January 2023

Welcome to the New Year, Friends and Family of W10!
We hope you had a great time during the holidays and are now ready to launch into 2023 with determination and spirit.  We are gearing up for a busy first quarter and have been recruiting more great folks to work for us (See the job listings in the classifieds below).  We are truly grateful for all of the help and support we received at the end of last year as we faced an extremely challenging loss.  We invite everyone to join us in helping make 2023 a year full of fond memories and friendship.

(a Whidbey beach reminding us why we have made South Whidbey our home)

Saturday Social @ W10
January's social will be this Saturday, January7th at 10 am at the Seabiscuit bakery.  After the social we encourage folks to visit the Cultus Bay Glass Art Gallary and the Mukilteo Coffee Roaster's Mercantile shop.  If you're in a shopping mood - check out the W10 merch at the end of this newsletter. 
 
Instructors Corner
What better way to bring in the New Year than another article written by our very own Dave Bennett, AGI.  Thank you, Dave, for these wonderful contributions of knowledge that we can share with the community and either add to people's knowledge or refresh their memory of knowledge that has been stored away.  We truly appreciate your willingness to share this knowledge and put it in format that's easy for everyone to understand. 
Dave's first article of 2023 is about Personal Minimums.  Click HERE to read it!If you have questions related to aviation, or if you have any suggestions about other educational opportunities, you can reach Dave Bennett at [email protected].
Ground School @ W10
The holidays are over and Dave is doing the final preparations and turoring for the students from the fall class to take their written exam.  Best of luck to everyone planning to take their written exam.Please contact Dave Bennett at [email protected] for further information if you would like to attend ground school! 
Proceeds go directly to Whidbey Airpark (W10) to help cover maintenance, improvements, future programs, and facilities.
Scarlett and the South Whidbey Flying Club
Scarlett is still holding strong to the record of the most operations at W10.  Any break in the weather and Scarlett is up soaring through the skies enjoying the beautiful view from above.  For those that do not know Scarlett she is a Cessna 150, named Scarlett, that will often be taking off with a future pilot in the left seat. Scarlett is a dream maker, career builder, and a source of pure joy for many people so W10 feels privileged to be called her home. Of course, what is Scarlett without Fred Lundahl, founder of the South Whidbey Flying Club. 
 
If you are interested in aviation and would like to know more about learning to fly or about the South Whidbey Flying Club, contact Fred Lundahl via [email protected].  

Blast from the Past at W10
As I heard some unusual plane activity on the field I threw on a jacket and ran out to see what I was hearing. Down at the North end was a Kodiak that let out some passengers and then continued to take off and return and then taxi about halfway up the runway just to taxi back.  With the help of our neighbor (and local W10 historian), Lee,  it became apparent that they were doing a photo shoot.  Lee then was able to share with me another photo shoot that happened many years ago. Does anyone recognize this photo???? 

(Photo courtesy of Lee Smith)

W10 Projects
How about those new bright orange windsocks!!!! Thank you, Eric Hansen, for getting those installed for us!

• Moving from our current office to the South end
• Grounds keeping
  • Mowing & weed eating - mowing will resume in the spring when the weather gets better.
  • Tree debris clean-up - lots of strom debris 
  • Removing scotch broom & blackberries
  • Filling dips and rehab grass
  • Extend fence
  • Patch runway cracks
  • Pressure wash the moss off of the runway
• Vehicle maintenance
  • Lawn mowers
  • Courtesy cars
  • Fire truck
  • Loaner bikes
• Facilities
  • Porter hangars
    • Roof & gutter replacement
    • Repair/rebuild doors
    • Siding
  • New FBO building
  • Northend Hangars
• Special projects
  • Convert PAPI hardware to LED & Solar, then install
  • Set up runway cameras and get them streaming to the internet (thank you to Dave Riffle for volunteering to work this project) 
  • Set up Live ATC stream for the field
  • Run firewood processor to turn cleared trees into firewood and prep area for the future hangars

*If you would like to volunteer for an upcoming project please contact [email protected].

W10 Classifieds

Nose cozy for sale! 
The nose cozy located on the northwest side of the runway is for sale. The nose cozy will help protect the nose of your aircraft from the elements, is secured in its location, and has permanent tie down anchor points for your plane. The door facilitates being able to pull your airplane into the nose cozy without having to worry about pinning yourself between the nose cone and the nose cozy.
 
Asking $750 – Contact Kristin at [email protected] for more information
 


Job listing! We are looking to hire construction personnel for our QuickSilver Construction team! Seeking dependent and motivated folks that would be comfortable with both residential and commercial projects. Upcoming projects may include hangars, a multi-use facility, and small community projects. 
Please send your resume to [email protected]. 

Job listing! Get your resume ready, QuickSilver Aerospace, LLC is looking for high quality Engineers to join our Flight Test Team.  We are looking for individuals with top notch problem-solving skills that enjoy a variety of challenges, are able to travel globally, are well organized and can work independently as well as with a team.  For further information contact Sky at [email protected]

2017 Fisher Dakota Hawk
FOR SALE in LANGLEY: 2017 Fisher Dakota Hawk tailwheel LSA.  Only 7 hours on the airframe - both regular and tundra tires.  Engine: Continental 0-200 100HP with total time of 1700hrs (900 since top overhaul).  Prop: Cessna 150 low time.  All documentation /certification included.  Asking $18,000.  Contact Byron (360) 202-5337.


Coffee and Treats!  Seabiscuit is open Thursday through Tuesday, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. or until sold out. Follow Seabiscuit on FaceBook and check out their Wednesday evening events.  Click HERE to link to Seabiscuit's website for more details.

*If you have something you'd like to put in the classified section,  just let us know and we can add it to the newsletter.  ​