From the Left Seat

It was great to see so many chapter members at the Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show in Puyallup. I got to participate with the Recreational Aviation Foundation at their booth, and I know Ken and Skip Brown were busy at the UFO booth, and Dave Miller was assisting the Washington Pilots Association. There were a lot of vendors and seminars- which I thought made for a good show.

Since that time, the building committee has been very busy researching county codes to determine the requirements for a building permit. We have decided on a 2000 square-foot metal building, and are currently working with Sequim Valley Airport for water and septic. We’ve had to postpone the Raise the Roof donation pledge dinner to MAY 14, 2025. That will give us enough time to have the preliminary drawings of the building we plan to build. I hope you will join us and help the building project.

David Miller has also been busy as our scholarship chairman with the recent approval from headquarters to administer a Ray scholarship. We are now in the process of sending in an application for one of our Young Eagles, Jazmin Stamper, to be our next scholar recipient.

Speaking of Young Eagles, Bud Davies has announced the YE rallies this year will be June 14 at SVA, July 19 at PA, and August 23 at SVA. September 20 will be an alternate date. I hope you get involved with this. Contact Bud or Linda Priddle for more information.

May 17 is Learn to Fly day nationwide, and our own Harry Cook will be leading a presentation of Flying Start at the PA Conference Room. This is for all your friends and family who say they always wanted to learn to fly. Bring them to this event to learn about the whole spectrum of aviation and how to get into it.

A shout out to Ernie Hansen who has taken on the job of selling the ultralight vehicles that Rick Vaux so generously donated. Ernie has developed the advertising and has fielded many calls and is hoping for a legitimate buyer soon. A Big thanks to Ernie! I also know Linda Priddle took on the task of selling Cenk Ozer’s C150 while he is on deployment. Members helping members.

Our next gathering will be on Saturday March 29th. We haven’t finalized the program yet, but come at 0930 for another outstanding breakfast served by our hospitality chairs Kevin and Charlie Tracy. Charlie is recovering from a recent knee replacement, so you could send her encouraging words.

I was hoping to make a joke about retirement. It did not work.

Until next month,

Ray