BACFest 2015 registration is open!!!!!!!

[JOHNNYXRAY]

October 1 – 4, 2015 - Dubuque, Iowa

The Greatest Value in Aviation!​

Forget the AMU, nowhere is there so much included for your aviation dollar. 2015 BACFest T-Shirt, Transportation from the Airport to the Motel and the events, Fly-out with lunch on Abel Island, Maintenance Clinic, Mississippi river cruise with dinner,Continental breakfast on Saturday morning, a shopping trip for the significant others with lunch, Member meeting with lunch, and a Banquet in the River ViewRoom with prizes, all for $85 dollars.

The Schedule
Thursday, October 1:
·1:00PM Flight Instruction by Club CFI’s
Bi annual Flight Reviews
Wings Flights with club CFI
Grass strip landings @ Abel Island

·1:00PM-7:00PM, BACFest2015 Welcome at Blue Sky Aviation
Pickup Info bag (T-Shirt, Name Tag, Itinerary, and Local Info)
Pop,Hot Dogs, and chips for those that are hungry
Van provided to shuttle from the Airport to Hotel from 12:00 – 9:00PM

Friday, October 2:
● 8:00AM,Meet at the motel lobby to travel to the KDBQ Airport for poker run
BusProvided
●8:30AM,Pilot’s meeting at Dubuque Airport
●9:00AM, 1[SUP]st[/SUP]Departure of Poker Run final destination Abel Island
Three airports 27 min of flight time (24 min 15 seconds for Marty)
●10:00AM, Bus leaves Hotel for Abel Island with non-flyers
●11:30AM, Arrive at Abel Island for Lunch
Lunch by Joes Pizza
Award for best Poker Hand
Video of planes arrival
●12:30PM, Planes depart for KDBQ, Bus for Motel
Video of departures
●1:30 Bus leaves hotel for airport.
●2:00PM,Maintenance Clinic at Blue Sky Aviation (Next to Jet Center, KDBQ)
Stabilator Trim Actuator Lubrication
● 4:00PM ,Depart Airport for Motel by Bus
● 6:00-8:00PM,Dinner Cruise on the Mississippi River
Short walk from Motel using the river walk
Saturday, October 3:
●7:00-8:00AM,Continental Breakfast (Motel Meeting room)
●8:30AM Board Meeting
●9:30AM-2:30PM, Spouse’s shopping trip to Galena, ILL
Transportation and lunch provided
●12:00PM,Club Members Lunch
●1:00PM, General Meeting
●7:00PM,Banquet @ the River View Room
Video of Abel Island landings anddeparture during supper
Presidents Comments
10 Years of BACFest, Locations, Participants, and Pictures
Drawing for door prizes.

Sunday, October 4:
●Departure
Hotel shuttle




The Airport

·KDBQ, Dubuque Municipal Airport is located south of Dubuque on top the bluff.It is a Class D airport with limited tower operations.There is a large ramp next to the city owned Jet Center FBO.Home of the University of Dubuque Flight department it is a training airport with multiple Corporate Flight Departments.This is a great Fly-in airport with no difficult airspace to cross.
The Hotel
·The Grand Harbor Resort and River Convention Center will be our base location.Located along the Mississippi River with direct access to the River Walk.There are several attractions within walking distance including Diamond Joe’s Casino,the Mississippi River Museum, and the Port of Dubuque.The downtown is a few blocks more with many great restaurants.


The Fly-Out

·Poker Run with stops at KPVB (20NM), 73C (11NM), and the final destination Abel Island (20 NM).Abel Island is a 2,500 grass strip with an elevation of 620’ with a great deal of parking space.The strip is level and in good condition.With an October date there will be adequate length for our Musketeer line.We will have lunch, talk aviation, and video as the fleet arrives and departs. The flight back to Dubuque will be 29NM down the Mississippi river valley with great scenery for the 13 min flight.Total flight time without taxi is approx. 1 hour.A chartered bus will bring the non-fliers to the island to join in the lunch.Check out the Abel Island website for more information on the airstrip http://abelisland.com/.




The Dinner Cruise
·Our Dinner Cruise will be via the Miss Dubuque with a capacity of 150 passengers.The upper Mississippi is very scenic with high bluffs and a wandering channel.


The Shopping Trip

·The Significant Others that are not interested in the Members Meeting will have the opportunity to travel by bus to Galena, Illinois for a shopping trip and lunch.Galena is a unique attraction with shops lining sidewalks on both sides of a river.Don’t worry about the airplane weight and balance for purchased items.UPS will be glad to deliver them to your door.


The Banquet

·The Banquet will be at the River View Center over looking the Mississippi River.During dinner we will play the video of the arrivals and departures at Abel Island, Inspiration from the Club President, watch a presentation of 10 years of the BACFest Events, and pass out door prizes.
Registration
·The cost of Registration for the event is $85.Watch for registration to open up on the club website.
·As part of registration we would like to know the following information to provide adequate resources.

