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Rec.aviation.homebuilt annual Pinckneyville Flyin
2008 Pinckneyville Rec Aviation Flyin
The annual flyin time is coming around again! I finally got to where I could find things in the hangar again, which is a sure indication that it is time to start flyin preparations! The local motels will be filling up fast again so you may want to get your reservations in as soon as you can if you want a close motel room. WHEN: May 16, 17, and 18 this year. Once again, it is the full weekend prior to the Memorial Day official weekend. This has become the traditional historical date for the flyin. It allows folks to plan well ahead to this incredible trek. For many it becomes the cross country trip that they talk about to everyone that will hold still long enough to listen. WHE Pinckneyville DuQuoin Airport, Pinckneyville, Illinois. PJY is the airport identifier. Put K in front if you have a fussy GPS. We are about 80 miles southeast of the Arch in St. Louis. There is a 4001 foot ( have to be over 4000 feet for jets! ) north-south runway ( 18L – 36R ) with an 1800 foot grass runway parallel to the northern half. ( 18R – 36L ) . There is no taxiway. This an access taxiway perpendicular to the runways. We do have instrument approachs again, but they are GPS approachs only. WHAT: The annual t here day get together of the diehards on the rec.aviation newsgroups. Buddy rides all day and hangar flying all night. Other entertainment as happens. Beer, soda, and good food. The PJY barbeque is world renowned, as are the uniquely HOT Italian sausages served on Thursday night. The Red Lady should be flying this year. WHO: Pilots, about to be Pilots, wannabe Pilots, and anybody else who is willing to put up with a bunch of wild eyed folks who talk about airplanes and flying all day and all night. COST: This is not one of those “break the bank” flyins. Highflyer and Mary try to keep the costs in line so that we can have a good time without being rich. We do that because a lot of people who come to the flyin own airplanes. We all know that people who own an airplane are not rich anymore! We try to collect $25 from everyone to defray the cost of the beverages and the groceries. We do breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. Usually we have baby back ribs, steak, and chicken on Saturday night. Friday night we have something good. No one goes hungry. We do have something for vegetarians. ACCOMODATIONS: Pitch a tent next to your airplane if you like. There is no charge for camping on the field. We have a couple of bathrooms, but no showers. Generally, if someone really would like to shower one of the folks in a motel can help you out. We do have a garden hose. There are places you can park a camper or motorhome near the action. If you are really nice, we can even run you out an extension cord for an electrical hookup. No sewer hookups though. If you want a motel there are several in the area now. The preferred flyin motel is the Mainstreet Inn, in Pinckneyville. The lady who runs it always puts up with our group graciously. One year she even shortsheeted every bed in the place, for a small bribe! Her phone number is 618-357-2128. The rates are quite reasonable. A little fancier is the local Oxbow Bed and Breakfast. This is between the airport and town, right on the edge of town. A number of our folks stay there every year they come and speak very highly of the establishment. Their phone number is 618-357-9839. We always manage to arrange some kind of transportation to and from both of these places. If they are full there are other motels in the area and transportation can usually be managed with no particular problems. HOW: Flying to PJY is the primo way to arrive. If that doesn’t work many fly commercial to St. Louis and rent a car for the last 90 miles from the airport. Whatever works for you works for us! Pinckneyville airport is right on Illinois 127 just six miles south of the town of Pinckneyville. Route 127 is exit 50 off of I-64. The airport is about 30 miles south of I-64. Please send an email to Mary at so that she can get some idea how many steaks to buy for Saturday night dinner! It makes it a lot easier when we have some idea of how many people to plan for meals. Highflyer Highflight Aviation Services Pinckneyville Airport, PJY |
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Updated Pinckneyville Fly-In FAQ he
