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WFC Flyer
Departing Lake Placid, NY on 11 October 2021 (Chris Houston)
Important Dates: Williamson Flying Club Newsletter November 2021
General Meeting
November 11, 2021 From the President’s Deck by Randy Christian
WFC Clubhouse
Hello fellow club members! This month, I tionally, we are still in search of another
Board Meeting
December 2, 2021 want to give a high level overview of a “travelling” airplane like N1185X. Sadly,
WFC Clubhouse few things that are ramping up. we had to walk away from an Archer in
Texas because we discovered too many
General Meeting First, the annual Christmas party is issues upon inspection. From unreport-
December 9, 2021 scheduled for December 4 ed major damage to the
WFC Clubhouse and the Activities Commit- overall condition of the
tee will provide more de- aircraft, neither airplane
tailed information in this was the right one for the
Inside This Issue: month's newsletter. I am WFC. I want to assure the
• President’s Desk, p1 sure that the party will be membership that we will
on the agenda for the No- not buy an aircraft that
• Activities Committee vember 12 membership does not live up to our club
Update, p2
meeting and a notification standards!
• Trip Report: Gilead will go out through the
Biggie, p4
a.S.o.S. system. It is also hangar lease time
• Member Spotlight: again. Mike Bjerga has
Scott Lasky, p6 Next up, we are still working on adding a been working hard at getting these out
• Congratulations, p10 third training aircraft (PA-28-140). How- to all hangar tenants. I sincerely hope
• Christmas Party ever, our most recent attempt involved a that Steve's informational article about
Announcement, p10 –140 in Ohio that was in much poorer hangar lease pricing in October's news-
condition than advertised. This was obvi- letter helped promote a better under-
ous once we inspected it firsthand. Addi- (Continued on page 2)
Williamson Flying Club Board of Directors
Williamson-Sodus Airport (KSDC) President: Randy Christian Director, 2019: Paula Sippel
5502 State Route 104 Vice President: Brad Roehrig Director, 2020: Lesly Jean-Louis
Williamson, NY 14589 Treasurer: Bob Herloski Director, 2021: Dick Swingly
Secretary: Steve Murray
Find us on the web at:
www.williamsonflyingclub.com Contact: bod@williamsonflyingclub.com
Medical Advisor: Dr. Pam Tarkington
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Recommended From the President’s Desk by Randy Christian
Reading
(Continued from page 1) make sure you are eligible to do so. As
standing of how hangar rents are de- I have offered in the past, if you are
termined. Our goal is to be transparent interested in serving on the board but
with our membership and help our have questions, please do not hesitate
members gain a solid understanding of to contact me. I will be assembling a
the decisions being made by the Nomination Committee for the 2022
board. election and plan to schedule time to
discuss the requirements of this com-
Finally, I want to mention that we are mittee.
quickly approaching the end of the
year and elections. If you are interest- Blue skies,
ed in running for an office, please Randy
Activities Committee Update by Chris Houston
The November / Decem-
ber issue of FAA Safety With the time change, shorter days, While disappointing, the silver lining in
Briefing focuses on FAA and less predictable weather, it’s fair all of this is that we have a terrific
efforts to inspire our na- to say that fly-out season is largely rough draft for adventures in 2022!
tion’s youth to pursue aer- over for 2021. I thought I’d take a mo-
ospace careers. ment to revisit our accomplishments Successful events included:
for the year and provide some details • A road trip to Hammondsport, NY
about our final planned event of the to celebrate the legacy of New
year, the annual WFC Christmas party. York’s aviation pioneer Glenn
Curtiss (May 1).
Recap (Continued on page 3)
Aviation Quote Your Activities Committee planned
twenty events in 2021. Weather limita-
tions prevented seven of them from
happening, giving us a success rate of
“With a short dash
about 65%. Casualties of 2021 includ-
down the runway, the
ed fly-out trips to Niagara Falls, Piseco
machine lifted into the
for a club picnic, Old Rhinebeck, Long
air and was flying. It
Island to see the American Air Power At Hangars Café (Sky Acres, 44N) after flying the NYC skyline on
was only a flight of 22 May 2021 (Jamie Oliver)
and Cradle of Aviation Museums, Ba-
twelve seconds, and it
sin Harbor, Luray Caverns, and the
was an uncertain,
Benton Airport Fly-In and Pig Out BBQ.
wavy, creeping sort of
flight at best; but it was
a real flight at last and
not a glide.”
