OSH 2007 Parties -- You're all invited!

You're invited to not one, but TWO Oshkosh parties!

That's right, TWO Oshkosh blow-outs, organized just for pilots and
their guests. Check 'em out:

1. ** 5th Annual Pre-Oshkosh Fly-In Pool Party **
Each year, on the Saturday before OSH, we host a fly-in pool party at
our aviation theme-suite hotel, located next to Rwy 25 in Iowa City,
IA (KIOW).

Located just 1:21 southwest of OSH, Iowa City is the perfect "staging
area" for your arrival into Oshkosh. You do NOT want to do the FISK
approach at the end of a long cross country, so spend the night with
us and arrive at the show fresh after a short, 90 minute flight.
Mary and I will serve up food (brats, burgers, hot dogs, chips, potato
salad, etc.), beverages (GOOD beer, wine, pop), music and fun -- all
at poolside, and all FREE.

We've done this every year since we opened as our way of saying
"Thanks!" to the pilot community for another great year! It's become
an annual tradition, and a guaranteed good time is had by all.

This year the Pre-OSH festivies will be held on Saturday, July 21st.
Whether you spend the night, or simply stop in for a bite to eat,
we'll be there for ya!

(We still have some availability, as I'm typing this. See www.AlexisParkInn.com
for up-to-the-minute availability. And BTW: If you want to pitch your
tent, no problem -- camp on our property, with our best wishes!)

Then, on Sunday morning (not *too* early), we'll all fly into the "Big
Show" together in a loose gaggle. Most years we have from three to
six aircraft in the group, and we usually manage to get parked
reasonably close together in the North 40 -- which makes the *next*
party all the more fun!

2. ** 5th Annual Rec.Aviation North 40 H.O.P.S. Party! **
For the fifth year in a row, we will be hosting the annual
rec.aviation H.O.P.S. (Homebuilt, Owning, Piloting, Student) party at
our campsite in the North 40 aircraft camping area at Oshkosh. As in
prior years, the party will be held on Wednesday (July 25th) starting
right after the airshow.

Admission is a 6-pack of GOOD beer. Points are awarded if you can't
see through it; extra points are added if it's a microbrew from your
home base!

Wine is acceptable, but only if you are willing to dance on Atlas'
wing... (As in this now-famous photo, from the 2003 rec.aviation
party:
http://tinyurl.com/yzao2d :-)

This group's own Jim Burns, Montblack, and Jack Allison will be
coordinating food at the event, which was attended by over 40
newsgroup mavens last year. (See pix from the 2006 party he
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/wed_-_north_40_party.htm )

Given the difficulty of obtaining beer on the AirVenture grounds, and
to help offset the cost of food this year, a PayPal account has been
set up for donations. To send money all you have to do is go to
www.PayPal.com and click "Send Money". When it asks for the email
address to send the money to, enter Any donation
is appreciated, and Jim or Montblack will make the beer runs for
you! (And I can vouch for their EXCELLENT taste in beers, BTW. :-)

This event has grown each year, and 2007 ought to be another one for
the books! To find our campsite (and, thus, the party) all you need
to do is go to one of the EAA booths at the entrance to the camping
area, and give them our "N" number (N56993). They will vector you to
the party from there!

So there you have it, ladies and gents -- you're all invited to TWO
parties this OSH -- and we hope to see you there!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote

To find our campsite (and, thus, the party) all you need
to do is go to one of the EAA booths at the entrance to the camping
area, and give them our "N" number (N56993). They will vector you to
the party from there!

A WORD OF CAUTION, about finding the plane, by stopping by the booth at the
camping area:

DO NOT wait until after the airshow is over to find the location at the
booth.

The booth WILL BE CLOSED, and you will not be able to get the location of
Jay's plane!

Don't ask me how I know this! g
--
Jim in NC

A WORD OF CAUTION, about finding the plane, by stopping by the booth at the
camping area:
DO NOT wait until after the airshow is over to find the location at the
booth.
The booth WILL BE CLOSED, and you will not be able to get the location of
Jay's plane!
Don't ask me how I know this! g

Good point, Jim -- and it's one I had forgotten. EAA closes the
camping area check-in booths when the airshow starts. You will either
have to scout our location beforehand, or figure out a way to get
vectors from this newsgroup (someone usually posts our locale during
the week).

Don't even TRY to find the party by "taking a stroll through the North
40", as some folks did last year. Unless you are very lucky, indeed,
you will literally walk MILES before you find us -- if you ever do!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
Don't even TRY to find the party by "taking a stroll through the North
40", as some folks did last year. Unless you are very lucky, indeed,
you will literally walk MILES before you find us -- if you ever do!

Jay, could you hoist an RA H.O.P.S flag or banner that would be visible from
the end of the row? It would give people something to look for.

"Oshkosh Traffic, Cherokee is doing a low pass over the north 40, looking
for a party."

Someone already put in for that week off, so I'm not going (again).

Jay, could you hoist an RA H.O.P.S flag or banner that would be visible from
the end of the row? It would give people something to look for.

Great idea! Any flag-makers in the group?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article .com,
Jay Honeck wrote:
Jay, could you hoist an RA H.O.P.S flag or banner that would be visible from
the end of the row? It would give people something to look for.

Great idea! Any flag-makers in the group?

Getting a flag high enough to be seen from a good distance might
be tough, but a few helium balloons could easily be raised high
enough to be visible. Probably easier to fit a few mylar balloons
and some rope in Atlas then a bunch of lengths of flag pole.

John
--
John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/

Go over to Piggly Wiggly or Target, or whoever is in the shopping mall
across from Tuck's. Get two or three "happy birthday" helium balloons. Tie
them to Atlas' prop with a hundred feet or so of thread or very light
string.

Jim



"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...


Don't even TRY to find the party by "taking a stroll through the North
40", as some folks did last year. Unless you are very lucky, indeed,
you will literally walk MILES before you find us -- if you ever do!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
Go over to Piggly Wiggly or Target, or whoever is in the shopping mall
across from Tuck's. Get two or three "happy birthday" helium balloons.
Tie them to Atlas' prop with a hundred feet or so of thread or very light
string.

Jim

That could get ugly if the wind kicks up.

So shorten the string. Sheesh, don't y'all ever modify things as conditions
require? Besides, a flag on a pole is a hell of a lot uglier when the pole
snaps and drives itself through the windshield. Balloons bounce, poles
don't.

Jim



"Steve Foley" wrote in message
...
"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
Go over to Piggly Wiggly or Target, or whoever is in the shopping mall
across from Tuck's. Get two or three "happy birthday" helium balloons.
Tie them to Atlas' prop with a hundred feet or so of thread or very light
string.

Jim

That could get ugly if the wind kicks up.

Tie them to Atlas' prop with a
hundred feet or so of thread or very light
string.

Considering the airshow occuring right nearby, that's probably a Very
Bad Idea.

How about using radios? Agree on a frequency and monitor it.

Jose
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