EAA Chapter 430 Newsletter, August 2024

EAA 430 FLYER Serving Northern Olympic Peninsula AUGUST 2024 From the Left Seat With President Ray Ballantyne Greetings fellow aviation enthusiasts! EAA AirVenture 2024 was one great show! Lisa and I arrived after only one trip holding around Green Lake on the Fisk Arrival, only one severe thunderstorm warning at 0430, and very mild summer temperatures. The board was well represented with the President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Flyout chair enjoying everything aviation - all at once. We made some great connections and personal relationships with the HQ staff. Richard’s article in Kitplanes describes being at KOSH pretty well. I’m so excited about our young pilots getting their wings. Gunner Rogers and Aiden Lara have both received their Private Pilots License. Congratulations to both of you and we hope to be an encouragement for your continued success. Gunner is our first Ray Foundation scholarship recipient. There is only one more opportunity to share the gift of flight with a young person - as our last chapter Young Eagle Rally is in Sequim on September 7. Please come join us as we offer a look at personal aviation to those in our area. We continue the long process of determining and designing a great facility for the chapter at Sequim Valley. Details are being worked out and a plan should be coming to the membership soon. Due to the change of Air Affair at Sequim Valley Airport on August 24, we will have an August Gathering on the 31st. We’re hoping to have some award presentations then. New word on the street says that Jamestown 7 Cedars has donated a “Stay and Play” package for 2 as a prize for the annual EAA430 Poker Run. That offers a room at the 7 Cedars Hotel and two rounds of golf at The Cedars at Dungeness. That will add some spice to the poker hand! Fly 4 Fun!

Page 2 EAA 430 Flyer IN THIS ISSUE From the Left Seat (Ray Ballantyne) Calendar of Events Flyout to Concrete Getting to Know Scott Alair A Cozy Experience Two New PPL’s Tetrahedron Update Women’s AirVenture Note from your Treasurer Diamond Point Day Report Minutes of July 2024 Gathering Board and Directors August and September Events VMC/IMC Club Meeting 2nd Wednesday of the month August 14 Sept 11 7-8 pm Mariner Cafe EAA 430 Chapter Board Meeting August 23 Sept 20 9:00 am Mairner Café EAA Chapter Gathering Last Saturday of the month Aug 31 Sept 28 9:30 AM hangar #15 SVA AIR AFFAIRE SVA AUGUST 24 July Flyout to Concrete – submitted by Barry Halsted Today (July 20) a bunch of us took part in our flyout to Mears Field in Concrete, WA. Let’s see, there were Ray and Lisa Ballantyne in their Glastar, Ken and Skip Brown in their RV-9, Bill and Dot Shephard in their Swift, Ernie and Jeanne Hansen in their Super Cub, Dana and Kimberly Terrill in their Pacer, John Ward in his Sinus, Scott Alair in his Lancair Legacy, and Tracy and I in our PA-11. Aiden Lara (who is expecting to take his Private Pilot flight exam before month’s end) drove. We expect to see him fly in on many future flyouts. Every year the folks at Mears Field hold their Old Fashioned Fly-In in July and we make it a point to have our July flyout there if possible. This little airport has to be one of the prettiest public airports in Washington. It has an elevation of only 233 ft but it is nestled right up against the west side of the Cascade Mountains. The runway is hard surfaced and on either side of the east/west runway there is plenty of grass for parking. During their fly-in many fliers camp overnight and likely enjoy Saturday’s fly-in breakfast. Dana and Kimberly were among those this year. Those of us arriving today purchased lunch from vendors and I must say the hamburgers were outstanding. PAGE 1 2 2 4 8 10 12 12 13 13 14 16

Page 3 EAA 430 Flyer The fly-in here is called the OLD Fashioned Fly-in and the airport is an old fashioned airport. Many airplanes are based here in hangars that may have more than just airplanes inside. It is not uncommon to see ramps in front of or alongside with tables and chairs, barbecues, sunshade umbrellas and more. The grass is lovely, like manicured for the fly-in. I’ve been here at other times of the year and it seems the same. At one time there was a museum here with a quite a few museum quality classic aircraft on display. After the owner died those aircraft made their way to other museums; many are now in the Port Townsend Aero Museum in Port Townsend. The temperature this day was in the mid-80’s but there was a delightful breeze and I believe most of us were comfortable. Our group was fortunate enough to find tables in the shade for lunch. For the fly-in most hangars are open and many of our group peered in them all. Scott took advantage of the shuttle bus into town, and he maybe had a guided tour of this fascinating and historical area. Our EAA Chapter 430 hosts a poker run in the summer where qualification for entry requires having the entry form stamped with five Washington Pilot Association Passport Stamps available at several listed airports. Mears Field is one of those airports, as is close by Darrington Airport. Several of our group stopped at both airports to stamp their entry form and some, I believe, planned to stop on the way home for an additional stamp. Collection of the qualifying stamps ends at the chapter’s August meeting where participants will be dealt cards and winners will receive prizes. Our flyouts and the poker run are designed to give pilots in the beautiful Northwest an excuse to have fun flying, and today’s activities certainly fulfilled that goal.

