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September  2012  Newsletter
 

 Join Us for the

2012 Fly-in Poster - No dates - 2    

2012 Hood River Fly-In Sponsors.   
Many thanks for your help in making this Fly-In a success.
  • Hood River Golf
  • Full Sail Brewing
  • Hood River Supply
  • Hood River Garbage
  • Your Rental Center
  • 2MorrowMobile 
  • KC Bagpipes

The Weekend Plan:

September 7th
Throughout the day... Planes start arriving. 
Look to the skies - antique & modern general aviation is alive and well in The Gorge!

9am-5pm WAAAM the museum is open
                            Regular admission (no charge to members) 
See this wonderful collection (The ramp area is closed to museum visitors this day as we have a lot of in and out airplane traffic. Watch what is going on from the open hangar door in the shade of the museum.)

6pm  Pilot Night Begins. This special dinner held for the Pilots, and their Guests. The Spaghetti Dinner ( $7 ) is served by the Fly-In volunteers and enjoyed by all. After dinner play airplane trivia,  enjoy the campfire and a cold Full Sail Beer, talk of flying adventures,  visit and get ready for a busy Opening Day tomorrow.


September 8th ~~ Let the Fly-In Begin!
      Special museum/event admission $10 adult, $5 kids ~ no charge to members 

 7 am
Start the day with a hearty Lions Breakfast w/ pancakes,
              eggs, sausage, coffee and juice. ($6) So yummy! Airplanes
              arriving. What a way to start the day!

  8 am
  Fly Market opens 

  9 am   Museum is open, Airplanes come and go, Airplane, Biplane                   and Helicopter rides, walk the flight line, talk with the pilots &
              crews
. See hundreds of planes come and go!

 

10 am   Remember to check out the silent auction & buy raffle tickets

 

11 am
   Lunch. Pick your favorite from burgers & dogs to croissant                      sandwiches with salad or slaw to Thai specialties. Ice Cream
              and sweet treat make the meal complete.


  
11:30a  Beer garden opens. Enjoy local Full Sail brew. 
 

12 pm
  Wine Tasting in our Gift Shop w/Airfield Estates Winery until 3  

  1 pm  
Rollout of the one and only Stearman Model 70
 
              Meet-n-Greet with Daredevil Pilot Tom Murphy (roof top flight)

  2 pm   WAAAM's  5th Birthday.  Have a piece of cake with us! 

 

  3 pm   Airplane Judging: Awards announced at dinner tonight

    

  4 pm   Did you fly in an antique plane today?  

              What about that helicopter or Cessna? Get some air time!

 

  5 pm  Museum Closes --- Stick around for the Tri-Tip Steak Dinner  

             ($20), Beer Garden and Fire Pit chats.

 

  6 pm  Dinner is Served!  

             The Volunteers from the Westside Fire Department can cook!   

             A meal that makes a mouth water. Once you join us for

             this you will come back each year. Thanks Westside !

   

 7 pm  Awards and announcements followed by a great evening of

            camping under the wing.  ~   Bring your own wing!  :-) 

      

September 9th  ~~ It's a beautiful morning! 
       ~~ Special museum/event admission $10 adult, $5 kids ~~ no charge to members 

Last day of Fly-In 2012. Come early & watch the visiting planes depart.   
 
  7 am Start the day with a hearty Lions Breakfast w/ pancakes,  
             eggs, sausage, coffee and juice. ($6) So yummy! Airplanes 
             arriving. What a way to start the day! 

   8 am
  Fly Market opens 

   9 am  Museum is open, Airplanes come and go, Airplane, Bi plane                   and Helicopter rides, walk the flight line, talk with the pilots &
              crews
. Watch the pilots and planes prepare to head home.
 
