Coeur dʼalene Airport Association Newsletter May 29, 2011 Flying season just around the corner By MIKE SATREN The Cd AAA annual meeting was a culinary/musical delight that saw the addition of Allen Peterson and Joni Lueck as new members of the board. During the June board meeting Holly Forshee was additionally voted onto the board. The Cd AAA Board meetings are open to all and if you have an interest in serving on the board, come to a meeting and speak to a board member. Summer flying season events kick off with the EAA Chapter 79 Felts Field Days in Spokane on June 1 through June 5. National Experimental Aircraft Association President Rod Hightower will speak Friday evening, June 3. See page 2 for more information. Aviation and innovation legend Dr. Forrest Bird celebrates his 90th birthday this year with a fantastic gathering of eagles and originators from around the world on Saturday, July 9. Your Cd AAA will be helping at the event so come volunteer if you can but don t miss this rare opportunity to mix with and meet some real pioneers. See page 3 for more information about Dr. Bird s 90th birthday blowout. Immediately after the Bird Aviation Museum event, the Northwest Biplane Flyin at Felts Field in Spokane will kick off on Friday through Sunday, July 15-17. This is a truly old-style fly-in with competitions, informal hangar flying plus a Saturday night spaghetti dinner and a presentation by Mike Lavelle from the Seattle Museum of Flight on the 1911 transcontinental flight of the Vin Fiz flyer. See page 5 for details and contact information. Your own Cd AAA will put on a pancake breakfast on Saturday, August 20 from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. followed by a parade of airplanes staging at the Intersection of I-90 and Northwest Blvd. proceeding to the mouth of the Spokane River and off the north shoreline of Coeur d Alene Lake past Independence Point and around Tubbs Hill. This parade of airplanes will be announced by Gene Soper from the announcing stand at the Hydros, Hot Rods and Harleys event downtown in conjunction with the Wooden Boat Show. Attendance at the fly-by briefing is mandatory to participate. Empire Airlines/Empire Aerospace will sponsor transportation to the downtown festivities and back to the west ramp of the Coeur d Alene Airport/Pappy Boyington Field during the day on Saturday. See page 4 for the event poster. Finally, after a long, wet spring, flying season seems just around the corner. Page 1 2011-2012 Officers/Directors Mike Satren, president/newsletter editor, (208) 818-1287 Linda Polley, vice president, (208) 640-8283 Frank OʼConnell, treasurer, (208) 818-5626 vacant, secretary, (208) Carl Lewis, (208) 772-3133 Dave Logue, (208) 659-9065 Dave Coppom, (208) 699-6077 Mike Gossett, (208) 755-2720 Murdo Cameron, (208) 640-1620 Richard LeFrancis, (208) 664-0437 Jim Thorpe, (208) 765-9015 Dean Haagenson, (208) 772-9753 Allen Peterson, (208) 661-8630 Joni Lueck, (208) 659-9066 Holly Forshee, (208) 640-1177 CdʼA Airport Association c/o Mike Gossett P.O. Box 616 Hayden, ID 83835 Calendar of Events EAA 79 Felts Field Airport Days, June 1-5, with EAA B-17 at Felts Field in Spokane (see page 2 for details) Cd AAA Board Meeting, June 13, 5:30 p.m. at Pappy Boyington Field Preservatorium (Old Eagles building, 1600 W. Wyoming) Dr. Forrest Bird s 90th Birthday Celebration, July 9, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bird Aviation Museum, Sagle (see page 3)
Coeur dʼalene Airport Association Newsletter May 29, 2011 EAA Chapter 79: Felts Field Airport Days Schedule of events June 1, 2011 through June 5, 2011 EAA President/EAA CEO Rod Hightower in Spokane hosted by EAA Chapter 79 Friday, June 3, 6:30 p.m. social hour 7:30 p.m. program Felts Field (KSFF) EAA Hangar No. 7 5829 E. Rudder Ave. Admission free WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011 B-17 arrives in Spokane by noon. If the weather is good, they could arrive earlier. Two media flights are scheduled at 1 p.m. and at 1:30 p.m., depending on the number of press people who want a ride. A place is reserved on each flight for a veteran. Dave Petty, WWII veteran and B-17 pilot, will be on the first flight. National has filled the second veteran slot. Volunteers needed to keep media informed, facilitate B-17 arrival, greet B-17 crew and make sure they have everything they need, to facilitate media flights and get crew members to their rental cars and hotel. