From the Left Seat

Hello all you aviation enthusiasts!

It’s been a great flying month for us.

Lisa and I met up with our son Dan at Moose Creek Idaho for three days and nights in the wilderness. Then we crossed the Idaho mountains to Big Creek for a night in the lodge. The next day we flew down the Sawtooth Mountains to Smiley Creek where we joined around 30 Glastar/Sportsman airplanes and about 60 people for several days of local flying and a fun get together.

The Building Committee has been working with the Port of Port Angeles and the Sequim Valley Airport board and are evaluating our lease opportunities. Things are still moving along, and Ernie Hansen just sold Rick Vaux’s Dream Classic for $4,000 which makes Rick’s donation to the building fund at $14,000! Thanks so much, Rick We just got back from the Arlington Hometown Fly-in where we met up with several chapter members. There are several more exciting opportunities coming up in the near future. Of course, AirVenture at Oshkosh will be held between July 21 and the 27th. Lisa and I will not be attending this year. Our July flyout will be to Concrete for their Old Fashioned Fly-in. Some members are already planing to spend the night. August 9th will be Diamond Point Airport Appreciation Day, Unity of Effort Day, and EAA 430 will join three other local chapters at an Aviation Swap Meet at Bremerton Airport. So, if you would like to gather up all the aviation stuff you would like to sell, plan to bring it to Bremerton (or find someone to take them).

And finally, get ready for the big poker run that’s coming in August and September! There will be big prizes and an exciting poker game at the Gathering in September.

May your days be filled with CAVU, Ray