This is one of the prettiest places in Oregon. The wx is usually perfect this time of year. Last year we had about 10 guys show up. Plenty of grass strips around to explore. I hope to see some of you there.


http://www.waaamuseum.org/events/fly-in ... lot-s-page

Friday, September 6th - Exclusive Pilot-Only Events

Lunch on the Grill. 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Spaghetti feed ($7.00) and beer garden open for pilots and invited guests. 6:00 p.m. - late

Campfire, trivia contest, beer garden and hangar flying after the feed. 6:00 p.m. - late

Saturday, September 7th

Lions Club Pancake Breakfast - Event admission required. (Enjoy pancakes, sausage, eggs, OJ and coffee.)
8:00 a.m.

Museum and Fly-in open. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Lunch - GOOD FOOD 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Beer Garden opens. 11:30 a.m.

1912 Parker-Curtiss Pusher Rollout. Meet-n-Greet with members of the Parker Pusher Restoration Crew.
1:00 p.m.

Book signing by author John Trudel. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Book signing by author Marc Paulsen. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cutting the Birthday Cake! WAAAM is 6 years old! 2:00 p.m.

Airplane Judging. 3:00 p.m.

Awards Dinner/Silent Auction: Tri-Tip Dinner Tickets $20 (Catering by the Westside Volunteer Fire Department)
6:00 p.m.

Movie 9:00 p.m.

Take a flight in a 1928 biplane, an airplane or a helicopter, prices vary.
All Day

Aircraft arriving and departing throughout the day.


Sunday, September 8th
Lions Club Pancake Breakfast starts - Event admission required. (Enjoy pancakes, sausage, eggs, OJ and coffee.) 8:00 a.m.

Museum opens. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Lunch - GOOD FOOD 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

See WAAAM's planes out and about all day. 11:00 a.m.

Planes Everywhere. Bring the Family!!

My wife is competing in a triathlon in Sweet Home. Maybe we can stay the night on Saturday/Sunday. It would be fun to hangout with the Oregon crew.

Yet another reason to move back to the left coast. Dang I miss a lot about the northwest...

I will try to swing by on Friday afternoon. Any camping recommendations?

I have been the last three years and it is a fun weekend.

Scolopax wrote:I will try to swing by on Friday afternoon. Any camping recommendations?

Nice green grass south of the main WAAAM building. That is where they will park all over night planes.
Hope to see you there Jake.

Cheers...Rob

They're just pouring the concrete for the last 30,000 sq.ft. addition. Lois just made/froze 14 gallons of s'pgetti sauce! WAAAM is a very unique & awesome experience!

I plan to be there with my 170. I wont be camping tough, I live just down the street.

ken

Waterboy wrote:I plan to be there with my 170. I wont be camping tough, I live just down the street.

ken

I don't believe we have ever met. Let's make sure to do so. Cheers Rob

Rob,

Nope I dont think we have met. Im still new to aircraft ownership and fairly new to the BCP site. I look forward to meeting you.

Red and Tan 170, A model,

Ken

If the weather cooperates, I am going to fly up just to see you Schwabenton! Rob what waterboy is not telling is his other job flying crazy Heli skiers in the winter and the might sky crane into roaring wild fires in the summer.

I need to see that 170 of yours!

Fingers crossed for good weather

AKT

aktahoe1 wrote:If the weather cooperates, I am going to fly up just to see you Schwabenton! Rob what waterboy is not telling is his other job flying crazy Heli skiers in the winter and the might sky crane into roaring wild fires in the summer.

I need to see that 170 of yours!

Fingers crossed for good weather

AKT

Ken sounds like a person who knows how to live life. Hey Kevin, the wx is always perfect that time of year! When I was a school boy I would sit in class starring out the window at the perfect wx, saying to myself, what the hell am I doing here.

Everything really important in life I learned from my mom and dad. School diplomas are so over rated.

G'Day

OregonMaule wrote:

Scolopax wrote:I will try to swing by on Friday afternoon. Any camping recommendations?

Nice green grass south of the main WAAAM building. That is where they will park all over night planes.
Hope to see you there Jake.

Cheers...Rob

I have cleared the weekend, and plan on coming up on Friday evening.

My wifes likes you guys, but this is not exactly her idea of wedding anniversary activities.

Zzz wrote:My wifes likes you guys, but this is not exactly her idea of wedding anniversary activities.

Took me a long time to find one that did!!

I am camping Friday night and be heading out late AM Saturday. Looking forward to seeing everyone.

As Rob says the weather is about perfect that time of year here. The winds in the Gorge start easing up as Fall approaches. There was a good number of planes here last year. My 170 is not much to look at but there is some cool old stuff in the WAAM museum.

There is an endless supply of craft beer in town. I think we have 5 brewery's now. It's hard to keep count. I might know a sober shuttle driver if any one is interested.

Should be a good weekend, come on up Kevin.

I'm looking forward to meeting some of you BCP pilots.

Ken

This sounds like a good one to go to. I will watch the weather. Can you camp at the airport or do most people motel it ?

Idahomauledriver wrote:This sounds like a good one to go to. I will watch the weather. Can you camp at the airport or do most people motel it ?

That's a good question! If not, there is airplane camping at Tieton State about 60 nm north.

LOTS of camping/parking on nice grass. They rent outhouses & scatter 'em around.