by George Futas | Sep 12, 2021 | Membership, News, Chapter
Robert C. Collins, long time WPA Paine Field Chapter member and co-founder of Simulation Flight LLC, passed away on 15 August. Bob will be remembered and missed for a long time, as a friend, an aviator and as an exceptional human being who cared for others safety in... by Richard Beckert | May 6, 2021 | President's Corner, Membership
Make Wings and Fly As we head into spring and with the weather improving, hopefully you are getting some flying in and staying current. Most airport restaurants are now open with reduced seating capacity. My wife and I recently flew to Orcas Island for a... 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 George Steed | Dec 30, 2020 | Membership, News, State
It’s a little tougher this year with fewer opportunities to gather, but the work of the WPA goes on. Many chapters are holding virtual meetings and (when the weather is better) we’re still flying. If you haven’t, please go to the WPA website –... by Jerry Barkley | Jan 28, 2020 | Membership, News, Chapter, State
The Washington Pilot’s Association is excited to announce the WPA Member Benefits Program, to be rolled out in 2020. This Program connects quality general aviation vendors to the WPA organization and our serious and committed pilots. Through the Program, GA vendors... by Newsletter Editor | Sep 1, 2020 | Events, Membership, Chapter Business, General Membership Meeting Minutes
Once again, the Paine Field WPA Chapter Board of Directors has reluctantly canceled our chapter events for August and September due to the statewide restrictions on gatherings. The biggest of these events being our end-of-summer Hangar Party. We’ve continued to... by Richard Beckert | Mar 31, 2020 | President's Corner, Membership, Chapter Business, News, State
This years Washington Pilots Association retreat held at Lake Chelan was unique in that 7 of us wanted to connect remotely due to the coronavirus outbreak and not wanting to expose others to viruses or be exposed. So, I set up a live meeting via GoToMeeting... by Newsletter Editor | Jan 28, 2020 | Safety & Education, Membership
In fall of 2018, one of WPA’s members, Norman Montes De Oca, founded the Husky Aviation Club at the University of Washington Bothell Campus. As an Advanced Ground Instructor, Monty sought to spread the joy of flying to students who might otherwise not get the... by Richard Jones | Jan 28, 2020 | Events, Membership, Chapter Business, News, Chapter, State
We Need Your Help At the Northwest Aviation Conference If you plan to attend the Northwest Aviation Conference this year please consider volunteering an hour or two to staff the WPA booth. If you are interested, go to the web link below and select a one or two hour... by William Tilse | Dec 31, 2019 | Membership
How did it get to be Christmas again, so soon? Personally I think it has something to do with global space-time warping. At any rate it seems the nice summer flying days were just a little too few this year, so when it was nice I hope y’all got a chance to take...
