WWASHINGTON PPILOTS AASSOCIATION 42nd Year No. 4 October-November 2003 $2.50 Inside WPAWings Another Super From h ! Page 2 Mountain Flying Clinic One Man Makes a Difference President’s Nesko on WASAR Tom Jensen, Airports Director WPA pilots also flew “High Bird” ! Page 3 during the weekend, to provide a high Message Wenatchee, September 12-14: altitude “Air Traffic Control”. WPA How To for Dummies H. Allen Smith ! Page 4 The WPA, WASAR, Wings of Although our flying does not Chapters - Deer Park, Harvey Wenatchee, WSDOT-AD and the include landings, John Black of the “$31.00 a month... do you know FAA again collaborated to conduct Spokane FSDO shared his wonderful how much gas that would buy?” was Field, Spokane th his response. I was at the WPA booth Int’l Lighting System to be the 9 Annual Mountain Flying Clin- backcountry flying presentation ic at Wenatchee. which really gets into the perfor- at the Arlington Air Show and was tested at Sanderson The Mountain Flying Clinic was mance side of that flying. John talking to a gentleman who was look- Ted Turner, Look Out! established as a free public service to Townsley, who recently served as the ing at our booth display. I had just ! Page 5 introduce interested pilots to safe and USFS airspace coordinator for the asked him if he would be interested Oregon-Wright Brthers enjoyable mountain flying. many fires in Montana, presented a in joining our 43 year old organiza- Connection Over a dozen volunteer mentor great tutorial on the five (!) different tion. As I explained that we are the Money Grab at Olympia pilots flew 58 pilots through three types of TFRs. John’s class was par- largest group of pilots representing ! Page 6 General Aviation in the State of Chapters - Green River, Yakima Washington... I saw his eyes start to glaze over. Meet Private Pilot Sewdi Valley ! ! Page 7 In 2000, the Federal Aviation Chapters - Greater Seattle, Administration reported that Wash- Wenatchee, Paine Field ington State was home to 10,500 air- Calendar of Events craft and nearly 24,000 pilots. I don’t ! Page 8 doubt these numbers but the fact is Toys for Tots - July that there are 9,577 Washington pi- lots registered (as of 9/24/03) with the Aviation Division... to me a more realistic representation of the number of folks actively flying around our state in small airplanes. So we have about 10,000 aviators of which about 1 in 10 are card carrying Washington Pilots Association members. Many PAID would say that 10% is a pretty good Permit #5

PRSRT STD. number. I wouldn’t... U.S. POSTAGE Snohomish, WA Photo not at Wenatchee - guess where? Yes 10% is respectable but we certainly can do better. On the na- different mountain courses to inti- ticularly relevant because an active tional scene AOPA’s membership is mately share mountain flying tech- TFR north of Lk. Wenatchee effect- over 50%. 400,000 members out of niques. The courses have been de- ed one of our courses.The local WPA 700,000 pilots. So I wonder why we signed to suit a range of aircraft per- chapter helped out with meals, and are supported by only 10% of our formance and each can be used to Chris MacSpadden was a big help local pilots. I would like to hear from learn skills necessary for the moun- with database work and mailings, you on that question, but meanwhile tain environment. We exposed over even though she could not attend. Al I have a few thoughts of my own... 100 pilots to the ground school taught and Esther Banholzer, Tom Nesko, One reason is that there is a good by Jack Krause; this class was a pre- Gary Evans, and several others helped bit of competition out there for us. requisite to the flying segment and with the many administrative tasks Lots of flying clubs and organizations provided valuable weather and oper- that are required for safe coordination to send your $30 a year in to and sup- ational tips. 8 different WASAR and port. But our real problem is that Continued on page 5 too many think of the WPA only as a social flying club holding potluck Homeland Security Alert dinner meetings once a month. They don’t join because they don’t feel they have time for such activities. But Level “Mauve” AOPA has 5 times (% wise) our mem- Tom Jensen, WPA Airports Director bership and they certainly don’t have minority (that’s us, folks), like im- monthly meetings. People belong to Worry, worry, worry! pose an unneeded TFR. TFRs restrict AOPA primarily for two reasons. our freedom to fly and impede com- They publish a very nice magazine. Ever since Saturday Night Live merce without returning a compen- And they represent General Aviation parodized the Dept. of Homeland sating security benefit. pilots on the national scene. The Security’s terrorist alert warning col- To fend off even more bad ideas, Washington Pilots Association publish- ors, I don’t know what to do when the AOPA reached out to the TSA es a great newletter and works very they switch the alert level from “OR- (Transportation Security Admin.) hard representing WA pilots at many ANGE” to “MAUVE”. with their “Airport Watch” program. venue’s. These nonspecific alerts raise the This program uses the more than Let’s think again about Cap- paranoia level of the general public. 650,000 pilots as eyes and ears for tain Sewdi (Someone Else Will Do General paranoia then makes it accept- observing and reporting suspicious It). My response was to ask him how able to the majority when the guva- activity. We must do our share to many hours he flew each year. “50 mint does something irrational to the Washington Pilots Assoc. PMB 397, 227 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue, WA 98004-9721 Address Service Requested Continued on page 11 Continued on page 3 2 Washington Pilots Association October-November 2003

friend to arrive for a flight to Yaki- Membership ma. One of the fellow pilots I knew Nesko on WASAR was at his hangar washing his pickup Report (his plane was already sparkling With the onset of good flying clean). Eager for some hangar flying, weather, the past few months have Paul J. Grey, WPA Membership I approached him to talk about his not been good as far as safety issues. Director summer’s activities. As I expected, it In June, the NTSB reports in the state It’s been a great summer for fly- had been an exceptional year of blue of Washington, 10 incidents (2 fatal) ing and an equally good time for skies and many trips to the San Juan and in July, 15 incidents (3 fatal). The WPA memberships. As you know, Islands. This person loves to crab and Aviation Division reported the usual the strength of our organization is uses his float plane instead of a boat ELT’s requiring response. The fol- dependent upon the size and quality to get to his favorite spots. Does it lowing statistics were provided by of our members. In terms of size, the get any better? Well, after some con- SAR Coordinator Tom Peterson. Association has been growing steadi- versation, I asked him why he is in ly month over month this year thanks WPA. He thought for a second and ELT/EPIRBOVERDUE A/C to the recruitment efforts of each replied, “because I know the Associ- June 12 ELT / 2EPIRB 4 chapter. Yes, we have lost members ation is watching out for us pilots and July 12 ELT / 1EPIRB 7 for various reasons, but the net has our airports”. Yes, advocacy is one been positive. This is especially en- of the objectives of the WPA and As you can see, it is incumbent couraging considering the economic you’d be proud to know of all the upon all of us to check and insure that times. The two largest boosts in en- behind-the-scenes work done by folks Lost C-320 Found! our ELT is not transmitting after rollments occurred during the North- like Tom Jensen, Al Banholzer and landing. Simple way: check 121.5 be- fore shutting down. RE overdue sta- west Aviation Conference in Febru- H. Smith in fighting for our rights as Tom Nesko, WPA WASAR Director ary and the Arlington Fly-In in July. tus, let’s be sure to close out flight GA pilots. As many of you may have read, I’d like to again thank those volun- plans upon arrival. Peterson also re- Personally, WPA gives me a the missing Cessna 320 has been teers who helped staff the booth and ported one hoax of transmitting a chance to BELONG to a kindred found. The aircraft departed represent our Association so well. ”mayday” on 121.5 . Why, you spirit of special people who share my Wenatchee’s Pangborn Field on April I’m always curious about why might ask, would someone do this? love for flying and airplanes. A few 17th. The aircraft went missing and folks belong to the WPA. Most re- Pretty dumb if you ask me. recent examples are still fresh in my without any information i.e. a flight cently, I was standing around at the Speaking of the Aviation Divi- mind. At our last chapter meeting plan, destination, direction of flight, Bellingham airport waiting for a we heard from an author and past sion, Director John Sibold is conduct- the Aviation Division conducted a ing several study groups, one of which FAA examiner Mick Wilson about two week search. The Rescue Coor- “How to crash an airplane and sur- involves Search and Rescue. SAR is a WPA WINGS dination Center suspended the mis- part of a developing business plan that A Publication of the vive”. Mick shared some amazing sion after this period and although facts and figures that impressed on me Sibold has undertaken. The other Washington Pilots Association suspended, it was never forgotten. two study groups involve an Aviation 227 Bellevue Way NE PMB 397 that a failed engine doesn’t mean Former state SAR Coordinator Karl Bellevue, WA 98004 you’re going to be the next fatality System Plan, and and Education Moore had scheduled additional sor- Study Group. I have been invited to Phone 1-800-972-3597 statistic. What a learning experience ties at our last SAREX into areas that 1-800-WPAFLYS sit on the Search and Rescue group both during the presentation and might have held possibilities had the Editor: Arthur Berkell (253) 638-7038 during the coffee break. Where else which met for the first time on Au- Copy Editor: Lynn Berkell aircraft been returning to San Fran- gust 6th. The group focuses on how Please send: would I have had the chance to pick cisco. up such valuable and first-hand infor- well the state search and rescue pro- Articles in Word, WordPerfect, or plain Now we’ll give you the rest of gram functions and look at methods text via email to mation? the story. During the search, we all [email protected] of improving the program. Both On the heels of this presentation, wondered how come we didn’t have Typewritten or handwritten articles to three of us flew the following week- CAP and WASAR representatives are Helga Byhre 24104 92nd Ave W., an ELT? Why no flight plan? Why members of this group and have as- Edmonds 98020 end to Yakima to the State WPA the mysterious story about going to board meeting. On the flight over sured Sibold and staff of the efficien- DEADLINE ON BACK PAGE Bellingham and why did the pilot cy that both resources bring to the Address changes to Patty Wood the Cascades and back, we quizzed brag about his ability to fly anywhere program. One notable statement [email protected] each other on various emergency and in the US and never come up on ra- made at the meeting was that Wash- or 360-577-7937 piloting procedures. The “crash dar? As it turned out, the aircraft may ington State and its SAR program is Executive Council and course” was further implanted in my have been involved in drug smug- brain by playing out the what-ifs sce- recognized nationally as a top-rated Elected Officers gling. Upon investigation authorities program and a leader in Search and President H Smith (360) 653-9490 narios in flight. Where else would a turned up approximately $118,000 in Rescue efficiency. This speaks high- VP East Anne English (509) 854-2272 pilot get the chance to learn and share VP West Jerry Blanchard (360) 794- cash and drug residue. It will be in- ly of the cooperation among resourc- from each other, and have a fun-filled teresting to see what the investigation 9232 day to boot? es available for use by the Aviation Secretary Arthur Berkell (253) 638-7038 by the Okanogan County Sheriff Division to conduct search opera- Treas. David J. Almvig (425) 747-2055 Well, fall and soon winter will turns up. be upon us. For some of us, we have tions, i.e., CAP, County Sheriffs Legislative Director The aircraft was spotted by a units, WASAR and a number of Jack