— Orville Wright
Describing the first
flight of the 1903
Wright Flyer
At the Glenn Curtiss Museum, 01 May 2021 (Chris Houston) One World Trade Center (Chris Houston)
Page 3 WFC Flyer, November 2021
Activities Committee Update by Chris Houston Contribute to the Newsletter!
“Hey! I take some pretty great
photos, too! Why aren’t mine in
the newsletter?”
We’re always looking for an op-
portunity to showcase how our
Ice cream at Dansville Municipal (Dan Probst) WFC at Venango County Regional Airport (Chris Houston)
members enjoy aviation. Or
maybe you have a great story to
tell? We’d love to share it. We’ll
even help you write it!
Submit your photos and stories
to the newsletter by emailing:
See that water out there? It’s the Gulf of Mexico.
Newsletter@williamsonflyingclub.com
Dining in Detroit (Mike Kovalesky) Eman and Ziad Safadi in Detroit (Chris Houston)
(Continued from page 2)
• Our annual club picnic at KSDC
• An adventure in the New York (August 14)
Bravo to view the always spec- • Participation in the annual
tacular Manhattan skyline Speculator Pilots Association
(May 22). fly-in at the Piseco Airport
• Negotiating the 20 foot wide (K09) in the southern Adiron-
“sidewalk” runway at Re-Dun dacks (August 28).
Field (17NK) for the annual • Exploring the Starship USS En- At the Hagerstown Aviation Museum (Dan Probst)
Memorial Day pancake break- terprise in Ticonderoga, NY
fast with the Awe-Ja-Magic au- (4B6, September 19).
tomated pancake maker (May • Despite a weather cancellation
31) of our annual(ish) fall color
• A delicious evening excursion flight to Lake Placid, we rerout-
to Primo Barone’s at Venango ed to scenic Burke Lakefront
Regional (KFKL) for dinner Airport (KBKL), enjoyed lunch
(June 6). in Cleveland, OH, and explored
• An IFR run to Detroit (KDET) for the impressive Steamship Wil-
an overnight excursion where liam G Mather, a 1925 Great
we visited The Henry Ford Mu- Lakes freighter restored as a
seum and Ford’s Rouge F-150 museum ship (October 2).
production facility (July 24). • We enjoyed a delicious early
• A flight to Hagerstown, MD Thanksgiving meal at KSDC at Tony Alesci on the bridge of the Enterprise
(KHGR) for an excellent lunch one of our best-attended
at The Grille at Runways and a events of the year (October 9)
personalized tour of the Hager- • There were also a handful of
stown Aviation Museum that evening excursions to Ice
specializes in Fairchild Aircraft Cream Island at the Dansville
once manufactured there Municipal Airport (KSDC)
(August 7).
(Continued on page 4)
WFC in Cleveland, OH (Dan Probst)
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Activities Committee Update by Chris Houston
(Continued from page 3) nitz, Tom Carter, Ed Ciolkowski, 7:00 pm, and we’ll hold our annual
throughout th e warm er Chris Houston (chair), Scott Lasky, party raffle at 7:45 pm. At 8:00
months. Matt Palmer, Daniel Probst, and pm, back by popular demand, will
• Last but not least, Chef Tony Mike Shippers. be comedian Sky Sands!
Alesci fed dozens of hungry
aviators each Saturday from Thanks for an excellent year! If The raffle is a novel activity that
June 5 to October 9! you’re interested in joining the Ac- warrants some explanation. Items
tivities Committee for 2022, are donated by club members and
Thanks to everyone who planned, please reach out to Chris Houston. raffled off. Past examples have
cooked for, agonized over weather, included bottles of wine and
and attended these wonderful club Christmas Party vouchers for CFI time (not to be
events! This is the sort of camara- used simultaneously). Contribu-
derie that specifically drew me to As we announced previously, the tions are strictly voluntary, but en-
the Williamson-Sodus Airport and annual Christmas party for the couraged as it’s a fun way to share
the Williamson Flying Club in the club will be Saturday, December 4. the holiday spirit with other mem-
first place! However, there has been a change bers!
in venue to Buntsy’s Neighborhood
The 2021 WFC Activities Commit- Food and Drink in Webster. The Sign-up details are provided on the
tee is: Tony Alesci, Tammy Beber- event will begin at 6:00 pm with a back page. We will need all RSVPs
cash bar, dinner will be served at submitted by November 26.