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011 B-17 rides start at 10 a.m., running about every 45 minutes to 3 p.m. Rides are given to those who have booked flights, and those who show up to look at the aircraft and decide to purchase a ride. Volunteers needed as long as the flights and ground tours are being conducted to facilitate tours through the aircraft, help crew in any way, assist in selling souvenirs, etc. FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011 B-17 activities during the day the same as Thursday. There will also be a Grass Roots program for area pilots being conducted by EAA National President Rod Hightower in the EAA Hangar. This will take place in the late afternoon after the last B-17 ride. Approximately 200 chairs will be set up in the hangar for the event. Rod Hightower will give a presentation to all pilots attending on EAA and the organization s plans for the future. There will be a lengthy segment for questions/answers at the end of the presentation. Volunteers needed all day for both the B-17 activities and the Grass Roots Program activities. SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2011 B-17 rides 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ramp open to the public for Felts Field Neighbor Day Open House from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CAP on ramp control duty. Moody and the Turbine Center open to the public. Burgers and Dogs on the grill at the EAA Building; food available at the Skyway Café plus a beer garden in a sectioned off area outside the cafe. SATA and Bi- Plane donations to the event will cover porta-potties and partial cover for evening events. Bi-plane fly-overs and formation flying demonstrations; Boeing 40C on display and it will be flown. Tower tours conducted by the Washington Pilots Association. In the evening there will be a dinner in the EAA 79 Hangar, which will be catered by Longhorn Bar-B- Que s Black Tie division. There will also be an address by Rod Hightower. Cost of the dinner is yet to be determined. Spokane City Commissioners, the Spokane Mayor, Airport Board Members and officials have all been invited. You guessed it; volunteers are needed all day and evening to do all sorts of things. SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2011 B-17 rides that are still booked, or have been sold. At some point the B-17 crew will depart for Denver and their next gig. Volunteers needed to facilitate as long as the B-17 is flying. Page 2
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Coeur dʼalene Airport Association Newsletter Inter.m. 30 a. : 0 1.m at fing t at 11 a e i r yb tar Fly-b rtures s epa val d May 29, 2011 in cooperation with: Hydros, Hot Rods and Harleys plus Wooden Boat Show in downtown Coeur d Alene Pancake Breakfast Coeur d Alene Lake Shoreline Fly By Saturday, August 20, 2011, 7 a.m.-10:30 a.m. All-day Shuttle buses to/from Cd A downtown events sponsored by Empire Airlines/Empire Aerospace Information: (208) 640-8283 Pancake Breakfast and Shuttle buses to CdʼA events Atlas Rd. to Hayden Ave. intersection Coeur d Alene Airport & Overlay photos by Mike Satren Photo Courtesy of Thriftway Page 4
Coeur dʼalene Airport Association Newsletter May 29, 2011 Northwest Biplane Fly-in Felts Field July 15, 2011 through July 17, 2011 A vintage biplane gathering will attract aircraft from all corners of the U.S. and Canada as this annual event kicks off at 1 p.m. Friday for registrations. Addison Pemberton and friends have worked hard for years to put on a truly old-style fly-in reminiscent of early aviation gatherings. * food/refreshments (ice cream) available all day * Saturday evening spaghetti dinner and presentation by Mike Lavelle from the Seattle Museum of Flight on the 1911 transcontinental flight of the Vin Fiz flyer * Airmanship competitions * Fly Market * Fly-in T-shirts and hats/caps for sale Information: www.nwbiplane.com Preregister at: www.nwbiplane.com/register Member Classifieds For Rent: KCOE airport hangar space available for high wing or homebuilt aircraft, 50-foot by 12-foot door, heated and lighted, 2880 Cessna Ave. (off Atlas Rd.) $250/month. Mike Gossett (208) 755-2720. Editorʼs note: CdAAA members are invited to submit classified ads by e-mailing them to mike@satren.net. Be sure to get them in before the last week of the month for the upcoming issue. Page 5 Although not a biplane, the Spirit of Wenatchee is a replica of the original Miss Veedol, which crashed in the hills of East Wenatchee, Wash. after the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean from Sabishiro Beach, Misawa, Japan on October 5, 1931. Its pilots were Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon. This airplane has been flown to the Northwest Biplane Fly-in before. Photo by MIKE SATREN
Coeur dʼalene Airport Association Newsletter May 29, 2011 Coeur dʼalene Airport Association 2011 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION DATE: NAME: / / ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP: PHONE: (HOME/WORK/CELL) PHONE: (HOME/WORK/CELL) E-MAIL: E-MAIL: NOTE: WE USE E-MAIL AS OUR PRINCIPAL MEANS OF COMMUNICATING WITH OUR MEMBERSHIP. YOUR ADDRESS IS FOR THE ASSOCIATIONʼS USE ONLY AND IT WILL NOT BE GIVEN TO ANYONE WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. ATTENTION SNOWBIRDS: Be sure we have your winter contact information, too. CHECK ALL THAT APPLY HANGAR OWNER: RENTER: A/C OWNER: PILOT: FRIEND: HANGAR LOCATION: Please return to the following address, with your check for $25 dues payable to: Coeur dʼalene Airport Association c/o Mike Gossett P.O. Box 616 Hayden, ID 83835 $25 Membership Check included: Page 6