President – Todd Richards

My introduction to model aviation was through my dad.  He was in the Navy for 25 years working as an electrician on everything from the F-4 Phantom to the PBY Catalina.  His main interest was in control line (flying on the deck of the aircraft carrier) but later ventured into RC.  I had always been fascinated by aviation in general and he nurtured that interest in my youth.  I enjoy sport flying, scale, 3D, fpv, soaring… but I would have to say that I get the most enjoyment from biplanes – be it profiles, scale, or 3D flying, I just love biplanes.  When I am not flying I enjoy motorcycles and travel with my wife.  I have been a member of this club since 2016, so I feel I am still a newbie.  Which is why I ask myself quite often “how did I end up in this position?”.

Vice President – Gregg Boggs

Treasure – Walter Beringer

My wife and I began flying RC airplanes and joined the club in 2013. Everything electric from Ultra-micro quads and gliders to Giant Scale aerobatic, we have accumulated more than 30 airplanes, helis and multi-rotors between us. I prefer assembling ARF’s over building, and always maintain plenty on the work bench for repair. I also fly single engine planes, but the hobby is a much cheaper alternative to flying full-scale, and easier to walk to the scene of the crash, than from it. Professionally, I work on large electric motors…. up to 40,000HP, and have found doing gas to electric conversions one of the most interesting aspects of this hobby.

Secretary – Charlie Moubry

Safety Officer – Randy Allman

I first started with the control line planes. That didn’t seem like much fun to me making a plane go up and down in a circle so I went to the Cox Dune Buggy until I wore that out. Then my interest changed to horses until about five years ago I wanted something that I could do year round. I went with Model RC. Joined the AMA, then the Kansas City Knights in the middle of 2015. I like to fly electric because they are not as time consuming as the fuel models. I build and buy several planes from all over the web. To me this is such a relaxing hobby. You are never in a hurry unless the flite timer goes off telling you that it is time to land. I am still into horses thou I only have one now and I also DJ and do Karaoke from time to time.

AMA District VI Vice President – Gary Himes

Like lots of us, I started flying in the mid 60’s with u-control models. I had a Wen Mac plastic WW2 plane and a Cox sport plane.  These were built out of early plastics and did not last very long.  Money not being readily available, I found out I could make airplanes using just a sheet of balsa for the wing and tail parts and make a fuse out of spruce sticks and attach a Cox .049 motor and walla…hours of fun.  I got involved in rc in the late 80’s then joining the Northern Knights!  

Gary has also written an article from 1992 with a wealth of Knights history.