Chapter Chatter

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL as more and more of the Clallam County residents get the Covid -19 vaccine shots. We will be having in-person meetings soon. I hope all of our EAA Chapter members are getting their shots so we can OPEN UP again very soon. It looks like May 29 will be our first opportunity to once again gather and have burgers and an outdoor meeting. Masks will be mandatory as of now. All the other health recommendations will apply.

We have officially entered “SPRING” and the time of year to stretch our legs and get going again. Airplanes need cleaning after the long winter nap. What a year we have had. Looking in the rearview mirror gives us a prospective of lots of Ground Hog Days and Fridays.

The RECOGNITION PLAZA has a new design with space for your special PAVER. There was a description of the expanded program in last month’s newsletter. The current pricing for an 4x8 paver is $100 & an 8x8 paver is $150. See the web site for details.

Coming up in June will be the first Young Eagle Event. If you plan to participate as a ground crew or pilot, make sure your Youth Protection certificate is current.

Build-n-Fly, headed by Al Gross, will be formulating a team and schedule to kick off a program to build a large Remote Control aircraft. See Al if you are interested in helping.

Fly-outs continue to be a great source of enjoyment for the group.

If you are interested in going to Oshkosh for Air Adventure 2021, see Rick Vaux about what 430 is doing and join the group.

Do you turn 80 this year and are a PIC? See Ken Brown about the UFOs.

Do you enjoy backcountry flying? See Ray Ballantyne about joining the RAF (Recreational Aircraft Foundation).

As I said, HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL. Ken