EAA Chapter 430March Gathering Recap
Open the PDF at page 3 See the whole April 2026 issue
We had a nice turnout for our monthly meeting and were treated to yet another wonderful breakfast feast, thanks to the hard work of our hospitality directors — Charlene and Kevin Tracy and dedicated volunteers. Everyone seemed to be having a great time. Thank you all!
We’re always glad to see one another, every month. It’s so nice to see new faces and to welcome new members. Let all please do what we can to get to know each other and make EAA Chapter 430 a worthwhile and enjoyable experience for us all. Please introduce yourselves to one another and let’s learn how we can support everyone toward getting the most out of our organization.
Guests
We are also fortunate and happy to welcome wonderful guests — like the Larrance family, Ryan and Marianne, and their 7 month old daughter. Ryan and Marianne have their own private airfield — Olympic Field (WA45) — and are planning to host an open house fly-in on June 20. Keep an eye on your social media for their announcement and details about that.
Aspiring Aviators
Monthly gatherings are often when we hear about our newest aviators. Many of us are closely following the trajectories of folks like Jazmin Stamper, Sid Vandiver and Kevin Tracy.
Some of the other young pilots in our chapter are building on their successes, like Gunner Rogers, Genna Nickel and Aiden Lara.
We’re delighted to support them all, as they take the next steps in their aviation journeys.
Scholarship
Of course we’re also keeping an eye out for upcoming aviation scholarship candidates that EAA Chapter 430 can sponsor in 2026 and beyond. We won’t name names, just yet, but we’re excited that our chapter has again been approved to administer a Ray Foundation aviation scholarship for 2026. These valuable financial sponsorships are a team effort that parents, students and other chapter members all strive to support for our young people that are motivated to learn to fly and become pilots.
Projects
We are always pleased to hear about various ongoing projects and we have a few. Harry Cook is making steady progress on his Sonex Waiex B.
Rick Stoffel and Doug Medema are each building Van’s RV-10s. We also have a few other builders who may be finding themselves to be ever so slightly distracted from their own exciting builds and restorations. They know who they are — James, Collette, Dana and Erik. Let’s cheer them all on!
