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Pecan Plantation Fly-In - 21 Sept

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Doug Crumrine

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Sponsor
PECAN PLANTATION FLY-IN
OTX1
Granbury, TX
NOTE: UNICOM FREQ NOW 122.975
21 Sept 2013
Time: 9:30 ? 16:00
(Rain date if needed is 28 Sept)

------Free Admission-----
Sponsored by EAA Chapter 983
Everyone is invited and there is something for all ages.
Catered Lunch
iPad Raffle & Silent Auction
?Showcase Of Airplanes?
100 +Static aircraft display & lots of aircraft operations
Patches the Clown (Magic tricks for young kids)
Young Eagles Program, Free plane rides kids 8-17yrs,
Flight times 11:00-2:30, First Come, first Scheduled & flown,
Must Sign Up- PARENTAL SIGNATURE REQUIRED

POC: Pam Fisher 817 243-8537
 
Always a great time - but I don't think we'll make it from Nevada this year Doug....
 
Always wanted to go to this fly-in, but unfortunately it's the same day as the Tulsa Fly-in at Bartlesville... which I have a prior commitment to attend.
 
Bump (for the Fly-In or Drive-In)

I don't live too far from this event, and happened to be in the immediate location last year in my vehicle, so I drove-in :D

Had a nice time, and a lot of nice planes and people in attendance. I also saw probably 200-deer (seriously) on the private streets within the property on my way in. That was really cool! The deer were just standing around by peoples houses, beside the street, etc. A real cool private community. I'd like to live down there someday.
 
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txaviator said:
I also saw probably 200-deer (seriously) on the private streets within the property on my way in. That was really cool! The deer were just standing around by peoples houses, beside the street, etc.
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Yikes! :eek: I sure hope they stay off the runway. I had a group of deer run right out in front of me across the runway once while landing my Cherokee 140 at Lakeway (3R9) in Austin. They waited until I had touched down at the threshold and was rolling out before starting their run too. I began an evasive maneuver aiming for one of the yards on the west side of the runway to dodge them when they suddenly did a 180 and ran back into the trees on the east side of the runway, and I was able to straighten back out and stay on the pavement. A move like that in my RV-6 would've surely ended up in a high-speed groundloop. A go-around in an RV might have been possible, but not in an underpowered wallowing pig of a Cherokee. Hitting a deer in either plane would've been a "Bad Day" too.
 
Regarding deer...

A friend of mine's son was doing his first solo at KHWY a few years back on a nice fall day. Deer ran out and impacted the aircraft just as it was lifting off the runway. Hit the fuselage between wing and tail. It was a C150 and it bent the elevator down a noticeable amount. Now I said he was lifting off and so he did. Ended up putting it in a field right off departure end. Plane was a mess as was his underwear but no injuries, etc. Not bad handling of an emergency for a first solo flight, huh?

Them deer be stupid - it as broad daylight on a runway that was about 50 yards from tree line.
 
I never saw any deer around the airport/runway. I didn't think to look to see if they have a high-fence around it to keep the deer out, but I sure didn't see any of them anywhere around the airport operations area. The deer were in the main home sub-divisions, quite aways from the airport. This community is laid out very cool. Even has its own full-blown grocery store, if I recall. I laughed when I'd see golf carts full of grocery bags tooling down the streets.

With the Young Eagles flights (constant) and the in/out flights of normal traffic, I'd bet the deer naturally stayed WAY away from this particular runway :)
 
Lookin for a ride

If someone is flying to this event from anywhere in West Texas and has an empty seat, I would really like to go. I'd be willing to pay for gas.
 
Hmm, only 55 miles away

Sounds like a nice fly-in. Too bad my plane isn't closer. Alas an 1-1/2 drive from my crashpad will put me there. If I get into DFW early enough Sat I'll pop on over.
 
Pecan Plantation Fly-In.

Only a few days to go. The weather looks great for Saturday. Come join us for another great Fly-In. If you can't make it or want to sign up for the raffle of a iPad mini 64 gig. Go to www.eaa983.org
See y'all there!
 
Pecan Plantation Fly-In Raffle On-Line

We've got a great Fly-In planned and it looks like the Weather will be great for Saturday.
If you can't make it or would just like to purchase your tickets early! We're raffling a "iPad Mini" wifi 64gig and a one night stay for 2 at the "Hangar Hotel".
You can buy tickets at www.eaa983.org. You do not have to be present to WIN and your contribution helps send a kid to the EAA AirVenture Camp.
Fly Safe well see y'all Saturday!
 
Well....how does the parking area look after all this rain? I'm flying a big heavy 10 now, can I get it in and out without any problems? :eek:
 
PECAN PLANTATION FLY-N IS A GO

THE PECAN PLANTATION FLY-IN IS A GO!
THE FIELD IS DRYING OUT NICELY AND WE HAVE GOOD WEATHER FORECAST.
SEE Y'ALL TOMORROW!
 
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