McGoldrick (206) 763-9706 hangar flying to look forward to with helicopter crew who was dropping ground search teams to compliment Directors our fellow WPA pilots. I hope you water on the 81,000 – acre Farewell Airports Tom Jensen (800) 972-3597 will reach out to fellow pilots and the air arm of rescue services. Membership W. Paul Grey (360) 715-2120 Creek fire in the Pasayten Wilderness. Members of the air community welcome them into our organization. Had the fire not occurred, I’m afraid Membership East They will thank you for the doing in Washington are encouraged to con- Don Newhall (509) 233-8078 the aircraft would still be missing as tact me with any input they might Safety & Education so, and will return the favor by en- it was in an extreme remote wilder- hancing your future days of flying. have regarding the search and rescue Al Hunter (509) 886-0233 ness area accessible only by foot. The program or with ideas on how to WASAR Tom Nesko (425) 821-2780 cause of the crash is under investiga- Immediate Past President improve its services. I can be reached Al Banholzer (425) 228-6330 tion by the NTSB and will probably at [email protected] or by phone take weeks to a few months to deter- 425-821-2780. Information included in this publication is for mine what cause the crash. entertainment and/or educational purposes Griggs on Gear only. The reader must not rely on the infor- matin contained herein to relieve him/her of WASAR Training Calendar the responsibility to comply with Federal Avi- - or - The following SAR Training Calendar for 2003 was released by the ation Regulartions and instructions. The read- Aviation Division, Karl Moore, SAR Coordinator and is listed for your er is solely responsible for his/her own safety Bonanzas information. Please contact Moore at the Aviation Division, 1-800-552-0666 and no case shall the publisher or staff or any officer or directory of the Washingon Pilots for further information. Association be held responsible for any use or Beware lack thereof, that readers may or may not Oct 25, 26 SAREX Bayvew/Skagit choose to make of the information contained Maureen Griggs, North Sound Nov 8, 9 ASAROC Yakima herein. Chapter WPA WINGS is the bimonthly newspaper of For all those Beech fliers (and the Washington Pilots Association (WPA), possibly others with retractable gear), gear down indications (3 green) but a full manual gear extension under which represents the pilots of Washington this may be of interest to you. not have the gear actually locked, re- these circumstances even if you have State. Letters are welcome. Letters must be Referencing “World Beechcraft” sulting in a gear-up landing. The crux 3 in the green. Visual evidence of gear signed by the author and a contact phone num- magazine’s “How to Avoid Gear of the article was that with a situa- not being fully down and locked is ber provided. Address letters to WPA, 227 Bellevue Way N.E. PMB 397, Bellevue, WA Gotcha’s” article in the current Sept/ tion with anything less than full elec- that your inboard gear door would 98004. The WPA reserves the right to edit Oct. issue: a scenario we should all trical power, the possibility exists that possibly appear to sag, rather than all letters and to refuse inappropriate adver- be alerted to is the loss of electrical your gear will be down but not being closed flush with the wing. If tising. Opinions and claims expressed in let- power in flight and returning under locked after extension, even if the in- you ask the tower to check your gear, ters to the editor and advertisements reflect these conditions with your gear ex- dicators show that it is. The recom- ask them if you have a gear door ap- the opinions and claims of the writer and not mendation is that one should perform pearing to sag! necessarily those of the WPA. tended. It’s possible that you can get www.wpaflys.org October-November 2003 First Fall Edition 3

WA Aircraft & Pilot you will pay only on the difference in price. Embry Riddle Simply put, use tax is due if you Registration and Tax Primer have not paid sales tax. An example, Seeks Grads Stephanie Allen, Paine Field ment. In no way does it cover every you purchased an aircraft from an scenario and the accuracy is only as individual out of state or moved into Pilots, A&Ps and aircraft good as the correctness of those in- the state with an aircraft. Out of state registration is required in the state terviewed. It does not cover aircraft residents that hangar aircraft in Wash- of Washington. As of to date only 26 or pilots engaged exclusively in com- ington for more than 90 days in 12 states require registration. This leads mercial operations. months are required to pay use tax. to a lot of confusion for pilots and Washington requires the The tax percent is the same percent- aircraft owners. The Aviation Divi- payment of either sales tax or age as the sales tax percent where the sion of WSDOT is updating their use tax, which by any other name is aircraft is hangared. If you move into Your Can Help Preserve Aviation web site and working with the pilot still equal in the amount due. This is the state with an aircraft, you will be History organizations to educate those affect- required by the Revenue Department required to pay use tax on the cur- If you participated in aviation ed by this requirement. The follow- and proof of payment or an exemp- rent value (blue book or hull value training either as a student or an instruc- ing information is compiled through tion certificate is required prior to on your insurance) of the aircraft, not tor in the pre-university decades of the interviews with the Aviation Divi- registering an aircraft. the original purchase price. Again 1920’s through the 1960’s, Embry-Rid- sion and the State Revenue depart- Registration costs are current- this method of calculating tax is used dle Aeronautical University would love ly $15 for pilot and airmen (A&P) for non-residents that hangar their to hear from you. The university is in and aircraft. Aircraft registration has aircraft here for more than that 90 the midst of collecting and archiving the an additional excise tax, which varies days in 12 months. There is no time history of aviation at the institution as From h (currently $50 for single engine). seen through the eyes of its graduates Continued from page 1 exemption on ownership of aircraft Who is required to register such as the exemption of purchase 90 and instructors. Through The Heritage all active pilots who or 60” he replied. At 50 hours a year with the state: days prior to moving here for auto- Project, you or someone you know, can are residents of the state, all pilots you are paying over $1.000.00 for fuel mobiles. help pass the legacy and story of this who fly in the state more than 90 days and oil. If you belonged to the WPA Important note on aircraft world class training facility to future in 12 months. your cost would be $1,031.00. Think not required to be registered but generations. of it this way... if you fly 60 hours a What aircraft are required not exempt from use tax. If you are While there are many ways to par- all aircraft year, you are paying about 50 cents... to be state registered: a Washington resident and your air- ticipate in this fascinating project, none that are operated in the state of Wash- that’s right... about 50 cents a flight craft is hangared out of state and ex- is more important than to share what ington for more than 90 days in 12 hour to have the Washington Pilots As- empt from registration, you will still you remember. If you would like to months. Note: this is not a residency sociation fight your battles with... be required to pay use tax if it is tell your Embry-Riddle training or avi- requirement but an operational re- Olympia legislators, Local TFR’s, flown in the state for only one day. ation career story, please call or con- quirement. This means if you are a (your favorite) airport closure, pave- Homebuilt aircraft are also tact Dean Robert Rockett at 386-226- resident of a surrounding state such ment resurfacing, Search & Rescue, taxed. If you build an aircraft, keep 6026 or [email protected] to be as Oregon or Idaho and your aircraft representation of General Aviation all your receipts. You will be charged interviewed, so that your reflections can is hangared in Washington for more pilots at the Aviation Division/WS- sales tax on only those items you did be preserved. If you would like to con- than 90 days in 12 months, it must DOT, representation of GA pilots on not pay tax on at time of purchase. If tribute photographs or memorabilia be registered. If you are a Washing- the Washington Aviation Advisory you have no receipts, you will be (program booklets, posters, historic avi- ton resident and your aircraft is han- Committee. A newsletter that 6 times charged use tax on the current value ation gear), please contact Alex Rich- gared in another state and not flown a year updates you on flying in Wash- of the aircraft. This will be the hull mond, archivist, at 386-323-8093 or in this state for more than the 90 days ington state. Free access to a beauti- value on your insurance policy or if [email protected], to discuss in 12 months you do not have to reg- ful cabin we own and maintain in the known, the blue book value. how items can be sent. ister. Un-airworthy aircraft are ex- San Juan Islands... It’s my guess that Partnerships and Flying Clubs Embry-Riddle would like to stay empt but you must apply for an ex- most pilots are smart gals and guys are handled as individuals with one connected with you. If you are not cur- emption. that may simply subscribe to the exception. If sales tax is collected on rently receiving information from the on reg- SEWDI syndrome perhaps without The use and sales tax the fees (monthly and hourly) university, log on to www.erau.edu/ istered aircraft is the big item. Sales even thinking about it. If this Wings charged to members of Flying Clubs, stayingconnected. If you need more in- tax is due on the purchase price of an publication was mailed to you then I then there is no sales tax due on sale formation about The Heritage Project aircraft by a Washington resident. thank you for doing your part, and I of a membership. If fees are not taxed, and the special events that are planned This tax percentage is the sales tax truly mean that! then sales tax is due on sale price of for Embry-Riddle “alumni” and staff percent of the location of where the Here is my challange to you... the membership. from 1926 to 1970, log on to aircraft is hangared or if purchased Find our Membership Application Only other saving note, if you www.erau.edu/wingsandwaves to add through a Washington State broker and 23 Reasons to Join the WPA in have paid sales tax or use tax in an- your name to the growing list of peo- where the broker is located. These this and every issue. Cut it out and other state, you will be credited that ple who want to bring history alive. amounts can vary significantly by give it to a friend. Maybe you could amount on what is due to Washing- Join your colleagues and classmates at airport and city. An example: Paine take this copy of Wings you are hold- ton state. This goes for homebuilt the Wings and Waves Air Show and Field 8.9%, Harvey Field 7.6%. If ing in your hands and take the time and production aircraft. So remem- Reunion in Daytona Beach, November you trade with an individual or bro- and energy to hand it to any pilot you ber, keep all your receipts. 7-9. You can help keep the excitement ker, you will only pay tax if the pur- run into. I just signed up my son and passion for flying alive for years to chased aircraft is more expensive and Cary Smith who is studying hard for come, while preserving the legacy of his Private. This isn’t really that hard. Embry-Riddle. We will publish a New Mem- bers... column each month starting WPA Team Directory with the next issue, listing the new President H. Allen Smith 360-653-9490 [email protected] member and the WPA member re- sponsible for their joining. Please e- Immediate Past Pres. Al Banholzer 425-228-6330 [email protected] mail me at [email protected] or Secretary Arthur Berkell 253-638-7038 [email protected] call 360/653-9490 when you sign up a new member. So what ever kind of Treasurer David J. Almvig 425-747-2055 [email protected] response we get... we will publish it. VP-East Anne English 509-854-2272 [email protected] 3 new members?? 30 new members?? zero?? whatever it is will be on the VP-West Jerry Blanchard 360-794-9232 [email protected] list. Airports Director Tom Jensen 360-825-6777 [email protected] Chip LaPlante President of Legislative Director Jack McGoldrick 206-763-9706 [email protected] NorthSound Chapter signed up 30 new members last year. Vice Presi- Safety & Education Al Hunter 509-886-0233 [email protected] dent East, Tisha Bartley signed up WASAR Tom Nesko 425-821-2780 [email protected] her brother and father. Potential Membership East Don Newhall 509-233-8078 members are all around you, like your own CFI. Ask them... would Membership West Paul Grey 360-715-2120 [email protected] you spend 50cents per flight hour to Members at Large Jim Robertson 509-782-2874 [email protected] support General Aviation in Wash- ington... or are we talking Captain Wings Editor Arthur Berkell 253-638-7038 [email protected] SEWDI here? Webmaster Rick Wickman 360-412-9229 [email protected] With altitude... comes perspective! Stuart Island Cabin George Konrad 206 772-0714 [email protected] H 800-WPA-FLYS Nancy Jensen 800-WPA-FLYS [email protected] 4 Washington Pilots Association October-November 2003