Trip Report: West Coast Adventure by Gilead Biggie
west coast. The trip began with a
flight from 7S5 to KLVK (Livermore
Municipal Airport) with a stop at
KMFR (Rouge Valley International
Airport in Medford, Oregon) and
KWLW (Willows-Glen County Air-
port) for fuel. The route I chose to
fly to Livermore followed the
I-5 corridor through the Cascade
Mountains. This route took me
over some breathtaking terrain,
including Mount Shasta and Shas-
ta Lake, some of the more notable
terrain features along the I-5 corri-
dor.
On the second day of my trip, I flew
Shasta Lake
from KLVK to KMHV (Mojave Air Mount Shasta
In September, I had the opportuni- and Space Port) to visit a friend for take off from Mojave was a little
ty to borrow a friend’s Cessna 150 lunch. After a quick lunch I pro- more eventful than expected, with
based out of Independence State ceeded to take my friend up for his a density altitude of 5900 feet
Airport (7S5) in Independence, Or- first plane ride to KSBD (San Ber- yielding an initial climb rate of 150
egon and fly it up and down the nardino International Airport). The (Continued on page 5)
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Trip Report: West Coast Adventure by Gilead Biggie
(Continued from page 4) ted with a few local pilots about
-200 feet a minute. Shortly after the best way to make my way back
takeoff, we found what I believe up north around and through the
was a thermal and were able to busy LAX class bravo airspace.
achieve a climb rate of 500 feet a
minute to reach our cursing alti- On my departure from Catalina
tude of 7500 feet and make it to Island, I proceeded to fly along the
KSBD. After a quick stop at the LA coastline beneath the class bra-
FBO at KSBD, we returned to vo at 1800 feet towards KCMA
KMHV for the night. (Camarillo Airport). Eventually, ap-
proach cleared me into the bravo
On day three of the trip, I decided and I was able to climb to a more
to fly out to KAVX (Catalina Island). comfortable altitude above the
I departed KMHV for KSNA (John water. The views off the LA coast
Wayne Airport) for a “quick” fuel on the way to KCMA were stun-
stop before flying to Catalina. After ning.
a seemingly endless number of
vectors, I was finally cleared to After a quick stop at KCMA I flew to Airplane graveyard at Mohave Air and Space Port (KMHV)
land at John Wayne. Once I landed, KSJC (San Jose International Air-
the crew at the ACI Jet Center was port) to visit another friend and
very friendly and professional de- spend the night.
spite being extremely busy. Unfor-
tunately for my “quick” fuel stop, On day four of the trip, I flew from
they had several planes ahead of KSJC to KPWT (Bremerton National
me with much larger fuel orders Airport) in Bremerton, Washington.
than mine and it took them an The departure from KSJC was
hour and a half to get to my 10 more eventful than I would have
gallons of avgas. After fueling and liked due to San Jose clearance’s Catalina Island Airport (KAVX)
a 45-minute wait for takeoff clear- attempts to not provide me a take-
ance, I was on my way to Catalina. off clearance due to my radio be-
ing “scratchy”. After several at-
The flight to Catalina was gor- tempts to get a clearance with San
geous, between the views of the Jose responding with my full call
Los Angeles coast and the Island sign (despite claims of not being
itself. I proceeded to circle the is- able to hear me), I was able to get
land before entering right traffic for a VFR departure to the northwest
runway 22 at KAVX for landing. and proceed on my way. My origi-
Once I was on the ground at Catali- nal plan was to fly up the coast to Los Angeles viewed from the coast
na, I had a quick 100-dollar ham- KPWT, but low clouds and fog led
burger at the DC3 Gifts and Grill. me to pick the I-5 corridor again.
Many of the typical tourist attrac-
tions on Catalina require a bus or After my first fuel stop at KRBL
taxi ride to Avalon or Two Harbors, (Red Bluff Airport), I continued to
neither of which I had time to do follow I-5 and pick my way around
with just a couple hours to spend the numerous firefighting TFR’s
on the Island. Instead, I explored still in the area. From the time I
the airport environment and chat- (Continued on page 6)
The Fawn Fire
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Trip Report: West Coast Adventure by Gilead Biggie
capture a few spectacular shots of pass. After a successful landing, I
Mt. Rainier. After a 9-hour day of saw the vehicle owner run to their
flying, I spent the night at KPWT. I car and quickly drove off.
