First CFO Flyin
Winter Haven during Sun & Fun
This event is over now, if you'd like to see how it turned out, please go to this page.
Join us for the first Cardinal Flyers official fly-in!
The fly-in will be held on Saturday April 8th in Winter Haven, Florida airport (GIF) the day
before the start of the EAA Sun & Fun flyin. Be sure to Preregister below immediately: we need an accurate count by March 31st!We've received word that Powerflow will be at Winter Haven with at least one of their modified aircraft! This is the system that will add power to your Cardinal, with increases in cruise, climb and efficiency. See them at Winter Haven!
Also, we are pleased to be able to offer CFO Shirts, for delivery at the Fly-in. Update: It's now too late to order a shirt for Fly-in delivery, but you can order one for delivery by mail. There will be a $5 charge for shipping, handling and postage.
More about the shirts! As you can see to the right, our CFO shirt is
a good looking item, with most of the credit going to Michele Gullet for making
that a true statement! The picture to the top right of the page is a closeup of the logo. Rick did a great job of designing it! At this point shirts are only available to those attending the first CFO fly-in and pre-registering to attend. We will work out details of web purchase after this event.
Thanks to Rick and Michele of the House of Embroidery!
Our local hosts for this event will be Palmer & Faye Gehring, who live at the Winter Haven airport and keep their '75 FG there. Palmer has lined up quite the event for us.
Winter Haven is an interesting place: a bustling General Aviation airport with homes, hangars and a wide range of aircraft. Floatplanes glide across the field to land in the adjoining lake, and the early S&F traffic will keep things hopping. Our event will be held in a thickly wooded area between the hangars and the runway, with plenty of space to park our Cardinals.
For hotel, rental car and local info Click Here
Expect to have a cool place to sit and chat. If you're from up north, it will be a warm place to sit and chat.
Once each arrival has had a moment to get oriented and cool down we'll inspect their airplane and offer valuable advice. Then he/she can help pass it on to the next arrival. Come early and get in on the fun! :-)
When you register at the CFO table you will get a CFO hat for each pre-registered attendee. (If you've ordered a shirt in your preregistration below you can pick that up as well.)
We hope to have a few items of extra interest to look at, including the new PowerFlow exhaust system. We expect the Powerflow people to be in attendance as well as Craig and Howard, our CFO members who are helping them certify the system. They've promised to race the RG's... this we gotta see!
At 5:00, we will all enjoy the finest Barbecue I've come across in some time, from Don Ellis Catering. We will have ribs, BBQ chicken, cole slaw, bread, baked beans and iced tea. We might even scare up a dessert.
There will be time for some official talking, welcoming of all the Cardinal flyers and possibly a few awards for Cardinals and pilots of special renown. Perhaps the winner of the race can be properly glorified. :-)
Sound like fun? We need to have an accurate count to order the food, so please, PLEASE pre-register using the form below. The price at the door will be higher, and you won't get a hat, so there is good incentive to pre-register.
Update! We're added the option of letting us know you MIGHT come, although PLEASE don't use this if your plans are pretty firm. We will try to purchase a few extra meals, perhaps half of the maybes, so if you click maybe you may not get fed! You will also pay the higher price and will NOT get a CFO hat or be able to buy a shirt. Also please let us know if your plans firm up, even up to the last minute. We'll have a local number to call for the last day or two.
As mentioned above, we will be making CFO shirts available for the first time at this flyin, with the new CFO logo. If you pre-order shirts with your registration they will be delivered to you at Winter Haven. We will also be taking orders at the fly-in if you want more shirts, although there will be a shipping and handling charge for later delivery.
For more information about CFO shirts, please check out this page.
Winter Haven is ideally located for doing S&F, a short drive via the new parkway. Check out this page for information and details on how to do that, including hotels, car rental etc.
The shuttle van has been cancelled.. many people were initially interested but most ended up with other plans. A few are sharing a car.. if you would like to share a car please make a request on the Digest.
