Petit Jean Mountain Fly-In / Camp-in Good Time Nov 4-6

[SHORTRV7]

What a wonderful fly in!!! Bill, your group went over the top with all that you all did to accomidate us. Really enjoyed meeting and getting to know some more new RV guys. I was amazed how many wifes were there. Figgins and I had to fly low back to Okla with no issues..... Can't wait till next year!!
Don Short

[rv9aviator]

Thanks to everyone who posted pictures. I live close by but couldn't come due to work and my plane is being painted this weekend. I so want to be there next year.

[Mark Burns]

Cindy and I had a wonderful time!
Like others have said, Bill Schlatterer and the two EAA chapters took care of everything so well! What a well planned event.
They even had a truckload of firewood there for us!
Dinner Friday at the Winthrop Rockefeller lodge was outstanding.

We enjoyed meeting new friends and seeing old ones!

Here's a link to some of our photos.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1168305...JeanFlyIn2011#

Mark

[DanH]

It was great. Bill and his crew were the best hosts you can imagine. Thank you gentlemen!

BTW, for those who enjoyed staying at the Rockefeller and might like to go back for a quiet weekend....I checked with Denita at the desk, and here's the deal. They are a conference center, not a conventional hotel resort. They will not book individual guests into any lodge already booked at 50% or more by a conference group.....the entire lodge is reserved for the group. However, if there's no conference group you can book a room like any other nice hotel.

[Ironflight]

Just now getting back online after a very long aviation weekend that started with this outstanding event - and want to add my thanks to the "Arkansas Boys" for a heck of a fly-in! As has already been mentioned - every need was taken care of I'd love to know how you arranged a hole just south of the field at 0730 for me to climb through that overcast on my way home!

Looking at some of these pictures, it appears to me that there were a LOT of new airplanes on Saturday. On Friday night, I think the count was 36 airplanes - I'd sure like to know what the total was for the weekend - Bill S, when you recover you're going to have to check the records and let us know!

The best part of these things for me has always been the people and the time spent around the campfire - all the rest is really nice frosting on the cake.

Paul

[BillSchlatterer]

Lots of pictues to be posted but here are a couple of my favorites and some stats. The aerial below shows 44 planes, mostly RVs on the ramp around noon Saturday. We had 36 total aircraft on the ramp staying Friday night for the BBQ. About half camped and half camped at the lodge :-) LOTS of spouses at this gathering. At one time Saturday afternoon, we had 51 planes on the ramp. Lost track of actual arrivals and departures. It was a pretty big time if the smiles were any indication.



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Two rows of RVs from one end of the ramp to the other. Another row facing.



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RVs on every side....



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The picture below was taken Saturday evening as the sun was going down. Due to weather, many had to leave early but there were still 20 planes on the ramp as the sunset!



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RV Flying and Camping is all about family and this is one cute family. Meet Andrew Barker, his wife Carrie, and Madison. Andrew is the COO of Tru-trak APs, and he drove one of our vans for transport. Help greatly appreciated.



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Folks scattered everwhere and nowhere, just hanging...



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Well, it was about camping and sitting around a fire..... all new friends and now RV Fire Hanger Arounders :-)



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I think this shot of Karen Helming just about says it all



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It was a lot of fun for us and it is all about the RV family,... it really is more than an airplane...it's a connection to a new world full of great folks and good times to come. If you had a good time, special thanks to Jerry Homsley(RV9a), Larry Watson(RV9a), Richard Gulley(RV4/RV8),Vic Larocca(RV8), Don Moore(RV6), Randall Warren(Rv6a), Presely Melton(RV8), Phil Seiman, other EAA folks and especially Gary Greene, and Sue Thompson at the Rockefeller Conference Center.

Bill S

[N363RV]

This was the coolest fly in ever!!! Amanda and I had great fun on Friday and Saturday. I'm sooo sorry that we had to leave early.

Here are some pics of our new fire side friends and the Rockefeller Convention center...at least the outdoor pavilion.

[Bob Gordon]

Barb and I arrived just in time for Saturday burgers and dogs. We landed at Malvern (M78) for about an hour and change for weather during our northbound trek from Opelousas, LA (KOPL). We taxied up to a ramp full of good friends and fine looking aircraft. I ended up parking on the grass area by the runway which served the purpose well. Good food, good fire, good friends, and the Lodge was impressive. Thanks Bill and company!

[TruTrakAndrew]

Thanks Bill and Gang for a great weekend!

Carrie, Madi and I had a such a wonderful time. The food, friends, and fun were some of the best ever! Lots of great airplanes and new folks to chat with. Now if we just keep the yahoos away when Tanya is trying to depart, all will be perfect. ;-)

Thanks again to all who worked so hard to make this happen.

Here's are some pics from this weekend...












Loaded ready to head home

[Ironflight]

Originally Posted by TruTrakAndrew

And she's a great little budding avionics tech as well - she even knows to let her Daddy THINK he's doing the work while she really does A/P software upgrades....

Thanks again Madi!