Welcome New Member Rick Stoffel

Hi all, I’m happy to finally be a member of EAA Chapter 430! Donna and I moved up here about two years ago, after building a house and hangar at Discovery Trail Farm Airpark at the Sequim Valley Airport. Before that we lived all over the US as I was in the Air Force and AF Reserve for 24 years. Most of our time was spent in Wisconsin and Texas.

I flew KC-10s and T-1s in the Air Force and started flying with Northwest Airlines in 2000, which since merged with Delta Air Lines in 2007. I am now a 737 Captain based out of Seattle and I fly all over North America. Donna is originally from Colorado, and I’m from Illinois.

We have two kids, Max and Abby, who both graduated from college last year and both live in the local area. Donna and I love the outdoors, and we like to hike and bike in the local area and we both like to travel.

I currently fly an RV-4 that we built, along with a C-172 that I fly as part of a partnership out of Port Angeles. I am also working on an RV-10, have the tail kit complete and I’m currently working on the fuselage kit.

Hope to meet you all soon!

Rick