Welcome to BEFA
The Boeing Employees Flying Association (BEFA) is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Boeing Recreation Council. BEFA exists for the purpose of allowing eligible persons to have the use of small aircraft for personal flying or to learn to fly. The association has a large fleet of small aircraft available to its members at per-hour costs that are the lowest in the Puget Sound area. We have a large staff of flight instructors, most of whom are Boeing employees themselves.
BEFA members flew 9891 hours during 2009BEFA members flew 11657 hours during 2008
BEFA members flew 11955 hours during 2007
Announcements
Thu, May 20, 2010 23:33: 2009 Flying Safari in Australia by Fred Quarnstrom
Read the
Trip Report
and watch the video. The trip report and video
are also available on the Announcements tab in the Member Contributions and Articles section.
Mon, Jan 18, 2010 14:30: PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOLS SPRING QUARTER - (OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC TOO)
Boeing Employees Flying Association in conjunction with
Renton Technical College will be holding two 60 hour Aviation Ground Schools this Spring Quarter at the BEFA Renton facility classroom. The two
Private Pilot Aviation Ground School classes are offered April 6th through June, 2010. The first class will fit Second Shift employees and is from 10:30 AM
to 1:30 PM Tuesday and Thursday.
The second, regular evening class, is from 4:45 PM to 7:45 PM, Tuesday and Thursday nights. 17 student maximum per class, so sign up
soon. When available, see
Spring RTC 2010 Class Schedule
(Community Education-Aviation Section). All class's are now open to the public too! Contact either Renton Technical College at (425) 235-2352, or
www.rtc.edu
for enrollment, or contact the Boeing Flying Association office at the Renton Airport at (425) 237-2332, for more course information, 840 W Perimeter Rd,
Renton, Washington, 98057, Renton Municiple Airport.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 12:59: Board Meetings
Upcoming 2010 BEFA Board Meetings: Jan 15, Feb 19, Mar 19; Meetings on third Friday of each month 5pm, Renton Classroom
Fri, Nov 27, 2009 16:19: Howard Wolvington's AOPA Trip Report
Howard Wolvington just returned from a cross country trip from Seattle to Florida during which
he attended the AOPA 2009 Summit and visited family. See
Howard's AOPA 2009 Summit Trip Report
for a detailed account of this challenging trip.
Sat, Nov 28, 2009 1:48: Boeing Challenge Air Video
Watch this inspiring
Boeing 2009 Challenge Air video 9.3MB
in which Dayne Olmstead, of BEFA, joins other pilots in the 2009 Challenge Air Event
"...where ...special children are empowered by
the flight experience ֠to look beyond any perceived physical or
mental limitations, to demonstrate ability, to set personal goals, to experience achievement,
and to look ahead to a more enriched and prosperous life". See
www.challengeaire.com
for more information on Challenge Air Events.