departed early the next morning to
land at S16 (Copalis State Airport), After exploring the beach, I pro-
the only designated beach runway ceeded to fly down the Oregon
in the lower 48 states. The runway coast back to 7S5 to return the
conditions at S16 are not moni- plane to my friend and thank him
Three Five Uniform parked on the beach at S16
tored and it is strongly recom- for the wonderful experience.
mended to conduct a low ap-
(Continued from page 5)
proach before landing. The runway Included in this trip report are
took my trip south along the corri- is also covered by the sea during some of my favorite pictures from
dor a few days earlier, a new TFR high tides so landings should only my five-day, 40 hour flying adven-
had popped up due to the Fawn be conducted around low tide. ture on the west coast. I have hun-
Fire in the Shasta area. This put a When I arrived at S16, there was dreds of more pictures from the
TFR right under my flight path in no traffic in the area. I proceeded trip I can share with anyone inter-
addition to areas of severely re- to do a low approach and found a ested, some of which can be found
stricted visibility. Luckily, the upper vehicle parked in the middle of the on my Instagram @gileadb. If any-
altitude winds were blowing south- runway along with some driftwood one is planning to fly out to the
west that day and kept the smoke to avoid in another area of the run- west coast and is looking for ad-
mostly out of my path allowing me way. After two more low approach- vice on places to land, would like
to pass east of the fire and contin- es, with the vehicle still on the run- to see more pictures, or would like
ue my journey north. way, I decided I had enough run- to know more about my trip please
way to safely land after the vehicle. feel free to contact me.
On the way to KPWT I proceeded to I proceeded to land on my fourth
Member Spotlight: Scott Lasky by Chris Houston
I often refer to WFC member Scott His earliest aviation memories fea-
Lasky as a Renaissance Man. Now, ture a great uncle who owned an
before you go picturing Scott as a Ercoupe, his first exposure to the
16th century physicist/painter, let world of general aviation. As a
me elaborate. Scott is a multital- teenager, his interests turned to
ented individual with many pas- building model aircraft and, by 16,
sions: teaching, flying (obviously), he graduated to flying RC air-
cooking, riding motorcycles, repair- planes. In order to “subsidize
ing engines, and racing cars. And crashes”, he picked up a part time
Member: Scott Lasky like many of us, his gaze has been job at a Long Island hobby store.
Ratings: PP-SEL toward the sky since childhood. This fueled his ambitions even
Hours: 130 Perhaps it was pre-ordained as a more because the shop owner
WFC Roles: Activities Commit- result of his growing up on Long based a Cherokee at Islip (KISP)
tee, Nominating Island, a place rich in aviation his- and would take Scott on flying ad-
Committee, snow tory and the former home of air- ventures to nearby destinations
plowing craft companies like Grumman like Fishers Island. Scott deter-
Joined WFC: 2017 and Republic. (Continued on page 7)
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Member Spotlight: Scott Lasky by Chris Houston
(Continued from page 6) budget cuts. Scott came to Web-
mined that he wanted to fly. ster Schools in 1995 and has been
teaching there ever since.
Though the Navy recruited him ag-
gressively, his eyesight was not The course he currently teaches at
good enough to meet Naval aviator Webster was originally named
requirements. As a recent high “Aerospace” and is now called Scott and Kim at Piseco in 2020
school graduate, Scott put his “Transportation Systems”. When
dreams of flight on hold and sever- he took over the course after
al years would pass before a series 9/11, he learned that the previous
of events eventually brought him teacher regularly took the students
to the Williamson Flying Club. to Bill Law at Greater Rochester
International as a hands-on intro-
Scott entered the University at Buf- duction to aviation. Post 9/11, the Trying out the captain’s chair on the Enterprise in 2021
falo in an engineering program. school district’s appetite for kids
While he loved the science he was riding in GA aircraft evaporated.
exposed to, he was less enamored After inheriting the class, Scott lob-
with the mathematics. His stint in bied for a return to the airport and,
engineering was brief, only a cou- eventually, school administration
ple of weeks. agreed. His next challenge was
finding a place to take his students
He became interested in working because Bill Law had shut down in
for the U.S. Department of State. the wake of its founder’s passing. Scott at the helm of 85X in Ticonderoga, 2021
This required a four year college After doing some additional re-
degree — literally any degree. After search, he found Mike Bjerga and
a year off from college, he enrolled this is what brought Scott to the
in the Technical Education pro- Williamson Flying Club. In the
gram at SUNY Oswego without any years since, Scott’s students have
real intention of ever becoming a come to KSDC and learned about
teacher. It was a means to gain aircraft and airport operations
entry to the State Department. But from Mike before being rewarded With Jamie Oliver and Chris Houston in 2017
here’s where the universe had a with rides in WFC aircraft. Every
surprise in store for Scott. Like all year, Scott would ponder learning
education majors, Scott had to do to fly, but would ultimately dismiss
a student teaching experience. He it as a goal beyond his reach.
