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We can officially call the 2003 Texas Fly-in a success. We had a great weekend in a wonderful town in Central Texas, with some really nice folks. You just cannot beat the Gillespie County airport facilities and the accommodations at the remarkable Hangar Hotel.
At 1300CDT we completed a briefing in the Officer's Club explaining the afternoon's plans, and then proceeded outside to do the aircraft walk-arounds. I won't say it was a mad rush, but this is Texas and there were bragging rights involved, so you get the picture! Each pilot had been given a talk-sheet to help initiate the call-out points on his/her aircraft's features, but I observed that few needed the form!
Marc Wiese teased everyone with some very interesting wingtips that happened to be on the ramp underneath his RG - Hmm! During the walk-around's we saw some great 177 hardware; 3-blade conversions, 180HP upgrades,VG's & Powerflow's. The aircraft ranged from stock 1968 177's up to several magnificently equipped RG's just to name a few - What a great way to spend an afternoon!
We rejoined for the awards back in the Hangar Hotel's Officers Club. Everyone who attended received a gift bag that included: an offer from BAS seatbelts ($910/pr), catalog order coupon from Chief, CFO offer from PartsLogistics.com (parts locator service for $99/yr), magazine article from Aviation Consumer (C177 FG), Cardinal service coupons specials from Dallas Air Repair, DVD of `The Run` (Nissan 350Z in Prague!), brochures on the Nissan Armada & Nissan Titan, matchbox 350Z collectable, a water bottle koozie with belt clip & two 2003 Texas Cardinal Fly-In decals. The decals seemed to be a hit!
Oldest Cardinal - Ted Burgdorf of Scroggins, TX, in a 1968 #597 (he flew it home new in `68!)
Youngest Cardinal - Jeff & Cheryl Addison of Abbeville, LA, in a 1978 Cardinal Classic #2744!
There was a 4-way tie for closest flight with 4 Austin-ites attending and flying the 68 miles - so with a little improv we decided the oldest ownership won the tie, which was Larry James who has had his 1977 FG since 1989.
The farthest flight was Dexter Lowell from Pauma, CA flying 940 miles!
Finally, from the walk-around judging came the votes for Jim & Sandy Honeycutt of Locust Grove, GA, to win Favorite Cardinal with N177BS,. Their bird is a 1976 RG that had been impeccably restored after damage from a hangar collapse. The panel out of 177BS would make even a 777 driver envious - ask Frank Wright!
I want to thank a few special CFO`ers for pitching in before and during the event - Ben & Heather Hodge (their attendance very much missed!), Ben & Roxanne Jones ( for the pics - but you forgot your great plane!), Charlie Corbin, and Marc & Linda Wiese helped out with the weather and registration. Thank you! For those who attended, please remember to drop the sponsors - Hangar Hotel, Aircraft Spruce & Chief - an email and thank them for their Fly-In support.
Rob & Dee Maas / N1246C