Here are the people who signed up:
| Name | Arriving From | Aircraft Type | N Number | Comment / Info |
| Keith & Debbie Peterson | C38 near Chicago | 1976 177RG | N33267 | We plan to arrive Friday evening; looking forward to seeing you all there! Will be staying in Winter Haven several days for Sun & Fun. |
| Paul Millner | OAK | '76 turbo RG | N177SD | |
| Robert Luten | San Jose | C177RG/75 | N2706V | Plane is staying home; I'll fly commercial. |
| Howard & Judy Schwartz | Tampa Bay 3fd1 | 1977 177B | N18529 | |
| Dean Cook | 3C1 Elkhart; IN | 1971 FG | N177XC | Arriving Sat. |
| Jerry Hamm | FZY Oswego Co. NY | 1974 Cardinal RG | N21EB | I'll be at Sun n Fun all week working in the prop-carving woodshop. Be over on Sat. |
| Steve Wellman | Jackson; MI | 1971/C177RG | N8089G | |
| Gene(Skip) & Donna DeBarr | CXY Capital City;PA (Harrisburg) | 76 C177RGII | N34170 | Planning on coming in Friday evening and would like to stay in the Winter Haven area. Plan to fly our plane if all work is finished by then. |
| Charles Lopez | Miami | 1975 Cardinal II | N177PC | Not interested in van. Will be staying at private ranch in nearby Polk and will arrive by car. Add "Flycam II" to shirt instead of N Number. |
| Pat Stoyer and Donna Huston | Miami | 1976 C177B | N10305 | Will fly in Saturday AM; stay Sat night and look for ride to Sun n' Fun Sunday. Fly out Sun eve or Monday. |
| Steven Jones | TLH | 68 C177 | N3199T | will be in middle of moving- may have to drive |
| Bob Stearns | FDW | C177RG 72 | N84612 | |
| TERRY CAPPS | PLR | 1976 177B FG | N 13564 | |
| Rick & Michele Gullett | LAL | 1971 177RG | N468LE | Will drive or fly over from LAL |
| Hank Hiscox | bkv | 77 RG | 52060 | |
| Winn Brown | AWM | 1968 C-177 | N29563 | |
| Steve Cox | Terre Haute; IN to Killen; AL (home) | 1975 C177RG | N1591H | Arriving 7th or 8th(am). |
| Jose Latour | Driving | 1972 177RG | 2149Q | |
| James Betts | ORL | 1975/177rg | N5YY | |
| Howard Lederman | Northampton; MA | '70 FG | N30867 | There's a slim chance of my mechanic flying my plane down (I'm still a student); more likely I'll fly commercial. |
| Gary Crittenden | Ft. Myers; FL | 1970 C177B | N30820 | |
| Russell Boteilho | Tucson | 1977 RG Turbo | N177LR | |
| Frank Ballman | Kissimmee (ISM) | 68 C177 | N3498T | My son Shane will be flying in with me. |
| Chuck Geeslin | Spruce Creek | Looking to buy a 9 0r 10 1978 177 RG. | ||
| Marc Wiese | mem | 76rg | 34807 | |
| Donald & Margaret Kuhn | TIX Titusville; Fl. | 1972 177B FG | N34194 | Arrive Sat.morn; staying Sat.nite. Will be working at S&F regisration during the week. If you want to make a 500' pass over the shuttle runway while in Fl call NASA tower X68 for permission. |
| TED MOONEY | BATON ROUGE LA | 1974 RG | N2131Q | Arriving from BATON ROUGE LA. on Sat. morning |
| Don Imhoff | Baton Rouge | 1974 C177RG | N2131Q | Arriving from Baton Rouge; LA on Saturday morning. |
| Buz Heuchan | CLW | 1976 177RG | N34700 | |
| Al & Bette Knupp | GON - Waterford; CT | '68 177 | N2895X | Planning to arrive Friday evening from CT; staying in Winter Haven & attending Sun-n-Fun Sunday & Monday. Looking forward to seeing LOTSA Cardinals & meeting all! |
| Chuck Pittman | 3N6 Old Bridge; NJ | 1978 177RG | N52871 | |
| Ron Delcamp | Chesapeake VA | 1978 RG | N53080 | Ariving Friday and leaving Sunday or Monday. |
| Rick Tisdale | Jacksonville; FL | Cardinal 177A 1969 | N30303 | I want to order 2 shirts with my N Number on them . One is MED. and one is 3XLT. You do not have a place to mark for 3XLT. I will mark the MED. Please Special order the 3XLT |
| Peter von Walzel | Helsinki; Finland | 1970 177B-180 FG | N307AL | We will leave our Cardinal at home; there is still 3ft of snow outside the hangar. P.S. Can we pay on arrival? [Since you're coming from Finland that's approved! Are you going to try for the came-furthest-distance award? :-)] |
| Lowell & Shellia Sharkey | MadisonvilleKy | 1975 FG | N35101 | Two for sure and one maybe |
| Paul Hollowell | Oshkosh;WI/Venice;FL | Cessna 1978 177RG | N52838 | |
| Palmer Gehring | 1975 FG | N35086 | ||
| Faye Gehring | Winter Haven | 1975 FG | N35086 | |
| Donna Wilt | Melbourne, FL | '73 RG | N2017Q | Camping in GA parking at Sun-n-Fun on Fri & Sat. Will be working at the Florida Institute of Technology Booth on Sunday. |
| Jimmy & Sandy Honeycutt | Georgia | 1976RGII | N177BS | We're coming to Sun-&-Fun. Count on us being there. We have a car reserved at Lakeland; so the logistics are in the planning stages. |
| Perry Williams Sr. | MGY | 1968 180hp.conspd.prop fg. | N2916X | Have to drive---very messy anual.I've got my Delta warming-up. |
