Original Posted By: B and V Dearinger
Hello Group,Well, the 1st Annual is over now, and I gotta say that it was a complete success!! Thanks to all who showed up, and especially to those who drove for so many hours to get here. The low ceiling prohibited any Pietenpols from flying in, which was a little dissapointing, but a pilots we can all understand how the Mother Nature can do her thing. Never the less, it was a day full of discussion about Bernie's '8th Wonder of the World !! Airport Management didn't want any campers on the grounds, because there are no restroom facilities, but next year if we have a port-a-jon on site, I don't think they will have any problems allowing campers on site. Benton is well within the range of quite a few Pietenpols, and I'm looking forward to the next fly-in. Mike Conkling suggested we have two fly-ins a year...how 'bout one in the spring, and one in the fall, on the first weekend after Labor Day???Chuck Gantzer________________________________________________________________________________