OK18 Taildragger Fly-in, May 28-30, 2010

[okmike]

4/14 update
OK18 Taildragger Fly-in, May 28-30, 2010 - EVERYONE IS INVITED

SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 27
Early Arrivals, Fly out for lunch on your own, Boat Shuttle to Lake Hudson Inn for Dinner/Drink/Music

Friday, May 28
Arrivals, Set Up Tents, Fly Out for Lunch on your own, catered BBQ dinner at OK18

Saturday, May 29
Breakfast, Briefing for Poker Run, Lunch during Poker Run, Return to OK18, Carbon Cub & King Katmai demos/rides, drawings for door prizes, Music, Steak Dinner

Sunday, May 30
Breakfast, Short Field Takeoff & Landing and Flour Bomb Drop Contests, Lunch, Awards

To Registrer go to: https://ok18.wufoo.com/forms/may-28-30-2010/

Hot Showers this year & Fuel Truck Saturday & Sunday mornings

[OLDCROWE]

Mike and Patty are the BEST!

This is a great fly-in, make it if you can it is absoutly worth the journey, but I get to cheat... only 30 minutes for me .

Kirby

Ps. Be there or be talked about

[TulsaDave]

I think about this fly-in all winter. There are two events on my must do list each year and this is one of them.

[Lance]

I am only coming if Pat comes and Eric T. dances for us again.

Lance

[SJ]

I am only coming if Pat comes and Eric T. dances for us again.

Lance

[brown bear]

Mike
I will be there along with all the other Pegazairs from the mid-west!!
Doug

[jaypratt]

Carol and I will be there. lots of fun!! last year!!!

[Sbrookfield]

It was bound to happen again...... Any one leaving from the east coast with an empty seat?

[SteveE]

Evan and Lance,,,, not sure you will have a place to park here,,, till I get that fishin trip... :P

Talked to Perry the other day and he is ready to come down too...

[Lance]

Waiting on ya'll to get down here.

Weather has for sure been crappy though.

Have not been to the coast lately but i bet the reds are biting!

Load up, I am ready.

Lance

[SteveE]

After spring break,,, got to take the family to FL first...

Sorry Mike for stealing your thread...

I must say though,,, OK18 is one fun time....

[Evan]

Mike I'll be there
Looking forward to it

[windy]

hope to see you there!
windy

[Bill Rusk]

Weather permitting and Lord willing I plan to be there in the Hatz.

Bill

[Steve Pierce]

Bill Tracy left for there this morning. He will be the first one there this year.

[SteveE]

If he's flyin,,, he will be here in about 30 minutes.....

[Steve Pierce]

He left at 6 this morning. Probably left OK18 and made it to Ohio by now.

[Flying Ds]

Eddie and I will be there also. SBrookfield, I do not have the connections to get you there this year! Brown Bear, it will be great to see you; it's been a long time! Patty, let me know if there is anything I can do to help out!
Charlotte (and Ed) Doyle

[okmike]

Bill stopped by in 39Y this morning, Patty fixed him breakfast and he headed north with a big tailwind, said he should make it home before dark and would be back when he picked his Dad's Cub, or for the fly-in.

Everything is working out and we will post the registration in a week or so, it's gonna be fun fun fun.

[CubLite]

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:06 pm Post subject:
I am only coming if Pat comes and Eric T. dances for us again.

Lance

Guess you'll be staying at home Lance, I'm traveling with the wife and kids across the pond at that time this year.

Pat

[SJ]

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:06 pm Post subject:
I am only coming if Pat comes and Eric T. dances for us again.

Lance

Guess you'll be staying at home Lance, I'm traveling with the wife and kids across the pond at that time this year.

Pat

He booked that trip on that date right when he got home from OK18 last year...

[okmike]

Last year I went to bed early so I don't know for sure, but I heard it was all the Cajuns fault, Eaton do you know?

SJ, you are going to have to teach me how to shape em up this year, I guess we could make a no dancing allowed rule, or at least have a no videos of the dancing rule. Or, maybe when it gets late you can just play some music they can't dance to.

Pat if your plans change and you can make it stick with me & I'll keep you out of trouble.

[CubLite]

That sounds right, Mike, it must of been the Cajun's fault. I'll go with that.

Pat

[SteveE]

Must have been a wild dog crawling back to their tent,,,, a cajun dog... ... But I see he got lost and ended up in Kansas..

[windy]

any pics of the dancin' and carryin' ons?

windy

[okmike]

Windy, videos past and future are banned, but you might find one on the black market (youtube hint hint)

When you get here stick with me and I'll show you the best place to camp, by the way do you know how to dance? Sooooo glad you are coming, we are gonna have fun


Just got a text from Yvette, she says Bill is home and had a good flight

[Steve Pierce]

Yea, he was making 160 mph across the ground in 39Y with a Borer prop.

I'll sell last years OK18 videos to the highest bidder. Eric, Pat? I gues there is one advantage to me not drinking.

[Warren Aircraft]

Mike,
I will bring Carbon Cub N102WA and will give some Demo rides. SJ and Lou will get the ride I promised them for Steve Pierce's seminar. Lance your welcome to take it for a ride as well.


