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Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:57:48 -0600
From: Charlie England <ceengland@bellsouth.net>
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A couple of good questions, one with an easy answer & another that may 
or may not be easy.

If your plane can't handle grass at all (and it really is 4800 feet; we 
just haven't gotten around to telling the Friendly Aviation Association) 
then ground transport to/from HKS will be available. It's only about 
10miles by air & ~13 by car. FWIW, we have had a Velocity, a Mitsubishi 
MU-2, a King Air, etc land (and leave) here safely but tiny nosewheels I 
can't help you with. Maybe you can figure a way to put the little wheel 
in back, where it belongs..... ;-) (inside joke among RV'ers)

If your wife likes aviation folks, bring her along. Ken Powell's wife is 
coming & I expect several others to bring spouses as well. Tupper is 
already talking about planning something for spouses who aren't 
interested in nuts & bolts. I'm telling her that they'll have plenty to 
do just cooking & cleaning for us. (obligatory :-) here)    *OUCH* Maybe 
I should retract that...

I'll post a list of motels soon, but if you can stand 24/7 company we'd 
love for everyone to just stay here. I intend to call in a few favors 
with the neighbors so we should be able to accommodate everyone.


Steve Brooks wrote:

>Charlie,
>I like the idea of a second get together, but i have a
>couple of problems.
>
>First, the length is OK, but Cozy's definitely don't
>do grass.  It' hard to get up to 80 kts to rotate off
>of the grass, plus the front gear just isn't made for
>anything other than hard surface.  I have heard that
>Velocities can/have used grass fields, but it's not
>good for the Cozy.
>
>Secondly, May 27th is my anniversary, which may or may
>not be a problem.  We've been married for 33 years, so
>I may be able to miss one, who knows.  Or she may say
>fine, then I pay for it forever too.
>
>I can't commit right now, but I like the idea, and
>I'll see what I can do.  I's kind of iffy having my 40
>hours flown off, so I'd probably have to drive, unless
>I can hitch a ride with someone else.
>
>Steve Brooks
>
>--- Charlie England <ceengland@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>  
>
>>Greetings, fellow rotorheads:
>>
>>My wife & I would like to host a spring get-together
>>here at Slobovia 
>>Outernational Airport in Jackson MS. Format similar
>>to Shady Bend with 
>>arrivals Friday May 27 & departures Sunday  morning,
>>keeping Memorial 
>>Day for our families. Celebrities scheduled to
>>attend include both Tracy 
>>Crook & Ed Anderson so information flow should be
>>excellent. If you have 
>>a rotary related project you would like to talk
>>about, bring it on; 
>>we'll be glad to hear about it.
>>
>>We've got plenty of sleeping space in the house &
>>hangars (tent camping 
>>is ok too) & we are about 15 miles from I-20/I-55 &
>>motels  for those 
>>that need more 'upscale' accommodations. We are
>>based on a 4800' grass 
>>strip that can accommodate even larger canard type
>>planes for those that 
>>want to fly in.
>>
>>So, what do you guys & gals think? Are you up for
>>two rotary events this 
>>year?
>>
>>Charlie
>>