loved it. And, in the 1990s, there
were lots of opportunities for Tech- Sometimes, we all need a little
nical Education teachers. This led push. For Scott, that push came
Scott down an entirely unexpected from Jeffrey “Heff” Paris, a big-
At the Alton Bay Ice Runway in 2017
path, but one that brought him hearted, genially enthusiastic pilot
back to aviation. based on the south side of the Wil-
liamson-Sodus Airport. Over time,
He earned Bachelor’s and Masters the student’s airport visits came to
degrees in Education from include a tour of Jeff’s shop to wit-
Oswego, then worked a one year ness his homebuilding projects
stint in Syracuse before falling vic- taking shape. Scott and Jeff be-
tim to being a low-timer during (Continued on page 8)
On the ramp in Williamsport, PA in 2017
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Member Spotlight: Scott Lasky by Chris Houston
(Continued from page 7) quent training and, by June 2018, with other people,” Scott says. He
came good friends and Jeff flew he was regularly flying at least feels that he would not have had
Scott to Dansville for a $100 ham- twice a week. He rescheduled his as rich an aviation experience if he
burger in 2015, setting the avia- long solo cross country flight at learned to fly somewhere else. He
tion hook a little deeper. least eight times due to weather, likens the camaraderie of the WFC
pushing that particular milestone to the motorcycle club he belongs
In February of 2017, Scott took an from June into September of to: “You can only ride alone so
introductory flight with Mike Bjer- 2018. He flew a few practice ses- much.”
ga. His youngest daughter was sions with instructor Brad Salatino
along for the ride. They both loved and enjoyed the experience, but As a way of giving back, Scott
the experience. That his daughter “felt like he was cheating” on joined the WFC Activities Commit-
enjoyed the experience so much Mike. Scott (barely) met a goal of tee in 2019. Most recently, he or-
was a deciding factor for Scott: he earning his certificate in 2018 by ganized the club trip to Ticondero-
saw aviation as something that passing his check ride on Decem- ga, NY to visit the Star Trek Origi-
they could do to together. ber 31. nal Series Set Tour. He also orga-
nized this year’s club picnic and
He is very complimentary of Mike Throughout the travails of training, played a key role in identifying
Bjerga, whom Scott credits with Jeff was there to provide advice Buntsy’s as venue for the 2021
always pushing him slightly beyond and moral support. Scott knew all Christmas Party (see the Activities
his comfort zone. (“But in a good along that Jeff would be his first Committee Update in this issue).
way,” Scott is quick to add.) It was passenger once he earned his cer- He has also volunteered to plow
always just the right amount of tificate. Sadly, the Williamson- snow at the airport and served on
push to do better. “Not only is he Sodus Airport community and the the Nominating Committee.
