Well, only about three weeks left until Beech Day at Vista Field, Saturday June 4 (S98), hosted by Chep and Kay Gauntt. http://www.airnav.com/airport/S98
I talked to Kay today, and the hours for this relaxed and fun day at the ‘hanger’ are 9-3. BBQ about noon. Time enough for everybody to fly-in and tie down, and then pop open the chairs and umbrellas and get ready for some great hanger flying!There’s NOT much housing in Kennewick that weekend, but nearby is Pasco (KPSC)
Pendleton (KPDT) and my home base at Walla Walla (KALW) with places to stay!
Chet’s working with Ben Tuttle Aviation for a fuel discount, and Chep even went
out there with his road grader to flatten out some more parking!
The Gauntt’s have sent out about 400 postcards to their friends in the Bonanza
Society, and if they get 10% – that’s at least 40!
I’ve got a pretty big list of MusketeerMail and BAC members, and I’m telling Chep
that we can get more of our Beech Aerocenter planes there than he’ll get Bonanzas!
OK! The gauntlet has been thrown down, so let’s get our planes and flight plans
ready!
Chep and Kay assure me that EVERYBODY is invited – even though it’s BEECH DAY –
get your friends and get off the ground (but don’t forget that RSVP please?)
Here’s the list I have so far – if you see your self on there, how about sending
me a yes/no so I can get back to Kay with some numbers for her shopping list?
Also, if your status has changed, I’d appreciate hearing from you.
If you know of another owner who’s not listed, how about filling me in?
BTW – Mick is flying down from Canada in a brand ‘C’ but remains committed to our
group – YEA Mick!
Yes & Pretty sures…
Bill & Ann Howard (hey, I GOTTA be there – I have the banner!)
Mick Nordeen – He says he ‘wouldn’t miss it!’
Glenn Fuqua (if he can get away from the BBQ at Aurora)
Donald & Wendy McNamara (Possible Little League conflicts – let’s hope!)
Ray & Blair Griffin (Ray sez he’ll fly anywhere to show off his plane!)
Beech Aero Club Members (North West Region) yet to be heard from…
Chris Bockmuehl
Wayne & Teresa Pedersen
Maurice Berger
Braden Messenger
Bob & Norma Jeanne Avon
Russel & Anita Hunt
Paul & Bonnie Parashak
Jay & Miranda Willis
Steve & Karen Erb
Michael Peace (Go Illini!)
Miles McClure
Gerald Markham
Ron Sellers
Sandy Floe
Fred & Helen Kiesel
Norris & Viviane Hibbler
Richard & Dorothy Morton
Larry & Marilyn Tanneberg
Bob & Sandy Hammer
Travis McNeal
Some BAC members who are a little farther out – but, hey, ya gotta exercise the oil..
Carl & Patricia Foster
Richard Koch
Chris & Leeanne Linderman
George Mahon
Pedro Bach (Maybe a little too far??? He’s in Tenerife)
Jeff & Teresa Bryant (NOT all that far from Mojave??? Hey – that’s what 160HP is
for!)
Musketeer Mail friends I’ve tried to keep track of…
Bob Gresli (with his NEW Skipper!)
Brian Goodwin (found his C23 – N7694R parked at Spokane Airways – anybody know him?)
Trevor Miller
Ross Bingaman
David Brenegan
Bruce Byer
Dennis Byron
Greg & Sheli Capes
Doug Cole
Bill Cruse
Dan Extrom
Jim Harrison
John & Donna Higenbottam
Mike & Sandi Kelly
Chris & Annette Kracht
Arsenio Locsin
Richard Manning
Troy Merriman
Ed Moore
Bill Di Pasquale
Gary Percy (one of our oldest Musketeer Mail & Arlington fly-in supporters!)
Marty Picco
Adam Weiss
And certainly NOT least – the great folks who got me into this (little did I
know) by letting me adopt their son’s plane…Joe & Pat Shone!
That’s a LOT of names! Gotta be able to put at least 40 planes in there from
this list, right?
So – there – it – is – BEECH DAY – ya gotta be part of it!!!
Bill Howard
BeechSportBill
N1927W
1973 Sport 150
Beech Aero Club NorthWest Region Director