EAA Chapter 430 Newsletter, April 2024

CHAPTER 430 APRIL 2024 In This Issue  From the Left Seat (Ray)  Sun’n Fun Aerospace Expo 2024 (‘Skip’ Brown)  KNUW Air Traffic Control Brochures (reprinted via LCDR R.M. Connell and contributed by Erik Petersen)  April Flyout (Barry Halsted)  Minutes (Richard Howell)  Directory A flight attendant providing preflight instructions to commercial passengers… “In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child travelling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are travelling with more than one small child, pick your favourite” – source unknown Upcoming Events April 27 – Gathering W28 hangar 15, 10a.m. lunch served following. May 8 – VMC/IMC at Mariner Café, 7pm May 8 – Barry Halsted is presenting at the Bremerton EAA 406 Meeting, 6pm May 17 – BOD at Mariner Café, 9am May 18 – Flying Start at CLM, 1pm May 25 – Gathering W28 Hangar 15, 9:30 or 10am (Bfast/Lunch TBD) SAVE THE DATE for Young Eagles May 18 – Paine Field (Chapter 84 needs pilots): e-mail youngeagles@eaa84.org June 1 – Sequim July 13 – Port Angeles September 7 – Port Townsend September 21 – Sequim (contingent on weather June 1)

FROM THE LEFT SEAT –RAY BALLANTYNE EAA430 is a strong and vibrant chapter providing youth centered, educational and aviation activities. We have made a huge impact in young lives. Recent examples of this include Madeline Patterson, who received financial help from us, and will soon graduate the University of North Dakota and realize her goal of flying Coast Guard aircraft. Gunner Rogers, about to graduate Forks High School, came to us at two Young Eagle events last year and decided he was going to be an airline captain. Scholarship chairman David Miller applied for the chapter and was approved to administer the Ray foundation scholarship. As our first candidate, Gunner’s application was approved this month to the tune of $6600! He is already flying cross- country by himself! The biggest obstacle we face in increasing our youth outreach is a centralized location – a place of our own. Also, we need a nice, warm, convenient meeting place. The good men and women of EAA430 have been wandering from place to place for 50 years. It’s time to enter the promised land. Things have come together to provide us that opportunity if we step out boldly. With the donated monies we’ve received recently, we have found a location on Sequim Valley airport, decided on a design, and think we can actually start building this year! The building committee evaluated many of the options available and came to the conclusion that an R & M steel building 50 x 40‘ wide with a one piece 45 x 12‘ lift door would give us plenty of room and allow the option of having an aircraft in the building. The committee has contacted two contractors for estimates and are waiting for a response. We expect the estimates will be in excess of $150,000. Here are some drawings of what the building could look like:

It’s evident that more funds will be required. Depending on the amenities we might be able to choose, an additional $70,000 could be expected. The board has never considered taking a loan. If we can’t pay for it we’ll wait for it. We’re hoping you will see the value of having an organization that keeps aviation alive and active and that you want to help build our clubhouse. Francis Lyon and an anonymous donor have provided us dollars to start our dream. The vision of our own meeting place is now very close to being realized. We want everyone to join in at whatever level they can to bring this project to life and now is the time. Will you help us build our home? Top Gun foundation builders $10,000 and over Maverick monster door builders $5000-$10,000. Goose wall builders $2500-$5,000. Top cover builders $1000 to 2500 Supporters $500 Contributors $100. This is an opportunity to leave a legacy on the Olympic Peninsula and to our aviation community. Please join us to make our dream a reality. Ray SUN’N FUN AEROSPACE EXPO 2024 – MARY ‘SKIP’ BROWN Ken & Skip Brown attended Sun’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida as guests of the Silver Wings Fraternity. An invitation was sent to all 1800 UFO members to visit us at the Silver Wings Cottage, just across the road from the EAA tent and next door to the QB cottage. It was great fun to meet and greet everyone and watch the amazing air show.

