From the Left Seat

I love watching the seasons change on the peaks of the beautiful Olympic Mountains. Today they are adorned with white highlights from recent snows which means we are headed into the winter season.

It was a great summer flying season with long stretches of fair skies and little airborne smoke. It also was a time when our chapter did our best work as we hosted a Flying Start event, a light aircraft breakfast, three Young Eagle rallies, and established our first build and fly program for youth. I’m thankful for all those who helped in those events. Several of the people reached at these events are joining us now for aviation ground school, on their way to learning how to aviate!

We also enjoyed and encouraged each other with the monthly flyouts. It’s a joy to get together and fly together to enjoy a meal. We also got to learn how to play poker with the summer poker run! And it was a great joy to see two new airplanes get certified and begin their life in the sky.

As we close out November, I’m very thankful for the fun, friendship, and accomplishment of our chapter. We have some amazing and talented people who give freely of their time and resources.

I hope to see you at the Holiday Party on December 9th!

Ray