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"