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Margy is famous!
I would love to come and visit sometime, but I doubt if I'll be flying
in...not in my plane anyway! Bit far. (based at Bourne Park, Hampshire - UK) You still coming to the States this year, Paul? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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I'll keep on nagging, and I'm sure if the powers that be like the idea it won't
matter if it's rented. I just think a GA fly-in with planes folks can touch and sit it would be a whole lot more educational than another warbird fly-in (don't even think of stepping on the wing). We will see what happens. As for now I'm just trying to make sure my stuff is ready for opening, first field trips, etc. It is a great museum and a great collection. Margy Jack Allison wrote: Margie, can I display a rented airplane? :-) Would love to do something like that someday, especially if I reach the status of owner or co-owner someday. -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return" - Leonardo Da Vinci (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) .) I'm not running for anything. We will leave that to Jim :-). I'm just having lots of fun writing aviation lessons for students to go with the new collection. Air and Space has done a great job with planning for the new museum, especially in the area of education. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy center is located on the grounds of Dulles airport, but not anywhere near the terminal. I don't know of any plans to run public transportation to the museum, but it would be a short cab ride. The museum has a tower that is 1 foot taller than the Dulles tower for watching airport ops. The collection is amazing. Unless I'm teaching a class I'm sure I'll be able to show you around, but a tour by the docents will probably be better (they have to train for 5 months before they are allowed out on the floor!). Jay is rather mistaken, he can't touch anything! There is rumor that the museum will be allowed 4 fly-ins a year. I'm going to work my hardest to get a general aviation fly-in with the understanding that the pilots that fly in will show off their planes to the general public. Does that sound like fun? Would folks be willing to fly-in and stay with their planes for an hour or two? BTW if anyone has any wood or aluminum wing/stabilizer ribs they don't need I really need some for a discovery station I'm working on. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center opens on Dec. 15th, 2003. www.nasm.si.edu See you later, Margy Congratulations, Margy! What a cool job you've landed! :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Oh great, I guess I need to find a copy of that just to protect myself.
:-) Margy Jack Allison wrote: Congratulations Margie! Though, I do have a copy of that .jpg Jay is referring to on my computer *and* CD, just for safe keeping. :-) One of these days, I want to visit the Air & Space Museum. -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return" - Leonardo Da Vinci (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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