July Flyout to Concrete

What a neat flyout we had today! I had concerns because Bremerton’s EAA Chapter 406 had a Young Eagles rally today and there was a Disaster Airlift Response Team (DART) exercise, both of which competed for pilots and flight time. Our flyout was scheduled for this day because it was Concrete’s annual Old Time Fly-In, and our chapter members always have a good time at this event. So the word was out and the weather was beautiful, and I’m sure pilots all over the Pacific Northwest enjoyed their flying activities today.

Our flyout called for meeting at the Concrete Mears Field sign in front of the field’s Pilot Lounge at noon. The Concrete Fly-In included a pancake breakfast and at least one of our group attended. Between noon and a few minutes after, our guys and gals gathered: Ken and Skip Brown, Dave and Barbara Boerighter, Todd and Sheila Taylor, Steve and Maria Emley, Bill and Dot Shepherd, Bud Davies, Barry and Tracy Halsted, and guests Tim Alentiev and Terry Smith. The field was quite active with airplanes coming and going and with people looking at cars and aircraft eating, and listening to live music. Seating was somewhat limited and the group split up somewhat for lunch, but we ran into each other during the rest of our time there.

July is the first of two months where people planning to enter EAA Chapter 430’s Poker Run can stamp their entry forms with Washington Pilots Association Passport Stamps, available at a group of qualifying airports. At least four aircraft in our group stamped their entry forms at Concrete, and at least two also stamped their forms at the nearby Darrington airport. The Poker Run ends at Chapter 430’s meeting on August 26, so there is still plenty of time for participants to collect stamps from five of the listed fifteen airports. There are some nice prizes, and the first prize is cash, based on the number of entrants. So please join in the fun and include your passengers! The more entrants, the bigger the first prize! Summer is not over! We’ll have more weather like today’s so please join us at our future 2023 flyouts. Those Poker Run participants attending next month’s flyout will be given a bonus card when the Poker Run cards are drawn at the meeting, so don’t miss that one!

Barry