April Flyout: Arlington

Friday, April 19 dawned in the Northwest with beautiful weather for our monthly flyout. After a slow start for the year, people were ready to fly and we had a great turnout for lunch at Ellie’s restaurant at the Arlington airport. A special thanks to Rich Morey and John Eliel who came early to bring Rich’s RV-8 over for an inspection. I can’t say for sure they paved the way for the rest of us but Ellie’s was able to seat the remaining 17 at two tables. I think we raised the noise level a bit with all our lively conversations!

In addition to Rich and John… Tim Alentiev (RV-10), Richard/Mary Ann Howell (Sling), Dave Miller /friend Dee (Legend Cub), Cenk Özer/Linda Priddle (RV-4), Bud Davies/Scott Brooksby (C-152), Emily Westcott/CrystalStout/friend Sherrie (C-172), Erik/Elisa Petersen (C-172), Ken Brown (RV-9) and Barry Halsted/Ray Ballantyne (Saffire) all had a good time. All the mountains were visible and those who took the opportunity to fly north a bit had a nice view of the tulips that bloom in the area this time of the year. The east side of the Sound provided a few bumps in the afternoon but the west side remained pretty calm. In any case it felt good to get out for some spring flying I’m sure there will be more to come.

• Barry