Chris D'Acosta, CEO of Swift Fuels will be our First Friday speaker on August 1st at noon.  

In 2012, D’Acosta was appointed CEO of Swift Fuels - a privately held R&D company located in West Lafayette, IN at the Purdue University Research Park. Under his leadership, Swift has become a global leader in the development of novel next-generation fuels and process technologies. The company has developed proprietary processes for producing premium gasoline, blendstocks and diesel fuels from light gases - without crude oil, refining or syngas processing. The company is also leading the development and commercialization of high- octane piston-engine aviation gasoline to eliminate toxic lead in 100LL avgas on a global scale. D’Acosta serves as an industry advisor for a chemicals research consortium called CISTAR, and he serves on the Industrial Advisory Board for the Purdue University Chemical Engineering Department. He is co-inventor on 12 US patents.  Read more.

WAMA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: First Friday
Time: Aug 1, 2025 12:00 PM 
 Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 934 4486 0241
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Every month on the First Friday, until Jul 3, 2026, 12 occurrence(s)
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Bremerton looks forward to hosting a spectacular air show featuring "Mustang Mania" on July 12-13.  For more information, check out their link.
Bremerton Air Show | July 12-13, 2025

JULY 11 - 13, 2025

FREE events for pilots and enthusiasts

• Overnight airplane camping
• Free PILOT Pancake Breakfast Saturday and Sunday
• Free PILOT BBQ Dinner Friday night
• Beer Garden at Ellie's Friday and Saturday
• Food trucks and live music
• Arlington Flight Service is offering full service fuel at self service prices

Volunteer driven, for pilots, airport sponsored.

Interested in volunteering? contact carol.burch2@gmail.com

To pre-register, follow the QR code on the poster

Skagit Skies Airshow & Community Aviation Festival is happening on June 28^th. It will be an exciting day packed with amazing performances, static aircraft, ticketed aircraft rides on behalf of the Erickson Aircraft Collection and the CAF Rainier Squadron, booths, eight different food trucks, a children’s activity hangar, and all sorts of fun things for all. For the first time, we will be offering Camping Under the Wing for our pilots wanting to overnight. There will also be a Friday night “Pre-Flight Bite Event” on the apron. Great food, beer and wine. and the Golden Knights parachuting into the dinner!  All can be found on the airshow’s website, which is quickly filling with pertinent information.  And get this….. its FREE!!

After many years, the Air Race Classic is coming to Spokane.  This historical all-women's air race began in 1929 and has continued every year since, only pausing during WWII. The 2025 race begins in Fairhope, AL continuing through 11 states, with the terminus at Felts Field Airport in Spokane.  Typically, 50 or more general aviation planes from all over the United States compete, each with a pilot and copilot.   The ARC begins on June 17 and ends in Spokane on June 20.  If you would like to help volunteer at the Terminus or if you know women who would like to enter the race, go to www.airraceclassic.org.

Grant County International Airport (KMWH) 

Airshow, Fly-in & Pancake Breakfast, National STOL Competition

For tickets, times & details see attached flyer. We'd love to see you there!

FIRST FRIDAY JUNE 6 WITH BRAD SCHUSTER

Brad Schuster, the Alaska and Northwest Mountain Region Manager for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), will give an overview of the AOPA and will discuss contemporary topics. He brings a wealth of knowledge regarding aviation-related issues facing states in the Northwest, as well as nationally. There will be opportunities for questions at the end.  Read more about Brad.

Time: Jun 6, 2025 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/93293071455?pwd=2nw8XtzlwkUElHIBBTyx3pPK9zEgny.1

Meeting ID: 932 9307 1455

Passcode: 136806

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• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
• +1 253 205 0468 US

Meeting ID: 932 9307 1455

Passcode: 136806

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For more information:

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A day of fun and discovery into aviation's limitless possibilities

FREE ADMISSION Saturday 5/17/25 9am - 5 pm

Explore college and flight school opportunities

Enjoy unique aircraft up close

Military aircraft, food vendors and more

FREE PARKING NEARBY

President Robinson has called a special Board of Directors meeting for Thursday, May 8 at 2:00 PM. 

Link to Zoom Meeting:  https://zoom.us/j/97315320873?pwd=IoX46RPw7qtesx36U60I69ipEhuz94.1

Meeting ID:  973 1532 0873

Pass Code:  558966