Didn't see anything about this years PNW Aviation conference yet. Any other BCP'ers going. Forecast looks like I might be able to fly from the east side of the state for once. Maybe meet for lunch?

Rod

I will be going .
Forecast for Saturday looks good.

I'm gonna try if I can fly up.

Be there on Saturday.

Planing to attend the survival seminars.

TD

I plan on being there. Not sure which day yet. Maybe both.

Looks like a guy could go to all three sessions on Wilderness Survival on Saturday and have a lunch break from ~1:00-2:15.

Here's a link to the PDF http://www.washington-aviation.org/schedule_2017.pdf, and on pg 3 it has the matrix. I am only planning Saturday myself. Did Sunday a couple of years ago and felt like it wasn't worth the cost of accomadations.

I'll be there both days attending the IA refresher course. Lunch is from 12:15-1:30. Great time to meet up and put some names to faces.

What is Backcountry Flying, booth 521?

Planning to go saturday, not sure about wx so maybe driving.
Actually just a fast or faster for me anyway.
If a meetup is planned, post time / location here.

I plan on flying in on Saturday. Hotrod180 - you say you can drive there as fast as fly? How hard do you push that poor CRV?

15+ minutes to the airport, 10+ minutes to pull the plane out & taxi, 35+ minutes to fly to Thun, 10 minutes to taxi/park/tie down, 15 minutes waiting for shuttle, 15 minutes riding shuttle = 1:40, and that's if everything goes well. But it only takes me about 1:30 to drive directly to the Puyallup fairgrounds. And although the wx is forecast to be clear saturday, I can go IFR in the car if need be.
But I gotta admit it's not as much fun driving..

I don't see the RAF on the show floor. Informal lunch at 1300? I'll wear my Cessna hat...

I think we will have to drive also

Rod

Class gets out at 12:15 then I'll head over to get the lunch provided. I'll be wearing my favorite faded green camo shorts.
Going to cruise through the booths before class starts again. Give me a call/text if you want to meet up and say hi.
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Sam
Going to be looking for ya Rod and your Cessna hat!

So where will the informal meet will be?
Will be wearing my MT prop hat.

Food court unless someone else wants to choose.

Everybody keep an eye out for me, say hi if you see me.
I'll be the late-middle-aged white guy in the airplane t-shirt.
(oops, almost forgot the )

Not the greatest weather on the flight down, or back, but the show itself was good. It seemed more crowded than in years past despite the so-so weather for flying in.

Here's what is looked like as I started towards Pierce County Field - sandwiched between layers



There are clearings down there for landing if things go sour - you just can't see them


It cleared up a bit over Blake Island


Once at Thun Field, all was well, and there was some interesting hardware on the ground there.

I spent both Saturday and Sunday there with our company TAC Aero. I gave a talk on Sunday morning about our CubCrafters Factory Training program. Another of my coworkers gave a talk on Saturday about tailwheel training in general. I thought the event was well attended and had a good time meeting some old friends and making some new ones. Talking airplanes for the whole weekend was pretty fun. I don't get to do that at home much