Ron Wanttaja wrote:

Pearson Field is a National Historical Site. It has a right/left pattern
depending on the wind in order to keep out of the pattern for Portland. Pattern
is always to the North I think. Aside from the turbulence of the jumbo's coming
in and crossing the river at about where the field is, Portland is dual use and
since 9/11, F-15's will scramble out of there pretty agressively. I have not
been to pearson in two years so this may be out of date, but I used to live
across the street.

Aside from the displays about trans-pacific flights and some very nice planes,
there is a great cutaway corncob engine (I'd love to have one of those for a
novelty tractor pull attraction). The field is also home to a number of members
of Van's Air Force. You can also easily walk to Fort Vancouver and get a cake
of compressed trade tea and a Hudson Bay blanket - for about $600 IIRC.

I second the idea of a stop at Boeing Field for the Museum of Flight. I have
also heard that Paul Allen has a bunch of war birds being restored for flight.
I don't know if you can see them but I think they are at Arlington. Someone
here can correct me I'm sure.

-- Charlie Springer