Palmer Has Over
50 Active Fliers
The number of active fliers
off the Palmer Airport was in
creased this summer to around
50 when 12 individuals took in
structions and passed their solo
flight tests. Two of these soon
added necessary time and quali
fied for private licenses.
Increase in flying interests at
the local airport is credited to
the Matanuska Valley Airmens’
Association which was formed
here a year ago next month. Fol
lowing the opening of an access
road to the East-west runway
last Fall, one of their first ac
complishments was the establish
ment of the “fast line” to the
CAA Station at Merrill Field
through which fliers may obtain
weather forecasts, field conditions
and general flying information by
calling CAA direct.
Through the association a Fly
ing Club was organized in May
and received incorporation pa*
pers. The club purchased a Piper
J-3 Cub ship, secured the services
of instructors and the growth of
the club and association was
started.
The majority of student fliers
received their licenses under the
instructions of Rene Nielsen, Mile
73, Glenn Highway. Miss Nielsen
has 2,100 hours of logged flying
time, of which 900 hours are in
structing time. She started flying
in 1939 while attending the Black
Hills Teachers College at Spear
fish, South Dakota. Joining the
WASP in January of 1943, she
received her discharge December,
1944 and went on to Virginia
where for the next two years she
was flight instructor under the
G.I bill program.
Coming to Alaska in 1947, her
active interest in flying was re
sumed a year ago when the as
sociation was formed and she
had her instructors rating renew
ed, following a check out at Mer.
nil Field in Anchorage. Her stu
dents who took time on their
own ships are as follows: Wilson
Woods, soloed Dec. 31, 1952; Bob
Smith, soloed May 16, received
his private license less than one
month later on June 12. Since
that time Smith has built his own
'anding strip on a sand bar at
Goat Creek. Benny Ross, soloed
july 26; Phil McRae, soloed Aug.
16 and Roscoe Taylor who soloed
tms past Sunday, Sept. 27.
The following airmen took
‘;me on the club owned shir>.
Dave Aglarin. soloed June 20:
Brian Cleworth, soloed June 20
and received his private license
Sept. 21; Vic Vukonich, soloed
Aug. 8, Mike Carson, soloed Aug.
15; George Barber, soloed Aug.
30 and Dr. F. M. McParland who
soloed Sept. 20. Blake McKinley
took additional time and checked
out on the club ship on July 19,
as did Orley Llrmg on Sept. 20.
In addition to several who are
now logging time toward their
private licenses, Mrs. Frances
Brown, and Mrs. Pat McParland
are taking flying time. Preparing
for solo flights.
Early this Spring Tommy Pear
son was soloed out by Instructor
Les Green and Red Hardesty was
checked out on the club ship b,y
Instructor Bob Totten. Jerry Har
rison recently passed his written
examination for instructors rat
ing and will take his practical
examination soon and in all pro
bability will be instructing off
the local field.
In addition to the instructors
and new fliers, others using the
Palmer Airport as their “home
field” are: Earl Brown, A1 Dic
kow, Jack Dodge, Lee Hartley,
Ralph Farnsworth, John Gore,
Roy Brock, H. C. Clark, Dr. Cur
tis Dearborn, Arthur Thompson,
Jan and Ralph Kosloskiv, Her
bert Spreen, Doyle Ross, Walter
Cooper, Allan Lynn, Ralph Wof
ford, Don McKechnie, John Shaw,
Zig Stavelund, Dave Kepler, Bob
Buzby and Dr. Foster Sims.
Decema Andersen, Dr. Lee Mc
kinley, Jack Lee, Ken Westen
barger, Ed Bellringer, Lucius,
Ross, Ward Caroll and Bob
Wendt are also frequent users of
the field.
Anticipating an even bigger
year coming up, members of the
Flying Club hope to purchase
another ship early next year.
Association members, following
an eight-point program, will con
tinue their efforts toward getting
field lights for the Palmer Air
port. Also additional road gravel
ing, brush clearing and runway
work before freeze-up time. At
the present time members are
working on a 30-foot steel tower
to be used for the wind sock at
the runway intersection.
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Car Goes in Ditch
Mrs. Helen Maze, superinten
dent of nurses at Valley Hospital,
narrowly missed being a patient
herself around nine o’clock last
Friday night, when the 1951
Ford sedan she was driving went
into an open ditch near her home
and turned over.
The ditch had been left open
without a barracade or warning
light by workers searching for
a leak in the water line and was
not noticed by Mrs. Maze. Trap
ped in the car, she attracted the
attention of her neighbors by
calling. Mrs. Maze was not in
jured. However, when the car
was removed from the ditch it
was found that both sides and the
top were badly dented.
We're Culling Prices
Too!
THE ALASKA RAILROAD ANNOUNCES...
Winter Excursion Kates
to mt. McKinley national park
(NOW IN EFFECT)
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From Anchorage
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(Including Tax)
Why not get your Club together—or the office
gang—and all go to McKinley National Park!
You can't beat these rates—here is a chance to
get out and see Alaska!
ALWAYS...
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Ar. McKinley Park 4:36 a. m.
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