A vortex generator kit and side access door kit has been provided by CubCrafters as door prizes for this event.


http://www.warrenaircraft.com/page/p...888/2010-5.htm

[okmike]

Yeeeeeee Hoooooo

[okmike]

Guys & Gals

The registrations are coming in and things are shaping up. Lou, Kirby & SteveE have the Poker Run planned and there is talk about a big pot with a 100% pay back. Cubcrafters has sent a big box of door prizes including a VG kit and a Side Door kit. Aircraft Specilities & Pererson Performance Plus are also donating door prizes. Scot Warren and Dan Weatherford are each bringing a Carbon Cub and Todd Peterson is bringing a King Katmai w/29" Bushwheels for demos/rides.

When you register you can choose to pay by credit card or pay when you get here. If you pay by credit card and can't make it we will refund your money. The cutoff date for hats & shirts is Sunday May 9 as I have to have the order in May 10th. Please pre-register ASAP so we can plan accordingly and make your stay as enjoyable as possible, thanks for your cooperation. To register go to: https://ok18.wufoo.com/forms/may-28-30-2010/

Some pics from last year:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fivehol...7618666865965/

http://picasaweb.google.com/cubdrive...IsleOK18FlyIn#

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2919953...7618784407546/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2aEI...e=channel_page

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fivehol...7618666865965/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fivehol...7605260914898/


See you soon

[brown bear]

Mike
With all the guys gone up north maybe this would it be a good time to talk about some new rules for the take off contest? I was thinking maybe a handycap based on decibels? maybe 3 ft for each decibel over what my plane is?
Looking forward to a great time
Doug

[FdxLou]

This year is shaping up to be the best OK18 Fly In ever!

I have just about finished the Poker Run course. This year will be a little different than last. We will be going in to a few (3) different strips....most with grass...one is 4000' of pool table smooth grass!

Depending on how we decide to split the Poker Run pot, someone could walk away with over $700! And then there is 2nd and 3rd place!

Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new one's....this is a great way to kick off the Summer Fly In Season.

Lou

[Cubpylut]

Just completed my registration. Was hoping to bring the newly refurbished Rebel to its first real flyin but the replacement doors are not going to be finished in time. Luckily, Dad has offered up his Rebel for the trip. Laura and I are looking forward to a weekend away without the kids. Been looking forward to this flyin since seeing the pictures of last years event.

James and Laura Smith

[FdxLou]

Great James!

Looking forward to meeting Laura. And seeing you too, of course!

Lou

[SteveE]

Mike
With all the guys gone up north maybe this would it be a good time to talk about some new rules for the take off contest? I was thinking maybe a handycap based on decibels? maybe 3 ft for each decibel over what my plane is?
Looking forward to a great time
Doug

Doug,,

That 'ol fox from Kansas is practicin... Landed the other day in 11 feet... a little more to the story,,, but I will let him tell it...

I think we can offer handicaps... $50 a foot... money goes for a good cause... Just shorten your landing distance by 20' for only $1000.... and you get braggin rights...

[OLDCROWE]

I was out with Mike to pre-fly some of the poker run stops over the weekend which will be a combination of great stops from last year and some new grass for this time around on what looks to be a great route that culminates at a new lunch stop. Really beautiful and GREEN this spring and so far the lake is about normal, the runway at Mike and Patty's has grown in well after last years dirt work and planting plus Mike just finished (I think he watched) rolling it (old golf course construction trick I told him about… we used to steel wheel roll the fairways so the carts don't jar your teeth makes for a quick final inspection) sure makes turf grass nice to land on... it is way smooooooth this year!

Besides the poker run we’ll have several options for EAT fly-outs when there is not prime eating at OK18, for play or rubbernecking, and one spot where properly equipped cubs can go land at a timber lined strip and talk jungle flying with the caretaker who is a really neat gentleman that used to be a missionary pilot in Central America. He loves cubs and now flies a straight tailed 172 with big tires on it...

Oh and as always Patty (Mike's better and really hard working half) was simply radiant. We conspired on the steak dinner menu for Saturday evening and then she sent me home with enough fresh produce from HER garden to last my family well into next week... yum and I don't even like vegies... but I think the garden fence will be bear charged during the fly-in!

Kirby

[brown bear]

Steve E wrote..

"I think we can offer handicaps... $50 a foot... money goes for a good cause... Just shorten your landing distance by 20' for only $1000.... and you get braggin rights...
_________________ Steve E"

Steve,
I think that is cheeper than what I have already spent on bushwheels!
DW

[The Bijou Boys]

Mike, The Bijou Boys plan to be there this year if it stops snowing in Colorado by the end of the month. Steve is now "on-line" so will register separately. We are looking forward to seeing everyone.
Tom

[SteveE]

Mike, The Bijou Boys plan to be there this year if it stops snowing in Colorado by the end of the month. Steve is now "on-line" so will register separately. We are looking forward to seeing everyone.
Tom

Talk about coming out of the woods,,,,, thought the bears ate you guys..

[swoeric]

I am now registered. I'm a bit young ( 28 ) and about 60 hours into this wonderful taildragger flying. can't wait to see what more i can learn please stop me and give al the advice you have. I will be flying my tcraft wife in tow. hopefully ill have the patches finished and of similar color as the rest of the plane, it was a bit of a project when i bought it. Looks like i will probably come up thursday. is anyone else coming thurs/ time? is there a crowd forming for lunch or a popular lunch spot near by? Ill be flying from stillwater if anyone is coming from this direction.