UFO Prez (Ken) Silver Wings Prez (Dennis). Ken at the Cottage waiting for UFOs Taking refuge from the rain Ken & Bill kibutzing about airplanes Jeanne & Ernie Hansen Keith & Adine Kretschmer Gordon Tubesing stopping to say

KNUW Air Traffic Control Brochures The following handout was issued by LCDR R. M. Connell, Installation Aviation Safety Officer, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and to be shared broadly for those that fly the airspace. This does not come through official FAA channels and information consolidated here is public, most that can be found on your charts and chart supplement or FOIA. Do note that while on mission in hot zone Bill Shepherd, Adine & Keith Kretschmer

APRIL FLYOUT - ARLINGTON – BARRY HALSTED

Friday, April 19 dawned in the Northwest with beautiful weather for our monthly flyout. After a slow start for the year, people were ready to fly and we had a great turnout for lunch at Ellie’s restaurant at the Arlington airport. A special thanks to Rich Morey and John Eliel who came early to bring Rich’s RV-8 over for an inspection. I can’t say for sure they paved the way for the rest of us but Ellie’s was able to seat the remaining 17 at two tables. I think we raised the noise level a bit with all our lively conversations! In addition to Rich and John… Tim Alentiev (RV- 10), Richard/Mary Ann Howell (Sling), Dave Miller /friend Dee (Legend Cub), Cenk Özer/Linda Priddle (RV-4), Bud Davies/Scott Brooksby (C-152), Emily Westcott/CrystalStout/friend Sherrie (C- 172), Erik/Elisa Petersen (C-172), Ken Brown (RV-9) and Barry Halsted/Ray Ballantyne (Saffire) all had a good time. All the mountains were visible and those who took the opportunity to fly north a bit had a nice view of the tulips that bloom in the area this time of the year. The east side of the Sound provided a few bumps in the afternoon but the west side remained pretty calm. In any case it felt good to get out for some spring flying I’m sure there will be more to come.

• Barry

EAA CHAPTER 430 MEMBERSHIP GATHERING MINUTES – MARCH 2024 Date: Mar 30, 2024 ● Meeting breakfast social and sign-in 0930. ● Chapter President Ray Ballantyne called the Membership Gathering to order at 1012 at Wm. R. Fairchild Airport, terminal conference room and led a round of cheers and thanks to the Tracys for putting up another Breakfast Feast! Thanks to Bud Davies who airlifted coffee and equipment, and to others who contributed their time and prepared wonderful treats. ● Ray led The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag with 42 members and 4 guests attending. ● Guest(s): Tim Alentiev, Mel Messineo, John Lynch and Dana Terrill. ● January Gathering Minutes were approved as written. There were no minutes from February as the NW Aviation Conference and Trade Show substituted for our regular gathering. ● Ray announced that member Jim Bettcher brought some surplus items today for members to browse and acquire with proceeds to be donated to the chapter building fund. ● Correspondence: o Ray reported that our chapter application to the EAA Ray Scholarship Foundation was approved, thanks especially to the efforts of our Scholarship Chair - Dave Miller. Our chapter scholar is Gunner Rogers and he has already progressed in his training to accomplish solo flight. o EAA Leadership Bootcamp - Ray Ballantyne, Tracy and Barry Halsted and Richard Howell attended the one day event at Harvey Field (S43), sponsored by EAA Chapter 84. It was a long day, but informative and enjoyable. ● Reports: o Ray reported that the chapter treasury has $130700 in the building fund, $8000 in scholarship and $3 to $4k in the general fund. o Membership - Erik Petersen reported that the chapter has 88 (and today 89) paid members, 18 are lapsed and the “new” member sliding window is at 15. o Flyouts - Barry Halsted reported that the March flyout was to Tacoma Narrows (KTIW) and that the April flyout is expected to be on a Saturday, with 2 stops - Bremerton (KPWT) for breakfast/lunch and Olympia (KOLM) to tour the Olympic Flight Museum. ● Old Business: o Our ground school discussion group is ongoing and regularly attended by 5 - 8 people. Another session is being held here, just after today’s gathering. ● New Business: o Sequim Valley Airport - Air Affaire - will be on August 24, a week earlier than it has traditionally been. That leaves the following weekend open for a regular EAA 430 Chapter Gathering, also in August. o Ray announced that arraignments are being made for the purchase of a brass plaque to commemorate our Recognition Plaza at Sequim Valley Airport. More details about the design will be forthcoming. o Wind Tetrahedron - Ray is organizing a work party on April 2nd at 1000 to begin the process of replacing the old one at Sequim Valley Airport and is calling for volunteers. o Flying Start - an event is planned for 1300 May 18 at Port Angeles Fairchild Airport. This event will provide information and introductory flights for adults who are interested in

