Dan,

You probably can still get in. I called the air base information
operaor and she transferred me to the folks in charge of the airshow.
There are several government forms to fill out and some that your
insurance provider will have to fill out. If you're going to do it,
better get crackin'. The problem may be getting SSA literature in time.
They sent me about 50 recent magazine copies, and a couple of hunderd
brochures, applications, and 3 video tapes. They also sent a bunch of
embroidered glider hat stickers. Contact Denise at the SSA and see how
quickly you can get materials. I was surprised at the amount of
brochures and magazines I gave out. I had a few, maybe 40, brochures
and apps left. Everything else went. Of course, before giving out a
video, the person must be displaying WAY more interest than anyone
else, but magazines were primarily for adults, and hat stickers mostly
went to kids and scouts.

One more thing... put on sunscreen every time you think about it. I put
it on once, and it wasn't enough... my face fell off yesterday...

Jack


dwrobel wrote:
Jack,

In early June we are having the Thunderbirds at Hill AFB in Utah for a
two day airshow and would like to display a glider here as well. It
may be too late at this point but I'd like to try. What was the
process you went through to get permission? How much literature did
you get from the SSA?

Dan Wrobel



Jack wrote:
The Air Force is still active. There is another mission coming to the
site, but no announcements have been made. There is active construction
on base and a pretty good attitude among those who are here. The local
builders and bankers seem optomistic. My neighbor is an engineer for
base housing and that sort of thing. He says he wouldn't be here if the
base was closing...

That's as much as I've heard.

Jack Womack