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Page 10 EAA 430 Flyer Two Young Chapter members gain their PPL! Gunnar Rogers – an EAA Rays Scholarship recipient, passed his check ride and received a shirt from the Ray Foundation.

Page 11 EAA 430 Flyer Two Young Chapter members gain their PPL! Aidan Lara– passed his checkride recently, having received instruction from Cenk Ozar at Sequim Valley Airport. More on Aidan’s story in next newsletter.

Page 12 EAA 430 Flyer The Sequim Valley Tetrahedron is now complete, including final paint. Reports are that is operating perfectly and can be easily spotted from the air. Thank you, Harry Cook and Barry Halsted! Women’s AirVenture at Oshkosh Lisa Ballantyne and Tracy Halsted were two among the sea of purple in the photo, at the recent Oshkosh Women’s event. It was wonderful to see so many women active and participating.

Page 13 EAA 430 Flyer Note from the Treasurer Since Kevin and Charlene Tracy have taken over Hospitality, the quality and variety of our Gathering meals has improved about 1000 percent! Thank you, Kevin and Charlie! The down side of this is that $5 no longer covers the cost of the food. I am asking anyone who is willing to occasionally put a little extra in the food and beverage jar and hopefully we will not have to officially raise the costs. Thanks for your understanding. Tracy Halsted DIAMOND POINT AIRPORT DAY The 2024 Diamond Point Airport Day suffered from a couple of firsts - we were under a marine layer until 2 pm, and we had our first aircraft accident during Airport Day. A Beechcraft Bonanza landed short of the runway, then impacted the edge of the runway losing the right main and nose gear, causing the prop to hit the runway. The Food and Coffee offerings did well, as did our Car Presentation. Look forward to better wx next year. Submitted by Gordon Tubesing Miatas at the DPAD event

Page 14 EAA 430 Flyer EAA Chapter 430 July 2024 Gathering Minutes July 27, 2024 Vice President Rick Vaux called the meeting to order at 10:00am. Guests and new members were introduced Reports: Flyout and Poker Run Rick Vaux read a note from Barry Halsted reporting on the July flyout to Concrete. A good time was had by all. The note also encouraged people to participate in the Poker Run Building Committee Report Harry Cook gave a report on the progress of the building committee, including a summary of a recent meeting the committee had with Andy and Daniel Sallee. It was also reported that Ernie Hansen and Norman Nelson have joined the building committee and that Harry has left from the committee. Poker Run Rick Vaux reviewed the rules for the poker run and spoke about Barry’s efforts to log his first airport for the competition. Tetrahedron Report Harry Cook reported that the tetrahedron project is complete. Richard Humphreys, Barry Halsted and Ray Ballantyne constructed the tetrahedron at Rakes Glen. Barry, assisted by several chapter members, moved the tetrahedron to Sequim Valley Airport where it was mounted. To finish the project Barry Halsted and Harry Cook completed the project by painting it international orange. Young Eagles Bud Davies reported on the Port Angeles Young Eagle event. Forty Young Eagles were flown. Two pilots from other chapters assisted in flying the participants. A discussion ensued about how to get more local pilots to participate. The next Young Eagles event will be at Sequim Valley Airport on September 7th. Membership Erik Petersen announce the chapter now has 103 members with three new members joining at this meeting.

Page 15 EAA 430 Flyer (Gathering Minutes continued) Air Affaire Emily Westcott gave a presentation about the Sequim Valley Airport Air Affaire and encouraged members to participate. The event will be on Saturday, August 24th. Diamond Point Airport Appreciation Day Gordon Tubesing gave a presentation about the event. It will take place August 10th and promises to be a great event for all. Planned hours are from 10am to 3pm. Aircraft flying into the event must have a PPR number. This prior permission form can be found on the Diamond Point Airports web site or call Gordon to get the required form. Project Reports James Russell reported he is helping Rick Stoffel with the fiberglass work on the RV-10 project Harry Cook reported he is beginning the installation of the seat frame work in the Waiex. Erik Petersen is working with James Russell on the Cozy canard. Rick Vaux ended the meeting with a presentation of the projects he is donating to the chapter. There are two ultralite aircraft with the materials to make them airworthy. He is hopeful the chapter can sell the projects with the resulting proceeds going to the chapter coffers. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00am and was followed by a “burger bash” and good fellowship. Submitted by Harry Cook For Richard Howell

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