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  1. April 2019 · President's Column

    Chapter Chatter

    April, the month of new beginnings with crocus and daffodils pushing the winter crust out of the way to break out of hibernation.

    By Ken Brown

  2. April 2019 · New Members and Milestones

    Airplanes R Us: Could I Pass a Private Pilot Flight Test Today?

    COULD I PASS A PRIVATE PILOT FLIGHT TEST TODAY ? Really? From 2010 onward, I have been retired from air transport operations & training.

    By John Meyers

  3. April 2019 · Getting to Know You

    Getting to Know You

    Harry Cook, Treasurer Like many aviators my age, I grew up watching “Sky King” on TV. That show and movies like “The Flying Leathernecks” and “Strategic Air Command” made lasting impressions.

  4. April 2019 · Member Stories

    It Is a Fun Job Except for the Girls

    (Written by a ten-year-old future pilot) I want to be a pilot when I grow up…because it is a fun job and easy to do.

  5. April 2019 · Meeting Minutes

    EAA Chapter 430 Monthly Gathering Minutes

    There were about 50 people present for the meeting. Treasurer report: Status is we’re still in the black.

  6. April 2019 · Member Stories

    Taildraggers Suck!

    It was a typical spring day in Minnesota, warm and clear at last, but with a brisk south wind blowing across the runway.

    By Sam Weigel

  7. April 2019 · Fly-Outs

    Fairchild Int’l Airport Appreciation Day and Fly-In

    Saturday June 22nd 0800 - 1000 - Lions Club Pancake Breakfast at the terminal building 0900 - 1600 - Scenic airplane rides available to purchase through Rite Bros.

  8. April 2019 · News and Announcements

    FREE Balloon Rides for Vets with Captain Crystal Stout

    The world is expanding for our little nonprofit balloon which operates mostly out of Sequim Valley Airport.

  9. March 2019 · President's Column

    Chapter Chatter

    March and the Idus Martiae are in the air along with cool temperatures and clear skies. While we venture out to test our hibernated flying skills, the leadership team has been busy.

    By Ken Brown

  10. March 2019 · Getting to Know You

    Dave Woodcock

    Dave Woodcock A 50 year love of aviation began with the building of a Bowers FlyBaby. My interest in EAA started in 1967 and 1968 at the first Arlington Fly-in.

  11. March 2019 · Young Eagles

    Airplanes R Us: EAA 430, Young Eagles Events

    The Olympic Peninsula is a special place with beautiful vistas, and just enough civilization to make life quite comfortable in the 21st century.

    By John Meyers

  12. March 2019 · Getting to Know You

    Getting to Know You: Ray Ballantyne

    Ray was born with aviation in his blood. His mother trained as a WASP (Women’s Airforce Service Pilot), and his father survived three CG-4A Troop Glider missions in World War II.

  13. March 2019 · Builders and Projects

    Smith-Wide Body Piper Super Cub Project

    I purchased a “kit” that had been started by the previous owner. Fortunately, not much had been done, so I could “do it my way” and I didn’t have to wonder about the quality of the work performed.

    By Ernie Hansen

  14. March 2019 · News and Announcements

    Fairchild Int’l Airport Appreciation Day and Fly-In

    The third planning committee meeting for KCLM Aviation Days (June 22) was held on March 4 @ Fairchild, co-chaired by Dan Gase & Dave Miller.

  15. February 2019 · President's Column

    Chapter Chatter

    “That's not my job!” This is a story about four individuals named: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.

    By Ken Brown

  16. February 2019 · Presentations

    Speakers for the March 30 General Meeting

    Tom Cox : I began my Air Traffic career in 1965 in the Army. After returning from Vietnam in 1967 I was hired by the FAA at the Seattle Air Traffic Control Center (ZSE) in Auburn Washington.

  17. February 2019 · Member Stories

    Airplanes R Us: EAA, Then and Now (Chapter Two)

    Now… I continue my story which relates my EAA experience from youth to present day. I was fortunate to convert my college and aviation training into a useful job when I was age 21… in the summer of 1966.

    By John Meyers

  18. February 2019 · Getting to Know You

    Getting to Know You

    Ernie Hansen, Vice President “If you work on it, you will get it done.”

  19. February 2019 · Builders and Projects

    RV-14 Project

    Because of peeling slosh in the fuel tanks of their Vans RV-6, Dave Miller and Sheriff Bill Benedict fabricated new tanks for the plane.

    By Dave Miller and Bill Benedict

  20. February 2019 · Meeting Minutes

    EAA Chapter 430 General Meeting Minutes

    Ken called the meeting to order at 10:10 am at W28 Hangar followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.