"Unthaw Your Frozen Wings" WIX Gathering in AZ or
Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:36 pm
Hi everyone,
With the amount of folks who flock South for the Winter, I am hoping to get an informal gathering of WIX members around the AZ or CA area in January of February. My hope is to get some of our West Coast-ers to join in and have a chance to meet some of your fellow WIX buddies in person.
I want to make it as central of a location as possible, to be fair to everyone, but I am pretty partial to the Phoenix area. I was thinking a weekend gathering at one of the museums or collections in the area (Say CAF AZ or Pima) and then closing with a dinner (BBQ at a fellow member's place or at a restaurant with adult beverages).
I am thinking perhaps the middle of February? If we were to have something like this, who is interested in attending? Can we sweettalk some of you from Kal-ee-forn-ia or Colorado to Bob Barker (come on DOWN!) to Phoenix? How 'bout Texas?
I have heard from reliable sources that our fearless leader ScottWRGeditor would be interested in coming along too... so nows your chance to see the great one in person!
Perhaps we could even make up some t-shirts for attending... you know, "I went all the way to Phoenix for WIX and all I got was this lowsy t-shirt!"
We all know that February is a great month to unthaw those wings and loosen up those vocal cords for a summer of hangar flying... so what d'ya think?
If you are interested, reply here and give your suggestions for social activities!
Thanks!
Ryan - WIX Cruise Director
With the amount of folks who flock South for the Winter, I am hoping to get an informal gathering of WIX members around the AZ or CA area in January of February. My hope is to get some of our West Coast-ers to join in and have a chance to meet some of your fellow WIX buddies in person.
I want to make it as central of a location as possible, to be fair to everyone, but I am pretty partial to the Phoenix area. I was thinking a weekend gathering at one of the museums or collections in the area (Say CAF AZ or Pima) and then closing with a dinner (BBQ at a fellow member's place or at a restaurant with adult beverages).
I am thinking perhaps the middle of February? If we were to have something like this, who is interested in attending? Can we sweettalk some of you from Kal-ee-forn-ia or Colorado to Bob Barker (come on DOWN!) to Phoenix? How 'bout Texas?
I have heard from reliable sources that our fearless leader ScottWRGeditor would be interested in coming along too... so nows your chance to see the great one in person!
Perhaps we could even make up some t-shirts for attending... you know, "I went all the way to Phoenix for WIX and all I got was this lowsy t-shirt!"
We all know that February is a great month to unthaw those wings and loosen up those vocal cords for a summer of hangar flying... so what d'ya think?
If you are interested, reply here and give your suggestions for social activities!
Thanks!
Ryan - WIX Cruise Director
Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:44 pm
This Missouri boy is in! Hey, if Pooner would clean his place at Falcon out you could hold a hanger dance there! Just ordered a WIX tee-shirt the other day, but two would be cool. Need a cool looking decal for aircraft.....Gary
Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:48 pm
I'm in for either Falcon Field or Pima, but then again, I'm just a hop, skip, and a jump away!
Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:21 pm
I would be interested. Either Pima or Falcon.
bill word
bill word
Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:41 pm
i'd love to but don't count me in until I know where I'll be living, eh?
Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:26 am
That's still a long way to go from Vancouver, BC. Maybe we can meet at Jack Cook's. That's more within my range... 
Cheers,
David
Cheers,
David
Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:31 am
Palm Springs is also nice in the Winter...
Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:50 am
And expensive too 
Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:12 am
Heck, maybe we could work some kind of Gathering out here in Midland. B-29 tour maybe? Just a thought.
Gary
Gary
Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:22 am
Sounds interesting. This retired person could jump on a plane real easily. I'll give that some serious consideration.
Gary...all due respect to youse troops in Midland, and I'd love to see the place, but I can get to Europe easier than I can to Midland.
Mudge the traveller
Gary...all due respect to youse troops in Midland, and I'd love to see the place, but I can get to Europe easier than I can to Midland.
Mudge the traveller
Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:24 am
Mudge wrote:Sounds interesting. This retired person could jump on a plane real easily. I'll give that some serious consideration.
Gary...all due respect to youse troops in Midland, and I'd love to see the place, but I can get to Europe easier than I can to Midland.
Mudge the traveller
Yeah, I hear ya. I get that all the time from would be volunteers. All I can tell you is that Southwest has a direct flight out of Vegas and Dallas, American Airlines out of Dallas, and Continental out of Houston.
Sorry.
Gary
Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:32 am
FULL FARE... I don't think so. Let me amend my previous comment.
I can get to Europe easier AND CHEAPER than I can to Midland.
Mudge the pass rider
I don't think so. Let me amend my previous comment.
I can get to Europe easier AND CHEAPER than I can to Midland.
Mudge the pass rider
Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:30 pm
retroaviation wrote:Mudge wrote:Sounds interesting. This retired person could jump on a plane real easily. I'll give that some serious consideration.
Gary...all due respect to youse troops in Midland, and I'd love to see the place, but I can get to Europe easier than I can to Midland.
Mudge the traveller
Yeah, I hear ya. I get that all the time from would be volunteers. All I can tell you is that Southwest has a direct flight out of Vegas and Dallas, American Airlines out of Dallas, and Continental out of Houston.
Sorry.
Gary
Gary,
Won't you have to be making some "inspections" on the AZ CAF birds soon? I mean, the B-25 is nearly flying and all! I'd say its a perfect time to come out courtesy of the company and do some "inspections"!
Wink wink, nod nod, bob's your uncle...
Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:51 pm
Ryan Keough wrote:
Gary,
Won't you have to be making some "inspections" on the AZ CAF birds soon? I mean, the B-25 is nearly flying and all! I'd say its a perfect time to come out courtesy of the company and do some "inspections"!
Wink wink, nod nod, bob's your uncle...
Good point. I'll have to look into that.
Gary
Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:04 pm
It's been suggested to hold a gathering in Palm Springs at the time of NWOC... how many WIXers would be interested in that concept? I know that some of us non-pilots or non-mechanics might not be going, but it at least is fairly central and gives a rally point?
Let's hear a roll-call for anyone interested!
Let's hear a roll-call for anyone interested!