A request from Mari Peterson:
“Will anyone be flying north from Seattle this Saturday morning? I’m returning from Maui at 0830 and looking for a ride back. Helping with grad night/graduation so I kinda need a way back up. Hoping to catch a lift on kenmore but if anyone happens to be coming back anyway that would be better since kenmore might be full. ”
If you can help, email Mari at mariannpeterson@gmail.com.
You are invited to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Friday Harbor Airport Terminal on June 1st at 2:30pm for a new US Customs service that will have an agent located at the terminal at certain time periods to make your clearing from Canada easier and in a office not outside in the wind and rain as it was in the past.
Mark you calendar for getting together with fellow aviation enthusiasts and an interesting evening. Friday Harbor’s own Dan Schwartz, flight instructor at Westwind Aviation, will give a talk titled, “Loss of STS-51-L, Space Shuttle Challenger: The Undersea Search for the Cause of a National Tragedy.”
Date & Time: Thursday, June 8th, 6:00 PM.
Location: San Juan Island Fire Department on Mullis Road in Friday Harbor
What to bring: A potluck dish, your own drinks and service items – plates, silverware, etc.
Also on the agenda: Annual membership meeting and election of SJPA board members
More info on Dan’s topic: Thirty-one years ago, in January 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seven astronauts, only moments after launch. Understanding what went wrong became a top priority for NASA and DOD so that the suspended shuttle program could get back on track and future accidents of this nature prevented. The first step in this process was the massive undersea search and recovery of key components so that the accident chain could be understood, and subsequent redesign of the booster rockets could be undertaken. Ultimately, the findings led to a “smoking gun” all aviators are familiar with: operating an aircraft outside of its design envelope. At that time, SJPA member Dan Schwartz was commanding officer of the new research ship “Seward Johnson,” and he and his crew witnessed the explosion. What followed was a two and a half month search of the sea floor utilizing the ship’s embarked four-man submarine, remotely operated vehicles, deep sea sonar, and the then infant GPS system.
Capt. Daniel S. Schwartz, USMM Ret.
ATP | CFI, CFII, MEI
Westwind Aviation
Friday Harbor, WA
Mari Peterson will update us on the Friday Harbor High School STEM program and how she is getting high school students involved in aviation. She is currently teaching an aviation class at Friday Harbor High School — making her especially qualified to speak on the subject. She’s also going to talk about life as a charter pilot. As an active charter pilot today, she’s especially qualified to speak on that subject too.
Time: Friday Noon, March 31st
Location: San Juan Island Fire Station, 1011 Mullis St, Friday Harbor WA
Bring your own lunch.
You’re invited to attend a free seminar at Westwind Aviation, Friday Harbor Airport. Details below. Please call Westwind to reserve a spot.
We’re having a potluck at the Mullis Fire Station, Friday Harbor, featuring a talk from Jackie Hamilton on the island Air Ambulance operation. BYO – drinks and service items (glasses, silverware, plates, etc.)
Please RSVP to Westwind Aviation. You can register at the door too.
Come to our San Juan Pilots Friday, “End of the Month Lunch” — January 27, 12:15 at the Cask and Schooner. At this month’s lunch our very own, Jim Cox, will be receive the FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. The Program Manager from the FAA Safety Team in Renton, Dr. Jean Francois Mpouli, will come up on the ferry present the award to Jim at our lunch.
From the FAA website: “The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is the most prestigious award the FAA issues to pilots certified under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61. This award is named after the Wright Brothers, the first US pilots, to recognize individuals who have exhibited professionalism, skill, and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while piloting aircraft as ‘Master Pilots’.”
#3 – Ground School Training for a Twin Engine Rating will be held on January 14.