on. We spent two delightful days in put (excuse me) a damper on every- The Charge of the Light the City, touring by day and visiting thing. We did get to an excellent cof- with my daughters and their husbands fee shop, and being from Seattle, that's Brigade - or - The Maine at night. saying something. We also took a On Thursday we departed New sailboat ride with about a dozen oth- York from our parking space at Farm- er tourists -in the rain. But the cap- Lobster Festival ingdale, for Maine and the Lobster tain had jackets and rain ponchos for us. It was a ketch in Bristol condi- Arthur Berkell Festival. This was the first time fly- Green River Chapter ed not to see William H. Macy, or ing out of the New York area that I tion, and captained by a marine biol- Tyne Daly or some murderers and a actually got (almost) what I asked for. ogist. He managed to get us to the There are really two stores for wood chipper. After Fargo it was Ft. A couple of VORs after takeoff we center of a pod of porpoises. They this trip. One is the aviation story Wayne, Indiana for refueling and were DIRECT Rockland. One hour were an unusual type - black some- and the other is the vacation experi- overnight. This was actually a slight forty minutes, airport to airport. thing. There was also a seal that kept ence - although I suppose they're in- detour from our planned overnight - This is amazing to me since growing popping its head up. Very much fun extricably intertwined. The original in order to avoid the thunderstorms up on Long Island I knew it should to see. We also learned from the first plan was to go to Maine for the Maine up at Muskegon or Saginaw - the orig- have been a six hour drive. Cutting mate that maybe forty years ago, lob- Lobster Festival during the summer inally planned route.- which more directly north across the Long Island ster was poor-people’s food in Maine. of 2003. Planning probably started strictly adhered to the great circle Sound helped a little, as did the non- When there was nothing else to eat, in December of 2002 - not that the route. The thing with the great cir- necessity to fight the traffic out of the they ate lobster. Imagine. planning was so complex or that it cle route from Seattle to New York New York area. We drifted in to the Black Pearl required so much advance notice, but is that it always manages to work in a Flying up the Maine coast at six after the boat ride - a local saloon that that’s just the way Lynn and I seem flight over Lake Michigan and/or thousand feet was beautiful. The sky seemed to be hopping. We met two to plan our trips. Lake Erie. And although it's true the was clear after we cleared the Boston women from Pennsylvania who told The first question of course, is usual flight time over the lake in the area, and we could see detail in the us there was an Andrew Wyeth mu- something like “What is the Maine Mooney at 17,000 feet is something coastline below us, including a billion seum in town - and that Rockland was Lobster Festival, anyhow? And we like sixteen minutes - with the point lobster pots in the water just off shore. the art center of Maine. Who would didn’t know, but Lynn loves lobster of no return being only seven min- A blind dog lives at the Rockland have guessed? The museum was in and a lobster festival in the birthplace utes from shore - it still makes me FBO! The Samoset lodge picked us two buildings and actually pretty in- of lobster can’t be all bad. So we made nervous to be over such a huge body up and after getting settled we took teresting. I was disappointed that they reservations at the Samoset Lodge, a of water. I calculate the point of no the trolley to town and the festival. didn't have AChristina's World" in luxury resort just outside of Rock- return to be before the halfway mark The trolley is actually an old trolley the museum, but there were loads of land, Maine, the site of the Lobster because the lack of turn around time car fully restored and converted to other words by Andrew and all the festival. But of course, with my for going straight ahead an extra gasoline power, running like a bus, other Wyeths. It was a talented fam- daughters both living in New York minute basically compensates for the on rubber tires. We got to town and ily for three generations, both artisti- the route from Seattle to Rockland one minute standard-rate 180 -degree the Festival. Admission? Yes $10 if cally - i.e., graphic artists, and musi- provided us with an easy enroute stop- IFR turn-around time. Anyhow, the by night $5 if by day. Lobster din- cally. over visit with the girls and their hus- bonus or the compensation for fly- ner could be had with freshly caught Well, we had an extra day. It was bands, in Manhattan. And during the ing over the lake or the lake or lakes, lobster - steamed - in the AMain Eat- Sunday and we weren't supposed to trip-planning phase, I also happened is that it's not too hard to route your- ing Tent" or was that AMaine Eating meet our friends in New Orleans to reconnect with an old friend of self right over Niagra Falls, so you Tent" for — ready? $10.95!! Two until Tuesday. We figured out that mine, who I discovered living in New can get some sightseeing done en one-pounders and dinner for $17.95 Atlanta was on a straight line from Orleans. Lynn and I had been talk- route. and three for $21.95. The lobsters Rockland to New Orleans, and it'd ing about visiting either Nashville or ATC routed us into the New were delicious, if less than hot. Oth- be fun to do a little touring in Atlan- New Orleans anyhow. So with my York area from Colts Neck (VOR er food bargains in the tent abound- ta. That's not what happened. When friend Ron living in New Orleans, New Jersey) across New York Har- ed. Like a HUGE overcooked we awoke on Sunday morning, we that sort of tipped the scale in favor bor, with the Verrazano Bridge on shrimp cocktail - enough for dinner - were completely fogged it. No chance of New Orleans. Tipped the scale like our left backdropped by a hazed-out for $6.95. But unfortunately, the re- of getting out >till the fog lifted. a ton of bricks. Then the National Manhattan skyline, then right over mainder of the Festival was a carni- Maybe by noon, things looked good Hardware Show got thrown into the JFK, at 2,500 feet. Landing at Farm- val, complete with booths and rides. enough and Flight Service was report- mix. In March of 2003 I discovered I ingdale can be an experience. The There was a rock-climbing wall with ing a six hundred foot ceiling. It had a business trip to Chicago that I FRG tower seems to have a penchant $25 cash prize for climbing the left looked higher to me. Whatever, it needed to go on and that to attend for utilizing the North-South runway side. It looked to me like it couldn't was good enough to get out. We set the show I had to be there on the day no matter what. On my last landing be done - the hand and footholds were out on a direct route to Martinsburg we originally planned to return home at FRG during the summer of 2002, configured to form a Atrap" so that West Virginia, a little more than half from our New York, Maine, Louisi- the wind was out of due east at about the climber couldn't get past a certain way to Atlanta. That's not what hap- ana trip. So that changed things a bit. a zillion knots. And guess which run- point. I know nothing about rock pened either. While we were airborne Instead of flying from New Orleans way was in use? Right. Runway 01. climbing, but attempt after attempt we had thunderstorms develop all to Seattle, I re-routed the trip home Approaching from the south, it was failed at the same point. We hung over the place. Storms to the left of from New Orleans to Chicago for the all I could do to compensate for the around and hung around, waiting for us, storms to the right of us, and un- National Hardware show, then after drift. On this trip the approach was Lee Ann Womack to appear at the like the light brigade, onward into the a few days, back home. from the north, with the wind out of AMain Stage" or AMaine Stage." She valley of death was not my idea of The final planned route was: Se- due west at about three-quarters of a finally did appear and although she fun. Ours was indeed to reason why, attle to New York (Farmingdale - zillion knots. What's wrong with the was certainly competent and talent- ours was not to do or die. So we put FRG), to Rockland Maine (KRKD), east-west runway? We'll never know. ed, we were tired of standing. The down at Binghamton, New York. to New Orleans (Lakefront - AFollow the Bonanza turning left seats - and there weren't many - were It was late in the afternoon and KNEW), to Chicago (Midway - over the Expressway" was my offi- all sold out in advance. We actually rainy in Binghamton, so touring was KMDW), to Seattle (Kent, S36). cial approach instruction. knew this far enough in advance to out. Besides, we didn't have a car. That's not how it happened. Landing in Farmingdale, we get seats, but somehow didn't care So we did the professional supermar- Don't go to Haver City. Our spent the day with my oldest best that much. Trolley back to the Sa- ket tour (Lynn works in a grocery departure from Kent on July 26th was friend (4th grade) Ron, his wife Linda moset. store) of the Wegman’s across the DIRECT Haver City, MT (KHVR). who is probably my second oldest The Samoset is a lovely hotel street - er across the sixty-eight-lane This is along the great circle route to best friend (9th grade), and their with very good food and a beautiful superhighway. It was impressive... no the East Coast. I never have learned younger daughter Amanda. We all golf course. There's a lighthouse on kidding. The supermarket, not the whether or not the great circle route had dinner together at a picturesque a breakwater that goes about a half- highway. actually saves us any time since we waterfront restaurant in Huntington mile into the bay - which we eventu- Next morning we departed for need to stop relatively frequently - at Harbor, after which we continued on ally walked out on all the way to the somewhere/anywhere south of Bing- least compared with the Big Boys. into the City. We got to my daugh- lighthouse. The lighthouse had a hamton. We thought we were con- But, winds permitting I always plan ter's East 49th Street Manhattan apart- small souvenir stand inside the base tinuing on our journey to Atlanta via the great circle route since, at least in ment just before she and her husband and they let you climb to the top - Martinsburg but thunderstorms all theory it saves some distance, hence returned from the day visiting her only about three floors up, but still over the place, again, had us divert time. But Haver City, which used to mother. interesting. into Nashville. This didn't really have a regular “most-hours” FBO on New York is great. I'm a native The next two days in Maine were bother us too much because we had the field, now has a phone on the field. New Yorker - actually Long Island, rainy and foggy and disappointing. discussed going to Nashville months The apologetic FBO owner appears and living in Seattle as I have for the The Mainers were all exceedingly ago - to see Opryland and the Coun- by car about 20 minutes after you call past seven years, I certainly do miss friendly - not at all like New England- try