The DAF lunch mission on Saturday, Sept 26th went smoothly for our DAF aviators. With seven airplanes and 12 attendees the mission proved to be multi-faceted.
Aaron Robinson had arranged and coordinated the fly-in for our club and went to extra lengths to provide ground transportation at the destination. The real trick that Aaron pulled off was that he flew to Oceanside where he has able to borrow an 8 passenger van then met the rest of the group that had landed at Palomar, for lunch at "The Landings Restaurant". After lunch Aaron was able to provide the group a ride to the museum. Even though the van was an 8 passenger van the intrepid DAFers squeezed 12 in for the short trip to the “Miniature Craftsmanship Museum", to tour the well-crafted miniature displays. Thanks to Aaron Robinson on setting up a fun fly-in and going to extra lengths to accommodate the DAF members that participated.
We had a spectacular evening for our DAF annual potluck dinner. Thanks to Craig and Hanne Ekberg for allowing us to use their beautiful hangar for the event! Also we should recognize the many volunteers that spend their free time on making the event a success.
Saturday morning setup of the hangar was done by Linda Howard, Robert Beckwith, Laurice Churchill, Kel Vanderlip, Nancy Schunke, Steve Sappington, Gary Palmer, Jeanne Shaw, Mitch Taylor, Tina Robinson, Peter Broen, Patti LaGrelius, Anne Minder, and Jim Pavlick. Of course we had Jeanne covering most of the food and planning logistics with Nancy and Robert making sure we had beverages. Laurice and Patti did a great job greeting our members and taking care of the cash. A big thanks to Greg Bloomstadt, Jim Pavlick, and Tina Robinson for keeping the burgers moving! Also, thanks to our bartender, Rose Pavlick (this is one of our more important positions..).
Many of the same crew were back on Sunday morning to clean the hangar, and move the airplanes, chairs and tables. My apologies if I missed anyone. A big thanks to all of the DAF volunteers!
The DAF aviators and their passengers met up on Saturday, July 11th at 10AM at the GAC, only to be greeted by a low cloud deck. Luckily, around 11AM the weather began to clear and the DAF armada of nine aircraft launched for the Santa Ynez airport. Mitch hosted with his exceptional brisket at the grassy picnic area beneath the trees on airport grounds. It was a perfect day to relax in the shade and enjoy brisket, pot luck dishes, and good company. Everyone returned to Torrance that afternoon under sunny skies and light breezes. A tremendous thanks to Mitch Taylor for hosting this event and the 17 previous years he has graced us with his culinary skills.
Six DAFer aircraft made their way to Placerville, CA on Friday May 29th for a perfect three day weekend in California Gold Country. Great flying conditions (with the exception of some significant headwinds at altitude) made the flight northward a pleasant one. With 14 DAF members meeting for cocktails that evening, followed by some exceptional Mexican food, it was a great way to start our three day mission.
On Saturday, club members chose a variety of activities to include, touring Hangtown (Placerville) in the morning, gold mine tours, and wine tasting. Everyone joined up that afternoon at Starfield winery to be hosted by Larry and Jodie Chapman for an exceptional wine tasting. Departing Starfield we then met at the Chapman home for a wonderful evening of live music, dancing, water events, and an exceptional dinner paired with a variety of local wines.
On Sunday, club members enjoyed the morning in Gold Country and then made their way back to their awaiting aeronautical steeds at Placerville Airport. The flights home to Torrance airport were conducted in perfect flying conditions.
We can’t thank the Chapman's enough for all they did to make this a fun club event. Going far beyond the call of duty; they gave everyone rides between the airport and the downtown rental car facility; hosted a wine tasting; and then shared their home with us for a memorable evening of fun and dining.
Thanks to Jodie and Larry from the DAFer gang!
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Lunch flight and museum visit to Palm Springs International Airport. Click for more details.
Location TBD. Stay tuned for more details.
We'll be having our Annual DAF Holiday Party at the Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club on Thursday, December 3 (no Hangar Social this month). Stay tuned for more details.
We will have our first DAF lunch event of the year; a driving lunch to Orange County to tour the Lyon Air Museum on Saturday, January 16th, 2027. More details to come.