http://www.ousterhout.net/pjy-faq.html - John (thank dog I'm not in Iowa any more) Ousterhout - Highflyer wrote: 2008 Pinckneyville Rec Aviation Flyin The annual flyin time is coming around again! I finally got to where I could find things in the hangar again, which is a sure indication that it is time to start flyin preparations! The local motels will be filling up fast again so you may want to get your reservations in as soon as you can if you want a close motel room. WHEN: May 16, 17, and 18 this year. Once again, it is the full weekend prior to the Memorial Day official weekend. This has become the traditional historical date for the flyin. It allows folks to plan well ahead to this incredible trek. For many it becomes the cross country trip that they talk about to everyone that will hold still long enough to listen. WHE Pinckneyville DuQuoin Airport, Pinckneyville, Illinois. PJY is the airport identifier. Put K in front if you have a fussy GPS. We are about 80 miles southeast of the Arch in St. Louis. There is a 4001 foot ( have to be over 4000 feet for jets! ) north-south runway ( 18L – 36R ) with an 1800 foot grass runway parallel to the northern half. ( 18R – 36L ) . There is no taxiway. This an access taxiway perpendicular to the runways. We do have instrument approachs again, but they are GPS approachs only. WHAT: The annual t here day get together of the diehards on the rec.aviation newsgroups. Buddy rides all day and hangar flying all night. Other entertainment as happens. Beer, soda, and good food. The PJY barbeque is world renowned, as are the uniquely HOT Italian sausages served on Thursday night. The Red Lady should be flying this year. WHO: Pilots, about to be Pilots, wannabe Pilots, and anybody else who is willing to put up with a bunch of wild eyed folks who talk about airplanes and flying all day and all night. COST: This is not one of those “break the bank” flyins. Highflyer and Mary try to keep the costs in line so that we can have a good time without being rich. We do that because a lot of people who come to the flyin own airplanes. We all know that people who own an airplane are not rich anymore! We try to collect $25 from everyone to defray the cost of the beverages and the groceries. We do breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. Usually we have baby back ribs, steak, and chicken on Saturday night. Friday night we have something good. No one goes hungry. We do have something for vegetarians. ACCOMODATIONS: Pitch a tent next to your airplane if you like. There is no charge for camping on the field. We have a couple of bathrooms, but no showers. Generally, if someone really would like to shower one of the folks in a motel can help you out. We do have a garden hose. There are places you can park a camper or motorhome near the action. If you are really nice, we can even run you out an extension cord for an electrical hookup. No sewer hookups though. If you want a motel there are several in the area now. The preferred flyin motel is the Mainstreet Inn, in Pinckneyville. The lady who runs it always puts up with our group graciously. One year she even shortsheeted every bed in the place, for a small bribe! Her phone number is 618-357-2128. The rates are quite reasonable. A little fancier is the local Oxbow Bed and Breakfast. This is between the airport and town, right on the edge of town. A number of our folks stay there every year they come and speak very highly of the establishment. Their phone number is 618-357-9839. We always manage to arrange some kind of transportation to and from both of these places. If they are full there are other motels in the area and transportation can usually be managed with no particular problems. HOW: Flying to PJY is the primo way to arrive. If that doesn’t work many fly commercial to St. Louis and rent a car for the last 90 miles from the airport. Whatever works for you works for us! Pinckneyville airport is right on Illinois 127 just six miles south of the town of Pinckneyville. Route 127 is exit 50 off of I-64. The airport is about 30 miles south of I-64. Please send an email to Mary at so that she can get some idea how many steaks to buy for Saturday night dinner! It makes it a lot easier when we have some idea of how many people to plan for meals. Highflyer Highflight Aviation Services Pinckneyville Airport, PJY |
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"John Ousterhout" wrote in
message . .. Updated Pinckneyville Fly-In FAQ he http://www.ousterhout.net/pjy-faq.html - John (thank dog I'm not in Iowa any more) Ousterhout - Looks like MX bumped fish-guy from the un-invited list. |
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On Mar 9, 9:44*pm, "Highflyer" wrote:
2008 Pinckneyville Rec Aviation Flyin The annual flyin time is coming around again! * GAAAHHH ! Yur killin' me! P-ville is only an hour south of my Mom's new place in Aviston, IL. Alas, I blew all of my cash and vacation time last month on a pilgrimage to the Seattle Museum of Flight, so there's no way I can make it this year. BUT, I'm definately marking my calandar for 2009. By then I may have finished the teardrop trailer project for my roommate (I owe her since my Wright machine was built in her living room) and I can come with my truck, etc. That would make pilgramiges to Wick's possible as well, and I might even get to bring some of my flying machine junk for "show-'n-tell". Oh yea, and I can supply a few cases of Stagg in the 12oz can. (For those not from southern Illinois, Stagg is the finest beer Belleville, IL still has to offer. Although, I'm told its no longer made there. On the quality scale, it falls somewhere between Keystone and Milwaukee's Best. For some reason, folks on the east side of the Mississippi bear an intense hatred toward Budweiser and tout this stuff as a consumable product. I'm not sure why.) Harry "stranded in beautiful Boulder" Frey |
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