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Old 10-26-2016, 02:53 PM
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Completed and sent. See you all next year.
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Old 10-26-2016, 06:14 PM
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Smile A new event to dream about.

I may have missed something here. This sure looks like a fantastic RV event and something to shoot for. Has this replaced "LOE" as the premier fly in?
Just realized there hasn't been any chatter about "LOE" and a search found zilch.
I musta missed sumpin.
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Old 10-26-2016, 06:57 PM
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Yup, Tom. I think so. It was a very very cool fly in and great fun. When it comes to an event like this it is more than the location, time and weather (which were great, great and lousy). It has much more to do with the organizers and the results of countless hours of volunteer work that is the backbone of the "magic". I now know why the rooms were booked up for months (prior to the weather). You just can't beat the great hospitality. The local EAA chapter is great. And beyond that the individuals involved are even more so. As is the case with most great happenings, it comes down to the individuals involved. That they are RV folks is but icing on the cake.

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Old 10-26-2016, 08:29 PM
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I may have missed something here. This sure looks like a fantastic RV event and something to shoot for. Has this replaced "LOE" as the premier fly in?
Just realized there hasn't been any chatter about "LOE" and a search found zilch.
I musta missed sumpin.
Tom:

Having been to many of the LOE Fly-Ins before they left New Mexico, I have to say that Petit Jean is the Premier RV Fly-In! Petit Jean 2015 was my first for the event. IIRC, there were 114 airplanes at Petit Jean and only a handful at LOE 2015 as they were the same weekend.

I had plans to be at Petit Jean 2016 but cancelled my reservations on the day I was suppose to travel as it appeared to me that weather was going to be poor at best. I had planned to arrive on Thursday a day early so I could help get stuff set up on Friday.

I sent EAA 165 a check as I was unable to help them this year and I was one of the ones that said I would be there and did not make it. I may have to plan to arrive 2-days early for 2017.
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Old 10-27-2016, 10:24 AM
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Hated to miss it this year. Creates even more anticipation for next year! Donation in the mail.
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Old 10-27-2016, 11:29 AM
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Are the dates for 2017 set? There's always some fly-in overlap and this year was no exception.

Looking forward to my first time on RV Mountain.
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Old 10-27-2016, 02:27 PM
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See you next year! Keep up this fantastic event!
Fred and Judie are in, Judie mailed the check today.
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Old 10-27-2016, 06:37 PM
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Completed and sent. See you all next year.
Holy Spotted Cow and Cheese Curds You fly a thousand miles, then drive another 500, all the while hauling Cow and Curds. Then you pick up strays, deliver the mail, and who knows what else and then still arrive in time for dinner! That's real RVating !

Thanks to you and Kathy, several folks made it to the Gathering that would have been sitting forever waiting on the overcast to lift! I'm sure they said it but thanks for them to.

Thanks EVERYONE ... Can't thank all the donater's enough! Not sure "donater" is a good word but in Arkansas,...... the Petit Jean Indians all think it means "Great Givers who don't have to!"

See'ya back on the Mountain ! Bill

PS....lost three Cows Friday night and most of the Curds...white ones are best!
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Old 10-28-2016, 09:42 AM
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Hello everyone!!
I think "donater" is just fine Bill.
I'm new to the RV world, my wife and I made it to our 1st RV fly in at PJ this year. The wx tried to detour our plans, so we chose a 3hr motorcycle ride down. I was moved by the amount of nice folks we met, the great food and the array of incredible RV's we saw. Have yet to even fly an RV.. hopefully we will arrive in our own next year (fingers crossed for a -8 from Santa).
Here comes our matching donation in the hopes we see you at PJ17.

Fly safe everyone... all the best!
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Old 10-28-2016, 03:04 PM
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Default Check in the mail

Bill,

Check in the mail, cant wait to fly out next year.

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