3rd Annual Pre-Oshkosh Fly-In Pool Party July 23rd!

Free beer!

Okay, now that we've got Larry's hackles up, let's move on...
;-)

Thanks to the EAA moving Airventure up a day, our annual fly-in pool
party will be held on SATURDAY night, July 23rd. (It's traditionally
been held on a Sunday...) This allows everyone to depart the next
morning and arrive in Oshkosh the day before the show starts.

What is this party about? For those who are new here, every year we
throw a party at our aviation themed hotel for pilots who are en route
to "The Big One" in Oshkosh, WI. Free food, pop, wine and beer are
served at poolside, as our way of saying "thanks" for another good
year!

KIOW is located just 1.5 to 2.0 hours Southwest of OSH, which means you
will arrive in the busiest pattern on earth fresh as a daisy (rather
than frazzled at the end of a long cross-country flight) -- which makes
(in my experience) a HUGE difference.

(An aside: This will be our 23rd consecutive OSH fly-in, God willin'
and the crick don't rise, so I know of what I speak... Flying direct
OSH from IOW puts you over RIPON on the perfect course to fly straight
up the railroad tracks to FISK, without any course deviations. This
may sound like a minor thing, but any little thing that makes getting
into OSH easier is, in my experience, a very good thing.)

One MAJOR problem, however. Because of moving the party to Saturday
night, we are now going to be bucking up against our busiest night of
the week at the Inn. (We are usually sold out every Saturday night
from April 1 through December 1.)

Worse, Mary just got off the phone with a pilot who is organizing a
family reunion here on -- you guessed it -- that weekend. He has
booked 6 suites -- so (along with other reservations) we've only got
SEVEN suites left for that night! Several are two bedroom suites, so
doubling-up is possible, if you're flying in as a group...

Long story short: If you want to spend the night, CALL NOW. You can
always cancel later, (remember our 72-hour cancellation policy) but if
you're thinking about staying with us that night, it would be good to
make your reservation ASAP. (We've already got Jack Allison's new
Arrow -- well, and Jack, too -- and Jim Weir's straight-tailed 182
booked, so barring bad weather between the Left Coast and here, a good
time is guaranteed for all...!)

Either email me at , or call us, toll free, at
888-9ALEXIS (888-925-3947) for details. We'd love to see a bunch of
you guys and gals!

And don't forget -- even if you can't spend the night, plan on stopping
in for a free brat, a cold pop, and some hangar lying!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

OK, I made my resevation. Add 40% to your beer and brat order.

If Montblack makes a reservation double the order!

- John Ousterhout -



Jay Honeck wrote:
Free beer!

Okay, now that we've got Larry's hackles up, let's move on...
;-)

Thanks to the EAA moving Airventure up a day, our annual fly-in pool
party will be held on SATURDAY night, July 23rd. (It's traditionally
been held on a Sunday...) This allows everyone to depart the next
morning and arrive in Oshkosh the day before the show starts.

Whoa -- this party is getting out of hand!

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

Is space available in the hangar under Atlas' wings?

Jay Honeck wrote:
Whoa -- this party is getting out of hand!

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

Is space available in the hangar under Atlas' wings?

Sure.

I've slept there more than once...

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

"John Ousterhout" wrote in
message news:bEP8e.28080$GJ.3388@attbi_s71...
OK, I made my resevation. Add 40% to your beer and brat order.

If Montblack makes a reservation double the order!

- John Ousterhout -



That sounds about right. Oysterhouse generally makes a significant dent in
the consumables at Pinckneyville also! :-)

Highflyer
Highflight Aviation Services
Pinckneyville Airport ( PJY )

Remember the Pinckneyville rec.aviation flyin is May 20,21,and 22. Let Mary
know you are coming at so she doesn't run out of groceries
when the crowd hits the buffet table.

Uh oh...a pre-OSH gathering with *both* Montblack and John O.? I'd
better plan an earlier than normal arrival so I can get my first pre-OSH
brat and beer. Yikes Jay, you're not kidding...this *is* getting out of
hand :-)

Looking forward to it. Brother Steve has already been arm twisted
(didn't take much) into co-pilot duties so, once again the Allison
brothers from the left coast will journey East...though, a bit faster
this time. Need to look at one day vs. two in getting to IOW but that's
all part of the planning fun.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Student Arrow Owner, N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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Jack Allison wrote:

Looking forward to it. Brother Steve has already been arm twisted
(didn't take much) into co-pilot duties so, once again the Allison
brothers from the left coast will journey East...though, a bit faster

this time. Need to look at one day vs. two in getting to IOW but
that's
all part of the planning fun.


It should be doable, but it'll be a long day. You have three things
in your favor. Prevailing winds should be on your tail most of the
time, going from west to east. There's a lot of daylight in July, so a
pre-dawn start will get you across most of the mountains (and the
building T-storms) before lunch. Lastly, you have a carbon-based
autopilot in the left seat to spell you from time to time.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

("Jack Allison" wrote)
Uh oh...a pre-OSH gathering with *both* Montblack and John O.?


No Montblack in Iowa City that weekend - OSH only. The ANE-IOW-OSH-ANE
triangle would end up being just under a 1,000 mile round-trip road trip.

I "will" be heading down to The Alexis Park Inn for ...um, well, um, er,
.....tulips - at the annual Pella Tulip Festival in early May. Reminds me, I
need to make my reservation tonight - maybe under Atlas' wing will still be
available.


Looking forward to it. Brother Steve has already been arm twisted (didn't
take much) into co-pilot duties so, once again the Allison brothers from
the left coast will journey East...though, a bit faster this time.


Third seat filled yet?


Montblack

Montblack wrote:
Third seat filled yet?
Back seat reserved for camping gear. Should be able to take more stuff
than we did two years ago...but I still need to run W&B numbers. Ah,
more fun things to figure out with the new plane... :-)

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Student Arrow Owner, N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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