Music Hall of Fame. We rented a him but the extra ground time cer- the City. Besides just being there, ers from some other states I can think car and drove downtown. The wom- tainly eradicates any time saved by the some of the things I miss most from of, like Vermont – where the natives an at Mercury (the FBO) was quite routing. New York are bagels, Nova Scotia have a love-hate relationship with the amazing with the hotel reservations. After Haver City, it was on to salmon, pizza, Italian food in gener- tourists. There were definitely good We told her we wanted a Marriott and Fargo - where I'm always disappoint- al, Chinese food, Yodels. I could go things to do in Rockland, but the rain Continued on page 8 October-November 2003 First Fall Edition 5 Squirrel Blaster Redux Airplaine Drivers... The with what amounts to a BBQ igniter, When this story was pub- resulting in a satisfying, ground shak- Grass is Always Greener lished in the last edition of WPA ing rumble. Squirrels are sometimes Wings, you may have noticed launched from their lairs.) Chuck Souter, Green River Chap- ready the TAT was creeping up again four identical photos. “Wow, I propose a design contest with ter and either they would have to descend what a comedian!” I thought testing trials at the direction of airport One fine hot Summer’s after- or slow down. That damn rear fuel about Tom Jensen, the author. adopter Penni Loomis (who doesn’t noon saw a Cessna 150 flying in the transfer pump was becoming unreli- I continued with the publication know about this yet.) WPA members pattern at a quiet country airfield. able and the F/E had said moments showing the four identical pho- better jump on this, as the C180/185 The Instructor was getting quite ago that the radiation meter was not tos under the mistaken notion club would be all over it. Do your part bothered with the student’s inabili- reading numbers that he’d like to see. that it was good sarcastic humor. and help with another WPA first! ty to maintain altitude in the ther- Concorde descended to FL570 but the Not so. At least not as Tom in- Write me at [email protected] if mals and was getting impatient at radiation was still quite high even tended it. It seens that through you have mechanical aptitude or ordi- sometimes having to take over the though the Notam indicated hunky the modern miracle of modern nance experience. controls. Just then he saw a twin en- dory below FL610. Fuel flow was up miracles, four different photos in gine Cessna 5,000 ft above him and and the transfer pump was intermit- the text managed to convert to thought : “Another 1,000 hrs of this tent. Evening turned into night as four identical photos, some- and I qualify for that twin charter they passed over the Atlantic. Look- where in the electronic transla- job! Aaahh.. to be a real pilot.. going ing up, the F/O could see a tiny white tion from Microsoft Word, to somewhere!” The Cessna 402 was al- dot moving against the backdrop of a Adobe PageMaker, in which ready late and the boss told him this myriad of stars. “Hey Captain” he WPA Wings is composed. charter was for one of the Compa- called as he pointed. “Must be the Amazingly, I later found this be- ny’s premier clients. He’d already set Shuttle “ The Captain looked for a havior to be completely consis- MCT and the cylinders didn’t like it moment and agreed. Quietly he tent - luckily for this piece, only. in the heat of this Summer’s day. He thought .. how a Shuttle mission, With a great deal of difficulty, was at 6,000ft and the winds were while complicated, must be the all and I’ve finally managed to extract Rogersberg Looking West now a 20kt headwind. Today was the all in aviation. Above the weather .. the four “real” photos and pub- After discussing the squirrel issue, 6th day straight and he was pretty no radiation problems .. no damn fuel lish them correctly, along with Jim and I flew to Rogersberg to meet damn tired of fighting these engines. transfer problems ... aaah. Must be a the original text, below. - Ed. Idaho Aviation Association members Maybe if he got 10,000ft out of them great way to earn a buck.” Skip Heard, Ken Morrison, Tom Gath- the wind might die off... geez those Discovery was into its 27th orbit erer, Mike Beard, Johnny Stewart and cylinder temps! He looked out mo- and perigee was 200ft out from nomi- Penni and the Arnie Brandt to assist in their mowing mentarily and saw a B737 leaving a nated ren- dezvous altitude with the of Rogersberg. contrail at 33,000ft in the serene blue commsat. The robot arm was virtually Squirrel It was like stepping back in time, sky. “Oh man” he thought, “My in- U/S and a walk may become necessary. a beautiful day, two pilots were pack- terview is next month. I hope I just The 200ft predicted error would neces- Blaster ing heat and the hotdog grill was at the don’t blow it! Outa G/A, nice jet sitate a corrective burn and Discovery ready. job, above the weather... no snotty needed that fuel if a walk was to be re- Tom Jensen, Airports Director I got to meet Arnie for the first passengers to wait for.. aahhh.” quired. Houston continually asked You’ve all read and heard about time, learning more about his cabin on The Boeing 737 bucked and what the Commander wanted to do but the Aviation Division’s Jim Scott and Rogersberg (which he was forced to weaved in the heavy CAT at FL330 the advice they proffered wasn’t much his airport adoption program. The burn) and about some of his flying and ATC advised that lower levels help. The Commander had already WPA’s Penni and Bill Loomis have which included Lear Jets for Potlatch were not available due traffic. The been 12 hours on station sorting out adopted the beautiful Sullivan Bay Timber. Captain, who was only recently ad- the problem and just wanted 10 min- airstrip. I flew in there to meet Jim vised that his destination was below utes to himself to take a leak. Just then on May 7 to pick him up so he could RVR minimums had slowed to LRC a mission specialist, who had tilted the supervise mowing of Rogersberg. to try and hold off a possible in- telescope down to the surface for a More on that later. flight diversion, and arrange an ETA minute or two, called the Commander I met a Jon from DF&W and a that would helpfully ensure the fog to the scope. “Have a look at this Sir, Debbie from USFS. AS I landed be- had lifted to CAT II minima. The isn’t this the kinda flying you said you fore our meeting, the squirrels scat- Company negotiations broke down wanted to do after you finish up with tered in every direction. Jon ex- yesterday and looked as if everyone NASA?” The Commander peered plained that he has been using road was going to take a damn pay cut. through the telescope and cried flares to try and control the popula- The F/O’s will be particularly hard “Ooooohhhhh yeah! Now THAT’S tion. The squirrel holes are so bad hit as their pay wasn’t anything to flying! Man, that’s what its all about! that his contract pilot refuses to fly speak of anyway. Finally deciding on Geez I’d give my left you-know-what his C182 into the strip. Since we can’t Arnie (left) was the fellow who ar- a speed compromise between LRC just to be doing THAT down there!” afford to lose another airport, the ranged for the helo that we used to re- and turbulence penetration, the Cap- Note : what the Discovery Com- thinking cap was on… poison not al- seed Rogersberg. Johnny (right) was tain looked up and saw Concorde at mander was looking at in his scope lowed because the grizzlies and eagles the IAA president when McGoldrick, Mach 2 plus. Tapping his F/O’s was .. the same Cessna 150 in the pat- eat carrion and might get indigestion. McIver and I met the BLM for the wa- shoulder as the 737 took another tern .. at a quiet country airfield .. on Aluminum Phosphide that makes a tershed meeting in 1998 that turned the bashing, he said “ Now THAT’S a nice bright sunny afternoon. nerve gas with no trace poison, but it corner on reopening Rogersberg. what we should be on... huge pay ... Boy, I’ll tell you... pilots are nev- requires an a pplicator’s license. It wasn’t all fun and games and super fast... not too many routes ... er happy unless they are running all But last weekend on a ranch with hangar stories. We put in several hours not too many legs... above the of their perks and toys .. or looking a squirrel problem, I got to operate mowing with equipment flown in by CAT... yep! What a life ...!” for a better flying job! THE SQUIRREL BLASTER! the IAA guys, and Rogersberg is in great FL590 was not what he wanted shape. anyway and considered FL570. Al- This was one of the most wonder- ful ways I could think of to spend a WPA Wings on Time day instead of working. Mountain Flying If you are backcountry ready and Continued from page 1 Save us some $$ a fishing or camping nut, put Rogers- We receive an average of fifteen of this event. Al Hunter again threw returned issues of Wings with each berg on your schedule and see the good the resources of his Wings of accomplished by WPA and IAA vol- mailing. This costs WPA time and Wenatchee FBO behind this event. effort to try and locate the correct ad- unteers. All of the volunteer efforts add- Happy flying! dress for each of the returns. It also ed up to another safe and successful costs us money as the Post Office mountain flying clinic, where pilots charges for each return. Help us serve interested in improving their skills you better by keeping your address This nefarious device has more got first hand experience on a vari- up to date. pilot appeal than a free hamburger. ety of mountain courses that are If you plan to move, let us know. Even the name is great: “RODEX structured for an optimal learning You can do it simply by contacting 5000 PRO”, like a golf accessory with- experience. Sandy, by mail phone or eMail, at the out the funny shoes. Made in Idaho We are proud of the fact that no addresses on page 2. Give us your at a ridiculous $1800, I could build graduate has ever been the subject of new address. You will then continue one from parts in my shop. (An ex- an air search!! This clinic is a fine receive your issues of Wings on time, plosive mixture of oxygen and pro- example of what the WPA does as a AND you’ll save us some money. pane is injected into runs and ignited The Conga Line at Rogersberg free service for the flying public. 6 Washington Pilots Association October-November 2003

port) June 5 SEATTLE amounting to a grand total of one CHAPTER And several changes are coming each. These flapjacks were so big that for our General Meeting in 2004. Chris Condliff weight and balance calculations were They are as follows: Summer Wrap-up carefully considered before the return REPORTS 1. July Field Trip July 9 leg. Presented in the order that best 2. “Tent” Revival at PAE A u - Weather-wise, this has been, Another notable event occurred fits the layout space available. gust 6.. September Hangar Party without a doubt, one of the best sum- later in the summer when chapter Sept. 10th mers around the Puget Sound region. members attended the send-off of the 4. Christmas Party @ Mill The Seattle Chapter of the WPA took Boeing Model 367-80, or Dash 80. PAINE FIELD Creek December 3. full ad- The air- Oh, and did I mention the pro- John F. Dobston, President vantage craft was posed “Garage’ (Hangar) sale for those of the on its The PAE Field Chapter has set wanting to reduce the volume of “col- long sun- way to its its sites on 2004 to bring it all togeth- lectables” that haven’t been touched ny days perma- er. Aside from planning an aggressive in the past 15 years? And believe it or to enjoy nent schedule of events, “job one” has been not, we still leave time for the Avia- some home at to build a simple but effective com- tion Conference in February and the great fly- the munications system. The PAE-WPA pilgrimage to Oshkosh in July. ing and Smithso- Board of Directors has recognized It may seem like a lot to some other avi- nian Na- that not all pilots are equal in terms but the volunteer base at PAE has ation-re- tional of their computer skills and that our done a great job of identifying “all” lated Air and members are constantly barraged of the tasks required for each event events. Space with all manner of flying, business, function. And, by creating the “book The Muse- family and personal opportunities. of tasks” a volunteer can bite off only chapter um’s The challenge is to “stand out” and what they want. The fact that we have has con- Steven F. “reach out”. 