 11 am Lunch. Pick your favorite from burgers & dogs to croissant                     sandwiches with salad or slaw to Thai specialties. Ice Cream  
             and sweet treat make the meal complete. Serving to 4 PM  

  1 pm
  Watch as the 1908 Steam Tractor comes alive and goes out                   for a drive! The 1914 Ford Model T Depot Hack heads out too. 

 

  2 pm  WAAAM Director of Aircraft Restoration Tom Murphy is retiring.
              Join us for the party. All are Welcome.

  3 pm  Check the Raffle Ticket Board!    Did you WIN? 

    

  4 pm  Did you fly in an antique plane today?  

              What about that helicopter or Cessna? Get some air time!

 

  5 pm  Fly-In and Museum Close --- See you at next years Fly In !

 

Please help spread the word about WAAAM and our mission to keep this transportation history alive and operating. Museum is open Daily 9-5  

 
 

 Director's Update   

 
Judy Newman
Judy Newman Museum Director

  

We are ready to host the  
Annual Hood River Fly In! 
 
Airplanes start arriving Friday and the outside display area will be open to the visiting public starting Saturday AM.
 
We will be celebrating our 5th Birthday on Saturday at the Fly-In.  In the last five years WAAAM has grown into quite an attraction bringing in nearly 30,000 visitors a year.


Visitors have come from all 50 states and  more than 60 countries! We have 9500 hits per month on our web site and the iPhone App has been downloaded by people in 75 different countries. 
  

WAAAM currently has 89 aircraft in the collection. Just 3 weeks ago that 89th plane arrived. If you follow us on Facebook you already know about this little buggy .  It is a 1928 Velie Monocoupe Model 70 sporting a 55 hp radial engine, enclosed cockpit with side by side seating.  The Monocoupe was flown here from California by volunteer Chief Pilot Ben Davidson. Come for Fly-In and talk with Ben about that trip 

 

When you see Don Mayo, Ty Ross, Ted Millar and John Cheney around please give them a big thank you. They donated the funds for the purchase of this historic aircraft. Thank you! We love this bird. 

 
 

Velie Monocoupe

Charles Lindbergh once owned a Velie Monocoupe. He is said to have donated it to the St Louis Terminal as" it had a tenancy to ground loop". Our Monocoupe was a 19 yr restoration and comes to WAAAM just out of that restoration by Wayne Mikel of California. There were about 350 built. Ads from the time refer to it a the first plane built for private fliers. W.L Velie was the grand son of John Deere (yep the tractor man)

Learn more here

 

 

     

UBF and Chev at Madras 2012 

The Madras Airshow of the Cascades awarded the 1932 UBF from WAAAM First Place in the Antique Aircraft category. Volunteers Steve Tolson and Lee Borchers spent the weekend in Madras sharing the UBF and the '31 Chevrolet with airshow visitors and talking of WAAAM.

 

 

Model T school 2012 Thanks to the super volunteer instructors Gene Wright and Andy Anderson that made this years three Model T Driving School classes such a success. Gene said of the August class " the ladies sure did a great job and were so enthusiastic" . Watch the news letter for class dates in 2013. ( June, July and August)

 

 

Please put the 1st Ever WAAAM Traffic Jam on your calendar. If you love cars... you will love this show. Join us it making the first one great!  

   


Thank you to all who believe in the spirit of  WAAAM and for your donations and support and in helping spread the word. 
 
 

Clear skies to you all and see you at the Fly In, 

 

Judy Newman 

WAAAM Director

 

 

      SECOND SATURDAY   

   Featuring the Annual Hood River Fly In this Month 

 

You won't want to miss this Second Saturday of September!

Hundreds of Planes make the annual trip to Hood River 

 

 Museum is open 9-5

See you soon! 

 

The WAAAM Traffic Jam   

1st Annual Car Show and Cruise-In 


You are invite and please help spread the word! 
  

 

Traffic Jam Oct 12 & 13

    
Email [email protected] 

 for info, volunteer opportunities and early registration  

or call Glenn 509-308-1161 

 

Bring your car club. Come with a friend.

