On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:30:38 GMT, "Ken Finney"
wrote:


Events that are trying to bring fresh blood in need "Greeters". Since there

I'd invite you to our EAA Chapter 1093 pancake breakfast tomorrow
morning at 3BS but it'd be one whale of a commute at this late a date.

Having been laid up for some time I haven't been involved in this one,
but any one who wants to come to 3BS (Midland MI) is welcome.

You will find greeters, demonstrations, home made donuts, quite a few
home built's on display (I think we've had 4 completions in this
spring and a couple more almost done)...did I mention the home made
donuts?

We've gained more than a dozen new pilots in their 20's and younger in
the past couple of years. Most of these come from Young Eagles and our
Aviation camps. We also have an aviation scholarship awarded yearly.
In addition there have been a few parents get interested as well.

are a lot of wives at Fly-ins trying really hard not to be bored, and since
women on average are more personable than men, this sounds like a heck of an
opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. Have the greeters wear badges
or vests that say "Greeter". Have a greeting table (clearly identified as
such) right at the entrance with a schedule of events (the time for the
meals, and special fly-overs, etc) and flyers from as much avaition related
stuff as you can (CAP, SAR, flight schools, airport restuarants, avaition
themed motels, other local fly-ins, regional fly-ins, closest aviation
museums, value of the airport to the local economy, etc.) If the fly-in is
large enough, have a map that shows the restrooms and kid's play area.
Don't forget things to prevent the flyers from blowing away. This is also a
great way to find out how people found out about the fly-in.