learning to fly. Ray called for pilots to volunteer and register on the EAA flyingstart.org website. o Our chapter is planning three Young Eagles rallies this year, starting with Sequim Valley (W28) on June 1st, Port Angeles (KCLM) on July 13th and Port Townsend (0S9) on September 7th. Bud Davies invited pilots to volunteer and to register on the EAA yeday.org website. Pilots - please be sure to complete all Youth Protection Program requirements on the EAA website - EAA Youth Protection Program. o Our next meeting (April) will once again return to Sequim Valley Airport at Bud Davies’ hangar #15. o Harry Cook reminded us about VMC/IMC Club - 2nd Wednesday every month at Mariner’s Cafe in Sequim, 7:00 pm. o EAA Chapter 430 Building Plan - Ray Ballantyne made an exciting presentation about plans to build a facility for our home at Sequim Valley Airport - a 40 x 50 foot metal building, with a hydroswing door system and amenities such as a large meeting area, bathrooms, kitchen and storage. Ray discussed our chapter’s current financial condition and a bit about how we’ll go about funding and maintaining the facility. ● Project Reports. o Harry Cook - Sonex Waiex B, making progress on the fuselage. o Colette Miller - Sonex, organizing airplanes and finished tail components in her shop prior to committing her order for factory built wing spar assemblies. She will be looking for a “rotisserie” setup for her wing build. ● The business portion of the gathering was adjourned. ● Our featured presenter was Barry Halsted and he took us through his challenges and accomplishments to bring his magnificent Piper PA-11 Cub Special to its present day condition. The aircraft was parked just outside so everyone could see it close up. Respectfully submitted, Richard Howell, EAA 430 Secretary BOARD AND DIRECTORS 2023 Chapter Phone Toll free 877-EAA-0430 (877-322-0430) Position Name Phone Ext Email Address President Ray Ballantyne 1 president@eaa430.org Vice-President Rick Vaux 2 vicepresident@eaa430.org Secretary Richard Howell 3 secretary@eaa430.org Treasurer Tracy Halsted 4 treasurer@eaa430.org Class II Directors Programs No Candidate 5 programs@eaa430.org Membership Erik Petersen 6 membership@eaa430.org Newsletter Elisa Petersen 7 newsletter@eaa430.org Scholarship David Miller 8 s cholarship@eaa430.org Young Eagles Bud Davies 9 youngeagles@eaa430.org

VMC/IMC Harry Cook vmc@eaa430.org Tool Crib Rick Stoffel toolcrib@eaa430.org Web Editor Andy Sallee webeditor@eaa430.org Build-n-Fly Need Project leader build-n-fly@eaa430.org Communications Scott Fitzgerald communications@eaa430.org Fly-Out Barry Halsted Tech Advisor Harry Cook techhc@eaa430.org Tech Advisor Barry Halstead techbh@eaa430.org Tech Advisor Ernie Hansen techeh@eaa430.org Tech Advisor Rick Vaux techrv@eaa430.org