Name an Aviation Theme Suite -- Win a Prize!

On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 23:12:44 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote:

:
:"Richard Riley" wrote
:
: Emerging from Kelly Field, Texas, as a Second Lieutenant, Roddenberry
: was sent to the South Pacific where he entered combat at Guadalcanal,
: flying B-17 bombers out of the newly-captured Japanese airstrip, which
: became Henderson Field. He flew missions against enemy strongholds at
: Bougainville and participated in the Munda invasion. In all, he took
: part in 89 missions and sorties. He was decorated with the
: Distinguished flying Cross and the Air Medal.
:
: Roddenberry later received a Civil Aeronautics
: commendation for his efforts during and after the crash."
:
: Also, the man who designed the "Enterprise" itself, Matt Jefferies,
: was a pilot based at Santa Paula for many years.
:
:Wow, I am a bit of a Star Trek buff, but I had no idea about all of
:Rodenberry's history!
:
:I suppose that the Jefferies tube got it's name from the designer.

Yep. And most of the medical instruments that Dr. McCoy used were
actually salt shakers. There are LOTS of inside jokes on the show.

My Long EZ was registered as a Federation-Starship "Enterprise" with a
reg number of 1701X. I'd call it a Long EZ on the radio, but every
once in a while an ATC type would get it from the reg number. I have
1701V reserved for my new one.

On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:24:55 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:


: Top Gun suite
:
:Now THAT would be an easy, and popular, suite. We really don't have any
:suites that honor the modern era (the closest we get is the Blackbird Suite,
:and that plane was from the 1960s), so it fills that niche, too.
:
:Too bad it sounds so militaristic and masculine. Gotta think of something
:that appeals to the non-flying chicks, who make the lodging decisions 75% of
:the time... Maybe the "Maverick Suite"?

Maverick Suite would be good. Tomcat suite is probably right out.
Certainly easy enough to decorate.

Top Gun *might* appeal to NFC's more than we'd think. Beach vollyball
and all that. The movie was popular with women.

The obvious name here might also come with a corporate sponsor (if they
approve). It moves up to modern times if not the future of aviation, has a real
good sound for non aviators and those room "decision makers," as well as puts
the point across that every step of the way it took imagination.

The Dreamliner Suite

Call Boeing and see if they wouldn't jump at a chance to be immortalized!
(Or is it trademarked?)

Thanks, Dan

Jay Honeck wrote:

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Thus, it's time to play "Name That Suite"! The winner earns a free night
in "their" suite, upon completion. Here are the rules:

1. The name must roll off the tongue, and be no longer than four words.
(I.E.: "The Charles Lindbergh Suite")
2. No aviation disasters, please. (No "Hindenburg Suite", please...)
3. Nothing potentially offensive or double-meaning (No "Bong Suite" or
"Hellcat Suite"...)
4. Combat-related names are iffy, unless they "sound pretty" to the
uninformed.

For example, our "Memphis Belle Suite" sounds "pretty" to folks who have no
idea who Bob Morgan was, and our "Mustang Suite" sounds kinda racy, even to
those who have NO idea what a P-51 is... We must be careful to appeal to
the NON-flying crowd, too, which eliminates a lot of great names.

Ideally, the suite would honor a well-known era or aspect of aviation. Look
here to see which names are already in use:
http://alexisparkinn.com/theme_suites.htm

Good luck!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

The Daedalus Suite

The Gossamer Suite
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino

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* manager *
* Jay 'loverboy' Honeck *
* The Alexis Park Inn & Suites *

"Gag me with a spoon..."

(A saying from 'bout the same era as the group "Loverboy", no? )
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

So, like, if you DID do an airline suite, does this mean that you wouldn't
load up the toilet tank with lots and lots of blue stuff?

Ha! We don't need none of that blue stuff in our hotel -- not with all the
crazy stuff that guests try to flush down our toilets.

We had the plumbers in three times in two weeks last month, to snake the
entire third floor, after the toilets backed up repeatedly. Some dolt was
apparently trying to flush pillows, or Kotex's, or *something* down those
potties, and backing up the whole works -- literally.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I guess you already have a Wright Brothers Suite, so... never mind...
;-) I like the Dick Rutan Suite though, suggested by John...


Dick? Or Burt?

Jay, what part of "Dick Rutan Suite" didn't you understand? :-)

Well, Dick's a great pilot in his own right, but I don't think his
accomplishments are on the same level as Burt's. Just my opinion, of
course.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

That is good to hear! I'm glad Mary is keeping your nose to the grind
stone.

Yeah, she was at the mall all afternoon, while I was slaving away at the
inn. Damn, it sucks to be me...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Top Gun *might* appeal to NFC's more than we'd think. Beach vollyball
and all that. The movie was popular with women.

Yep. Top Gun is the only "guy's movie" that Mary will watch, start to
finish. She turns all giggly and silly whenever that beach volleyball
scene comes on...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Sew Suite (Pun Intended)

Ragwings, parachutes, balloons.

From Kitty Hawk to Raptors...

Samples of Fabrics, Stitching, women in aviation...

Near Mach WWII fighters with fabric parts...

Silk Parachutes, Silkworm club, silk sheets...



Al



"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:Xvdvf.679770$x96.254947@attbi_s72...
The obvious one is the DC-3 suite, but beyond that...

We would LOVE a DC-3 suite -- but what to call it? "DC-3" just sounds
dumb, to non-pilots. "Dakota Suite" might work. Isn't that what the
Brits called the Gooney Bird?

Shuttle suite

Well, we've already stretched the aviation theme to fit the "Apollo
Suite" -- simply cuz I really like that theme -- but the "Shuttle Suite"
just sounds too much like a bus. I think we're done with the space
program, for now. (If we ever add that third building, THEN we'll be
looking at the shuttle, methinks.

USS Enterprise suite

While I personally love Star Trek, that would make almost no sense in our
current hotel. It's gotta be aviation.

Top Gun suite

Now THAT would be an easy, and popular, suite. We really don't have any
suites that honor the modern era (the closest we get is the Blackbird
Suite, and that plane was from the 1960s), so it fills that niche, too.

Too bad it sounds so militaristic and masculine. Gotta think of something
that appeals to the non-flying chicks, who make the lodging decisions 75%
of the time... Maybe the "Maverick Suite"?

Please don't do a UAV suite.

THAT goes without saying. Unmanned vehicles are about as interesting as
pocket calculators, IMHO.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"