Annual Iowa City Fly-In Breakfast August 28

7am - 1pm
Hosted by: Iowa City Sertoma Clubs
Iowa City, Iowa Municipal Airport
For more information: 319-338-9222 (Jim)

Hey Jay, how was the turnout???

Awesome!

The weather was perfect, and the crowds were very, very large. We ran out
of ribbon for the helium balloons we were handing out to the kids, and we
ran out of coupons that we were handing out to the people who stopped at our
booth. We got a zilliion entries in out drawing (for a free night in the
honeymoon suite), and everyone seemed to really enjoy the food and
airplanes.

Jim & Tami Burns flew down in their pristine Aztec, and we had a great time
with them and their most excellent kids. I don't know how many planes
flew in, total, but it seemed like a heavy turnout. Certainly more than
last year.

And the DC-3 was AWESOME. Mary and I finagled jump-seat rides on it, and,
wow, what a cool old plane. I took a few zillion pix of the day, and will
be posting them to our webpage soon.

One of these years you've got to figure out how to make that Ercoupe fly in
Iowa. Geez, we're not *that* far away!

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Hey Jay, how was the turnout???

Awesome!

Jim & Tami Burns flew down in their pristine Aztec, and we had a great
time
with them and their most excellent kids.

Had an awesome time!! First visit to IOW and the Inn. Jay and Mary
re-define the word hospitality so far from what we know it, they'll have to
invent a new word for it!!

We called Thursday to see if they had any open 2 room suites, but due to a
local golf tournament and the DC3 crew, all the two room suites were full.
So instead of just politely apologizing and suggesting another hotel, Jay
and Mary actually offered to play "babysitter" for our two kids and offered
Tami and I the Pan Am Clipper Honeymoon suite for the night!! You sure
don't get that kind of hospitality from Motel 6!!! (nor would I send my
kids off with the night manager of the Motel 6!)

So we left STE around 6:30pm Saturday night for a quick 1:20 flight to IOW.
Tami, I and our kids had a great leisurely dinner with Jay, Mary, and Becca
at the nearby brew-pub then they took all the kids to their house while Tami
and I retired to the Pan Am Clipper Suite.

This morning we jumped in their van and met up with them at IOW where they
had our kids, Nick and Megan, together with Becca, busy blowing up balloons
and signing up contestants for a free night in the very suite we just
checked out of.

Lots of planes on the flight line, I'd guess 60-80 by the time we left at
11:30am. The DC3, a V-Tail Bonanza, 2 very new looking Cessna 172-SP's, a
Stearman, and I believe a Waco were all busy giving rides. A new Cessna
172SP, full glass cockpit, was on display. It could be yours for only
$229,000. Great turn out, lots of people. There was also a small car show
of mostly vintage Porches and other mega buck sports cars.

All in all, an awesome weekend. Great time with great friends!

Jim Burns

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...


at the nearby brew-pub then they took all the kids to their house while
Tami
and I retired to the Pan Am Clipper Suite.


WAIT A MINNITTT. There is a WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF missing between these two
paragraphs. Details. I want DETAILS.

{;-)


This morning we jumped in their van and met up with them at IOW where they
had our kids, Nick and Megan, together with Becca, busy blowing up
balloons


There was also a small car show
of mostly vintage Porches and other mega buck sports cars.

Were these front Porches or back Porches?


Jim

WAIT A MINNITTT. There is a WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF missing between these
two
paragraphs. Details. I want DETAILS.

{;-)

Rolf!

Oh, I forgot... ok, details... um... let's see... the Pan Am Clipper Suite
has a water bed, with a stuffed parrot over it, full size stove, frig, and
microwave, toaster, coffee maker, and we honestly didn't even use the huge
hot tub. I was able to escape with the keys to Jay's van however, so let me
know when the gang is near IOW, I can cop a great party barge.


There was also a small car show
of mostly vintage Porches and other mega buck sports cars.

Were these front Porches or back Porches?

Shhhh!! You're gonna blow my cover... if my wife knew I could spell Porsche,
she'd know that I wanted one!! )

Jim B

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:l5rQe.73131$084.3067@attbi_s22...
One of these years you've got to figure out how to make that Ercoupe fly
in Iowa. Geez, we're not *that* far away!

The Ercoupe will fly in Iowa, just hasn't been in that part, yet. So, I just
misspelled today and went to OWA instead of IOW, close enough??? ;-)

One of these days...

I'm jealous!
I love DC-3's, worked a contract in NC and a guy there had done alot of
time restoring and flying them out of Athens GA on cargo runs. I don't
remember the name of the company, but both he and his wife were pilots on
them. I'd love to go for a flight in one!

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:l5rQe.73131$084.3067@attbi_s22...
7am - 1pm
Hosted by: Iowa City Sertoma Clubs
Iowa City, Iowa Municipal Airport
For more information: 319-338-9222 (Jim)

Hey Jay, how was the turnout???

Awesome!

The weather was perfect, and the crowds were very, very large. We ran out
of ribbon for the helium balloons we were handing out to the kids, and we
ran out of coupons that we were handing out to the people who stopped at
our booth. We got a zilliion entries in out drawing (for a free night in
the honeymoon suite), and everyone seemed to really enjoy the food and
airplanes.

Jim & Tami Burns flew down in their pristine Aztec, and we had a great
time with them and their most excellent kids. I don't know how many
planes flew in, total, but it seemed like a heavy turnout. Certainly more
than last year.

And the DC-3 was AWESOME. Mary and I finagled jump-seat rides on it,
and, wow, what a cool old plane. I took a few zillion pix of the day, and
will be posting them to our webpage soon.

One of these years you've got to figure out how to make that Ercoupe fly
in Iowa. Geez, we're not *that* far away!

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"