250 members is also a blessing. tinued to Jim Gannett in the Dash 80 Udvar- In simple terms we have created We have an open door policy for hold Hazy a basic and effective website that all WPA members. Stop on by. You “coffee club” meetings at the Mercer Center, which is located at Washing- doesn’t take a rocket scientist to can contact us on our website at Island Starbucks every third Thurs- ton Dulles International Airport out- work. It has the ability to allow WPA_painefield.org. day of the month. Conversation usu- side Washington, D.C. The Dash 80 members to register for upcoming ally includes various aviation topics propelled America into the age of events as well as enroll new WPA as well as planning for our fly-in the commercial jet transportation. The members. It says who we are and following Saturday. This meeting lo- Seattle Chapter is very fortunate to where we are going. We also have an WENATCHEE cation has worked out well due to its have Jim Gannett as one of its mem- automated email system that grants Dan & Marjie Stewart central location and the availability bers. Jim was one of the original Dash Board Members direct messaging to of coffee to accompany home-baked 80 test pilots, along with Tex “all” members . . . it is not another Chapter Has BUSY Summer treats. However, as the group con- Johnson, and was in the right seat “spam” system. And of course we tinues to grow we are exploring oth- when it made its infamous barrel rolls have our monthly “hardcopy” news- The June meeting was special, er possible meeting locations which over Lake Washington during the letter. In the future we will develop held at “The Doghouse” (Jim Rob- would accommodate our group as 1955 Gold Cup hydroplane races. We a system that identifies “member in- ertson’s hangar). Our Chapter pre- well as facilitate guest speakers or pre- are grateful that Jim was able to ar- terests” with links to like minded sented an aviation scholarship from sentations. range for the chapter members to have members and we will let them com- the Upper Valley Scholarship Fund Chapter members got out for a look at the inside of this historic air- municate with each other. to Dash Morris, an enthusiastic some great fly-ins this summer with plane prior to the tours open to the The biggest change for 2004 is the young man, with aviation running in one notable trip being an early sum- general public. location for our General Meetings his blood! We had a potluck picnic, mer flight to Hoquiam. This one We are hoping for a long Indian (First Friday of Every Month). It is present the scholarship, did lots of occurred before the string of hot sun- summer with plans to squeeze in a the Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center on hangar flying, catching up and watch- ny days settled in and limited VFR- couple more trips where possible and the eastside of Airport Road. (9001 ing the kids (Pat & Robin Brown only pilots. However, all members look forward to additional aviation Airport Rd.) The best thing about this were there with their triplets!). present said they had a great time and related events this fall. facility is it’s proximity to the airport. ate their fill of pancakes, usually The second best thing is the Skill Cen- pound blocks of tar. The special crack ter hosts a culinary school that can WENATCHEE sealing tar was bought last year as part provide a complete delivered to the of a $5,000 grant the City of Okanogan table 6 course dinner on demand. Pot (continued) received to maintain the airplane park- Lucks are still the order of the day inar. In August, we had a planning ing area and the runway pavement. but now we have options. The room meeting getting for our part in the seats up to 150 members in a warm Mountain Flying Seminar. Presi- and fully carpeted room with a full dent, Dan Stewart, asked for volun- audio visual system built into the teers to head up various parts of the walls. And that allows us the oppor- lunch. Our September activity was tunity to invite a wider variety of the Mountain Flying Seminar. Our guest speakers. chapter served a “free spaghetti din- In addition to our weekly Satur- ner” to all the MFS participants that were there for the Friday night ses- day morning 10am flock heading out Wenatchee Chapter President sion and to the instructors. Satur- for the $100 hamburger; we have Dan Stewart presenting SWPC day we served a hot dog lunch from scheduled five “first class” fly outs for Scholarship to Jered Paine, 11:00-2:00. We also had Mountain 2004. They are as follows. one of last years Upper Valley Flying Seminar T-Shirts, in limited 1. PDX-HIO Shopping and Scholarship Fund winners. Dinne Party. May 1 - 2. supply, I think there are three (3) left! 2. Jackpot Nevada, June 25 - 26. If you haven’t gotten yours, contact 3. Eastsound BBQ, July 17. In July the Wenatchee Chapter Al Hunter to reserve one of the last 4. Republic Campout and BBQ of the WPA hosted a Pig Roast for ones! August 27 - 28. the Cashmere Airport and the Co- 5. Victoria BC Shopping and lumbia River Chapter of the Short Roy Skelton waits for Larry Din ner Party September 18 - 19. Wing Piper Club as a scholarship OKANOGAN Wooley to fill his bucket with fundraiser. The pig roast was well molten tar as they seal cracks in We also have five exceptional John Townsley Safety, Education and PR programs.: attended by the Columbia River the runway at Okanogan Legion 1. Owner Maintenance Seminar Chapter, most coming from the Port- Airport. Photo by Chris Wooley. (AC43-13), Jan 10, Feb 7, Mar 6, land area. It was great to see a whole Beginning at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday th Airport Manager Bix Rosenkranz, Sept 11, Oct 2, Nov 6, and Dec 4. bunch of planes parked around for a morning, August 26 and working into noted that “because we’ve done such a Sponsored by Goodrich and Everett meeting. The Short Wing group pre- the early afternoon, several volunteers good job sealing cracks over the past Community College sented a scholarship to Jered Paine, with the Okanogan Legion Airport Im- four years the runway is in really great 2. WINGSApril 24 - 25. our chapter’s 2002 scholarship win- provement Association poured over shape.” He said “annual pavement 3. Aviation AcademyApril 12 – ner. It’s great to have these young 600 pounds of molten tar into cracks maintenance saves the City thousands May 8. Students age 13 through 18 people carrying on a great aviation on the Okanogan Legion Airport run- of dollars by eliminating the need to with an interest in aviation tradition. way. The crew of four to six used a tar periodically replace the asphalt runway, 4. GA Days (PAE Field Open August & September were tak- pot provided by the Washington State regular maintenance extends the pave- House) May 22. en up with the Mountain Flying Sem- Department of Transportation Avia- 5. Skykomish (Adopt an Air- Continued next column --> tion Division to melt two dozen 25 Continued on page 7 October-November 2003 First Fall Edition 7

OKANOGAN School, said he volunteered to help Pilots’ Washington (continued) “because community service is impor- tant.” After they finished pulling ment life indefinitely.” Roxenkranz weeds along the runway Tohny and Gripe Sheet Airports explained that “sealing the cracks keeps Jonathon worked with the crack seal- H Smith, WPA President water from seeping beneath the pave- ing crew until that project was also Report ment and prevents frost from creating completed. After every flight, pilots fill out pot holes and loose gravel that would a form called a gripe sheet, which Tom Jensen, WPA Airports Direc- damage landing airplanes.” The run- conveys to the mechanics problems tor way was reconstructed with a Washing- encountered with the aircraft during the flight that need repair or correc- ton Department of Transportation Avi- HARVEY FIELD Thanks to efforts by several tion. The mechanics read and correct ation Division grant in 1994 at a cost of Bob Bourgoin, President WPA members in contacting the the problem, and then respond in over $70,000. Funds for Aviation Di- FAA at the Arlington EAA show, and The Harvey Chapter hosted the writing on the lower half of the form vision grants are generated from fuel followup by Aviation Division folks, spot landing and flour bombing con- what remedial action was taken, and taxes on general aviation fuel. Okan- Rogersberg now has an official iden- tests at the 2003 Harvey Corn Roast the pilot reviews the gripe sheets ogan Legion Airport is used by small tifier of D69. This will show up when & Fly-in in August. We were pleased before the next flight. Never let it be airplanes that can carry up to eight peo- the official database is updated in the with the chapter’s volunteer turn out; said that ground crews and engineers ple. John Townsley said “Several times next cycle. we had plenty of bodies to man (or lack a sense of humor. Here are some a month aircraft visit Okanogan from Rogersberg is maintained by vol- woman, as the case may be) the WPA actual logged maintenance com- out of state. Many times they are flown unteers, and we’re looking for a few booth and the target areas. Although plaints and problems as submitted by by an owner-pilot, but often they are good ones to take the load off the Ida- looking at the judges afterward, I Qantas pilots and the solution re- chartered flights bringing people to the ho guys. If YOU own a 5hp push- think some pilots thought the flour corded by maintenance engineers. county on business.” The volunteer type string trimmer and want to help crack sealing crew included Okanogan bombing target was our Chapter Sec- (By the way, Qantas is the only ma- residents Roy Skelton, John Townsley, retary Crystal… This year we estab- jor airline that has never had an acci- Bix Rosenkranz, Larry Wooley, Chris lished categories for fixed wing, ultra dent.) Wooley, Tohny Wooley, Kory Lest- light and Helo (bombs only) winners P = The problem. er, and Jonathan Wooley. got plaques for 1st place and certifi- S = The solution. cates for 2nd and 3rd. Special thanks to member Bill Van Pelt and his wife for P: Left inside main tire al- their time and effort coordinating most needs replacement. S: Al- these events again this year. most replaced left inside main tire. Member Al Holtz has enlisted the assistance of the Boy Scout Troop P: Test flight OK, except 327 from Millcreek for some projects auto-land very rough. S: Auto- next Jimspring, McNeill’s please Super contact Cub me at at Easton State Emergency airfield. land not installed on this aircraft. [email protected] Rogersberg (Adopted by the Harvey Chapter this summer). Volunteer credit will go P: Something loose in cock- toward Scout David Case’s Eagle pit. S: Something tightened in cock- Jonathon Wooley and his moth- Scout rating. We had one work par- pit. er Tia pull weeds along the edge ty in July, repainting the light stan- of the runway at Okanogan Le- chions and the Electrical building a P: Dead bugs on wind- gion Airport. Photo by Chris Wooley. “Tangerine Dream” orange and white shield. S: Live bugs on back-order. While cracks were being sealed, checkerboard pattern, you can see it another crew of volunteers pulled for miles. We’ll be back at the field P: Autopilot in altitude- weeds from along the runway edge. October 18th and 19th with the scouts hold mode produces a 200 feet Tia Wooley, co-owner of Flybyfoto to clear an area for campsites and per minute descent. S: Cannot in Okanogan, led the crew of five who work on the midfield markers. Al- reproduce problem on ground. included her three sons Tohny, Chris, though I haven’t been out to see them and Jonathon. Bix Rosenkranz yet, I heard Jim Scott, WSDOT Avi- P: Evidence of leak on right helped with the weed crew, then fin- ation’s Airport Maintenance Super- main landing gear. S: Evidence ished the day with crack sealing. All visor has erected some new signage removed. of the large tumbleweeds and thistle around the field. If you’re in the area, within eight to ten feet of the run- the field is an easy in and out with a P: DME volume unbeliev- way edge were pulled along both sides bed and breakfast within walking dis- ably loud. S: DME volume set to of the 2,500 foot runway. Tohny, tance. Check it out! more believable level. who is a senior at Okanogan High P: Friction locks cause Rogersberg from the air, throttle levers to stick. S: That’s mid-July 2003 what they’re there for.

