NW DESTINATIONS

Pilots want to fly their planes. Sometimes that means springing the fuel for a cheeseburger at the nearest airport. In the Pacific Northwest we have the unique ability to “elevate” that experience with some of the most scenic flying and destinations just a hop across the Sound.

In the shadow of the majestic Olympic Mountain Range, Hood Canal is a fantastic destination – whether it be for a dock side lunch of fresh local oysters or a weekend getaway complete with massage, golf, schooner rides, – and yes, spectacular scenery.

It’s surprising how close it is to get so far from it all. It will not take you long to realize that defrosted burger with a side of greasy fries can’t hold a rivet to grilled Hama Hamas served overlooking the tranquil waters of Hood Canal.

This year at the NW Aviation Conference, we are happy to welcome displays and highlighting local destinations and a local Fly Washington Passport initiative to help pilots traveling within or to our airports more than just a “$100 burger.” Our local airports have so much to offer and your visit strengthens the local community and tourism as well provides a great break and change of scenery.

Fly Washington Passport Program

The Fly Washington Passport Program encourages pilots and aviation enthusiasts to explore Washington’s public-use airports. Beyond motivating pilots to fly, this program supports general aviation airports, area businesses, tourism, and provides flight planning, safety, and educational opportunities.

The program relies on the voluntary participation of Washington’s public-use airports, pilots, aviation enthusiasts, and sponsors. The ultimate objective for this program is to increase aviation economic activity and enhance general aviation visibility.

Participants, using an official Fly Washington Passport Program booklet, collect

“passport stamps” at enrolled public-use airports. Any licensed pilot from any state, and their passengers, may participate.

Participants will earn levels of recognition and prizes as they explore the airports of Washington State. Fly Washington Passport Program is a partnership between Auburn Municipal Airport, City of Auburn, WSDOT Aviation, Washington Pilots

Association (WPA), Washington Airport Management Association (WAMA) and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

The stamp box is often (but not always) a black mailbox with a Fly Washington Passport Program logo decal on the outside. If a stamp is missing, you may take a photo of yourself with the stamp box, your own stamp booklet and proof of the current date (for example, a piece of paper with the date written on it). If an airport has multiple stamps, one stamp is sufficient for that airport to count.

Fly Washington Achievement Levels

Regional: Visit 100% of participating airports within one region to earn your Regional Patch!

Seaplane: Visit 100% of participating Seaplane Bases to earn your Seaplane Patch!

Platinum: Visit 100% of participating airports to earn your Fly Washington Passport Program Wings!

Gold: Visit 90% of total participating airports to earn your Flight Jacket!

Where can I obtain a passport?

Including the Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show in February, the following locations have the passports available year round:

The airport office at Auburn Municipal Airport, or the passport stamp mailbox on the ramp

WSDOT Aviation (Olympia Airport)

Western Aviation(Spokane/Felts Field)

Signature FBO(Spokane International)

Airport office at Bremerton Airport

Airport office at SW Regional Airport (Kelso)

Sundance Aviation at Richland Airport.

For more local flight inspiration stop by one of the exhibiting airports’ displays at the NWAC in Puyallup. Check out a collaborative Travel Washington display organized by Explore Hood Canal and Scenic Washington.

Welcome to Your Airport.

Skagit Regional Airport (KBVS) is your gateway to the Skagit Valley. Situated west of Burlington, WA, this full service airport offers stunning views of the Cascades to the east and the San Juan Islands to the west – come grow with us!

IA Maintenance Renewal Seminars at the Aviation Conference

With so many great exhibitor on hand each year we are fortunate to have access to a wide knowledge base of industry talent. The WAA exhibitors assist the event by speaking at a series of FAA approved seminars.

Registered IA’s attending the seminars earn credits toward certificate renewal. Mechanics wishing to fulfill the full eight hour IA Renewal requirements in one day (Saturday FEB 25, 2023) must arrive for the 8:00 AM session. Check in and ID verification begins at 7:30 AM.

The seminars are free to attend for mechanics and aircraft owners without certificate. Should you wish to receive certificated FAA credit for attending, the cost is $35 and includes admission to the conference both days.

Certificated attendees may pre-register for the event at washingtonaviation.org, or by phone to 360-427-5599. IA’s must show picture identification at the time of registration and are required to have their registration cards stamped at the close of each hour attended. A certificate will be awarded at the close of eight hours.

SATURDAY | February 26, 2022

8:00 AM | AIRCRAFT BATTERY AIRWORTHINESS

Bob Burkel, Concorde Battery Corporation

The battery is the heart of the aircraft. Concorde presents the varied battery technologies in the marketplace, safety, lead acid aircraft battery ratings, commissioning of lead acid aircraft batteries, and the maintenance process. Including the best practices of servicing: capacity testing, charging, maximizing the life of your battery. Also, cleaning & storage, installation eligibility.

9:00 AM | GENERAL AVIATION MUFFLER SYSTEMS,

AN “EXHAUSTIVE” OVERVIEW

Jim Shafer, Power Flow Systems, Inc. We will explain the design, construction, and best practices for the maintenance and repair of traditional aircraft exhaust systems. We will also discuss the theory and design concepts of tuned exhaust systems for general aviation aircraft and how they can benefit both four and six cylinder aircraft engines equipped with either fixed pitch or constant speed propellers.

