Happy New Year! Check out our Winter newsletter, with all the details about our Grounded Hogs Gala, plus travel stories from around the U.S., and lots of information, news, safety tips, and more!

https://wspa.wildapricot.org/resources/WSPA_Newsletter_Winter%202025.pdf

Our WSPA Fall 2024 newsletter is packed with exciting updates including a recap of the Lake Whatcom Splash-In, an inspiring Angel Flight story, and an update on quagga mussel management in Idaho. The newsletter dives into general aviation news, introduces their new WSPA interns and administrative team members, an includes a captivating piece about the First World Flight and the aircraft built for it!

https://wspa.wildapricot.org/resources/WSPA_Newsletter_Fall2024.pdf

Summer is "flying" by, but our newsletter has lots of suggestions for fun places to fly this summer and fall! We also have gorgeous photos and a full report from our big Tiki party at Tanglefoot Seaplane Base, upcoming events, an "adventure" in British Columbia, and a wonderful story about a special aviator's high school from our two new interns! This, GA news, new seaplane airparks, and much more!

https://wspa.wildapricot.org/resources/Newsletters/WSPA_Newsletter_Summer2024.pdf

Spring is here and we are ready to knock the rust off! See our newsletter for news and dates about upcoming events, including our Rust Remover Seminar, Tanglefoot Splash-In, and more fun gatherings!

https://wspa.wildapricot.org/resources/Newsletters/WSPA_Newsletter_Spring2024.pdf

This issue also features our President's Report, AIS update, an eclipse viewing trip, a recap of our record-breaking Grounded Hogs Gala, CFI and Maintenance reports, GA seaplane news, historic photos of the first around-the-world flight that began and ended in Seattle, and more! 

You'll love the exciting photos from Addison Pemberton and his bevy of unique aircraft. We finish this issue with a spectacular Destinations story about flying in Canada. This fishing extravaganza will leave your head spinning! The photos are amazing, and your guide is a pilot who has made 47 flying trips to Canada, so you're in good hands! Don't miss it!

Happy New Year! We are resuming our quarterly newsletters! We've got news from across the state and, country, and around the world--in this issue, as far away as New Zealand.

https://wspa.wildapricot.org/resources/Newsletters/WSPA_Newsletter_Winter2024.pdf

This issue also features our President's Report, an AIS update on quagga mussels in the Snake River, opportunities for new seaplane bases, CFI and Maintenance reports from our partners at Kenmore Air, some history on the formation of the WSPA, and a wonderful Alaskan seaplane adventure by WSPA Secretary Don Goodman, who also contributed several articles regarding Lake Isabel. 

We've also got recaps of several fun WSPA gatherings from last year, with dozens of beautiful photos of seaplanes, members, and friends. And we've got more events in store for 2024, so save those dates on your calendars!

Finally, we've added a fun History section with historic seaplane photos, a Safety section, and a Destinations section. This issue we feature Tacoma and Puyallup, since we're looking forward to seeing you at the NW Aviation Conference & Trade Show, right after our Grounded Hogs banquet. Speaking of Grounded Hogs, be sure to reserve your tickets now, since this event usually sells out!

So, pull up a chair to your computer, because you'll find our newsletter is more like a full-color magazine! The goal is to give you more interesting, more fun, and more relevant to you aviation stories than you can get anywhere else! Read some today--save some for tomorrow!

Feedback and suggestions are always welcome, as are your good photos of your seaplane adventures, so that we can feature them in upcoming issues as well as on our Facebook page!

Thank you for your continued support!

Best regards,

Crista Worthy, Editor, Admin, and Social Media

and the WSPA Board of Directors

editor@washingtonseaplanepilots.org

208-906-4471

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Happy New Year! To ring in the new year, we thought we would take the opportunity to recap our efforts from 2022 and introduce a few things to come in 2023. Also in this edition of the WSPA newsletter, you will find two fantastic works submitted by WSPA Member, Bryan Thompson, and WSPA Secretary, Don Goodman. Thank you, Bryan and Don, for your contributions! 

We hope you will find in this new year new happiness, new goals, new achievements, and new inspirations. We look forward to being a part of your 2023 and you ours. Thank you for your continued support!

https://washingtonseaplanepilots.org/resources/WSPA%20Newsletter%20-%20January%202023.pdf

We wish to thank everyone who participated in our Spring Rust Remover last week, and particularly those who worked hard to prepare for it. And thank you to Shane Carlson from Northwest Seaplanes for hosting and providing his experience and advice. Below are links to the video recording, the slides and the Ross Lake procedures document:

• Rust Remover Recording
• Introduction, Amphib Lessons Learned & Procedures, Friday Harbor, Roche Harbor, Lake Isabel, and Ross Lake
• Lake Union & Priest Lake
• Ross Lake Procedures Document

Now available for 2022: Aquatic Invasive Species Training 

Get ready for Spring flying by visiting Seaplane AIS Training  to complete the training and earn your certificate!

In this Fall/Winter combined issue of our WSPA Newsletter, you can read about the efforts made in 2021 by your WSPA board of directors and members to fulfill our mission as an organization and to support water flying in Washington and the Pacific Northwest. 

In addition, Addison Pemberton takes us on a flying boat adventure to Montana,  Scott Cooper recounts his hydraulic failure on a water landing, and we learn more about the history of Kenmore Air and their journey to becoming the largest commercial seaplane airline in America.

Wishing you all the best as we begin a new year! 

Warm regards,

WSPA Board of Directors

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This Memorial Day we honor and remember those who gave everything in service to their country. Our gratitude lies with these individuals and their families. 

As you enjoy your day away from the office, we hope you will take some time to peruse the latest issue of the WSPA newsletter.

WSPANewsletter2021.Q2.pdf

In this issue, you will receive an update from our board president, Stephen Ratzlaff, on the ongoing efforts of our board and membership. Bruce Hinds and Scott Cooper supply us with the interesting history of D. B. Cooper as told by Bill Hoover, and Stephen Ratzlaff takes us on a well-referenced journey to the incredible Ross Lake in this month's Logbook Reveries. 

In addition to these pieces, we announce the date and location of our Summer Splash-in, and provide a brief review of our recent Spring "Rust Remover" Virtual Safety Seminar, with links to the videos and presentation included!

Wishing you and your loved ones a safe and relaxing Memorial Day!