P: IFF inoperative. S: IFF al- ways inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in wind- shield. S: Suspect you’re right. P: Number 3 engine miss- ing. S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P. Aircraft handles funny. S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

P: Target radar hums. S: 20 September 2003 McAllister Field Yakima Reprogrammed target radar with lyr- On the ground at Rogersberg ics. P: Mouse in cockpit. S: Cat The WPA held a Board of Directors meeting on Saturday September installed. 20th in Yakima. Our sincere thanks to Dick Moore and the McAllister P: Noise coming from un- Museum for hosting our group. It was a great afternoon. der instrument panel. Sounds Progress continues on the Squir- From L. to R. Top row: Bob Hammer, VP Yakima Valley Nancy like a midget pounding on rel Blaster, (see p5) propane “cannon” which injects an explosive mixture Jensen, 1-800 manager something with a hammer. S: into the lair of furry critters who Tom Jensen, Director Airports Arthur Berkell, Editor Wings & Secre- Took hammer away from midget. tary Rick Miller, Treasurer NorthSound choose to destroy airstrips.) If you Paul Grey, Director Membership Jerry Blanchard, VP West Al have any old acetylene torch parts and Banholzer, Immediate Past Presidentbottom row: H. Smith, Presi- GREEN RIVER want your name engraved on a piece dent Tisha Bartley, VP East Dennis Klingele, Pres. Yakima Valley CHAPTER - SEE p11 of history, please contact me. Tom Nesko, Director Search and Rescue Continued on page 11 8 Washington Pilots Association October-November 2003

thing from the storm the night be- At least we thought the thunder- simply not used to that kind of weath- Light Brigade fore? A bug? storms were behind us. As we got er. All we could think of was ways Continued from page 4 The storm, we learned, was ac- closer to KNEW - I'd say 150 miles to get into air conditioning or out of she somehow managed to get the $179 tually quite violent, with large-sized out - the stormscope began to show, the heat. My old friend Ron (yes, an- rate down to $109 for us. But we hail and eighty knot winds. A num- at what looked like 100 miles out, a other Ron), whom I hadn't seen in wound up not staying there since it ber of aircraft on the field were pretty dense accumulation of "X's". twenty years picked us up at the air- wasn't in the center of things. Instead yanked off their landing gear. One Not good. It seemed as if all the "ac- port and we stayed overnight with we checked in to the Doubletree, airplane was basically lifted and re- tivity" was centered exactly where we Ron and his wife Cecelia. It was which was actually disappointing as positioned on top of a tug, with ap- were headed. "Two one six five kilo, wonderful to see them, but too short compared with most Doubletrees. purtenant damage to the tail of the permission to go off frequency?" And a visit. We were supposed to have The good part was that we were with- aircraft. off to 120.0 I went. Flightwatch told one more day with them, but we al- in walking distance of the Country Stevens worked on the pitot tube me that KNEW was still in the clear ready spent it in Nashville fretting Music Hall of Fame and spent the rest for a few hours. To get it out, a wing and I could get in there. Hmmmm.... over the pitot tube and AI. Ron and of the afternoon there. Afterward we panel had to have the rivets drilled although my filed alternate was New Cecelia had to leave for Maryland the spent an hour or so at Tootsie's lis- out. The pitot was blocked solid. No Orleans International, I began plan- next day and we took up our reserva- tening to (how could you help it!) up- amount of compressed air would ning alternate alternates. Alternates tion at the St. Louis Hotel in the and-coming country music talent, open it up. Only after soaking an far away from New Orleans. French Quarter. This was not a five- meeting a variety of Texans, and hour in kerosene then in liquid de- As we got as close as maybe 50 star hotel, but it was no slouch. Prob- drinking beer. What a thunderstorm tergent, did it unclog. By three or or 40 miles and entered the STAR (or ably in the just-under-top group. We that night!! four PM, the pitot tube was finally Arrival Procedure or whatever they got an off-season internet rate of $49!! We returned to the airport in the cleared and reinstalled. We got in to call them lately) we could hear New Incredible - it was indeed a first class morning to depart for New Orleans, the airplane to depart (again) for New Orleans Approach discussing the con- hotel in the heart of the French Quar- now that any idea of going to Atlan- Orleans. What's this? The attitude ditions at Louis Armstrong (New ter; huge room, nicely done, modern ta was eliminated due to our sched- indicator doesn't seem to work. But Orleans Int'l) with the airline pilots. bath, good A/C, a zillion channels on ule. During the takeoff roll, I noticed it worked this morning? Well, duh- "Yes, 10 knots in your face at the cable TV, etc. Best hotel deal I ever the air speed indicator not coming off hh, it doesn't work now. got. No Orbitz, no Priceline. the zero mark. This wasn't so un- Back to Stevens. The attitude Just some good old fashioned re- usual since it often “sticks" until the indicator was removed and bench- search. airspeed reaches forty or so knots. tested. It worked for about five sec- We toured around in the French But this time was a little different. onds and died. Dead. Kaput. Did approach end, 26 knots across the Quarter for our final day in NOLA; The airspeed indicator never became they have one in stock? Yes! A mir- runway at runway center." But ATC had Beignets at Café du Monde, visit- unstuck. So I didn't actively “rotate." acle - same model and everything. But Instead I just waited until the airplane alas and alack, not the same modifica- flew off the ground. Once in the air I tions done on it. It wouldn't do the moved the gear retraction lever to the trick. Also even though the AI can "up" position and that's when the fun be installed in minutes, it requires began. Bells, buzzers, and flashing three or four hours of post-installa- lights!! No gear up. The gear safety tion adjustment to make it work cor- switch began flashing. The gear rectly with the autopilot. This is true, stayed down. The airspeed indicator we learned, since no two AI's are the was pegged to the zero. "Nashville same. A correctly modified AI was tower, Mooney two one six five kilo ordered from Bendix-King/Honey- has a little problem - we have no air- well to be shipped FedEx with early speed indicator and the gear won't AM delivery. But that put us in Nash- retract". Tower asked if we wanted ville for another night. to come back and land. "affirmative”. Well, we had a great Italian din- "Mooney two one six five kilo, make ner, did NOT go to the Dixie Chicks closed right traffic. Cleared to land; concert on political grounds, and set runway two-zero center.”. Then the out not too early for the airport the gear magically began to work. Up. next morning. But first, a great South- treidLeft toin reassurehe wake the of groupthe Great by telling Falls tornado! Holman Aviation occupies Down. Up, down. Everything ern breakfast at the recommended themthe newthat thebuilding thunderstorm which they’ve wasn't onsadly traded for the Art Deco ex-termi- seemed okay, and the airspeed indi- breakfast stop one exit past the air- the runwaynal building. — yet. If It you was look off the carefully West at the left, you can also see the cator showed 70 KIAS, even though port. Great. Grits and all. end of the runway. "I'm not goingMooney. our actual speed was probably 140 or By about 1:30 we were airborne. in there. United 123." Delta 456 ed art galleries on Royal Street, visit- so. "Nashville tower, can you see my One of the interesting things we didn't want to try either. ATC ed the refrigerator-like buildings of gear?" The tower confirmed the gear learned was that the FSS boys (and cleared a FedEx for the approach and the Museum of New Orleans. Freez- up and down and up and down again. girls) really talk to you when things the reply came back from Mr. FedEx: ing. Great. At night when the tem- Tower wanted to know if we expect- are rough out there. As usual, or "What am I the sacrificial lamb? If I perature finally fell to a new low of ed a normal landing - which I did and what had become usual, we were sur- make it then everybody else can try?" very hot as opposed to incredibly hot had no reason not to expect - and I rounded by thunderstorms and our I called up and asked if we'd get into during the day, we visited the Red told tower “yes.” But a minute later intended DIRECT to Lakefront New Lakefront. "Yes, Lakefront is clear." Fish Grille on Bourbon Street and had tower called back and told us not to Orleans (KNEW) was not a possibil- Amazing. There are only maybe ten great Cajun food. New Orleans is an be surprised to see emergency vehi- ity. Instead we headed northeast for miles between Louis Armstrong and eat-a-thon. cles follow us on the parallel about 70 miles, then turned left and Lakefront. And indeed it was clear Next morning we were off to runway(s). And they did. They must watched the thunderstorms "go by" at Lakefront.. Chicago Midway via Cape Girardo, have had four or more different emer- on our left. When we cleared the last The approach over Lake Poncha- MO. Chicago was a little far for a gency vehicles speeding along abeam buildup, we turned left again - so we train was almost a replay and mirror single leg flight. Not un-doable, but as we slid down the runway. I had were now headed south. This was image of an approach I shot at Lake- a stretch. So we stopped after 22 no way to know what speed I was exactly the route the FSS man suggest- front in the 182 four years ago. "Two hours with a 1+ hour leg from Cape touching down at, so I landed at a ed. The idea here was to start out one six five kilo, do you see the Cess- Girardo to MDW. Pretty much clear pretty high speed with no flaps and northeast and make a circle around na on final for one eight left?" "Two all the way, except for broken cumu- managed to eat up about seven or the thunderstorms that were drifting one six five kilo's looking." So we got lo that slowly became more dense as eight thousand feet of the ten thou- south towards Nashville. It worked. to do a right 360 "for spacing" over we got closer into the arrival proce- sand foot runway. Later we learned Eventually we were headed almost the lake. Four years ago, the situa- dure at MDW. "What is your air- that they closed the runway in our due south towards Jackson (TN) then tion was exactly the mirror image. speed?" the controller asked. "One honor and after we were down safe- to KNEW. We were at sixteen thou- We were the Cessna that time around. seventy-five on the clock." He want- ly, reopened it. The tower said words sand, in VMC on an IFR flight plan, We were looking for a Bonanza ap- ed to know if we could keep that up like "...in-flight emergency..." but we deviating for buildups every minute. proaching one-eight right. And we while on the ILS. Hmmm... never never declared an emergency and nev- We deviated left and right so often we couldn't find that guy either. That did that before. I’m used to 110-120 er felt we were in any serious diffi- stopped asking. But the point is that time we got to do a left 360. They on the glideslope. His request of 175 culty - it felt like more of an inconve- what we were told was there by FSS ought to build those 360’s into the seemed kind of fast to me and I wor- nience than anything else. was indeed there, and we were able STAR. Lakefront was indeed clear ried about being able to either descend We taxied over to Stevens Avia- to deal with it. In one particular despite the haziness over the lake and fast enough, or slow down quickly tion, adjacent to Mercury where af- buildup that slid by on our right we the thunderstorm at Louis Arm- enough, as I approached the runway. ter an hour they had somebody "on" could actually see - quite clearly - the strong. - and we landed without prob- What if I couldn't slow down soon the Mooney. After some consider- violent upward lifting going on in the lem and without incident. enough to get the gear down; and then able huffing and puffing into the pi- buildup. It looked as if was boiling. New Orleans was bestially hot the flaps, etc., etc.? I'd have to go tot tube and sucking on the static Really amazing. And scary. Eventu- and bestially humid. Being outdoors missed, and I really didn't