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  1. January 2021 · President's Column

    Chapter Chatter

    In this space in 2020 I said:

    By Ken Brown

  2. January 2021 · Young Eagles

    Rachel Sallee, One of Our Own Young Eagles

    Editor’s Note: In the April 2020 EAA newsletter, we featured Rachel Sallee as one of our Women Aviators of the Month.

  3. January 2021 · Aviation From My Rocking Chair

    Aviation From My Rocking Chair: Auto Fuel and Octanes. Is It Smoke and Mirrors?

    Hello Chapter members. Have you ever said or written something you just knew was going to cause controversy?

    By Rick Vaux

  4. January 2021 · New Members and Milestones

    Presentation of Wright Brothers Master Pilot to Ray Ballantyne

    Lisa Ballantyne presented the Wright Brothers Master Pilot award to her husband, Ray Alan Ballantyne at our EAA Gathering on Saturday, December 26, 2020.

    By Lisa Ballantyne

  5. January 2021 · Getting to Know You

    Jeanne Scribner

    I am a recent transplant to the Sequim area, moving here from Philadelphia a little over a year ago.

  6. January 2021 · New Members and Milestones

    Welcome New EAA Members Todd & Sheila Taylor

    Todd and Sheila were childhood sweethearts who found each other again some 40 years later and married in 2018.

  7. January 2021 · News and Announcements

    Homebuilders Week: Online Event Starts January 26

    By Charlie Becker, EAA Homebuilt Community Manager An online opportunity to learn about all aspects of building your own aircraft EAA is launching a new online learning event for aircraft builders: (www.EAA.org/...

    By Charlie Becker

  8. January 2021 · Meeting Minutes

    EAA Chapter 430 Monthly Zoom Gathering Minutes December 26, 2020

    Ken opened the gathering at 10:25 am late due to a bad sign-in link on the email invitation to the participants.

  9. December 2020 · President's Column

    Chapter Chatter

    Here we are in December. The time of year where there are many holidays. For some of us we say, Happy Hanukah, Merry Kwanzaa, Merry Christmas or the all-inclusive HOLIDAY GREETINGS.

    By Ken Brown

  10. December 2020 · Aviation From My Rocking Chair

    Aviation From My Rocking Chair: Summer 1973

    As can be seen by the heading I have chosen, I want this column to be a mixture of Aviation History, Aircraft Construction, Maintenance, and Musings from my favorite rocking chair.

    By Rick Vaux

  11. December 2020 · Fly-Outs

    Fly-out to Darrington

    December 2 was our group flyout to Darrington (1S2). The skies were clear, winds calm, and the mountains were beautiful.

    By Barry Halsted

  12. December 2020 · Member Stories

    End of the Year Dues Blues

    As 2020 comes to a close (thank goodness), it is now time for the holidays (but we can’t get together), a time of gift giving (but we still can’t get together), and a time of year-end dues, taxes, subscriptions...

    By Ray Ballantyne

  13. December 2020 · Meeting Minutes

    EAA Chapter 430 Monthly Zoom Gathering Minutes November 28, 2020

    Approved Minutes: The minutes of October 31,2020 were approved.

    By Ray Ballantyne

  14. November 2020 · President's Column

    Chapter Chatter

    October has gone by and we are bracing for the colder months of November through March. Five months of howling winds and cold weather, with a sprinkling of good flying days mixed in.

    By Ken Brown

  15. November 2020 · Presentations

    November Speaker: Captain Crystal Stout

    Our speaker for the EAA Zoom Gathering on November 28 will be Captain Crystal Stout. Her topic will be Micro Meteorology.

  16. November 2020 · Young Eagles

    RC Simulator Program

    Our RC Sim (YE Build & Fly) program has been modified due to Covid19 and has started by appointment on a limited basis.

  17. November 2020 · Aviation From My Rocking Chair

    Aviation From My Rocking Chair: My Aviation History

    Howdy to all in Chapter 430. Last February, Skip and Ken came over to our house to interview me and to introduce y’all to my aviation history.

    By Rick Vaux

  18. November 2020 · Fly-Outs

    Fly-outs in 2020

    Thanks to Barry Halsted, there have been several successful fly-outs scheduled throughout 2019 and this year.

  19. November 2020 · Member Stories

    A Challenge to Members to Share the Gift of EAA

    My name is David Leiting, and I am EAA’s Manager of Membership Development. I recently moved into this role.

    By David Leiting

  20. November 2020 · Meeting Minutes

    EAA Chapter 430 Monthly Zoom Gathering Minutes October 31, 2020

    Approved Minutes: - Minutes of September 23,2020 were approved. Financial Status: Total funds $10,046.55 Scholarship: 6,237.71 General Funds: $3808.84 Correspondence:

    By Ray Ballantyne