The Quarterly Member Meeting will be hosted at Garmin at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, November 17th. We’ll discuss the status of the club, the planes, progress on this year’s goals, and answer any questions members have. Please RSVP to Isaac by November 15th.

We’ll also have a special guest speaker. Member Neal White serves on the board for the Oregon Disaster Airlift Response Team (ODART). Neal will present about the logistical planning and response to a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake and the impact that Valley Flyers can have in such an event.

• A Cascadia subduction zone earthquake has been occurring at regular intervals for the last 10,000 years.
• There could be as many as 32 C-17s loaded with disaster relief supplies landing at the Salem airport every day.
• These supplies will need to be distributed to surrounding communities daily.
• Railroad tracks will be unserviceable. Bridges will be down. Roads will be torn up.
• That leaves aircraft to deliver critical disaster relief supplies.
• Valley Flyers can deliver over 10 tons of food every 8 hours.
• During the Quarterly Meeting, you will learn how YOU can be a valuable asset. Valley Flyers is in a unique position to save lives.

Club flyout to Chehalis, WA (KCLS).

Joan and Vern have graciously agreed to host the party, starting at 6:00 PM on Saturday, December 5th. In order to have enough food for everyone, each member is asked to bring either a side dish or dessert to share. The club will provide meat and some fixings. We’ll also do a gift exchange, so bring a fun gift in the $10-20 range (aviation gifts are always fun). Bring your family or friends for a fun evening together. This is a great time to see old friends and to meet some of our newer members.

Club flyout to Creswell Hobby Field Airport (77S).

Club flyout to Ken Jernstedt Airport (4S2) in Hood River.