From the Left Seat

Greetings fellow aviation enthusiasts!

I hope you are keeping warm during the past days and your airplane is dry from the recent snow.

There will be no Gathering this month, as the NorthWest Aviation and Trade Show takes place February 22 and 23 in Puyallup, WA. There are several of our chapter members involved at the show. Keep an eye out for Ken Brown in the Unified Flying Octogenarians (UFO) booth, Dave Miller in the WA Pilots Assn booth, and yours truly at the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) booth. I hope you get to attend. Even if you’ve seen it all, you get to see old friends. Scott Alair has offered to setup a carpool for members that want to share the event ( and not do the drive).You can reach him at 925-321-1723.

The building committee has been very busy working on our building plan and determining all the permit requirements, of which there are many. None the less, we’re pressing on with great expectations! Also affecting the plan is how much money will be available. I’m excited to announce that two more anonymous donations were received for $30K! We will need more generous donations like these to reach our goal of paying for the building. A “Raise the Roof” Pledge dinner will be announced soon.

That’s all I have for this month. Remember to keep your head down and your Avgas dry.