![Trish WIlliams (right) poses with Violet Weir, a senior in high school who has been building airplanes with EAA Chapter 406 for several years. Weire has earned several scholarships and is pursuing her pilot certificate. [Credit: Meg Godlewski]](https://tbh.express/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tacoma-Narrows-Airport-Day-Inspires-Next-Generation-of-Aviators-scaled.jpeg "Tacoma Narrows’ Airport Day Inspires Next Generation of Aviators")
Do you remember the first time someone took you to the airport and you had a chance to get up close with a small airplane? I do.
I was 4 years old. It was a J-3 Cub owned by a man my father worked with. There was a celebration at the airport, and owners were allowing kids to get into the cockpits of their airplanes. The memory of that day surfaces for me every time I see a Piper Cub on display at an airport, such as the 1946 model on display at Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) over the weekend as part of its annual Airport Day.
