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Winter Haven National flyin
2008
 Weather was again the big story of Winter Haven 2008. While the local weather held off for long enough to let the show go on, a wide band of weather kept many of the Cardinals away.
Luckily our hosts were waiting and when we arrived everything was ready.
We were surprised, impressed and honored by the number of people who responded to the non-flyable weather by getting into a rental car and coming down anyway. Thanks!
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 Flyin day was more of the same, as folks trickled in through the morning. More of our attendees were from South Florida, taking advantage of the new schedule which put our flyin on a weekend day.
This gave us all a chance to do what we really came to Florida to do: sit, relax, an enjoy the warm Florida weather for a while.
Whether you attended or not, we invite you to
take the survey to improve the Winter Haven flyin in future years.
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As has become our routine, the event started with a reception at the home of our hosts, Faye and Palmer Gehring. Thanks to CFO member Bill Sherman for taking the pictures below... let's just scroll down and enjoy them.
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Our morning weather was beautiful, giving us a chance to walk around
the airplanes and look at each of them in depth. With the smaller number of
aircraft we could spend more time on each.
Each year we are more impressed with the excellent work being done to keep our
airplanes flying and looking good. It is truly an inspiring experience to walk
around so many nice Cardinals.
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Lunch under the trees was again excellent, as were the special cookies afterward. I think we've got this down to a science, and we're very pleased with the folks we are working with for this event.
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After lunch we started our meeting under the oaks, while watching a line of rainstorms slide along to our north.
A highlight of the discussion was a talk by Darren Tillman, president of Powerflow Exhaust Systems, who reported that he was close to having the 30 deposits required to launch the certification of an RG Powerflow exhaust system.
When he mentioned being just 1 order short, a hand shot up from the audience and Darren was able to report that Certification would start as soon as he got back to the shop. From time to time the benefits of banding together in CFO become very clear.
A picture of the prototype exhaust system, and Darren making his announcement can be seen below.
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As we talked under the Oaks we watched a line of rain showers pass to our north.
Finally came a little shower to let us know that our perch would not be dry
for long.
A few hardy souls took the chance to fly out through the still clear air to the
South, while the rest of us retreated to a hanger which Palmer had cleverly caused
to be available, just in case.
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After a pleasant afternoon of hangar flying it was time to prepare for dinner. A number of members volunteered to make the dash to their cars and shuttled the rest over to the parking area. It was nice for them to be able to drive right into the hangar for loading.
Before long everyone was cleaned up and we had moved to the Sea Flame restaurant for dinner. Our own Debbie Peterson was the wandering cameralady and we thank her for the following photos:
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As usual there were some awards and presentations. I'll have to check with Debbie for the details of just which was which and who is who here, and she is out of town, so check back for those details.
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 Dick
Dagle received the perseverance award, which is voted on by the group
at the time of the presentation. As one of the last to make it through
the weather, his flight to GIF, in challenging but workable visual
conditions, led to a few tricky moments just before landing. His experiences
and lessons learned were entertaining and thought provoking
Many people really deserved this award, as they too went through a series
of difficult choices and took action to still make it to the event. Thanks
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Paul Millner stepped forward to present the Peoples Choice Best Cardinal of Show, as the group had voted this coveted award should be presented to Keith and Debbie Peterson for their freshly restored Cardinal. It was a humbling and much appreciated message of encouragement after a long, challenging process.
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new feature of our flyin this year was the tour which those of us staying
for Sun 'n Fun took on Monday, the day after the main flyin day.
Faye Palmer put together an entertaining visit to a country estate.
Lunch was great as was the opportunity to wander around the well kept grounds.
We then traveled to a nearby vineyard for a tour and tasting which
had everyone's attention.
Everyone seemed to have a great time, and we hope to do something
like this again next year. We invite you to respond to the Poll on this event
to
share your feedback on this year's schedule and event.
A few photos from this day follow, thanks again to Bill Sherman and
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Once
again Keith and Paul held forth at Sun & Fun in a Forum tent, speaking on
the Care and Feeding of Cardinals. Thanks to all who attended this event and
added their own perspective and voices to the discussion.
