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Subject:Re: Northeast fly-in, in lieu of Pinckneyville?
From:TiernansDad
Date:Fri Feb 09 07:30:11 2001
In article <960so0$sad$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
snowbird101@my-deja.com wrote:
> In article <960s9j$rt6$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
> TiernansDad wrote:
> > The Pinckneyville Fly-in for Rec.aviation.* is being held May 18-20
in
> > Illinois. But, since a short weekend and long roundtrips in Cessnas
> > dont always work for everyone, Im wondering if anyone from the
East
> > and Northeast would be interested in a comparable, two-day event
that
> > same weekend. Id look for a space at Beverly, Lawrence, Bedford, or
> > even Hampton or Nashua. If there is enough interest, (say 15-20
highly
> > likely attendees) Ill start hunting around.
>
> Why not choose a different weekend? That way you dont cause
> a conflict for someone who might be able to attend PJY, but who
> would also like to attend a rec.aviation flyin in their own
> neighborhood. The more flyins, the merrier!
>
> Also, I think PJY the first year was half-a-dozen or so attendees.
> 15-20 "highly likely" before you start planning might be aiming
> a bit high. If you hold it, people will eventually come.
>
> Cheers,
> Sydney
>
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Good advice. Beverly is my home field, so that would be my first
choice, but I dont know about camping on the field. I think Hampton,
about 15 minutes away by air, allows it. I will make my threshold 6
probables, and see if my wife has plans for me Mem weekend that I can
weasel out of.
--
Fairwinds,
Brian

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