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upcoming dinnerDue to COVID-19 restrictions, we had to cancel our dinner meetings since March. Dinner meetings in the near future are dependent on the relaxation of current COVID-19 government restrictions. Thanks for your understanding.

Check the website or Facebook page for updates.

Special Announcements

Open Board Positions - We have several Board positions opening up in December to all club members.  Please help make 2021 a successful year for the Del Amo Flyers by joining us! Your personal time commitment is often quite low, butyour participation is invaluable. I would like to invite you to a board meeting this fall to check it out. Please contact me if you would like to learn more at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Take note! The Tower operating hours have changed again, and are now 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM until further notice. Please review the important FAA Torrance Airport Traffic Control Tower Operations and Safety Update.

Join us On Our New Facebook and Instagram pages! – See the Dinner Meeting Report below for more info.
Let's welcome new members:
Anastasia Vetrova
Mark Collins
Paul Fraser
Shiann Boyd
Judith & Neil Fradkin
Jim & Dianne McGivern

On Saturday, July 25th the weather seemed more like June gloom instead of sunny July. We opted for an hour delay and voila... the clouds cleared nicely and nine of us, flying five planes, enjoyed lunch on the outside patio at The Landings restaurant located off the Palomar airport in Carlsbad! Palomar Photo: clockwise from the left: Neal, Anthony, Robert, Jim, Lynda, Gary, Linda, Jeff and taking the photo is Laurice.

IMG 4122 10423 Once again June Gloom had it's way with the annual Flaming Brisket Fly-in. A lovely flight to Santa Ynez to sit out and enjoy the view turned into an arduous trek to the East Ts picnic table! Despite the grey skies, 40 DAFers made the journey to visit, get out of the house, and have some of Mitch's smoked brisket. It was a chance to catch up with people we hadn't seen for quite a while and enjoy the fresh air, and everyone made the most of it! Once again the Flyers showed their true colors, making the best of whatever comes their way. Next year, though, maybe the Brisket will move to July and escape the weather!

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We had 17 DAFers make it to the May 30 Kern Valley Airport picnic lunch. The weather cooperated and 8 airplanes made the trip, and we even had two planes that stayed to camp at the airport and enjoy beautiful Kern Valley. The cafe had just opened up the previous week, and most of us partook lunch on the spacious deck. Lots of blue skies and a light breeze at the airport made for a great spring afternoon.

We had plenty of room to spread out, and all of us enjoyed being outside. Was a nice chance to chat with those we have not seen in a while. Most of us ventured for the short walk down to the river before we headed home. We all enjoyed the tailwind boost on the way to Kern, paid for it on the way back but it was all worth it. Click here for more pics!

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Our first Blue Skies Outing to Santa Ynez was cancelled Saturday morning due to to marginal weather. A few decided to fly about nearer to home. Some DAFers came up with an alternative. They drove their cars to the TOA ramp and, at a substantial social distance, enjoyed their self-cater picnic lunches separately. But all enjoyed watching the aeronautical traffic come and go on a beautiful Spring day at TOA.

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The Del Amo Flyers Board is proud to announce the launch of the new Del Amo Flyers Facebook and Instagram pages. These two social media platforms will not only facilitate closer engagement with you on activities sponsored by the club, but will also create a virtual place for you and your fellow DAFers to share experiences, discuss topics, or just sound off!

In addition to the Del Amo Flyers public Facebook page, we’ve created a private, members-only group so we can communicate among ourselves regarding fly-ins (“hey, I need a ride...any open seats?”), share personal thoughts and images from fly-ins, announce ad hoc hanger hangs, or share with the members your latest project, tips and tricks, or grips!

In order to make the Facebook “launch” a success, we need each and everyone of you to ensure you’ve “liked” and are following the Facebook page. Follow these steps if you're not sure on how to do it:

1. Log into your Facebook account if you're not already

2. Go to the Del Amo Flyers Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/delamoflyers

3. Make sure you "LIKE" the page and that you are currently "FOLLOWING" the page

4. Click the "VISIT GROUP" button to move to the Private members-only group page:

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This will ensure you receive all the public info the Club wants to get out to the World. You can also comment on and share posts with others that come from Del Amo Flyers. This is how you can spread the word about our club's activities with others outside the club, like if a great speaker is presenting at an upcoming dinner meeting.

5. Click "JOIN GROUP" to submit a request to join the private members-only group. We moderate who is allowed into this group, with current members only to be admitted:

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Share any and all in the private group. As mentioned, it can be for fly-in coordination, sharing tips and tricks, or just yapping with fellow DAFers.

For those that share photos via Instagram, you can follow Del Amo Flyers on IG as well. The username to search for is DELAMOFLYERS. We'll do a primer on that platform next month!

LAX ModernizedOur February 19 dinner meeting presentation was an excellent education on the upgrades being done at LAX in their effort to make LAX traffic jams become a thing of the past! Our presenter, Stephanie Sampson, Director of Communications for the $5.5B LAX Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP) filled us in on all the plans to make our LAX experience easier and stress free when we need to fly the jumbos rather than our own planes!

The LAMP project includes a new 4,300 stall parking structure....an 18,000 stall (ConRAC) Consolidated Rental Car Facility (bad news for the 405!), a 2.25 mile Automated People Mover (APM), an Airport Metro Connector Station (AMC) which will connect to the Metro Green Lineand the Metro Crenshaw/LAX line plus many roadway improvements. All these additions mean a better LAX experience for the many who fly into LAX and for those of us who originate our travel adventures at LAX.

Another project mentioned but not part of the $5.5B LAMP project is the new LAX Midfield Concourse Terminal located west of the Tom Bradley International Terminal. This project will add between 12 and 15 international gate spaces, accessible only via underground tunnels. This new terminal space will open in late 2020.

There will be constant updates on the projects at LAX so for more info please visit www.FlyLAX.com/connectingLAX. A big thank you to Stephanie Sampson for her thorough update on the upgrades we can expect at LAX in the near future!

We also had a special presentation at our February 19 meeting from Nate Morresey of the FAA. Jim Piper received the prestigious Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, which recognizes pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise by maintaining safe operations for 50 or more years.