It looked like a scene out of a movie with this small attach planes flying that low. Just before noon, the warbirds came in low from the northern end of the Boeing Field runway. Unfortunately, they didn’t and therefore I waited patiently with my camera ready at Boeing Field. First I was checking if they would have ADS-B transmitters so I could follow them on one of the many flight tracking apps. I captured the Cascade Warbirds during their fight over Boeing Field, just south of Seattle. Their route took the warbirds south from Arlington Municipal Airport over the cities of Everett, Lynnwood, Seattle, Tukwila, SeaTac, Des Moines, Federal Way, Fife, Tacoma and others on the way. During the summer months, roughly from April through September, the aviation enthusiasts fly their warbirds at airshows and other events. The Cascade Warbirds is a group of aviation enthusiasts who want to promote restoration, preservation and, operation of historic aircraft as well as aviation education and honoring veterans. Victory in Europe Day, also called V-E Day, marks the Allied forces’ formal acceptance of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945. This flyover of the Cascade Warbirds was in honor of the 75th anniversary of victory in Europe during World War II. The Cascade Warbirds’ historic military aircraft departed Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO) around 11:30 a.m. Until flying weather returns in April.This past Friday, May 8, 2020, a squadron of eleven vintage aircraft took to the sky. It meets at the Museum of Flight in Seattle from October Squadron in Warbirds of America, Cascade Warbirds is centered in the Puget Many of whom are pilot-owners of historic military aircraft. Warbirds of America and is a non-profit organization of local aviation enthusiasts, These two flights are logged in the student’s personal logbook and count toward the minimum flight time required to earn a Private Pilot license. Each flight includes a pre-flight briefing, actual taxi and runway procedures, introduction to radio communications, the take-off, a series of in-flight maneuvers, the return and landing, and post-flight procedures. Successful completion of this Private Pilot Ground School qualifies a student to take the FAA Private Pilot Written Exam. Cascade Warbirds has teamed with Galvin Flight Service at Boeing Field, Seattle, to provide scholarship recipients with tuition, books and supplies, and two introductory instructional flights. Running Start/Head Start/AP classes at the University of Washington, ShorelineĬommunity College, and Edmonds Community College.Ĭascade Warbirds promotes the restoration, preservation, operation and public display of historically significant military aircraft, and offers the scholarships for Private Pilot Ground School with Introductory Flightsto inspire today’s young people to become the aviation pioneers of tomorrow. Training to support worldwide charitable organizations. Him to want to become a pilot and he hopes he’ll be able to use his pilot The stories of his great-grandfather’s roles in World War II. School, had submitted an outstanding essay remembering Steedman, a student at Bellevue Christian High His use-by date was extended through 2021. Keith Steedman was the winner of the 2019 SupplementalĪviation Scholarship Grant. To the committee explaining why he or she wishes to complete their flight The scholar chosen for this grant will have submitted an essay Proscribed time frame, one is awarded $2,500 to continue their private pilot After the awardees have successfullyĬompleted the ground portion and flown their two instructional flights in a Military aviation enthusiasts awards flight training scholarships to young The basic scholarship which covered all of the ground school training needed to Steedman was a one of the 2019 winners of That portion of the flight exam successfully. On August 10 he made his first solo flight! And, passed Keith Steedman has just passed an important test leading to his Private Pilot For a return to a new school year, here is a student who has been plugging awayĪt some special studies all year.
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