WEST COAST SWIFT WING JUNE 2016 EDITOR: CAROL & GERRY HAMPTON AV8RGNH@SBCGLOBAL.NET 530-676-7755 We are a quarter of the way through our major Swift Fly-ins—Swift National over with, Cottage Grove for the Northwest Swifters next. Pancake Breakfast Nut Tree NorCal Swifters met at Nut Tree Airport on 28 May for their pancake breakfast that supports […]
West Coast Swift Wing Newsletters
May West Coast Swift Wing Newsletter
WEST COAST SWIFT WING MAY 2016 EDITOR: CAROL & GERRY HAMPTON AV8RGNH@SBCGLOBAL.NET 530-676-7755 The flying season is in full swing now—weather generally cooperating. Let’s try to get our wonderful birds out so the general flying public can feast their eyes on our Swifts. To that end, for NorCal Swifters, let’s meet at Nut Tree Airport […]
March West Coast Swift Wing Newsletter
EDITOR: CAROL & GERRY HAMPTON AV8RGNH@SBCGLOBAL.NET 530-676-7755 We have had our share of rainy weather here in Northern CA, and for that we are grateful. Gave us the opportunity to fine tune the Swift for another season of flying. I hope to see my fellow Swifters out and about and to enjoy the fellowship and […]
West Coast Swift Wing Newsletter – Jan 2016
Soon the fly-in and Air Show season will be upon us. Hopefully we all have our Swifts and ourselves up to par to enjoy the good flying weather coming up. Major fly-ins on the schedule include Swift National back at Athens, TN; Northwest Swifters at Cottage Grove, OR; West Coast Swift National at Westover Field, […]
West Coast Swift Wing Newsletter – September 2015
WEST COAST SWIFT WING SEPTEMBER 2015 EDITOR: CAROL & GERRY HAMPTON AV8RGNH@SBCGLOBAL.NET 530-676-7755 Westover 2015 Sept 24-27 While we had a low number of Swifts attend this year’s West Coast Swift Nationals Fly-In, I believe the lack of quantity was made up in the quality of the camaraderie and fellowship we enjoyed over the 3 […]
West Coast Swift Wings Newsletter – August 2015
We have 12 days left until Labor Day, 23 days to Reno Air Races, and 29 days until Westover. Are you ready and are your plans/reservations made? Westover 2015 Sept 24-27 The fly-in headquarters is still the Best Western Amador Inn and the rate is still $69 with 10 rooms left in our block of […]
West Coast Swift Wing Newsletter – July 2015
EDITOR: CAROL & GERRY HAMPTON AV8RGNH@SBCGLOBAL.NET 530-676-7755 The Fly-in and Air Show season has kicked off to a great start with Swift National at Bowling Green, KY a great fly-in along with a wonderful time at Diamond Point, WA with a record number of Swifts attending. The next major Swift fly-in is the West Coast […]
West Coast Swift Wing Newsletter – Oct 2014
EDITOR: CAROL & GERRY HAMPTON AV8RGNH@SBCGLOBAL.NET 530-676-7755 Hi folks, it has been a busy fly-in year with a well attended National fly-in in early June at Dayton, OH; the RRSW folks at Fredericksburg TX in mid September and West Coast Swift National at Westover Field, Jackson, CA in late Sept. Included are reports on these […]
West Coast Swift Wing Newsletter – May 2014
WEST COAST SWIFT WING May 2014 EDITOR: CAROL & GERRY HAMPTON AV8RGNH@SBCGLOBAL.NET 530-676-7755 We are fast approaching the fly-in and Air Show season. Hopefully we all have our Swifts and ourselves up to par to enjoy the good flying weather coming up. Major fly-ins on the schedule include Swift National at Dayton, OH; RRSW at […]
West Coast Swift Wing Newsletter – October 2013
EDITOR: CAROL & GERRY HAMPTON AV8RGNH@SBCGLOBAL.NET 530-676-7755 Westover 2013 Sept 19-22 We had 27 Swifts, 2 Meyers, 1 C-182, 1 CJ-6, and 1 C-310 over the four days for the 27th annual Westover event. By state, we had 15 Swifts from CA, 6 from WA, 2 from NV, 2 from AZ, 1 from OR, and […]
