— from Tony Simpson, Orcas Airport Manager —
On Friday, April 11th at the Eastsound Fire Station, Jim Higginson, a long-time aviator in the San Juan Islands, will present his FAA Safety Seminar covering how to fly the island airports in a variety of conditions. This seminar is geared towards pilots, but is open to the public.
Jim, a local pilot for 51 years and certified flight instructor, flew the postal route here in the islands many years ago, as he was beginning his aviation career. He has invaluable information as to how to approach the islands under a variety of weather and wind conditions, and this will be the essence of his talk, accompanied by a video he shot himself. The seminar and video touch on 15 local airports. A Question and Answer session will follow the presentation and hangar talk could go on for hours.
If you plan on attending, please send airport manager, Tony Simpson, a short email at orcasairport@rockisland.com so he can project attendance and adjust the venue as required.
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Most pilots probably know about this opportunity, but it makes me feel good to read about it in Orcas Issues. Nice! I think I’ll forward this to new pilot friends.
i’ll be there