Cessnas 2 Oshkosh 2008 Newsletter The Pirep No. 1

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Why the Cessna Mass Arrival? by Rodney Swanson		Pirep No. 1 March 1, 2008
	In the summer of 2005, a small group of Cessna owners led by Fred Johnson met on the grounds of North 40 during the celebration of EAA AirVenture to figure out a way to park their airplanes in adjacent rows, camp under their wings and have fun together. Cessnas 2 Oshkosh is the offspring of that meeting. We have two main goals: To stage a mass arrival of Cessna aircrafts into EAA AirVenture and to train Cessna pilots in basic formation flying techniques to safely accomplish the mass arrival. More details...	The Pirep is our official newsletter. It is a vehicle to keep all the participants in the Cessnas 2 Oshkosh 2008 Mass Arrival and our friends informed about new developments on the road to Oshkosh 2008. It'll be published on the first day of each month with extra issues published as the need arises. More details...
News Flash!!! Letter of Agreement (LOA) Approved
The LOA (Letter of Agreement) with the FAA is approved! This makes it official. Cessnas 2 Oshkosh in partnership with Cessna Pilots Association is officially a "Go" for EAA AirVenture 2008. In short, the LOA assigns us the arrival time of 2:30pm on the 26th of July 2008. The Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) airspace will be closed to allow Cessnas 2 Oshkosh to arrive unimpeded. The ball is now in our court. We have clinics already scheduled and we reasonably see another four clinics spread throughout the country to allow the opportunity for everyone to be trained. To make the event successful we are going to need everyone to make an effort to attend one of these clinics. Let's make this year's event one for the record books! To read the entire text of the LOA, visit our website at www.cessnas2oshkosh.com.

Next Formation Flight Clinics

TBD
Dothan Regional Airport (KDHN)
Dothan, AL
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March 29 / 11:00 am
Santa Maria Public Airport/Capt. G. Allan Hancock Field (KSMX)
Santa Maria, CA
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April 5 / 9:00 am
Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (KZPH)
Zephyrhills, FL
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May 10 / 9:00 am
St. Clair County Itnl. Airport (KPHN)
Port Huron, MI
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July 25 / 9:00 am
Dodge County Airport (KUNU)
Juneau, WI

Help Us Spread the Word!

Third Annual Cessnas 2 Oshkosh BBQ Dinner

You can't fly to Oshkosh and not eat burgers and bratwurst! We will be having our Third Annual Cessnas 2 Oshkosh BBQ Dinner amongst our friends and airplanes in Cessna Base Camp. The date will be the 28th of July and the time 5:00 p.m. The menu this year will be:

Beer Brats (of course!)
Angus Burgers (naturally!)
Fried Chicken (umm... yardbird!)
Boneless Pork Chops (the other white meat...)
Potato Salad
Baked Beans
Oven Potatoes
Pasta Salad
Drinks, Condiments, and Sweets

The tickets will be $16 per person and order forms will be available on the website.

After dinner, we will be hosting a presentation on crash survival at sea from the award winning author and pilot Capt. Denis Murphy.

So bring your appetite and attention. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

More details...

You can help make the Cessnas 2 Oshkosh 2008 Mass Arrival a success by reaching as many Cessna pilots as possible.

Download our flyer, make some copies and post them on the bulletin board at your local airport FBO, flying club and everywhere else you meet with your fellow pilots.

You can also forward this issue of The Pirep to all the Cessna pilots in your contact list.

Spread the word! Help the cause!