Mark your calendar. 

It is going to be a blast!

Issue 9 - 2012
 
CALENDAR
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September 8th & 9th
Second Saturday.. and Sunday too! 

 

October  12th & 13th
Second Saturday
 

 

 November  10th 
Second Saturday:
Dare Devil Tom Murphy Speaks of:
Flight off hotel roof,
Restoring the Jenny
and the Model 70

November 22nd
Happy Thanksgiving
WAAAM is Closed today.
Our dedicated volunteers will be spending the day with their families   


December 8th 
Second Saturday:
Holiday Pictures with Cars and Planes, Santa and the Grinch. Photography by Nicholas.

December 25th
Happy Holidays 
WAAAM is closed today.

Our dedicated volunteers will be spending the day with their families

2013 

January 1st 
Happy New Year! WAAAM is closed today. see you on the 2nd.


 
VISITOR'S
QUOTE

What a Treasure! A job well done.

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Wish List

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Plumber and Electrician.

 

We have a stack washer and dryer that needs plumbed in and hooked up. Could you help?

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Drip Pans ;-)

 

Got a Day?

 

WAAAM TRAFFIC JAM

event coordinator Glenn Whitcolm  in need of helpers for this event.

 Please contact him at

 [email protected]

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Got Skills?

Our Replica Wright Brothers wind tunnel is in need of a sheet metal shroud to finish it up. Please help by contacting

 Ken @WAAAMuseum.org

Got parts? 

Our  1919 Model T ambulance project is getting closer to completion week by week but we do need your help locating " the right and left hood panels 14".. Got Parts? 


E-mail or call

Donna or Andy

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Service Flags
We are working on the Veterans Display. This is a  display of Campaign & Service banners hanging on the south wall above the Military Collection.   At this time, we are missing a few items and are seeking donations of the follow items or $ to purchase them:

   

 3x5 Merchant Marine flag
 3x5 WWII Campaign flag

    

Please contact:  
Perry Richards 

 

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Got time?

Joan Benedict needs data entry help.

 Call her cell: 541-399-3323

 

 

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Keep History Alive Using Your iPhone!

  

The iPhone app is FREE so please download it today!

 

Want to be involved in the APP updates? We could use your help! Email: [email protected]

 

 

Fly-In Pilot Information:

 

Please visit the WAAAM website for all your planning

 
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Here is the Scoop on the

 

WAAAM
Traffic Jam:
Oct 12 & 13, 2012

 

 

Show Your Car
Registration $25
Includes: 2-2 day admissions
to the WAAAM Air & Auto Museum

Friday Evening Cruise the Town and Drive-in Movie ( movie will be shown on the Museum wall!  

Saturday Car Show , Music and more...
Awards, food, demos, friends, and fun

Early Registration helps us plan so we will make it worth your while if you pony up your registration fee ahead of time.
Just $20

 

Your car, motorcycle, truck, camper etc must be 30 years old to display

 

We have room for "Hundreds and

Hundreds of Cars"

so don't miss this last of the season car event.

   

 

Come enjoy the museum, and see what others have brought out of  their garages.  

 

See you October on Second Saturday 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP 

 

Solo (individual)     $50

Family                    $100
(2 adult of the same household + their children /grand children
18 years & under) 
Member +1 (guest)    $120
(one named member who can bring a guest) 
Members +2 (guest)  $150
(two named members
who can bring 2 guests) 
 
MEMBER BENEFITS 
 
~ Unlimited museum visits
~ Members only  events
~ Gift Shop 10% discounts
~ Monthly Newsletter
~Tax deductible  membership (check limits with your adviser)
 
MUSEUM HOURS
 Open Daily     9 ~ 5
 
Closed:

Thanksgiving, New Year Day

 and Christmas Day

 

Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum

1600 Air Museum Rd. Hood River, OR 97031

541-308-1600

[email protected]

www.waaamuseum.org