10:15 AM | AIRCRAFT EXHAUST, ENGINE MOUNTS, AND MORE

Paul Gryko, Acorn Welding, a Hartzell Aerospace Welding Company

Paul will introduce Hartzell Aerospace Welding and will explore the various customer options available. In 2022 Acorn Welding, and SeaPlanes West joined AWIAMI to form Hartzell Aerospace Welding. Hartzell Aerospace Welding offers over 1200 unique product approvals for General Aviation. We will go over some unique product offerings that customers may not be aware of.

11:30 AM | CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF LYCOMING ENGINES

Kristopher Holt, Western US & Canada Regional Sales Manager

Lycoming Engines, a div. of Avco Corporation

Kris Holt was born and raised in general aviation, grew up helping his dad (also an A&P/ IA) restore the family 1941 Waco UPF-7 and maintain other family aircraft. In the mid 90’s he attended A&P school at Colorado Aero Tech. After a brief stint with the regional airlines, he spent several years at a 135/145 organization in MN working on small GA aircraft up through 500 Series Citations and Dassault Falcons 10’s. In 2001 he relocated to Daytona Beach, FL to finish his bachelor’s degree at EmbryRiddle. Following graduation, he entered the corporate aircraft world working on Gulfstreams and large cabin Dassault Falcons in NY before moving on to become a Chief Inspector at then Raytheon Aircraft Services. Following a relocation to Wichita, KS he transitioned from QA to a more customer-facing role at Beechcraft. In 2011 he was given the opportunity to work for Northrop and do some time in Iraq and Afghanistan supporting the Mq-5B Hunter UAS for the US Army. He returned to Beechcraft in late 2012 to work in several roles supporting Beechcraft’s Special Missions sales and modification organization. In 2016 he transitioned from Textron Aviation to Textron Systems to help grow their manned aviation contractor logistic support (CLS) business. He has been a Regional Sales Manager with Lycoming since 2018. He holds an A&P and IA certificate.

12:15 – 1:30 PM | Lunch break | Please be sure to visit the exhibit hall during break.

1:30 PM |

SELF-LUBRICATING POLYMERS FOR AIRCRAFT BEARING APPLICATIONS

Nicholas Choo-Son, P.Eng., PMP, Marsh Brothers Aviation Inc. With over 26 years in the aviation industry Nick began his career with Goodrich Landing Gear (now Collins Aerospace Landing Gear, Oakville ON Canada) as an MRB Engineer providing engineering support to manufacturing and the supply chain across a variety of regional and commercial programs. During this time Nick held a number of MRB Engineering delegations, including Boeing Landing Gear Engineering MRB authority on the B737, B757, B767 and B777 programs. Additionally, while at Goodrich Nick served as the Sustaining Engineering Group Lead for landing gear and flight control systems with responsibility for In-Service Engineering support & Continuing Airworthiness, as well as serving on the Gulfstream G-IV/G-V Corrosion Control Board and the Bombardier CRJ 700/900 Corrosion Review Board. In 2006, Nick joined Safran Landing Systems as a Sr. Program Manager with overall responsibility for a number of military and business aircraft programs. Before moving into business development and government relations, Nick also spent 5 years in the gears and transmission world, running the GE CF34 Accessory Gearbox and Apache AH64E Main Transmission production programs at Northstar Aerospace. In 2017 Nick took over the helm of Marsh Brothers Aviation Inc., the aviation division of the Thomson-Gordon Group, a privately owned Canadian company specializing in self-lubricating engineered polymers.

2:30 PM | DISTRACTIONS IN AVIATION MAINTENANCE | Curt Cowley, FAA

Curt Cowley is the Airworthiness FAASTeam Program Manager for the Portland FSDO, and has been with the FAA for 14 years. Curt began his aviation career as a US Army UH-1 Medevac Crew chief, AH64 Maintenance Supervisor, and his final Army assignment was as the Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) for the US Army’s fleet of 14 former Soviet-bloc Helicopters. His civilian experience is as a Repair Station maintenance supervisor working on everything from Piper Cubs, to Gulfstream corporate jets, and Bell Helicopters. He has 42 years of aviation maintenance experiance, and has been a Private pilot since 1982. He owns and flies an Aeronca 7AC Champ, and Aeronca 15AC Sedan.

3:30 PM | CARE & MAINTENANCE OF WHEELS & BRAKES

Vern Rodgers, Cleveland Brake & Wheel/Kaman

Discuss maintenance checks for wheels and brakes and explain the working of external floating brake caliper assembly and the individual components and the wheel assembly with individual components. The seminar will cover minimum lining and disc thickness and explain surface repairs for corrosion and recommended Mil-Spec repair for Aluminum and Magnesium Cleveland’s wheels and brakes. Vern will talk about the recommended Mil-Spec for primers and paints and brakes well as recommended lubricants for wheel bearings. He will explain when and when not to use antiseize on the tie bolts along torque values. He will discuss the reasons why you should always condition organic and metallic linings with the disc.

4:30 PM | AIRCRAFT EXHAUST-TWIN CESSNA AD 2000-01-16 AND TURBOCHARGED SYSTEMS

Paul Gryko, Acorn Welding, a Hartzell Aerospace Welding Company

Paul will introduce Hartzell Aerospace Welding and will explore the various customer options available. This session will focus on the upcoming anniversary of the 12 year Repetitive inspection on the Twin Cessna Exhaust. The session will cover the history of the exhaust problems, the attempts to fix them and how we arrived at the AD. It will cover inspection and turbocharged aircraft exhaust systems.

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