Would you like to schedule a CFI for Thursday?
Will you participate in the fly-out to Abel Island?
How many in this registration will ride the bus to Abel Island?
How many in this registration will participate in the shopping trip to Galena, IL?
What tail number would you want embroidered on your T-Shirt and the size.


A block of (thirty rooms have been reserved at the Grand Harbor Resort & Motel in Dubuque.To reserve a room:
Call: 1-866-690-4006.
Select option #1 for the Grand Harbor Resort in Dubuque, IA this will
transfer you directly to the hotel.
Tell the receptionist you are with the BeechAero Club and you would like to
make a reservation for a block room.
The cost for a room is $89 on Thursday and Friday.Saturday is $129
The water park is not included in the room price.If you have a family and want tickets to the water park make sure you tell the receptionist.
Do not wait until two months before the event to reserve a room.This is popular destination and it will fill up.Make a reservation and cancel if you are in doubt.

We hope to see you all at Dubuque!

Send me a email @ this link jp@getxray.com and tell me how many attending .I will email the pay pal invoice which can be paid by credit card or check. Hotel reservations are done by using the hotel info above.
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[mvanover]

Sounds like a great time. How do we pay that $85?

 

[corcoran]

Margie and I will fly commercial to Chicago. Then, rent a car and take 3 or 4 days looking around as tourists on the drive to Dubuque, which is only 3 1/2 hours away.
We will now start to search the highlights of Illinois attractions for guidance. Anyone interested in joining this extended adventure should contact us.

Tom Corcoran
Braintree/Boston
781 843-4321

 

[niechiro]

I must be blind, but I don't see a link to register even though the information on BACFest is great. If it is there, it needs to be more obvious.

 

[Unclerap]

Registration
·The cost of Registration for the event is $85. Watch for registration to open up on the club website.

 

[niechiro]

Thanks Rap. I had already looked at BACFest home page info, but didn't see how to register.

 

[mvanover]

We will now start to search the highlights of Illinois attractions for guidance.

Tom Corcoran
Braintree/Boston
781 843-4321

Avoid the South side of Chicago, it's the baddest part of town.

 

[AJCustom]

Wow, one of these I might actually be able to attend...

 

[Unclerap]

Rap and Charlotte are in.

 

[rgschmi]

Jennifer and I are in...

 

[a2324pilot]

I just used the phone # in the post to reserve a room at the Grand Harbor Resort and all went well.

 

[spannaviation]

Careful Marty, the south side is famous because of a song, not its real reputation. That is where I grew up, and still have family there. Great City and a lot of things to do. Considering a 3 week trip to see relatives in San Antonio, BAC fest and on to family in Chicago. Have to see how it all fits in the schedule.

Rick

 

[trumpet nelson]

Rick,

Free lunch for you in San Antonio if you make it this way.

Neson

 

[mdunlevie]

Anne and I are in.

 

[AJCustom]

Looks like if I attend it will be only on Saturday, we'll see. Sitting in a confrence room listening to people argue policy sounds to much like my M-F schedule... LOL.

 

[JOHNNYXRAY]

Aaron, The policy meetings are not so bad. If you get in Friday night you can go on the cruise .Saturday morning you can recover . The policy meetings shouldn't bore you. Usually they are educational and fun.You would be surprised what you learn . Years back I had a member from Arizona tell me how to get an extra 5 knots out of my Sundowner . He gave Rap the same advice and he was able to get 20 knots more (he bought a Grumman ). Seriously ,we have a lot of fun . Yes Marty , I am a brave man behind the keyboard.

 

[JOHNNYXRAY]

If you haven't reserved your room or registered yet I would strongly recommend it . We are at 35 registrations so far. Please book your room if you have not done that yet.

 

[FASTFRED]

my wife is trying to talk me into taking off a couple of wks after the BACFest and going out there by RV and spending some time with friends in Montana and So. Dakota...so, my question is --are there any nice rv parks near/close to the airport and hotel. Not sure if this is what I want to do..was planning on fly my Sundowner out and already have hotel reservations, so just looking to keep her happy.

fred

 

[GMascelli]

Mary and I are planning to attend.

 

[mvanover]

my wife is trying to talk me into taking off a couple of wks after the BACFest and going out there by RV and spending some time with friends in Montana and So. Dakota...so, my question is --are there any nice rv parks near/close to the airport and hotel. Not sure if this is what I want to do..was planning on fly my Sundowner out and already have hotel reservations, so just looking to keep her happy.

fred

Why not fly to visit your So Dak friends and those Montana cowboys? You could fly to Rapid City with us. Montana is a day trip from S.D. On the way home, your Sundowner will probably make Sierra speed due to the prevailing winds. I'd bet the overall cost of fuel and hotels would be equal or less than a 9 mpg motor home. I'd do the math first and see if exposing yourselves in a RV on America's motorways is worth the risk.