Buzzard Droppings April 2003

 It was a dark dreary night on March 13th as I made my way south to Magnuson Park to attend my first every indoor flying session with the Barn Owls.  I hadn’t flown anything in about 3 weeks due to weather and other life chores.  Packed away inside the van were my trusty Dusk Stick and a unique craft, the Voltair Cube.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  I was on my way to the mysterious Hanger 27 located somewhere on this old Navy base.  Not to fear, the Barn Owls had a link on their website to a trusty map which showed exactly where all the buildings in the park were, and even directions on how to get to the park from just about anywhere.  For those interested, the Barn Owl website is located at  http://groups.msn.com/BarnOwls 

I arrived at about 7:45pm and one of the first persons I met was Chuck Clemans, the Treasurer. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Chuck was in charge of making sure people paid the $10 flying fee.  The money collected goes to the Park Department and not the Owls.  It is part of their contract with the park for use of the facility.  The facility is huge by the

way, at 86,000 square feet.  I’m not sure how tall the roof is but it is up there.  The only obstructions on the floor are two huge steel pillars that run from the floor to the roof.  The pillars sort of divide the area in half. 

All around the hanger were small pockets of people flying planes.  I brought in my two planes and set them up on the nominal flight line near the door I had come in.  Next to me Snoopy was ready to go.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Along side Snoopy was a Tiny-X made by a local company, Todds’ Models, located in Snolqualmie.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was even a Swedish model of a Sukhoi powered by a small Hacker motor. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

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What a Hoot! by Rick Hanners