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CHECK LIST         Fly at least 50 different aircraft on my 50th birthday


Evaluate Skylark field for suitability, if not pick an airport

            Fredricksburg- Airport manager is interested and is taking the request to city council.
                                 Hangar hotel is interested.


            Temple

 

Write AOPA, EAA, Flying magazine, etc.

 

Contact Guinness- done awaiting confirmation

 

Possible Sponsors

            EAA

            AOPA

            Barnstormers

            Trade-A-Plane

            Kitfox

            Piper

            Cessna

            Remos

            Cirrus

            Sporty’s Pilot Shop
  
            John and Martha King


            Aircraft Spruce

            Wag Aero

            Sport Cub

            Aviat

            AVEMCO

            Some Hotel

            Anywhere map

            Garmin

            AV8or- Bendix King

            DataToys

            Aaron Tippin

            Harrison Ford

            Jeff Dunham

            John Travolta

            John Mohr

            Kent Pietsch

            Kyle Franklin

 

           

 

Volunteers for:

            Director –   for aviation coordination - Marla?

            Volunteer coordinator- Bobby?

            Safety

            Finance

                        Solicit donations- not the most fun part.

            Marketing

                        Website

                        TV news

                        Radio Simulcast

                        T-Shirts

                        Speaking engagements

            Media director

            Videographer for post flight documentary

            Log book entries

            Data entry

                        Airplanes involved with details

                        Volunteer info including addresses qualifications etc.

            Announcer          

 

Representative aircraft from

            Corporate

                        Jet- Citation

                        Twin Turbo prop- King air

                        Single Turbo prop- Caravan   

            General

                        Light Twin- Twin Comanche

                        Single

                        Biplanes

                       

            Light Sport

            Experimental

            Helicopter

            Military

 

Issues:

 

Thank you cards/letters

Transportation-  Gator/ golf carts to transport me from one plane to next

Food- will need to snack as I ride

Water

Port-a-Potties

3x5 cards with the “numbers” for each airplane

Time to climb to pattern altitude…

            Waiver?

Airplanes without parking brakes will have to have a way to safely keep airplane stationary while I get in.           

            Tail wheel tie

            Chocks with long ropes to pull

Constant comms with ground crew

            Method to record all comms

Headset remains in airplane- will need at least two. One to pre-stage as I fly so I don’t’ have to “look” for jacks.

 

PREFLIGHT

            Each aircraft will need to be thoroughly inspected prior to flight as I will have no time to actually preflight each aircraft immediately prior to my flight. 

            Holding short each aircraft owner/pilot will complete all run up checks, mag checks, etc. and ensure that oil temps, are in the green, fuel on proper tank etc.

 

Parking brakes must be easily Identifiable

 

NOTAM for airfield

FAA

Insurance

ID tags for the volunteers

 

STORY- Every airplane has a story-  I’d like to have a brief history of all the airplanes involved, especially the unique ones.  Will need someone to consolidate all of the stories and edit them.  Possibly and best would be a reporter from a magazine like AOPA.

 

Celebration Dinner/banquet

 

            Questionnaire- to get pertinent info for awards and recognition

            PA system

Entertainment – Aaron Tippin ?

Catering - Johnny

                       

 

People- Recognition for those who supported this effort by

            Traveling the farthest

            Donating the most time

            Most unique contribution

            Youngest volunteer

            Oldest volunteer

            Most enthusiastic

            Best Dressed

            Pilots

                        Oldest pilot present still flying

                         Youngest certificated pilot

                       Most flight time over all

                        Most time in tailwheel

                        Most time in General Aviation

                        Most time in Experimental Airplanes

                        Built most airplanes

                        Built and flown any airplane

                        Military pilots

                        Most airplanes flown in one day!- ME

           
Ideas – Pre-event

 

Get a promotional flight in new airplanes then write a review of that airplane

Solicit public speaking engagements- possibly as a way to raise money.