Save the Date 21June - S10 - Lake Chelan, WA Lunch

[drwhite]

I'm finally home from the great adventure! Just a quick update and then pictures to follow. We did have a successful "Hands Across the Border" event on 21 June 2017, with six aircraft attending from the Century Flight Club and two attending from BAC (actually three Baby Beeches on the field). Ken and Pam Hardwick, Sundowner N9229S met us on the field when the famous Tex-MEX AKA Jeff Knight arrived with his motley crew from Canada. Sundowner N2380W was also tied down on the field, but the owners where not in attendance at the event. They did receive an International Director business card stuck in the door prior to departure though so they'll know what a great event they missed. As Ken mentioned our group consisted of a number of different aircraft including my Beech Sport, an LSA out of Friday Harbour, WA, a beaver on floats, a Mooney, a 182 and a 206. Your International Director led the charge and everyone landed safe and sound. A quick refresher on the difference between a Unicom freq 122.95 and the CTAF freq 122.9 had everyone singing from the same song sheet for the departure. Introductions were made all around and Jeff presented a short history of the Century Flight Club and the nature of this BAC event to the group. After a short logistical pause our transportation to downtown arrived in the form of Tony and his Swiss army truck! Everybody piled in the back and downtown we went to Campbell's Resort for lunch. The lunch was good and the conversation was lively as we all compared notes on our various airplanes and discussed the similarities and differences of flying in the USA and Canada. Promptly on time, Tony reappeared with his army truck to take us all back to the airport. We can all now scratch riding in the back of an army truck off our bucket lists! After a bit more chit chat, the Canadians took to the air on their return to Penticton with Tex-MEX bringing up the rear, leaving only US nationals, new friends and great memories behind. With a final compliment from Ken on my departure, my Sport and I disappeared over the horizon completing a very successful first inter-club event between the Century Flight Club and the Beech Aero Club. Next year's CFC flying trip is planned to Oshkosh, so I am hopeful that we can again share "Hands Across the Border" at the Mecca. Thanks to Ken and Pam for attending this event and making us all feel so welcome. I hope the rest of your trip was equally successful. Blue skies my friends.

Words, Words everywhere and not a photo in sight!

 

[wjknight]

Words, Words everywhere and not a photo in sight!

Check your personal inbox. Still trying to figure out how to post multiples here.

 

[wjknight]

Pictures

Some pictures from the Lake Chelan "Hands Across the Border" flight.
Captions in order:

Ken and Pam Hardwick meet the Canadians
CF-MEX, Jeff Knight's Sport 150 on the ramp
N9229S, Ken and Pam's Sundowner on the ramp
N2380W, on the ramp, owner AWOL, believed to be a local aircraft, not sure if a BAC member
The "Crew" downtown Lake Chelan outside Campbell's Restaurant
Our transportation to and from town was a Swiss army Pinsgauer (Austrian built) truck. My AME, Don is thinking "Yeah, I can make that fly"!

Departing Penticton for Dorothy Scott Airport to clear US Customs (Officer Williams did not want his picture taken)
Lake Chelan is just around the corner to the left (not sure where the next picture went)

A great time was had by all with good flying, good food, great conversation and new friendships formed. All in all a successful event.

 

[trumpet nelson]

Great photos - - thanks !!