TTN HANGAR
Chartered September 2, 1956
This page last updated on Friday, May 09, 2025 at 09:54
Key Man: Ernie Schirmer
Immediate Past Key Man: Biagio Manna
Governor: Gary Smotrich
Immediate Past Governor: Michael Lee Foster
Treasurer: Quentin Marty
Roster Keeper: Don Sloan
Tommy The TTN Troll (TTTTNT)
As a member or sponsored guest of Ye Ancient and Secret Order of Quite Birdmen
(D/B/A Quite Birdmen, Inc.), I acknowledge and understand that my participation
in any QB activity is voluntary, that I participate at my own risk, and that the
national QB organization, the Goodfellow Historical Foundation and associated
local Hangers, including the Trenton (TTN) Hangar, are not responsible for my activities.
Next Meeting
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 1800 Hours
QBs and TTN Sponsored Guests Only
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It may take a day or two for your name to appear
once you have registered for the meeting.
Attendee
Hangar
ID
QB
Member
Will
Attend
TTN
Member
Call-In
TTN
Guest
Will
Attend
TTN
Guest
Sponsor
Agster, Bob TTN X Clawson, Mike X Van Dunk Deasy, John TTN X Esposito, Nick TTN X Fisher, George TTN X Foster, Michael Lee TTN X Gates, Mark X Smotrich Gibson, John TTN X Hodges, Bill X Williams Joseph, Larry TTN X Loreto, Mark TTN X Manna, Biagio TTN X Marty, Quentin TTN X McLean, Jon TTN X Rafle, Pete YYN X Schirmer, Ernie TTN X Schwam, Gerry TTN X Shedd, John TTN X Sigovich, Dennis TTN X Smotrich, Gary TTN X Van Dunk, John TTN X Williams, Jan TTN X Woods, Mike TTN X Total Attendees
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Meeting Dates & Special Events Schedule
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While - TTN QB Hangar monthly meeting. Yellow - TTN or Quiet Birdmen special event. Green - Event of general interest. Anyone may attend. Gray - past event. Event Date
Dress Code
Event Description
Jan. 8, 2025
Jacket & Tie
Feb. 12, 2025Moved to
Feb. 19, 2025
Jacket & Tie
Valentine's Day Celebration
All Wear Red
Prospective Member Vote
Mar. 12, 2025 Jacket & Tie
St. Patrick's Day Celebration
All Wear Green
New Member Induction
Apr. 9, 2025 Jacket & Tie Bill Hodges
The History of the
Air Victory Museum
at South Jersey
Regional Airport
May 14, 2025 Casual: collared golf shirt or dress shirt without tie
Jan Williams
The Mark IV Heterodyne Receiver: History & Tutorial
Ernie Schirmer
From Lightning to Software Defined Radios
Special Event
Saturday
May 17, 2025
Arrive by 1100 hours
Backup date
Saturday
May 24,20025
Museum Appropriate
Piper Aircraft Museum
William T. Piper
Memorial Airport (KLHV)
Lock Haven, PA
Coordinator: Jan Williams
Registration Link
https://forms.gle/t24fnh7A21mMGQhGA
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OF ATTENDEES
Special Event
Saturday
Jun. 21, 2025
1400 hours
Picnic appropriate
2nd Annual TTN QB Picnic
at KTTN Condo Hangars
$40 (cash only) per person
Includes food & open bar
Jul. 9, 2025 Casual: collared golf shirt or dress shirt without tie
Special Event
Saturday
July 12, 2025
1300 hours
97 Annual Mexican Air Force
Capt. Emilio Carranza
Memorial Service
Wharton State Park Tabernacle
Carranza Rd. (Rt. 648)
https://www.townshipoftabernacle-nj.gov/news_detail_T2_R1026.php
Coordinator: Ernie Schirmer
Special Event
Saturday
July 12, 2025
TWA JFK Terminal Tour
Open to family & friends
Transportation via Party Bus!
Aug. 13, 2025
Hawaiian Shirt + pants and shoes
Sep. 10, 2025
Jacket & Tie
Special Event
Thursday - Sunday
Oct. 2 - 5, 2025
QB Reunion &
Governors' Conference
Moline, IL
Oct. 8, 2025 Jacket & Tie Special Event
Saturday, Oct. 18
Sunday, Oct.19
Saturday: upscale casual for
lunch at the Thayer Hotel at
West Point and dinner at
Shadows on the Hudson.
Sunday: FDR Home & Library
tour or Vanderbilt Mansion tour
or Rhinebeck Aerodrome.