| Frank Podgwaite | Connecticut | 1976 C-177RG | N7694V | Will be 4 adults in our party. Arriving in 2 planes (1 a 182RG). Myself; Bob & John Markowski;and John Diduca. |
| Sid Sangal | New Jersey | 1978 C177RG | N53088 | We plan to arrive Saturday afternoon. As of now; N53088 will probably be snug in it's hangar; but that could change... |
| Alan Duval | 9A1 Covington GA | King Air | Traveling with Rick Gullett | |
| John Hamilton | 9A1 Covington GA | Traveling with Rick Gullett | ||
| Jeff Whitehead | 9A1 Covington GA | 1973 177B | Traveling with Rick Gullett | |
| Kim Peck | OWD | 1975 c177rg | N1533H | |
| Bill & Rita Aven | X21 Titusville | 1970 FG | N30713 | Will arrive for lunch 2 adults |
| Bob Choate | OWD - MA | C 177A 1969 | N30570 | |
| Andy Guilmet | 1N4 Near Atlantic City NJ | 1978 C177RG | N52878 | We plan to arrive Friday afternoon. |
| Jeff Kauffman | Fitchburg; MA | 1975 C177RG | N2662V | I'm considering flying down Saturday and leaving late Sunday/early Monday. I'll be back in Orlando (by cardinal) the following week - sounds like a lot of fun flying! |
| Craig Woloshyn | BKV (FL) | 1968 C177 | N2830X | |
| Lowell Dexter | Pauma Velley CA | Arriving Friday Evening April 7th; staying at Holiday Inn. | ||
| Scott Sellers | Maryland | 1970 177B | N30805 | Will be camping at SNF Friday. Not sure if we'll fly or drive to Winter Haven. Not sure how many people yet. Due to 6 year old with me not totally sure of schedule. Can we camp at Winter Haven ? |
| John Farra | GLS | 76 RG | N266DM | 3 or 4 maybes |
| Mike Keemar | Spruce Creek Fly-In; Daytona Beach; FL | 1977 C177 RGII | N3MK | Will be attending Sun N Fun with my 1950 De Havilland Chipmunk. If anyone would like to visit Spruce Creek on their way to/from Winterhaven let me know. Spruce Creek (7FL6) is PRIVATE and landings are by invitation only. With more than 400 aircraft based here it is a truly fascinating place to live. e-mail me if interested. |
| frank yow | OMN | 1976177B | N10346 | may or may not be able to come;not presently a member; long time caardinal club member; will know by 3/31 |
| Tom Benenson | Columbia County;NY | 1976/RG | N828JT | Keith; I'll be landing at Orlando and driving down. Will be coming (but realize too late for shirt; etc.... Just back from S. Dak...interesting trip. |
| Daniel Hallack | Hart; MI | '76 177RG | 7791V | Plan to arrive Fri. PM or Sat. AM |
| Kent Raney | St. Louis | 75 177RG | N1564H | We will arrive in Kissimmee on the evening of the 5th and will fly over to Winter Haven for the fly-in. |
| JIM WALTERS | Metropolis il | 76 177B Classic | N2177C | Arriving by car. |
| John Kupka | HWO | 1973 C177B | N34684 | |
| marcus wiese | fye | C177RG 1976 | 34807 | This payment is for my brother and his wife who will attend. I have allready registered. They will be driving. |
| Don Imhoff | Baton Rouge; LA | 1974 C177RG | N2131Q | I've already preregistered. We're bringing along a friend; Larry Shepherd. |
| Richard Bollar | Dallas; TX | In between aircraft. | Driving from JAX & Arriving after 3:00pm | |
| Russ MacDonald | Dallas; TX | 1977 C-177RG | N52636 | Will go to St. Pete PIE first; and can only stay at Winterhaven for a few minutes before I have to get back to St. Pete. |
| Lorraine Boteilho | Tucson | 77/RG Turbo | N177LR | Sorry about last-minute registration but Lorraine just got OK to travel late this afternoon after check-up following recent dental surgery. |
| Jerry Jarrett | PA | 1968 C-177 | N30014 | Will be arriving in a C-182 as my plane is in paint shop. Two people will attend the barbeque. |
| bob dell | canada | 76rg | 34944 | |
| Frank Wright | Dallas; TX | 1968 Cardinal FG | N29411 | Will probably leave the Cardinal at home and fly SOUTHWEST AIRLINES |
| George Theobold | ||||
| Jeff Wells | unknown which one | From Power Flow - bringing 3 guys and lots of stuff | ||
| Jerry Crawford | Ft. Lauderdale | 76/C177RG | N329DJ | Will not be staying for barbecue; would like to know if lunch nearby or transport available. |
| Jon Hansen | Wautoma; WI | Cardinal 1976 FG | N13019 | Camping at Sun n Fun . Two for barbecue |
| Duane Burtner | Butler; PA (BTP) | 1976 C177RG | N7545V | Will arrive at Winter Haven about noon with partners Malcolm Strachan and John Horst. Stay for S&F Sun. & Mon. |
| Moon David | MFV | 1970-C177B -FG | N30639 | two attending |
| John Summerford | Orlando | purchase pending | I joined on Sunday; 2 April. No membership number as of yet. I am a definite attendee. Last four digits of Master Card coming via separate E-Mail. This is the same card as used for the membership fees on Sunday; April 2nd. | |
| john eckardt | tampa; fl | 1972 177b | n34289 | i sent in information on visa card but have not had a reply. please advise cfo number. |
| Erik Hagbartsen | KCLW | C177 | N29888 |