Halloween 2010 - Pumpkin Drop at Caracole, again

[CindyB[_2_]]

Folks:

I realize I may have not roused you quite early enough this week.
For those who want an airport friendly social event to promote
their little home aerodrome,
consider having a pumpkin drop on Sunday.

We are having our second one, newspapers planning to attend,
and hopefully we will get a flock of youngsters airborne
and enjoying their view from four minutes in the air. We are
using our towplane ( C-182 ) for a bomber, and asking
for tiny donations to the local animal shelter for the effort
of a bomb run.

Double duty for city political good credits!
Even pretty impromptu -- go for it!

It doesn't take a lot.... just some motivation and a two-seat
airplane to make some fun and some PR to your credit. It may not
be a glider flown, but it is outreach to the town around you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h-c8pbJu2s

That'll show you how we did it last year.

Good haunting,

Cindy B
www.caracole-soaring.com

[Tony[_5_]]

On Oct 28, 7:49*pm, CindyB > wrote:
> Folks:
>
> I realize I may have not roused you quite early enough this week.
> For those who want an airport friendly social event to promote
> their little home aerodrome,
> consider having a pumpkin drop on Sunday.
>
> We are having our second one, newspapers planning to attend,
> and hopefully we will get a flock of youngsters airborne
> and enjoying their view from four minutes in the air. *We are
> using our towplane ( C-182 ) for a bomber, and asking
> for tiny donations to the local animal shelter for the effort
> of a bomb run.
>
> Double duty for city political good credits!
> Even pretty impromptu -- go for it!
>
> It doesn't take a lot.... just some motivation and a two-seat
> airplane to make some fun and some PR to your credit. *It may not
> be a glider flown, but it is outreach to the town around you.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h-c8pbJu2s
>
> That'll show you how we did it last year.
>
> Good haunting,
>
> Cindy Bwww.caracole-soaring.com

this is one mission that the 2-22 and 2-33 perform much better than an
ASK-21. You can't fit a very big pumpkin out that puny sliding
window. :)

Should be fun Cindy my flying (airplane) club in eastern iowa does a
pumpkin drop, as does the antique airplane association in Blakesburg,
IA. Rumor has it that the only thing on the airport that has not been
hit by a pumpkin is the old sailboat that is the target.

[Darryl Ramm]

On Oct 28, 8:56*pm, Tony > wrote:
> On Oct 28, 7:49*pm, CindyB > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Folks:
>
> > I realize I may have not roused you quite early enough this week.
> > For those who want an airport friendly social event to promote
> > their little home aerodrome,
> > consider having a pumpkin drop on Sunday.
>
> > We are having our second one, newspapers planning to attend,
> > and hopefully we will get a flock of youngsters airborne
> > and enjoying their view from four minutes in the air. *We are
> > using our towplane ( C-182 ) for a bomber, and asking
> > for tiny donations to the local animal shelter for the effort
> > of a bomb run.
>
> > Double duty for city political good credits!
> > Even pretty impromptu -- go for it!
>
> > It doesn't take a lot.... just some motivation and a two-seat
> > airplane to make some fun and some PR to your credit. *It may not
> > be a glider flown, but it is outreach to the town around you.
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h-c8pbJu2s
>
> > That'll show you how we did it last year.
>
> > Good haunting,
>
> > Cindy Bwww.caracole-soaring.com
>
> this is one mission that the 2-22 and 2-33 perform much better than an
> ASK-21. *You can't fit a very big pumpkin out that puny sliding
> window. :)
>
> Should be fun Cindy my flying (airplane) club in eastern iowa does a
> pumpkin drop, as does the antique airplane association in Blakesburg,
> IA. *Rumor has it that the only thing on the airport that has not been
> hit by a pumpkin is the old sailboat that is the target.

You all might be going about this the wrong way.

Look at the crowd on this pumpkin drop... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEbyrSvxf7U

Maybe that is something that could be done with those unflyable L-13s
or maybe a PW-5 or two or three.

Darryl

[Tony[_5_]]

Probably the ultimate Pumpkin Bomber:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL8x_piDOhs

[Darryl Ramm]

On Oct 28, 9:35*pm, Tony > wrote:
> Probably the ultimate Pumpkin Bomber:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL8x_piDOhs

Yes! Now I'm thinking of a long row of PW5 and a B-25 full of
pumpkins.

Darryl

[Andy[_10_]]

On Oct 28, 9:03*pm, Darryl Ramm > wrote:
> On Oct 28, 8:56*pm, Tony > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Oct 28, 7:49*pm, CindyB > wrote:
>
> > > Folks:
>
> > > I realize I may have not roused you quite early enough this week.
> > > For those who want an airport friendly social event to promote
> > > their little home aerodrome,
> > > consider having a pumpkin drop on Sunday.
>
> > > We are having our second one, newspapers planning to attend,
> > > and hopefully we will get a flock of youngsters airborne
> > > and enjoying their view from four minutes in the air. *We are
> > > using our towplane ( C-182 ) for a bomber, and asking
> > > for tiny donations to the local animal shelter for the effort
> > > of a bomb run.
>
> > > Double duty for city political good credits!
> > > Even pretty impromptu -- go for it!
>
> > > It doesn't take a lot.... just some motivation and a two-seat
> > > airplane to make some fun and some PR to your credit. *It may not
> > > be a glider flown, but it is outreach to the town around you.
>
> > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h-c8pbJu2s
>
> > > That'll show you how we did it last year.
>
> > > Good haunting,
>
> > > Cindy Bwww.caracole-soaring.com
>
> > this is one mission that the 2-22 and 2-33 perform much better than an
> > ASK-21. *You can't fit a very big pumpkin out that puny sliding
> > window. :)
>
> > Should be fun Cindy my flying (airplane) club in eastern iowa does a
> > pumpkin drop, as does the antique airplane association in Blakesburg,
> > IA. *Rumor has it that the only thing on the airport that has not been
> > hit by a pumpkin is the old sailboat that is the target.
>
> You all might be going about this the wrong way.
>
> Look at the crowd on this pumpkin drop...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEbyrSvxf7U
>
> Maybe that is something that could be done with those unflyable L-13s
> or maybe a PW-5 or two or three.
>
> Darryl

LMAO - Awsome!

9B

[Tony[_5_]]

On Oct 28, 11:54*pm, Darryl Ramm > wrote:
> On Oct 28, 9:35*pm, Tony > wrote:
>
> > Probably the ultimate Pumpkin Bomber:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL8x_piDOhs
>
> Yes! Now I'm thinking of a long row of PW5 and a B-25 full of
> pumpkins.
>
> Darryl

The CAF has the B-29 "Fifi" flying again. That could be the only
thing that would be better

[Gary Boggs]

Do they use the Norton Pumpkin sight? That was amazingly accurate.

Boggs

[5Z]

A few photos from the event:

https://www.me.com/gallery/#100039

-Tom

[5Z]

On Oct 31, 10:05*pm, 5Z > wrote:
> A few photos from the event:

OOPS! Wrong URL posted previously, try this: http://gallery.me.com/tomserkowski/100039