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Air Expo 2006 - Cannon AFB - Clovis/Portales, NM
Tomorrow, May 27, I will be at Cannon AFB in the Clovis/Portales Area.
The Thunderbirds will be flying their red, white, & blue lawn darts. A Dodge VIper will try to outrun and F-16, and there will be a P-51, a P-40, a B-25, a jet powered truck, and a jet powered GLIDER. My old PIK-20B is there, and I'll be doin' my bit for the SSA and Caprock Soaring Club. In the area? Stop by and say Howdy! I'll give you a neat glider sticker for your hat, or a magazine, and an SSA brochure and application... If I'm not at the glider, Kip McLain will be around to sell you on soaring... that's what we're there for. I thought about taking my guitar and doin' some singin', but someone said that might have some folks QUITTING the SSA, so... maybe not. Be there or be square... Jack Womack |
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Air Expo 2006 - Cannon AFB - Clovis/Portales, NM
I had a long day of keeping little fingers from going where they
shouldn't, and answering questions. I roasted, and with the winds gusting to 40, I had dirt blown into every pore of my body. That's the bad side... The good side is that the SSA got a lot of exposure, and not just from me, but from Bob, the jet-glider guy from Moriarty. He put on a good show. I got asked a lot of questions about his performance. I gave out almost all the literature the SSA supplied me, and we will probably come up with a few new members. One guy from the Alamagordo area said he was hoping to join that club soon. We had several from our area express interest so we may have a few new faces at Caprock... time will tell. Have a great Memorial Day. Jack Womack |
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Air Expo 2006 - Cannon AFB - Clovis/Portales, NM
Hey Jack,
Had a great time at Cannon. Great visiting with you. Hanging out in that wind to pass out literature was definitely 'above & beyond' the call of duty ;o) I'm glad they scheduled my flight early in the day, before the wind went from honking to mother-honking. Bob At 14:06 28 May 2006, Jack wrote: I had a long day of keeping little fingers from going where they shouldn't, and answering questions. I roasted, and with the winds gusting to 40, I had dirt blown into every pore of my body. That's the bad side... The good side is that the SSA got a lot of exposure, and not just from me, but from Bob, the jet-glider guy from Moriarty. He put on a good show. I got asked a lot of questions about his performance. I gave out almost all the literature the SSA supplied me, and we will probably come up with a few new members. One guy from the Alamagordo area said he was hoping to join that club soon. We had several from our area express interest so we may have a few new faces at Caprock... time will tell. Have a great Memorial Day. Jack Womack |
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Air Expo 2006 - Cannon AFB - Clovis/Portales, NM
Thanks Jack for all your efforts promoting soaring !
Best Regards, Dave |
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Air Expo 2006 - Cannon AFB - Clovis/Portales, NM
I heard Cannon was shutting down operations. Is the AF still active
there? Glenn former ENMU |
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Air Expo 2006 - Cannon AFB - Clovis/Portales, NM
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 |
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Air Expo 2006 - Cannon AFB - Clovis/Portales, NM
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 |
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Air Expo 2006 - Cannon AFB - Clovis/Portales, NM
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 |
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