The 'Hottest' Convention News
July 19 - Daily Coverage of AYA'10 under constructionDaily coverage pages are now being constructed for those of you who did not make convention.
July 8 - Golf At AYA'10
We now have a Golf document showing you where the golf course is at AYA'10 (1 mile away NE). It can be downloaded from the attractions page. Fore!
July 8 - Schedule Changes
Lou Evans has made changes to Cockpit Cool times. These have been reflected in "Week at a Glance" and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday day schedules. FYI
July 8 - Team Lead Meeting
For all the Team Lead volunteers (Air Race, Broken Towbar, etc), there is a meeting Monday at 6pm near the cash bar for a brief (5 min) meeting with the Convention Chairs. Thank You
July 7 - Air Race Doc Changes
Old Stu "Hawkeye" Morse found a few errors in the race doc so the new doc is on the flying events page, right side - Air Race. FYI
July 5 - Sporty's Tour Details
Details of the Sportys Tour are now on the Sportys page along with pictures of Hal wearing one of our caps. Plan to attend!
July 4 - Schedules Ready
Day Schedules are now posted on the Schedule page. FYI.
June 22 - Convention Packets
You can now go to the Attractions page and on the right-hand meu click on "Convention Packet" to download the 47 page PDF. Enjoy!
June 16 - DAS Chalet #12
We drew Chalet #12 right on the very front row, nothing in front of us but great performers doing their stuff. A DAS layout plan is on the DAS page.
June 3 - Fletchair Deals
Got off the phone with Garner and he will be bringing a sheet of specials good during convention, with the catch that you have to attend convention to qualify for. Will post the page unders deals when I get it. FYI
June 2 - Scholarship Winners
So far we know two of the scholarships winners this year are coming, Robert and Clayton. Did you know if you win a scholarship the AYA will pay your convention regristration for you so you can attend and meet the membership and say Thank You?
June 1 - Camping Details for AYA'10
We met with the city engineer and have located sewer cutouts so you can dump you holding tanks. Commander Aero has identified the outlets where we can plug into 110 volt outlets at 20 amps. We have a water manifold and will locate a water source for the RVs. The campgrtound for will be directly in front of the Commander Aero Hangar and we will mark it off with tape and orange cones. Spots on a first reserved first served basis. Projected price is 10 dollars a day for RV camping to pay for water and power, see Roscoe for details.
May 31 - ATTENTION MUSICIAN JAM SESSION AT AYA’10 HANGAR HOEDOWN! One of the events at AYA-’10 is a big hangar party Friday Night from 7:00 PM until ???. As a former professional entertainer and drummer, I volunteered to help with the “Jam Session” that is a part of this event. (Oh, bye the way, I am Ken Blackman.)
There will be a DJ set up with all the inputs for instruments to run through his sound system so we don’t need to worry about amplification. I am going to rent a set of drums and Roscoe is furnishing some guitars and s set of Congas. Besides myself, Stu Wilson, (larger half of our Sec/Treasurer team) will be bringing his guitar (and he is pretty good) and singing. My Wife, Jan (former AYA Sec/Treas. and lead vocalist with our old road band) will see if she can remember some lyrics. Other than this, I need to know about all the others who plan to attend the convention who have talent and are willing to get up on stage and share it with the other attendees. Whether you play an instrument, sing, dance, or what ever, please call or e-mail me and I will get an idea of what we will need for equipment and what kind of show we can try to put on. You can reach me at 425-334-3030 and e-mail me at guru@airmodsnw.com.
Back in the early ‘90s, when we held 3 annual weekend Air Mods Fly-Ins at our facility, we had lots of fun doing this kind of Jam Session and Hangar Dance. It is amazing what kind of talent shows up driving a Grumman. Let me hear from you real soon!
May 28 - RJ Segal ,the CEO of LoPresti Speed Merchants will be showcasing their newest product for the Yankees and 4-seaters this year at convention. Folks, it is stunning and I'm sure you will love it. Be sure to stop and see it.
May 27 - Here's a treat for all. This year we will have a tiger at convention that has not seen a Grumman Specific shop in 14 years, last at Fletchair's. The experts will examine this plane and report the findings at "Ask the Experts" as well as take the usual owner questions. This should back up what Grumman shops find all the time. This should be very helpful for owners and the experts, a learning experience for all!
May 12 - Looking to find or offer a ride to convention? Checkout the newest web page, "Ride Share". On this page you will find first names, email address, and the starting point of folks looking to offer a ride or needing a ride to convention.
April 14 - There is a new Powerpoint Presentation of Slides showing some great views at the USAF Museum. This can be downloaded on the right hand side of the Attractions Page (PP Slides). Thanks go to Ken Tusha for sending me these.
March 30 - Sample clothing is in from the vendor. Pictures are now on the Clothing page. I have also included a picture of the embroidery patch for closer inspection. Let the selection of convention clothing begin.