111 Range Rd. 223 Sherwood Park, AB T8C 1A6 Canada (780) 922-4918 email: [email protected] International Flying Farmer (ISSN 0020-675X) is published bi-monthly, January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/ International Flying Farmers October, November/December by International Flying Farmers, Inc., P.O. Box 309, Mansfield, IL 61854. Periodicals postage paid at Mansfield, P.O. Box 309 IL and additional mailing offices. Reprint permission may be obtained by contacting the office above. Contributions or gifts to International Flying Farmers, Inc. are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. Mansfield, IL 61854 The magazine is published for distribution to IFF members, those in aeronautical education (faculty and schools), libraries and the news media. Of the membership dues, $15.00 annually is allocated toward Phone: 217-489-9300 the cost of producing the magazine. Qualified non-members may obtain the magazine by payment of $25.00 in the United States, $30.00 in Canada, and $35.00 for other countries. Single copies of certain issues Fax: 217-489-9280 are available for $5.00. E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.internationalflyingfarmers.org POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to International Flying Farmers, Inc., P.O. Box 309, Mansfield, IL 61854. Official Reports President’s Report By Burl Scherler Heartland Flying Farmer outstanding and the speakers Thanks for the great job Collette were very well versed in their and Ken. particular areas. As we were leaving a University of Florida After the workshop, we had to research farm, I saw this on their wait an extra day for the board: “It isn’t the farm that weather to clear before we could makes the farmer. It’s the love, depart for Fort Pierce, our hard work and character”. Our starting point for the Bahamas We have enjoyed the company colorful tour guide at the Naval tour. We were blessed with clear of a lot of Flying Farmers since Air Museum had actually flown skies and smooth air and a good my last article. We had a nice many of the planes in the aerial tour of most of Florida. flight with a good tailwind as we museum. He flew the old piston- The Bahamas trip had a group flew our 210 to the Melton, powered planes all the way up of seven airplanes and 14 Florida airport to attend the IFF to fighter jets. He was able to people. Two of the couples were Workshop at Navarre Beach. In add interesting insight about new IFF members who joined Melton we were able to top off why the planes were chosen to IFF just to go on the tour. The our plane with the least be in the museum. One of the next morning we donned our life expensive Avgas we have banquet speakers told us he flew jackets and put the life raft in bought in many years. We paid for a charter service called Atlas the plane and took off to the $3.50 per gallon. Air. He spoke of piloting a 747 southeast for the longest over full of roughnecks every two water leg of only about fifty Wendell Rust met Cathy and me weeks from Houston, Texas to miles to Grand Bahama Island. at the Melton Airport and led us the oil fields of West Africa to Our 210 must not have noticed to their hangar to put 2028S to operate the drilling rigs there. all the water because I didn’t bed. What hospitality. Joel and Two weeks later he would take hear any of the strange sounds Tina Wharton landed just after more roughnecks to the oil field the engine usually makes when we arrived so we all were and pick up the roughnecks he traveling over water or rough promptly whisked off to the Best had flown there the previous the terrain! We turned east and flew Western Hotel in Navarre Beach. flight before. Now that is a long over Grand Bahamas Island and The weather didn’t offer as much commute. He also said that then hopped over a short stretch hospitality as our hosts. It was flying a cargo of horses to Asia of water to Abaco Island. We cool and cloudy and we had a in a 747 was more of a challenge stayed there for three nights. very low overcast for a lot of the than the roughnecks. Then it was on to North time we were there. Wendell and Eluthera where we were met by Joyce Rust did a great job of Prior to the IFF Workshop our a local farmer. Bahamian planning the workshop and IFF Queen Colette had a very agricultural officials also took the bringing it to fruition. The nice reception in an outdoor tour where we visited several agriculture tours were pavilion overlooking the bay. local farms. We saw vegetables, Continued on page 30-President 4 The International Flying Farmer March/April 2015 Official Reports Queen’s Report By Colette Pierce Manitoba Flying Farmer to see what our organization is have never had the pleasure of about. We need new members being Queen before. They will to help our amazing organization get plenty of support from their grow and prosper. local sisters, you are never far from advice. Please send me As for the Bahamas trip itself, I your new queen’s name and info didn’t know that so many as I will need to contact them. beautiful shades of blue water existed. Happiness and Health to all in First and foremost, thank you to 2015 the Rust’s for organizing the Sir Redcap Ken and I have a busy hugely successful 2015 year lined up. We will be workshop.