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The Museum Minute

 

What's Up by LeRoy Cook

Those were the days

 Now that we’re into November and making the annual reversion to “God’s Time,” the flying scene has taken on a decidedly winter look. Shorter days and early nightfalls require a dawn launch to take full advantage of daylight flying hours. Already this past week, some of our after-work flights required landing in full darkness, using the Electric City’s welcoming runway lights. It’s easy to lose track of the approach of darkness when up at 3000 feet above the ground, sitting there in sunlight as the sun has yet to set at altitude. But due to the curve of the earth, one can observe car lights on the highways below because it’s already dark on the ground. By the time you spend 10 minutes descending into the blackness and making a traffic pattern, the twilight is long gone.

Which leads us to the convoluted regulations regarding night flight. For aircraft lighting requirements, position lights must be turned on at sunset. But you can’t log it as night flying until the end of Civil twilight, roughly 30 minutes after sundown. However, the rule requiring three full-stop night landings within the last 90 days to be legal to haul passengers at night doesn’t take effect until one hour after sunset.  Staying legal takes some knowledge of the applicable rules.

Among the local aviators taking wing this week were Roy Conley in his Tr2 Grumman, Jeremie Platt in his Grumman Tiger, and Nathan Schrock in a Cessna 150. Many transient comings and goings took place; multiple Piper Archers shot landings, a Cirrus SR22 Gen 2 took on fuel, and Jay McClintock was in from Harrisonville with his student’s Beech Sundowner. Also in were a Cessna Skylane and a Pitts biplane.

Once upon a time, nigh onto 50 years ago, the American aircraft manufacturers were building thousands of new airplanes every year, not the paltry hundreds of today. At Cessna’s Pawnee factory in Wichita, dealers were given three days to come and get their completed airplane, or else they would have to pay a storage fee; the Cessna Field could only hold a limited number of tied-down planes. Butler was a common stop for new Wichita airplanes bound to the Eastern states. Pilots would need a break about the time they crossed the Kansas state line. Many of them had no radios installed, so they couldn’t stop at tower-controlled airports. Dealers ordered the planes without stock Cessna radios, preferring to put in their own choice of radios once they got them to their home shop. Those were interesting times.

Our week’s question was “who was the last man to walk on the surface of the Moon?” The answer was Commander Gene Cernan, who climbed back into the Apollo 17 lunar lander vehicle after his partner, having driven around on the lunar plain with the “Moon Buggy” cart that was carried by the later Apollo missions. Now, for this week’s puzzler, harken back to Piper Aircraft’s use of Native American tribal names to designate their airplane types. What was the first Piper to carry an Indian name? You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.

Hume News by Karen Irwin

This year at the annual Volleyball “Pink Out” game the Lady Hornets chose Lisa Brooks as the one they would like to honor this year. Lisa, Aunt Lisa or Mrs. Brooks, she has many names, has been an inspiration to all not only at school where she has worked, but in her church, family and community. Lisa has been battling cancer yet continues to give of herself.

She is very thankful to all who were involved and will be an evening she will never forget – The Pink Out Game. She has received many prayers, encouragement and support that have helped her through this journey that she is going through. She appreciates and thanks God for everyone. She feels so blessed.

But we are the ones that are blessed by her faith and strength as she has traveled through this journey that she is on. As we all stand by Lisa!

The Austin family, Ryland, Haygen and Oakley are proud to announce their birth of their little sister, Miss Weslynn Elaine-Leanne. Little Miss Weslynn made her debut at 2::50 a.m. on Sunday, October 30th weighing 5 lbs 14 oz and was 19 inches long. Parents are Ryan and Hannah. Miss Weslynn will be welcomed home by a host of family. Congratulations to the Austin family!

The Hume Christian Church held a Trunk or Treat on Sunday evening, October 30th. All the Kids dressed in their costumes and parents alike enjoyed the fun times!

The Annual Hume United Methodist Church Lord’s Acre Day BBQ and Auction is a long standing tradition that has lasted 70 plus years. In years passed there was always a parade downtown with farmers brining in grain and hay to be auctioned off, ladies making delicious pies for dessert and to be auctioned off. Things have changed a little bit though the years.

The tradition of the Methodist Men serving up some delicious BBQ continues this Saturday, November 5 starting at 11:00 a.m., and then the auction starts at 1:00 p.m. all in the church basement. We will once again have Prairie Hay donated by the Bogan family. They have strong roots connected to our church. Their Mother/Grandmother Manetta Horton for years tickled the Ivory, along with their Aunt Lorene McClaughry who played the organ by her side. Ladies who are long gone, but were dedicated to our church playing their beautiful music, for those of us who remember these ladies, they hold a special place in our hearts.

We hope you join us for a fun time of tradition, fun and fellowship this Saturday at the Church.

Bates County Real Estate Transfers and Marriage Licenses

 

Special appreciation at Bates County Industries

 

As part of Disability Awareness Month, the staff at Bates County Industries held an employee appreciation dinner with an added treat- specially selected gifts for employees made available thanks to local donations. The luncheon was well attended and offered a delicious meal, dessert and all. Executive Director Donna Maciel and the staff would like to thank everyone who donated, attended and the ongoing support for Bates County Industries; your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Rich Hill FFA Booster Club Kickin' Chicken Dinner

 

Company seeks acreage in Bates county for solar venture

A solar farm similar to this one located near Butler is proposed just south of Amsterdam that would extend west to state line and will cover approximately 1000 acres.

On September 20th, Fiona Bagwell with associates John Felitto and Allen Anderson representing NextEra Energy met with the Bates County Commission to discuss moving forward with a proposed solar energy project in western Bates County. 

According to Bagwell, the scope of the project includes the use of solar panels, not windmills, similar to the solar farm located on the northwest corner of Butler and would encompass something in the neighborhood of 1,000 acres located directly south of Amsterdam and west to state line. 

A similar project is being proposed in Linn county Kansas, all part of a plan to locally provide electricity upon the planned shutdown of the coal fired LaCygne power plant within the next five years (a 50 year project that began in 1972). 

At this juncture, NextEra and the commission are hammering out details regarding fencing, road access and taxes with more details forthcoming.