relish the ports, it was determined the pitot ally the thunderstorms were behind felt like being in a steam room. Liv- idea - especially at a big busy place tube was clogged. With what? Some- us. ing in the heavenly Northwest, we're Continued on page 9 --> October-November 2003 First Fall Edition 9 Light Brigade Meet Tisha WPA-GRC Member Matches MOF Continued from page 8 Bartley, Fund-Raising - an Open Letter like Midway. "I can do one-forty on Michael Kopp, Green River at the Museum of Flight looks to fun- the glide slope" I told him. "Okay, Chapter Dear Washington Pilot’s Associ- damentally develop an interest in sci- then I'll have to send you around… WPA Vice ation Member, ence/math/technology for these it'll be quite a while — I have nine As you well know, later this year young adults as well as continue to jets to get in." He actually then apol- President East the world celebrates the centennial develop team and leadership abilities. ogized for the delay... and explained H Smith, WPA President anniversary of powered flight. Since The Museum of Flight is a pri- that we arrived at just the wrong On Sept. 20th the Board of Di- the Wright brothers first flew at Kit- vate, not for profit institution, and moment. What else is new? Regard- rectors of WPA elected Tisha Bartley ty Hawk the ensuing years have fea- thus is solely dependent on exhibit less, around in circles we went. Bro- as our new Vice President, East. She tured incredible advances in aviation attendance and donations for its op- ken jumbulo cumulo. In and out. replaces Anne English who had to re- and space. Plus, many of the scientif- eration. Bump and bump. FINALLY after sign. Tisha’s term runs thru Febru- ic developments in aviation and space General aviation has been a pas- about twenty minutes the controller ary, 2004. A short autobiography have led to important advances in sion of mine for quite a number of let us in. For curiosity I wanted to appears below. medicine and technology. years. I have been fortunate to have see what speed I could do down the Behind these advances have been been a pilot for the past 27 years and glide-slope on the ILS. One seventy men and women inspired at an early currently fly a Cessna 195 and Piper five was a snap! A half-hour wasted. age by aviation and space exploration. Twin Geronimo. For the past sever- But better safe than sorry. Whether well known figures such as al years I have been trying to “give Just a comment: We should have William Boeing or Sally Ride, or the back” through working with the gone into Meigs field. But Dictator countless engineers, scientists, pilots, MOF both on developing curriculum Daley the mayor ruined that idea. and others in many different disci- and programs for various education- Power corrupts and absolute power plines, all have contributed to the ad- al programs and more recently fund- corrupts absolutely. A gangster in vances and milestones. raising. A specific area that the MOF Mayor’s clothing. Brother! But what of the future? Many and I have been working together on Oh wait, I forgot to tell you young people today choose not to is developing programs and funding about the water in the fuel at Cape pursue scientific or technical careers— targeted at disadvantaged youth. Girardo. As we were descending to —finding little interest or inspiration I ask you to consider a financial land at Cape Girardo, the engine made in science, math, and technology. donation in support of continuing the a sudden rev-up noise. What was that? The Seattle based Museum of Museum’s educational initiatives for It lasted less then a second and Flight, for which I volunteer, has young adults. The donation is fully stopped. All the steam gauges were launched an ambitious ongoing initia- tax deductible as the Museum is a normal. All the digital things were tive to use education and exposure to qualifying 503(c) organiztion. normal. But as we descended the en- aviation and space both to inspire and Because I am so passionate about gine ran rough - but it was subtle - I motivate young adults. this cause I am matching donations couldn't tell if it was really a rough Whether it is the Challenger dollar for dollar. engine or if we were in some kind of Learning Center, where teams of stu- I am asking that you consider headwind causing a little buffeting - dents on board the “shuttle” as well donating $ 100, $250, $ 500, (or this wouldn't be the first time in such Tisha Bartley, WPA VP East as in “mission control” must problem more!)—though any amount is great- a headwind. After landing and refu- solve and work together as a team to ly appreciated and will be put to good eling we found significant water in the Hi - My name is Tisha Bartley. solve practical “failures” in a simulat- use. Included below is a donation right wing. Must've been in there, I’m from the small town of Easton in ed shuttle mission, to summer Aero- form that can be completed and re- undetected, since Lakefront. Proba- Eastern, Washington. I have been fly- space Camps, where attendees receive turned to the Museum of Flight. bly the descent angle shifted some- ing now for almost 15 years - wow, exposure to many facets of aviation Remember, I am matching dollar for thing and set it free. First time since how the time goes by fast. Nonethe- and aerospace—and through which are dollar! I've been flying that there was actual- less, from the moment my feet left the challenged with also developing lead- Thanks for the support and hap- ly water in the fuel. ground on my first Introductory ership skills; the educational programs py flying! Back to Chicago. Lynn had to Flight, I have loved aviation and the leave Chicago early while I stayed many adventures and destinations its Michael Kopp behind for my business trip. But we carried my life too. I learned to fly in The Museum of Flight Donor Form had enough time together that we Wenatchee, Washington where I met spent a day and a half in Chicago be- a great group of folks actively in- YES! I would like to help support the Museum of Flight’s ing tourists. We went to the Navy volved with the local EAA chapter. I educational programs and initiatives. Pier, walked amongst the millions of was invited to participate in many fun Enclosed please find a check in the amount of: $ ______people on the pier, took in the sights, activities, including a memorable trip went to the Planetarium, walked with my dad flying to Oshkosh in 1992. After obtaining my CFI, I went Please charge my (circle) Master VISA American Express along Lakeshore Drive, took a river Amount: $ ______boat "architecture" tour along the to work building flight hours as an Chicago River, ate at great restau- instructor out of Boeing Field in Se- rants. It's a good tourist city. attle. I then graduating into flying Card Number: ______Exp: ______Lynn left Chicago for Seattle via cargo in light twins throughout the United Airlines on Sunday morning Pacific Northwest. My first airline Name on Card: ______and I stayed for the National Hard- job came when I was hired with Mesa ware Show on Sunday and Monday. Airlines flying the mighty Beechcraft Address: ______To my own surprise I finished every- 1900 out on the East Coast. Ultimate- thing I had to do on Sunday and was ly this paved the path that led me to ______able to leave for home early Monday fulfill that lifetime dream of flying for the Majors. So finally I’m back to Se- Thank you for your support! morning. Aside from some ice build- Please return the completed form to: up on the climb-out, the flight home attle, as a First Officer on the Boeing was uneventful - via fuel stops at 737 for Alaska Airlines. Although I Pierre, ND then Great Falls, MT, to wouldn’t trade my office window for Elissa Lines, Director of Development S36. For a westbound flight I was anything I have greatly missed the fun The Museum of Flight making great time - 189 knots over adventures of flying small airplanes 9404 East Marginal Way South the ground at sixteen thousand feet. these past few years. My dad, broth- Seattle, WA 98108 At Great Falls when the wind changed er and I have recently purchased a -- I probably crossed a front -- down C172 based in Auburn. My brother WPA-Michael Kopp to 156 knots. Shlepped home in two Jim is a great mechanic and has spent hours from Great Falls. Interesting- many hours getting it into tip, top ly there were two airplanes piled on shape. So we are ready to fly and are Been in to D69 top of each other in a wreck at Great hugely looking forward to getting to identifier of D69. This will show up Falls - some kind of Piper and a 195 know everyone here. when the official database is updated on floats. The two aircraft were so Lately? in the next cycle. intertwined I wasn’t really sure what Tom Jensen, WPA Airports Direc- Rogersberg is maintained by vol- I was looking at. Seems a tornado had tor unteers, and we’re looking for a few gone through the night before. The new pilots lounge in Thanks to efforts by several good ones to take the load off the Ida- Even though throughout our Concrete is now open. WPA members in contacting the ho guys. If YOU own a 5hp push- trip, "that's not what happened" fre- FAA at the Arlington EAA show, type string trimmer and want to help Use the CTAF for the and followup by Aviation Division next spring, please contact me at Continued on page 11 code to enter. folks, Rogersberg now has an official [email protected] 10 Washington Pilots Association October-November 2003

USFS installed 4 new sets of signs to Washington Airports Update try and control the ORV’s that have Jim Scott, overrun the area. They are really nice WSDOT AD Airports Director There are a couple of larger and we are getting estimates on that signs but they designated a riding area projects slated for fall at Sullivan project. As you can imagine the per- through the aircraft parking area. I An update to Washington State Lake. We will be extending the fence mit process is not easy but we are went there to survey this yesterday Airports for pilots and volunteers. at the south end to close the vehicle making progress. Note of interest, the and have contacted the USFS about Many of you have requested reg- trail and move some logs to the wa- new park Ranger at Stehekin is a pi- this problem and we are working on ular updates on the status and use of ter edge at the end of the strip to en- lot and plans to keep his airplane at a solution. There continues to be com- the 16 State operated airports. This e- courage people to use the beach east the strip. I was surprised to see a glid- plaints about people riding on the mail distribution list has been put of the approach end. We also hope to er parked at the airport when I was runway and not watching for air- together form sign-in logs and e-mails. have the runway graded filled and re- there last Monday and the locals tell planes. We are working on a barrier If you would like to be removed seeded before the first snow so we me there is airplane traffic almost ev- design that will close off the runway please let me know, otherwise feel free should have a much better runway ery day. to vehicles and hope to have some- to share this information with your next spring. The pesky ground squir- Easton- This airport has recent- thing installed next spring after the flying friends. rels continue to be a problem and we ly been adopted by the Harvey Field plan goes through the USFS approv- Methow State- The smoke are still looking for a long term solu- WPA chapter. They are having their al process. Always make a pass over jumper base is in full operation and tion, and no, Bill Murray is not avail- first work party this Saturday August the runway to check condition before the fire crews are pretty busy as of able. 2nd. The plan is to clear an area for landing. late. There are TFR’s established Stehekin- Some great news from aircraft camping and do some tree and All the rest- We have finished the around major fires and the TFR at the folks at the National Parks Ser- weed trimming around the field. design and have ordered 80 new signs Winthrop ends just north of the air- vice. They applied for and received a They will also be repainting the run- that will be installed at all the State port. Good idea to check NOTAM’s matching fund grant for $17,000 for way light control building and clear- airports by September. Most of the before you fly into the area. If you weed control at the airport. We are ing debris from the WWII mid-field airports do not have signs and the ones fly to Methow, park on the west side working with the NPS to design