PAINE FIELD HAPPENINGS April 2013 www.PaineField.com County Executive Aaron Reardon Airport Director Dave Waggoner [email protected] [email protected] Greetings! In This Issue A month ago the FAA announced a massive Hangar Clean Up closure of towers with less than 150,000 flight operations or 10,000 commercial March Against Hunger Campaign operations per year-173 towers across the nation. This action included eight airports in Weekend Getaway Contest Washington (Walla Walla, Grant County, Olympia, Paine Field, Renton, Felts Field, Paine Field Aviation Day Tacoma Narrows and Yakima). Additionally, Boeing Field and Spokane would lose their Joe Honolulu midnight shifts. On March 22, the FAA confirmed that all of the Contract Towers on Welcome to Suzanne Hamlet Shatto this list would be closed beginning April 7, 2013. The fate of Paine Field and Moses Pilot Highlight Lake, which both have FAA staffed towers, was not announced, but we understand that Flying Heritace Collection's New Exhibits they will be operational for up to a year and that a decision on closure has not been Wildlife - Birds of Prey made. Calendar of Events On March 27 the FAA announced that Tacoma Narrows tower will close on April 7, Earth Day at Narbeck Olympia and Renton will close on April 21 and Felts Field and Yakima will close on May 5. Airfield Construction and Runway Closures Another impact of the sequestration-driven Stairclimb Results budget crisis is a mandatory furlough of FAA personnel, including controllers in Towers, Non-Towered Communications TRACONs and Centers. This loss of staff may impact the FAA's services in controlling Aircraft Needed aircraft and, potentially, increase aviation delays. Historic Flight Foundation Events If you are visiting one of the airports that is Rentable Spaces losing tower services, you should review the procedures for non-towered operations and PAINE FIELD be extra vigilant and patient while you are in the traffic pattern. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sincerely, 2013 Dave Waggoner APRIL 3 ♦ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Paine Field Airport Director CPR & First Aid Training Class Paine Field Fire Station Hangar Clean Up APRIL 5 ♦ 6:30 pm WPA General Meeting Shawn O'Donnell's Restaurant Spring cleaning for hangars is scheduled April 27 - 28. Dumpsters APRIL 12 ♦ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm will be placed on the Central and Hangar 2 Grand Opening West Ramp. Tenants are encouraged Flying Heritage Collection to take the time to clean out their APRIL 13 ♦ 12:00 pm hangars. HFF Shakedown Historic Flight Foundation March Against Hunger Campaign APRIL 27 ♦ 12:00 pm The Paine Field Airport and its tenants The Art of the Flight Jacket supported the Volunteers of America's March Historic Flight Foundation Against Hunger Campaign throughout March. The Airport collected over $2,100 in APRIL 27-28 ♦ All Day cash and had 14 barrels located throughout Annual Hangar Spring Cleaning the Airport collecting items for the Everett Paine Field Airport Food Bank. A special thanks to FAA Air Traffic Control Tower, ATS, Esterline-Korry, MAY 14 ♦ 7:00 pm Northway Aviation, Regal Air, U.S. Paine Field Community Council HealthWorks, Barb Kajiya, Paine Field Fire Paine Field Airport Station, Paine Field Maintenance, and Paine Field Airport Administration Offices for MAY 18 ♦ Save The Date placing barrels at their places of Paine Field Aviation Day businesses and all the dedicated Airport Paine Field Airport Staff who donated their time and resources to make this a successful campaign. Future of Flight's Weekend Getaway Contest Enter daily to win the Future of Flight's Weekend Getaway Contest on the Future of Flight's Facebook page. A weekly winner will receive complimentary admission to the Future of Flight and Boeing Tour, free hotel accommodations, and gift cards to local restaurants. The Grand Prize includes all of the above and $120 worth of gift cards to local shops. Quick Links Paine Field Airport Future of Flight Joe Honolulu Flying Heritage Collection Joseph F. Martinez, best known as Joe Historic Flight Foundation, Restoration Center Honolulu, passed away at home on March 1, 2013 with Linda and Dominique at his side. Museum of Flight Restoration Center Joe was born in Honolulu, HI to Lucea Martinez and the late Jose A. Martinez. He Legend Flyers - ME 262 Project grew up in Kalihi Valley the eldest of seven children. Upon graduation from Farrington Narbeck Wildlife Sanctuary High School he joined the Navy. He proudly served in Vietnam from June 1966 to September 1969. His last duty assignment Friends of Narbeck Annual Earth Day was on the USS Hissem. Except for an 11 Celebration year position at Fliteline Services on Paine Field in Everett where he fueled/defueled airplanes, his career was in sales. He was enthusiastic and knowledgeable