October 2019

Trick or Treat from  W10 and "Hello" to November!

Special thanks to Petek Saracoglu for carving these special pumpkins for W10.  Petek is our newest engineer and is quickly making South Whidbey "home".  Welcome to the island and W10, Petek!

Saturday Social
Our monthly Saturday Social is happening this weekend at The Muk.  Join us at 10am this Saturday, November 2nd for some coffee and breakfast with fellow aviation enthusiasts.  

Private Pilot Ground School
The final exam is just around the corner for Dave's students. If you have any questions about ground school please contact Dave Bennett at [email protected] or Tara or Sky Rudolph at W10 via email at [email protected] or call us at 360-321-0510. 
 
Taxiway Talks
The time has come that we can announce our 2nd episode of Taxiway Talks.  Fred Lundahl has graciously agreed to discuss the ins and outs of taking a trip to Canada.  We are blessed with spectacular opportunities to fly to beautiful places and Canada is definitely on that list.  Whether it's a trip to the Butchart Gardens, visiting the wine country in the Okanogan Valley or having a world class meal in Vancouver, BC.  The quickest way to get there is by air but there is still a process.  Fred can show us what it takes to make flying to Canada easy and worth your while. 

WSCAA Conference
I had the opportunity to attend the Washington State Community Airport Association conference in Leavenworth last week.  It's a great opportunity to check in with WSDOT Aviation, the FAA, AOPA, RAF, WPA, other Aviation focused industries and fellow airport representatives. I'm looking forward to tapping into these resources for helping out with our Taxiway Talks, Young Eagles flights and airport improvements.  There is much excitement brewing around electric airplanes, drones and UAM's.

Instructor's Corner
Welcome to the the newest segment of our newsletter.  We would like to give our local instructors a platform to post information or articles that they feel is worth sharing that enhances the aviation experience.  
 
pilotworkshop.com/tips/forced-landing-trees/
(submitted by Fred Lundahl, CFI)

The Small World of Aviation
I just love getting the opportunity to meet new folks and then finding out that we know a lot of the same people!  We had the joy of having this experience yesterday when this beauty flew in:

W10 Swag
Currently there are Cinch Bags ($15) and W10 oval stickers ($5) available so you can represent your favorite little airport in the woods.  All proceeds go towards the airport to help with maintenance and improvement projects.  ​

Stay warm and safe out there-
Blue Skies!
Sky and Tara Rudolph
e-mail: [email protected]