and markers. In the long term plan we will that do are of very poor quality. The of the airport to avoid the jump install an irrigation system utilizing rebuild those mid-field markers to new look signs will include a welcome planes. Also watch for low visibility the 1930’s wooden pipe that runs original condition and tear down an sign, a visitor information sign, a road in the afternoons due to smoke and 2500' from the river to the airport. old building on site. We have also entrance sign, and various warning high density altitude. The money has to be spent by the end discussed installing bathrooms and signs. Each welcome sign will have a Sullivan Lake- The five new pic- of September so we are moving very showers for pilots that want to camp box containing a sign-in guest book nic tables are chained and locked to fast on this. It is looking like the grant since power and water is available. and pilots are encouraged to sign-in fence posts spread along the parking will buy the materials and we would There will be picnic tables and fire each time you use one of the State area. Fire rings are now in place next like to install near the end of Septem- rings installed in a couple weeks. Feel strips. This kind of information helps to each table. Please check USFS rules ber with volunteer labor. In October free to stop in Saturday and join the with money allocation and priorities for campfires before using. If camp- the Aviation Division will have the fun, several people will be camping for improvement projects. fires are not banned by now they will runway seeded and if it all comes to- on site. That is all for now. Fly safe. Jim be soon if the area stays dry. We are gether we will have a very nice run- Did you know there is a Bed and Scott WSDOT Aviation Division writing an agreement with the camp- way developed over the next couple Breakfast next to the Easton airport? State Airports Maintenance Supervi- ground concessionaire to pay him for years. I will keep everyone posted on It is called Silver Springs Ranch and sor 360-651-6313 360-708-7561 Cell pilots using the toilets and trash cans. progress and up coming work parties. they will pick up pilots and luggage [email protected] P.O. Box 3367 If you feel the need to make a dona- We are working on the tree when you fly in to stay with them. Arlington, Wa. 98223 tion, make it to the Deer Park WPA trimming plan and hope to have per- They also offer horse rental and a chapter who have adopted this strip. mission to cut another section soon. adjoining campground for RV’s. It is tax deductible and you can con- The topping that needs to be done at They can be reached at 509-656-0275. tact me for details. the south end is still a high priority Ranger Creek- The folks at the

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Join in the fight 10 Safety Breakfast at Pt Angeles Art Coffee Shop, 08:30 (CC) Steve, 360-452-6601 to protect grizzly bears and eagles who might eat the 22 Wings Program, Snohomish PUD Auditorium, 7:00pm– Scott Gardiner, poisoned carcasses of burrowing critters. Help build 425-227-2880 the Squirrel Blaster. Still needed: 1) Used but serviceable 23 Wings Program, Museum of Flight, 7:00pm– Scott Gardiner, 425-227-2880 acetylene torch or any parts, hoses, tip for Victor han- 24 Safety Breakfast - Pt Angeles Apt Coffee Shop, 08:30 (CC) - Steve, 360-452-6601 dle, etc. 2) 10’ 1/2 or 5/8 x.035” stainless hydraulic tub- 27-28 Final Flight Festival of the Year, Olympic Flight Museum - Bill Synder, 360-705- ing 3) 1’ 2” x .049” stainless exhaust tubing. 4) Cattle 3925 prod or other hi-voltage battery ignitor. 5) Flashback arrestors Free ear plugs to all donors.Please call Tom 253-833-6777 or [email protected]. NOVEMBER 1 Twin Oaks Airpark, Hillsboro, OR, Fly-in Breakfast - EAA #105, 503-646-8763 *** GCMO = Good condition make offer. 1 Hangar 15 Monthly Weenie Burn, 11:00-14:00, Bellingham - 360-671-2250 8 Veteran’s Hangar Dance at Pearson Aviation Museum - 360-694-7026 GREEN RIVER and he continues 8-9 SAR Orientation Course, Part I (Aircrew/General), East side to look for new Rregister 800-552-0666 CHAPTER opportunities. 8-9 WSDOT CFI Revalidation Clinic, Everett - register 800-552-0666 For example, Jim 14 Safety Breakfast - Pt Angeles Apt Coffee Shop, 08:30 (CC) - Steve, 360-452-6601 Lynn Berkell, President has found that 28 Safety Breakfast - Pt Angeles Apt Coffee Shop, 08:30 (CC) - Steve, 360-452-6601 One of my most challenging jobs the Mayor of as chapter president is co-ordinating Northport (west DECEMBER monthly meetings with the board of Sullivan Lake state airport) is 6 Twin Oaks Airpark, Hillsboro, OR, Fly-in Breakfast - EAA #105, 503-646-8763 members that will be of interest to a 7 Pearl Harbor Ceremony at Pearson Aviation Museum - 360-694-7026 wide variety of pilots and their fami- interested in re- 7-8 Santa Claus arrives at Olympia, Olympic Flight Museum - Bill Synder, 360-705- lies. Planning our September meet- opening an aban- 3925 ing was made easier after I met Mau- doned aiport 12 Safety Breakfast - Pt Angeles Apt Coffee Shop, 08:30 (CC) - Steve, 360-452-6601 reen Griggs of the North Sound near that town. WPA member and Chapter at last February’s’ Aviaton Deer Park airport manager Penni Red’s Horse Conference in Puyallup. We decided Loomis and her husband will be Mauve adopting the future Northport aiport. it would be nice to be able to split Ranch Continued from page 1 the cost of a speaker between the two I have found quite a bit of inter- est in the Pesayten airstrip in the far Continued from page 12 chapters and Maureen went to work. thunderstorm wandered through, the guard against criminal activity at our THANK YOU MAUREEN AND north Cascades. I was intrigued by granddaughters just moved their card its beauty after flying over it in a re- airports, and Airport Watch is one THE NORTH SOUND CHAP- game to underneath the table. We way. TER! cent air search and have heard from a shared cooking, which reduces work- number of old timers who used to fish I’m glad that the AOPA has been Both chapters hosted Mick Wil- load and leaves more time to dream successful in their outreach to the son, author of “How to Crash an Air- after flying into the strip with their up hangar stories. fathers. It will be a tough sell, but TSA. This shows that our GA com- plane and Survive!” for our Septem- We “had to” make a flight out munity can “do something”, prevent- ber meeting. Mick, from Colorado, after Rogersberg, anything should be on Saturday, so Mike could buy sur- possible. If you have some history ing more onerous if nonsensical ideas is a former Aviation Safety Manager prise roses for wife Linda’s birthday. from being imposed. I encourage you for the Federal Aviation Administra- or photographs to share, you can The real reason was that we were low help! to read about the AOPA material at tion. His book is based on a three on beer, but don’t let on… www.aopa.org/airportwatch. year study of accident statistics. WSDOT-Aviation’s website Green River Chapter members PRESIDENTIAL also posted new TSA advisories on “packed the house” to hear Mick’s 9-11-03. (For more information see seminar basked on his book. We even TFRs the AD website or contact Tom ran out of coffee, a first! Al Banholzer, Green River Chap- Peterson, 800-552-0666.) I took heed In conversation with Mick be- ter of the TSA’s advice for “…general avi- fore the meeting, I came to realize that We not only have our four local Light Brigade ation aircraft and airport operators… other state pilot associations struggle TFRs and forest fire TFRs to worry Continued from page 9 to consider..” and picked one of their with meetings as well. The general about, but we now also have some recommendations. membership relies on the volunteer Presidential TFRs to stay out of in the quently, we still had a great trip all efforts of a few to co-ordinate meet- Puget Sound area. President Bush around the country. There's some- ings and activities. It sounds simplis- will be visiting Portland and Seattle/ thing wonderful about traveling tic to say that Washington Pilots As- Bellevue around the middle of Au- around in your own aircraft and "see- sociation IS, what WE the members gust. This will bring a big and very ing" the country, albeit at times all are willing to make it. When we’re serious TFR to the area and one you we see is the layer beneath us. And out there driving for more members, do not want to bust. If you should yes there are hours of sheer boredom remember that it’s the concentrated wonder into it you would experience while in the relatively empty high efforts of the volunteers, that make some formation flying with Black- teens. And it's also true that in many the meetings and other pilot activi- hawk helicopters along with maybe a parts of the country all we see is the ties happen. F-16. Call Flight Service before any runway and the FBO. But somehow So THANKS to all the volun- flight and get the latest word on not those long trips always make me feel teers. Our member in WPA thrives only the weather and notams, but also much more like I live in the all of the on your efforts! on TFRs along your route of flight. USA and that I can call the whole USA The TSA and Secrete Service folks do my home. Comprende? not accept excuses or apologies for Airports flights inside a Presidential TFR. So, Continued from page 7 you all be careful out there. Jim Scott, our Aviation Division Airports Supervisor, continues to ac- Stuart Island Cabin tively promote adoption of state air- Reserve now! “Secure unattended aircraft to ports. He has all of the state airports George Konrad (206) 772-0714 prevent unauthorized use. “ under the care of a person or groups, [email protected] 12 Washington Pilots Association October-November 2003

Calendar of Events See Inside Back Cover What did YOU do this summer? Red’s Horse Ranch By “Papa” Jensen, A survey of available accommo- Green River Chapter dations was completed, and we set- What good is an airplane in the tled on a remote and bucolic site not back country if you can’t share the ex- far from the river. perience? Who better to Red’s Horse Ranch share it with than a grand- is a USFS airstrip in the daughter (besides your Wallowa wilderness area wife, especially if she is near Enterprise, OR. the airplane owner)? There is a beautiful, his- Those are rhetorical toric lodge which is King Air 300 avionics upgrade including the Chelton Synthetic Vision questions which answer maintained by volun- EFIS system and Honeywell IHAS (Integrated Hazard Awareness themselves and which ex- teers associated with the System) with RDR 2100 Radar System. Contact Hillsboro Aviation for plain one of our really fun Oregon State Patrol. more information on meeting the March 2005 TAWS deadline for airplane camping trips (The OSP “linkage” pro- your King Air with our STC’d IHAS 8000 installation this summer. vides an official reason We had originally for usage, alledgedly for planned to camp at Moose “surveys” and “science”; Creek, ID with Green this helps us as pilot user River chapter member groups. The USFS and neighbor Mike Lat- would otherwise appar- ta, each of us with a 10- “Papa” Jensen and grand- ently allow the lodge to year old granddaughter. daughter Katie Wood at decompose, along with But on the morning of Red’s Horse Ranch Lodge. Dig about 6 beautiful cabins, our departure, a call to all located on the Minam the ranger district got the advisory that River-go figure.) The Moose was IMC due to smoke Red’s used to be a privately- from nearby fires. Through the won- owned outfitting lodge; the OSP der of cell phones, plans were amend- “caretakers” welcome visitors, espe- ed; Mike picked up Bailey in Dallas, cially granddaughters; it’s a treat! OR, and we picked up Katie in Kelso, A spawning salmon working its then off to Reds. (Try THAT with way upriver was reported to Bailey your SUV in half a day!) as being “as big as Katie” by the care- We arrived at Red’s midday, takers; this was taken by these sharp which was okay because we were land- little girls as so much leg-pulling, un- ing and the winds were mild. (Red’s til such a salmon was actually seen. is a doglegged 2800’ mountain airstrip Viewing and hiking were terrif- at 3600’ elevation, so density altitude ic and fishing was lousy, but I’ll at- can be a factor. Did I mention that tribute this to my lack of skill. density altitude is the single biggest cause of fatal accidents in 7 northwest Camping was great; when a minor states? Continued on page 11

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