by James McGauhey | Nov 11, 2021 | Events, Fly-Outs
Highly Recommended I just returned from the Hood River Fly-In this weekend and made a video of my adventure. As president of local EAA Chapter 84 on Harvey Field it has mention of the chapter; had to stop Saturday morning and conduct a board meeting. Any WPA members... by Mike Ward | Nov 11, 2021 | Events, Fly-Outs, Uncategorized
What? Airplanes RACE? Of course they do, ever since 1909! Please note that AIR races are not to be confused with SUBMARINE races. (You haven’t heard of submarine races? Go ask your parents, or perhaps your grandparents for an explanation.) At the AIR races you can... by Paine Field WordPress Admin | Sep 13, 2021 | Events, Fly-Outs, News, Chapter, State
Food Flight West Coast Airlift – June 12, 2021 Someday, somewhere West of the Cascades of Northern California, Oregon, or Washington, a massive magnitude 8 plus earthquake is due to hit that happens about every 300 to 500 hundred years. When that day comes... by Greg Bell | May 6, 2021 | Fly-Outs, Membership
Freestyle Cross-Country by GA Our son Matt recently moved from northern California to Austin, Texas. We hadn’t seen him since Christmas and we have both been vaccinated so we decided to take a trip in our Diamond Star DA40 for a visit. Neither Lori or I... by Newsletter Editor | May 6, 2021 | Events, Fly-Outs
Young Eagles Flights Help Kids Take to The Skies As president of EAA Chapter 84 in Snohomish, I encourage all WPA members who are also EAA members to conduct Young Eagle flights on a safe basis. A couple salient points: Must be a current national EAA member, do... by Ned Bingham | Jun 8, 2020 | Events, Fly-Outs, Chapter Business, General Membership Meeting Minutes
As many of you are aware, the Board did everything they could to try and organize a June 5th General membership meeting. We were very excited about Propeller Airports inviting us to have our meeting in the new air terminal at Paine Field again! However, we reluctantly...
by Newsletter Editor | Nov 30, 2019 | Events, Fly-Outs
The brunch destination for Saturday, November 2, was the Blue Water Grill at Friday Harbor. Two planes (Ned’s and John’s), three pilots and an avid aviation fan participated and had a great time. On our way out of the restaurant we ran into Sandy and Donna, who had...
by Newsletter Editor | Jan 26, 2019 | Events, Fly-Outs
Weekly Saturday Fly-Out This Week’s Destination: Forks Airport – S18 Lunch Pick: Blakeslee’s Bar & Grill Want to Join us Next Time? Meet at Regal Air around 9:30am Saturday Morning (weather permitting). Departure at 10am. Seats are available first come,...
by Richard Jones | May 29, 2019 | President's Corner, Events, Fly-Outs
I think that many of you are aware that our annual Paine WPA Chapter work party at the Skykomish Airport is on Saturday, June 15 beginning at 9:00 am but how many of you really know about the larger picture? There are 15 airports that are operated by the Washington...
by Greg Bell | Apr 1, 2019 | Events, Fly-Outs
Weekly Saturday Fly-Out This Week’s Destination:AJ Eisenberg Airport – KOKH Lunch Pick:Penn Cove Musselfest Want to Join us Next Time? Meet at Regal Air around 9:30am Saturday Morning (weather permitting). Departure at 10am. Seats are available first come, first...