Welcome New Member Greg Arehart

My mother had a friend in college who was a pilot and very involved in the Powder Puff Derby back in the 50s. I got a ride in her airplane (can’t remember what model) when I was a kid. In high school I took ground school but couldn’t afford flying lessons, so that was put off until I was in my 20s and had a real paying job.

My wife, Julia, and I moved here a bit over a year ago for a variety of reasons. We came from Colorado most recently, but before that spent 20+ years living in Reno, NV. I was a professor of geology at the University of Nevada, Reno for 20+ years. Prior to that I worked as a geologist in the US (across the country), as well as several years in New Zealand.

I have been a member of EAA 1361 (Reno-Stead, home of the air races) and 1373 (Delta-Montrose, CO) prior to moving to Sequim. My ratings are a private pilot certificate and repairman’s cert for the RV.

Some of my favorite things to do are hiking, camping and exploring, and building things (airplanes among them). I’m presently working on restoring a 1972 VW camper. We also have a summer cabin in northern BC where we spend time hiking, camping, and boating on the lake.

Julia and I met while both learning to fly out of Leadville, CO (LXV), the highest airport in the US. Our son is also a pilot, so it runs in the family.

We’ve had our RV-9 (taildragger) to a variety of places in the US and Canada. Our most recent big trip was to the Canadian Arctic Coast, which Julia wrote about in Kitplanes in 2020.

(Editor’s note: Click on the link and read about the exciting adventure to the Canadian Arctic Coast by the Areharts, written by Julia.) https://www.kitplanes.com/arctic-flight/