Rellihan
Touring the Galaxy
Monty and I both expect to be 'batching it' on the weekend of October 28-29. I already know of one member who would like to bring his plane here for some piddling around on the 28th. I am contemplating just scheduling a BAC Maintenance Fly-In for that weekend, with refreshments and chow available. We could also plan on a lunch run to Hickory Hill BBQ buffet on Saturday; all-you-can-eat BBQ and sides, including real (and tender) smoked pork ribs, for $7.50. It even includes your drink and tax. On Sunday, the same place does a Sunday dinner buffet, usually everything except BBQ, for maybe a buck more. We'd just need to work around prime time both days, as it is jammed during the lunch rush (especially on Sunday, after church lets out).
I could even put three people up overnight (bedroom, office day-bed, and Great Room sofa-bed). There are also many inexpensive motels and hotels around, plus a new Hampton Inn that runs about $90 a night with all taxes included. Of course, that's really high-end around here!
I would not want to get into any heavy lifting, like donut changes and stuff. Just hardware replacements, rigging checks, small drag clean-up items, general once-overs, etc. I can show and demo some donut compression tooling, which will soon be available to members for about the cost of shipping.
Anyhow, if we decide to pursue this, I will need to get it on the BAC Calendar, and get it cleared through the airport management. They may also grant us a fuel discount as well, and I think their price is still under $4 a gallon as it is. Last I bought (a few days ago) it was $3.84/gallon cash, $3.94 credit, all taxes included. I can't predict the discount, but at the last fly-in it was twenty cents per gallon. Of course, we'd also need to have Dr. Bill show the Mid-Atlantic BAC Banner, right?! Maybe the airport would even let us pull a couple of planes out of the big hangar, and let us set up some tables and chairs. We could have some of the work going on in front of my hangar, and some lighter stuff going on at the big hangar.
Please let me know how much interest there is in this; even if you don't want to work on your plane, but would like to watch (or help) others work on theirs... and just shoot the breeze about flying. Maybe I could even round up someone with a transportable bigger TV and DVD player, and we could run One Six Right and the Battle Of Britain all day long.
NOTE! I MAY BE ABLE TO START ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY: STILL THROUGH SUNDAY! I think Paula and Skye are pulling out on Wednesday.
I could even put three people up overnight (bedroom, office day-bed, and Great Room sofa-bed). There are also many inexpensive motels and hotels around, plus a new Hampton Inn that runs about $90 a night with all taxes included. Of course, that's really high-end around here!
I would not want to get into any heavy lifting, like donut changes and stuff. Just hardware replacements, rigging checks, small drag clean-up items, general once-overs, etc. I can show and demo some donut compression tooling, which will soon be available to members for about the cost of shipping.
Anyhow, if we decide to pursue this, I will need to get it on the BAC Calendar, and get it cleared through the airport management. They may also grant us a fuel discount as well, and I think their price is still under $4 a gallon as it is. Last I bought (a few days ago) it was $3.84/gallon cash, $3.94 credit, all taxes included. I can't predict the discount, but at the last fly-in it was twenty cents per gallon. Of course, we'd also need to have Dr. Bill show the Mid-Atlantic BAC Banner, right?! Maybe the airport would even let us pull a couple of planes out of the big hangar, and let us set up some tables and chairs. We could have some of the work going on in front of my hangar, and some lighter stuff going on at the big hangar.
Please let me know how much interest there is in this; even if you don't want to work on your plane, but would like to watch (or help) others work on theirs... and just shoot the breeze about flying. Maybe I could even round up someone with a transportable bigger TV and DVD player, and we could run One Six Right and the Battle Of Britain all day long.
NOTE! I MAY BE ABLE TO START ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY: STILL THROUGH SUNDAY! I think Paula and Skye are pulling out on Wednesday.