about any product he was selling but never pushy. Joe never let cancer diminish living life to the fullest. His sense of humor, laughing before he could get to the punch line of a joke, and his huge smile are memories we'll hold dear. Special thanks were made to Dan, Chuck and Patti, Ann, Craig and Stephanie; Joe valued your friendship. A special thank you to Linda's friends at Evergreen and to Group Health Hospice for their support. Donations in memory of Joe may be made to Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, seattlecca.org. Suzanne Hamlet Shatto Friends of Narbeck get a little help during the Annual Earth Day Clean Up. Please join Friends of Narbeck on Saturday April 20, Suzanne Hamlet Shatto 2013 for a work party celebrating Earth Day at Suzanne Hamlet Shatto came to the Airport Narbeck Wetlands Sanctuary Park at 7007 Seaway to fill an administrative void in the Fire and Boulevard. We will remove invasive plants, trim Maintenance Departments. She has been alder to preserve wetland views, refresh the parking hired as a temporary employee, but she has lot and clean the park. The work party will begin at an impressive background in legal, 10:00 am and finish by 12:30 pm. Be prepared to accounting, computer operations and college cut, clip, pull, clean and enjoy the park. Dress for the level instruction. With Bachelor degrees in weather. All family members are welcome. Economics, Psychology and Education and a Master degree in Education, Shatto fits in comfortably well with the Airport Staff. The Airfield Construction and Runway Airport is glad to have her on the team and look forward to her work to expand Closures and improve the databases, vehicle administration, and FOD Once again the Paine Field Airport has a busy programs. Welcome aboard, Suzanne! summer ahead for airfield construction. Pilot Highlight The first project begins Wednesday, May 15 through Friday May 24 when the Airport will close the first 1000' of runway 16R in order to install a jet fuel pipeline north of the 16R blast pad. There will 8,010' of runway available during this time. The next major project is the rehabilitation of runway 16L-34R, the small parallel runway. 16L-34R will close Monday, May 20 and be closed for two months through mid-July. During this time, the runway will be completely torn up and rebuilt. Major elements of this project include lowering the hump in the middle of the runway, significant drainage system improvements and realignment of the midfield intersections to be located at the midpoint of the runway. Additionally, the perimeter road around the north end of the runway will be lowered, which will minimize the height restriction for vehicles transiting that road. Please note that when the small parallel runway 16L- 34R closes for two months, the Airport will be down to a single runway. The Airport has worked hard to minimize this duration by only allowing the contractor a short duration for this work. Crews will work hard to complete the work in the shortest amount of time possible. If you have any questions about these projects, please contact the Airport Operations team [email protected] Scott Firefighter Stair Climb Results Regal Air's Carolyn Moeller began her path as a certified flight instructor (CFI) over 40 years ago. Moeller and her husband were living in Europe and she spent her free time enjoying the alpine skiing. She had a minor interest in aviation at that time. When her family relocated to Florida, her passion for Paine Field Team (L to R): Darryl Wimmer, Tyson powder and the need for an adventurous Severe, Tony Mace, Jeff Bohnet, Nic Nicholson. hobby were not being fulfilled so her (Not Pictured: Allan Waller and Mike Bergstrom, the husband, who had flown a little in Europe, bottle changer) encouraged her to take up flying. Eight years after that initial flight she earned her CFI The Scott Firefighter Stair Climb was a charity certificate. She returned to Europe and race held at the Columbia Center in downtown worked for the Department of the Army in Seattle. The Paine Field Team members ran up 69 Germany. In Germany she instructed part- flights of stairs in full fire gear and self contained time. breathing apparatus(SCBA). While the Paine Field Team welcomed the challenge, their When Moeller's husband retired, they participation was to fight blood cancers. The Paine returned to the United States and had Field Team raised over $6,300 of donations to opportunities to live in Western New York, benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Florida, or Washington. Memories of a trip in 1979, where she saw all the general aviation In addition to the Paine Field Team members, Chief aircraft lined up at the Boeing Field flight line Jeff Bohnet's daughter, a fire fighter for The Boeing and the beautiful mountain backdrop was Company, also climbed the tower.