---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 04/22/09: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:19 PM - Re: SNF update (N1BZRich@AOL.COM) 2. 09:49 PM - Re: SNF update (Jim Langley) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:19:35 PM PST US From: N1BZRich@AOL.COM Subject: Re: Lightning-List: SNF update My estimate after two full days of SNF is fewer airplanes than previous years, fewer venders than previous years, less attendees than in previous years, and much less rain than last year. Folks, the weather has been great. The field is still dusty, but apparently a decision to burn the grass off the aircraft parking areas several weeks ago is the main problem. That probably should have been done several months ago instead of recently. There is nice green grass, but lots of soot in the sand. All aircraft parked in the vintage and homebuilt areas are covered in fine sooty dust every day. But hey, we are having fun in the sun. The Lightning and Jabiru booths always seem to have lots of people looking over the airplanes. So if that is any kind of indicator, this should be a good show for both companies. I even saw several of my Bonanza and Baron buddies looking over the Lightning and Jabiru. Just from listening in to the Arion team as they talk to potential customers, it looks like most shoppers are looking for an aircraft that meets light sport parameters. So that trend is apparently continuing. There is still plenty of parking room in the homebuilt area, so come on down. I have not seen any Lightnings parked out there yet, but we do have two Esquals - N31BZ and Allan Maxwell's. However, tomorrow afternoon World Record Earl will be arriving. No they are not going to stop the airshow for him, he will plan his arrival for after the afternoon airshow is over. The Lightning get together is still on for Friday at noon. We will meet at the Lightning booth. If you know where the FAA building is, the Lightning booth is on the road behind that building. See you there. Buz **************Big savings on Dell XPS Laptops and Desktops! eclick.net%2Fclk%3B214133109%3B36002181%3Bk) ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:49:50 PM PST US Subject: Re: Lightning-List: SNF update From: Jim Langley Well, I have been begging for pictures, and since I arrived tongiht, I guess I will post some of my own after tomorrow. See you out there Buz... On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:18 PM, wrote: > My estimate after two full days of SNF is fewer airplanes than previous > years, fewer venders than previous years, less attendees than in previous > years, and much less rain than last year. Folks, the weather has been > great. The field is still dusty, but apparently a decision to burn the > grass off the aircraft parking areas several weeks ago is the main problem. > That probably should have been done several months ago instead of recently. > There is nice green grass, but lots of soot in the sand. All aircraft > parked in the vintage and homebuilt areas are covered in fine sooty dust > every day. But hey, we are having fun in the sun. > > The Lightning and Jabiru booths always seem to have lots of people looking > over the airplanes. So if that is any kind of indicator, this should be a > good show for both companies. I even saw several of my Bonanza and Baron > buddies looking over the Lightning and Jabiru. Just from listening in to > the Arion team as they talk to potential customers, it looks like most > shoppers are looking for an aircraft that meets light sport parameters. So > that trend is apparently continuing. > > There is still plenty of parking room in the homebuilt area, so come on > down. I have not seen any Lightnings parked out there yet, but we do have > two Esquals - N31BZ and Allan Maxwell's. However, tomorrow afternoon World > Record Earl will be arriving. No they are not going to stop the airshow for > him, he will plan his arrival for after the afternoon airshow is over. > > The Lightning get together is still on for Friday at noon. We will meet at > the Lightning booth. If you know where the FAA building is, the Lightning > booth is on the road behind that building. See you there. > Buz > > > ------------------------------ > > * > > * > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.