Hudson River Valley Weekend
Friends, food, fun
Coordinator: Ernie Schirmer
Nov. 12, 2025 Jacket & Tie
Medals Optional
Dec. 10, 2025 Jacket & Tie Holiday Party
May 17, 2025 Piper Museum Fly-in
Name
PIC
Tail #
Departing
From
Passengers
# of
open
seats
Agster, Bob Yes N164J KTTN Nick Esposito 0 Gates, Kimberly Yes N2555L KTTN Mark Gates 0 Schirmer, Ernie Yes N6338F 39N Bill Hodges 1 Shedd, John Yes N7840v N87 2 Smotrich, Gary Yes N3697Y KTTN Biagio Manna 0 Williams, Jan Yes N977BC 3N6 Doug Jacobs
Nick Lombardi
1 Woods, Mike Yes N79013 N87 2 Total Aircraft 7
Total Attendees 12
June 21, 2025 TTNQB Hangar Picnic
Name Affiliation Smotrich, Gary TTN Schirmer, Ernie TTN Williams, Jan TTN Lombardi, Nick TTN Sponsored Guest Loreto, Mark TTN Deasy, John TTN Total
6
TTN QB Hangar New Style Name Badge Orders
Name Date
Requested
Status
Delivery
Scheduled
For
1 Agster, Bob 4/29/25
In process
5/14/25 2 Esposito, Nick 4/30/25 in process 5/14/25 3 Fisher, George 4/30/25 In process 5/14/25 4 Gibson, John 4/29/25 In process 5/14/25 5 Holt, Joe
5/1/25
In process
1 of 2
5/14/25
6 Holt, Joe
5/1/25
In process
2 of 2
5/14/25
7 Loreto, Mark 4/30/25 In process 5/14/25 8 Manna, Biagio 5/1/25 In process 5/14/25 9 McLean, Jon 4/30/25 In process 5/14/25 10 Williams, Jan 5/7/25 In process 5/14/25 11 Woods, Mike 4/10/25 In process 5/14/25 12 Available
2024 Meeting Dates
Meeting Date
2nd Wednesday
of the month
unless otherwise
noted
Dress
Code
Presentation
Topic
Jan. 10, 2024
Jacket & Tie Williams
The Early Aviators
Feb. 21, 2024
3rd Wednesday
of February.
Meeting date
changed to
avoid conflict
with Valentine's
Day.
Jacket & Tie Rafle
The History of
Pan American Airways
in Postcards
(It's also National
Pancake Day)
Mar. 13, 2024 Jacket & Tie TTN Guest Walt Larson
Building and Flying
Radio-Controlled
Aircraft
Special Event
Wednesday
March 20, 2024
Suitable for the environment
found in a maintenance,
repair and overhaul facility.
Academy of Aeronautics
(Vaughn College) Tour
Adjacent to KLGA
Apr. 10, 2024 Casual: collared golf shirt
or dress shirt without tie
New Member Voting
Loreto
The Civil Air Patrol Today
May 8, 2024 Very Casual
The Royal High Court
New Member Induction
Jun. 12, 2024 Casual: collared golf shirt
or dress shirt without tie
TTN Guest David Urban
PHL ATC Supervisor
PHL Airspace Safety Briefing
Special Event
Thursday
June 20, 2024
Cradle of Aviation &
Pan Am Exhibit Tour
Garden City, Long Island
Jul. 10, 2024 Casual: collared golf shirt
or dress shirt without tie
Schirmer
DIY Aircraft
Maintenance
Aug. 14, 2024
Hawaiian Shirt
(and pants and shoes)
Picnic at KTTN
Condo Hangar
1700 Hours
$30 PP (Cash Only)
Special Event
Sunday
Aug. 18, 2024
1100 hours
Pre-registration
required.
Open to QBs, QB Family
Members and Friends of QBs
Intrepid Museum Tour
Pier 86
12th Ave at 46th Street
Special Event
Tuesday
Aug. 27, 2024
1700 hours
QBs only. QB SOM Hangar Picnic
150 Airport Rd
Bedminster, NJ 07921
Sep. 11, 2024
Jacket & Tie
Schirmer
The Role of the
Civil Air Patrol
on the Day After 9/11
Oct. 9, 2024 Jacket & Tie Smotrich
The World's Largest
Seaplane Fleet Operator
Special Event
Thursday - Sunday
Oct. 16 - 20, 2024
QBs only. QB Reunion &
Governors' Conference
San Diego, CA
Nov. 13, 2024 Jacket & Tie
Medals Optional
Veteran's Day Remembrance
Dec. 11, 2024
Jacket & Tie
Holiday Party
Gift Exchange
Elections
Year In Review
Slideshow
2023 Meeting Dates
Meeting
Date
Dress
Code
Presentation
Topic
May 10, 2023
Casual: collared
golf shirt or dress
shirt without tie
Smotrich
Great Moments
In QB History,
May 2023 Edition
June 14, 2023
Casual: collared
golf shirt or dress
shirt without tie
New Member Voting
July 12, 2023 Very Casual
The Royal High Court
New Member Induction
Aug. 9, 2023 Hawaiian Shirt
(and pants
and shoes)
Schirmer
A Quick & Superficial
Overview of Airport Design
Sept. 13, 2023 Casual: collared
golf shirt or dress
shirt without tie
Williams
How to Read a Sectional
(Prerequisite: How to Read)
Oct. 11, 2023 Jacket & Tie
New Member Voting
Nov. 8, 2023 Jacket & Tie
Medals Optional
The Royal High Court
New Member Induction
Veteran's Day Remembrance
Dec. 13, 2023 Jacket & Tie Holiday Party
Williams
The newest 20th Century
Musical Instrument
