The Birchwood Airport Association held our annual meeting and officer elections on Monday, September 23 at 6:00PM at the Pilot Planning Facility by transient parking. The primary order of
Members of the Birchwood Airport Association and the Birchwood Recreation and Shooting Park met at
THANK YOU to those of you that I connected with via phone late last week
Some pictures from the recent meeting in April 2023
Upcoming Meeting Notice, Please Read Where: Birchwood Airport Flight Briefing Building When: Saturday April 15,
Look them over, Give your opinion, and help make sure things are done for the
Birchwood Airport (BCV/PABV) is a public use State of Alaska Department of Transportation owned airport
Abe is originally from North Carolina and started flying during college after having some exposure to general aviation in his childhood with family members who had an airplane. He came to Alaska after college to work as a Mechanical Engineer for Airframes Alaska and Alaskan Bushwheel, where he spent five years (back when they were still located on Birchwood Airport). Currently he is the co-owner of Helio Alaska, Inc., a Birchwood-based aircraft company that holds the type certificate to the Helio Courier. Abe has spent a considerable amount of time at the Birchwood airport in recent years, both while working and flying out of it recreationally. He believes there is something special about Birchwood (beyond just the convenient central location and calm winds), and he is committed to supporting and maintaining that unique community spirit that we all share here
Rob learned to fly as a young man and continued to fly during his career as a photojournalist in Alaska. Stapleton is interested in aviation safety, flight training, and attracting anyone interested to learn to fly.
Rob believes in volunteering to give back to the Alaska community and has served on many Alaskan aviation related non-profit boards. Committed to all forms of aviation he has served on the Ultralight Flyers of Alaska, EAA Chapter 42, The Alaska Airmen Association, The Alaska Aviation Museum, and the Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association and the Birchwood Airport Association boards.
While working on assignments and photography projects Stapleton has lived in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, and Nome and travelled extensively throughout Alaska
