---------------------------------------------------------- Yak-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 03/03/06: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:22 AM - Auburn, AL Flyin - March 11 (David McGirt) 2. 01:07 PM - Re: Auburn, AL Flyin - March 11 (FamilyGage@aol.com) 3. 03:15 PM - All Red Star (Barry Hancock) 4. 05:36 PM - Re: Auburn, AL Flyin - March 11 (Roger Kemp) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:22:05 AM PST US From: "David McGirt" Subject: Yak-List: Auburn, AL Flyin - March 11 Are we all meeting up somewhere prior to rolling into Auburn Saturday morning? It looks like we can not arrive @ AUO before 10am.. http://www.leeredcross.org/Fly-In.htm ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:07:15 PM PST US From: FamilyGage@aol.com Subject: Re: Yak-List: Auburn, AL Flyin - March 11 David: Am flying in the VAC air show March 9-11th. Have fun and fly safe. Ray Gage ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:15:26 PM PST US Subject: Yak-List: All Red Star From: Barry Hancock Dear Fellow Red Star Aviators, We have finally confirmed the venue and dates for this year's All Red Star! After doing a thorough search and several sight surveys, I am pleased and excited to announce that we have selected Porterville Municipal Airport (KPTV) as our new home 'drome. Porterville is ideal. The terrain is varied and fun, the runway is plenty long and wide, and taxi to and from is short and easy. They will have 2 100LL trucks and one Jet A truck operating full time, plus a self serve island AND a dedicated *oil* truck. I think the guys might even throw in a smile or two.... ;) Everything is easy access. There is a large grass camping area with lots of trees, a covered BBQ with plenty of benches, and restrooms right next to the ramp. This will be a much more intimate and enjoyable environment than we have enjoyed in the past and we have the airport and local officials in full support of our event. Traditionally, ARS has been the weekend after Mother's Day. Due to scheduling conflicts, we have moved the dates this year to the weekend before Mother's Day, May 3-7. This does two things....keeps you from heading out to the hangar to prep your plane for the event on Mother's Day, and puts our ramp party night on Cinco de Mayo! Arriba! This also keeps with our Fifth Year Anniversary theme... Due to the change in venue, we will no longer be handling hotel accommodations internally. We have secured the best rate available at the Porterville Best Western, a nice, newer facility with lots of amenities (including WiFi, clean linens, no roaches, heat, jacuzzi to unwind after your FAST checkride, and a pool....I can see Carrier Landings already! ;) ). Rooms are limited so the earlier you can reserve them, the better. There are other less expensive hotels in Porterville, but we understand that the BW is the most desirable. We will have vans on a schedule for transportation to and from the airport, which is only 4 miles away. We are finalizing a rental car discount and will update that ASAP. As for flying, Porterville is ideal. The terrain is varied and fun, the runway is plenty long and wide, and taxi to and from is short and easy. They will have 2 100LL trucks and one Jet A truck operating full time, plus a self serve island AND a dedicated *oil* truck. I think the guys might even throw in a smile or two.... ;) Everything is easy access. There is a large grass camping area with lots of trees, a covered BBQ with plenty of benches, and restrooms right next to the ramp. This will be a much more intimate and enjoyable environment than we have enjoyed in the past and we have the airport and local officials in full support of our event. We have come up with some fun new flying events this year, including improved ordinance for the bomb drop, and Brian Shul is scheduled as the keynote speaker. I saw him at Boeing's Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA this past summer and he gives the most interesting and enjoyable presentation that I have seen. You can visit his web site at www.sleddriver.com. He will be brining copies of his book and we are hoping to have a few of his limited edition books to auction. We are currently working with our web designer to update the ARS site and we'll post all this info and updates there shortly. The schedule will generally follow as it has in past years. The FAST ground school begins Wednesday the 3rd at 1400. So for now, mark your calendars and reserve your rooms! More info will be coming shortly. If you have any questions, you can always email me directly or call me on my cell phone. I probably won't have the answers, but it will be nice to chat with you! ;)- Call (559) 781-7411 to reserve your rooms. To take a closer look at BW Porterville, check here: http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do? propertyCode=05525 More info on the airport: http://www.airnav.com/airport/kptv EVENT DETAILS: ARS V May 3-7, 2006 Porteverville Municipal Airport (KPTV) We look forward to seeing you and celebrating 5 years of good fun, great people, and a guys in grass skirts! (If you were at ARS IV, you know what I mean, if you weren't....don't ask!) Cheers, Barry Barry Hancock Event Director All Red Star (949) 300-5510 www.allredstar.com "A Unique Aviation Experience" ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:36:53 PM PST US From: "Roger Kemp" Subject: RE: Yak-List: Auburn, AL Flyin - March 11 Talon, Last year we arrived as singletons or elements. The Wetumpka group ended up arriving as singletons in severe turbulance and 50kt gusts. Some fun! The Moontown gang came a flight. We formed up at AUO and flew a mass formation from there. We also flew a mass formation fly-by for Alex City that day too. This year that will not be the case. I think Dennis Savarese is kind of the point man for this. Small problem for him right now is that his computer is TU. Most likely got hit by the Invitation virus. Will know more about his computer over the weekend. I have an oil tank with a leak in the seam behind the drain. So it depends on when I have time to pull the tank, sand the seam, and get it spot welded as to whether I play or not. Will know more later this weekend. Doc ----- Original Message ----- From: David McGirt Sent: 3/3/2006 10:29:27 AM Subject: Yak-List: Auburn, AL Flyin - March 11 Are we all meeting up somewhere prior to rolling into Auburn Saturday morning? It looks like we can not arrive @ AUO before 10am.. http://www.leeredcross.org/Fly-In.htm