skilled as a pilot, he is skilled as a world lost Jeff to cancer on Decem-
teacher,” Scott says. His confi- ber 19, 2018. His biggest aviation adventure to
dence and trust in Mike were so date came in June 2021 when he
high that, “There was nothing that While no one could replace Jeff’s flew N1185X solo on a four day
could happen in the airplane that support, Scott attributes the con- trip to a racing event in Lancaster,
Mike couldn’t fix.” (Clearly, Scott tinued value he derives from avia- PA (KLNS). It was his first overnight
heard that story about Mike land- tion to the Williamson Flying Club. flying trip, his longest solo flight to
ing N9855W on one wheel.) As both a student and a certifi- date, and he faced a daunting
cated private pilot, he has enjoyed crosswind at Lancaster of 13 knots
Scott started training in April 2017 many adventures with other mem- gusting to 18. He proactively chose
at a languid pace of one or two bers, from the ice runway at Alton a back-up airport with more favora-
lessons a month. He was enjoying Bay to the Manhattan skyline to ble runway alignment, but man-
the experience and in no hurry to the Cleveland waterfront. The club aged an excellent landing at Lan-
finish. However, over time, he provided a push to try new things, caster. The landing was “not just
came to recognize that learning go new places, and have new ad- good for the circumstances, but
advances more rapidly with fre- ventures. “You learn a lot flying (Continued on page 9)
Landing 85X in Ticonderoga in 2021 With the WFC at Cherry Ridge, PA in 2020 At Sky Acres for lunch in spring of 2021
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Member Spotlight: Scott Lasky by Chris Houston
had them as a kid and even rebuilt Pilot, gearhead, and...cook? Anoth-
one in his apartment in Oswego. er of Scott’s passions is cooking,
The rebuild was where he devel- especially for large groups. A picky
oped an existing mechanical apti- eater as a kid, Scott learned to
tude into a self-taught skill repair- take control of what he ate by
ing engines. He eventually sold cooking for himself. As a former
that bike because he was not rid- member of the Shriners, he used
ing enough, but returned to the to cook for Cruise Nights in Web-
motorcycle community in 2012 ster. He says that the key to cook-
with the purchase of a Harley. He ing for large groups is learning how
points to the benefits of joining a to manage time. “Kind of like a
motorcycle club (Punishers MC flight plan, you have to have a food
Scott on his Harley
New York), where much like the plan.” Scott even catered his own
WFC, a group of people with com- wedding when he and his wife,
(Continued from page 8) mon interests support and encour- Kim, married earlier this year. Hav-
good in general!” he notes. The age each other. Many of the mem- ing sampled some of Scott’s cook-
journey home involved strategically bers are law enforcement officers, ing, I can testify to his prowess in
flying around isolated thunder- another fraternity with which Scott the kitchen. If Scott ever compli-
storms between Pennsylvania and is acquainted. From 1999 to ments a restaurant-prepared
Sodus, using a combination of up- roughly 2003, Scott worked a sea- steak, that is high praise, indeed.
linked data and real-time weather sonal job for the Monroe County
information from ATC. Sheriff’s department. Where does he go from here? Al-
ways moving forward, Scott antici-
There is a pattern in the stories Scott has also been racing cars in pates exploring aircraft ownership
most pilots tell. Many have had an the northeast and eastern US once he retires from Webster
early flight experience where they since 2004 and has even earned a Schools. Clearly, Scott was born to
faced a challenge, expanded their few wins. His car is a 1985 Shelby fly. After being disappointed by the
personal envelopes, and gained Charger with the first fuel injected Navy, who would have dreamed
confidence in their abilities as pilot engine he ever worked on. Without that pursuing a career in education
in command. For Scott, the trip to any formal training, he rebuilt the would have led him directly to the
Lancaster did all of that. transmission; learning by doing. He Williamson Flying Club? Not to
and his Shelby have even been mention the fact that it is hard to
In addition to flying, Scott has featured in Hemmings Muscle Ma- be a true Renaissance Man with-
owned motorcycles for years. He chines. out a pilot certificate in your wallet!
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2021 WFC Christmas Party
Congratulations! Saturday, December 4, 6-9 pm, Buntsy’s
When: Saturday, Dec. 4, 2019 at 6-9pm
Where: Buntsy’s Neighborhood
Food and Drink
2235 Empire Boulevard
Webster, NY 14580
Cost: $35 per person (includes dinner,
gratuity. and entertainment)
Times: 6:00 pm—Cash bar cocktail hour
7:00 pm—Buffet dinner
7:45 pm—Raffle, all items provided by WFC members
8:00 pm—Entertainment: Comedian Sky Sands
RSVP (with head count)
required by Friday, Nov. 26th
For those who sign-up for the party, the costs
Congratulations to Jacob Wilson on his first solo, will be added to your monthly WFC invoice.
completed in N9855W on October 23, 2012!
To ensure an accurate headcount:
RSVP on the signup sheet in the Clubhouse
OR
RSVP via the a.S.o.S. system
(watch for calendar invitation by email)
** Please do not RSVP using both methods! **
Milestones Wanted!
At the WFC Flyer, we try to capture and celebrate our
members’ success in their aviation pursuits. This is rela-
tively easy when a new rating or endorsement is earned
with a club instructor. But many of our members add rat-
ings in other places. These achievements are worth cele-
brating, too! If you have earned a new rating or endorse-
Paula Sippel picked a blustery day to fly with pre- ment (SES, tailwheel, etc), let us know, even if it was a
cision! Congratulations to Paula on earning her few months ago. We would be happy to share the news
instrument rating on November 2, 2021! here. If you can include a photo, that would be great, but
is by no means necessary. Contact Chris Houston directly.You can also read
