Barry Hancock
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Posts: 53
Location: Chino, CA
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 Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:15 pm Post subject: All Red Star |
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Dear Fellow Red Star Aviators,
We have finally confirmed the venue and dates for this year's All Red
Star! After doing a thorough search and several sight surveys, I am
pleased and excited to announce that we have selected Porterville
Municipal Airport (KPTV) as our new home 'drome.
Porterville is ideal. The terrain is varied and fun, the runway is
plenty long and wide, and taxi to and from is short and easy. They
will have 2 100LL trucks and one Jet A truck operating full time, plus
a self serve island AND a dedicated *oil* truck. I think the guys
might even throw in a smile or two....  Everything is easy access.
There is a large grass camping area with lots of trees, a covered BBQ
with plenty of benches, and restrooms right next to the ramp. This
will be a much more intimate and enjoyable environment than we have
enjoyed in the past and we have the airport and local officials in full
support of our event.
Traditionally, ARS has been the weekend after Mother's Day. Due to
scheduling conflicts, we have moved the dates this year to the weekend
before Mother's Day, May 3-7. This does two things....keeps you from
heading out to the hangar to prep your plane for the event on Mother's
Day, and puts our ramp party night on Cinco de Mayo! Arriba! This
also keeps with our Fifth Year Anniversary theme...
Due to the change in venue, we will no longer be handling hotel
accommodations internally. We have secured the best rate available at
the Porterville Best Western, a nice, newer facility with lots of
amenities (including WiFi, clean linens, no roaches, heat, jacuzzi to
unwind after your FAST checkride, and a pool....I can see Carrier
Landings already! ). Rooms are limited so the earlier you can
reserve them, the better. There are other less expensive hotels in
Porterville, but we understand that the BW is the most desirable. We
will have vans on a schedule for transportation to and from the
airport, which is only 4 miles away. We are finalizing a rental car
discount and will update that ASAP.
As for flying, Porterville is ideal. The terrain is varied and fun,
the runway is plenty long and wide, and taxi to and from is short and
easy. They will have 2 100LL trucks and one Jet A truck operating full
time, plus a self serve island AND a dedicated *oil* truck. I think
the guys might even throw in a smile or two.... Everything is easy
access. There is a large grass camping area with lots of trees, a
covered BBQ with plenty of benches, and restrooms right next to the
ramp. This will be a much more intimate and enjoyable environment than
we have enjoyed in the past and we have the airport and local officials
in full support of our event.
We have come up with some fun new flying events this year, including
improved ordinance for the bomb drop, and Brian Shul is scheduled as
the keynote speaker. I saw him at Boeing's Museum of Flight in
Seattle, WA this past summer and he gives the most interesting and
enjoyable presentation that I have seen. You can visit his web site at
www.sleddriver.com. He will be brining copies of his book and we are
hoping to have a few of his limited edition books to auction.
We are currently working with our web designer to update the ARS site
and we'll post all this info and updates there shortly. The schedule
will generally follow as it has in past years. The FAST ground school
begins Wednesday the 3rd at 1400.
So for now, mark your calendars and reserve your rooms! More info will
be coming shortly.
If you have any questions, you can always email me directly or call me
on my cell phone. I probably won't have the answers, but it will be
nice to chat with you! -
Call (559) 781-7411 to reserve your rooms. To take a closer look at BW
Porterville, check here:
http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?
propertyCode=05525
More info on the airport:
http://www.airnav.com/airport/kptv
EVENT DETAILS:
ARS V
May 3-7, 2006
Porteverville Municipal Airport (KPTV)
We look forward to seeing you and celebrating 5 years of good fun,
great people, and a guys in grass skirts! (If you were at ARS IV, you
know what I mean, if you weren't....don't ask!)
Cheers,
Barry
Barry Hancock
Event Director
All Red Star
(949) 300-5510
www.allredstar.com
"A Unique Aviation Experience"
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