In all it was an excellent year at Winter Haven, and we again thank
our hosts Faye and Palmer Gehring for their hospitality and hard work to make
this event an outstanding one.
We invite you to leave a comment below, and to also
take the survey about this flyin (whether you attended or not) to help
us make future events even better.
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The following public comments about the flyin have been entered:
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The following aircraft were in attendance, as well as a few more: our photographers may not have caught them all. Click on any image to load a larger one.
The following people registered their plans to attend this
CFO Convention:
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| Name | Departing
From | Aircraft
Year/Type | Registration
Number | Comments |
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| Bruce Hutchings | Lancaster, NH (HIE) | 1977 177 RG | N52061 | I am sick of winter! I just hope New England weather doesn't hold up my departure. |
| Bruce Post | West Bend, WI (ETB) | 1968 177 | N3405F | |
| Dick Dagle | Lewisburg, PA (N79) | 1973 177B | N34542 | |
| Mike & Rosie DeGroot | San Diego, CA (KSEE) | 1971 177B | N177CF | Rosie and I are trying to combine a wedding in Tennesee on the 5th; the Winter haven CFO events on the 6th&7th; a seven day Ramada Resort trip to Orlando; Ft. Laud.; Bahma boat ride on the 8th through the 15th. Ramada will provide a rental car Starting on the 8th from Orlando International airport. We will need a ride there. And we would like to tie down our Cardinal at W.H. during that time. Will all that be possible? We hope so. |
| Marc Wiese | Shady Shores, TX (5TX0) | 1976 177 RG | N34807 | May or may not fly the plane in this year. Logistics to work out..... |
| Dick Almay | Holland, MI (BIV) | 1975 177 RG | | |
| hal allman sr | concord, NC (ruq) | 1973 177B | n34620 | |
| Al Van Lengen | GA04, GA (GA04) | 1974 177 RG | 912GM | Looking forward to another great fly-in! |
| Guy Maher | Salisbury, NC (KRUQ) | 1973 177B | N34620 | I will conducting a detailed examination of Al Van Lengen's RG; my former RG; to make sure it's receiving proper care. :) |
| Jimmy & Sandy Honeycutt | Mallards Landing, GA (GA04) | 1976 177 RG | N177BS | Always a great event. Looking forward to seeing everyone! |
| mike sullivan | Manassas, VA (KHEF) | 1974 177 RG | N2056Q | Looking forward to seeing the CFO gang again |
| Russ & Lorraine Boteilho | Green Valley, (RYN) | 1977 177 RG | N177LR | |
| Russ & Lorraine Boteilho | Green Valley, AZ (RYN) | 1977 177 RG | N177LR | |
| Jack Vandeventer | Zionsville; IN or Indianapolis; IN, IN (TYQ) | 1977 177 RG | | |
| Michael Craren | Mansfield, MA (1B9) | 1978 177 RG | N52894 | Had a great time last year. Looking forward to this year's event. |
| John Palmer | OXFORD, ME (81B) | 1973 177 RG | | |
| johnb brier | Lakeland, FL (LAL) | 1968 177 | | |
| Tom Benenson | Columbiaville, NY (1B1) | 1976 177 RG | N828JT | Unfortunately; arriving on the airlines and not getting in; in time for Saturday evening reception at Faye and Palmers--always a wonderful evening. My loss! |
| David Knight | Shrewsbury; UK, FL (UK) | | N8225Y | Looking forward to a great event. travelling from the UK again! |
| Winn Brown | Horn Lake, MS (AWM) | 1968 177 | N29563 | |
| Winn Brown | Horn Lake, MS (AWM) | 1968 177 | N29563 | I hope to be joined in our Cardinal by Davis & his bride; Yueh Ching; but as they are not yet in the US; I will register them later. Phil plans to arrive with our granddaughter Hannah; age 5; by airline sometime on Sunday. I hope she and Hannah will arrive in time to join us at the Sea Flame. |
| Ian Rattray | Ft Lauderdale, FL (FXE) | 1976 177B | N13061 | |
| Edward Gasper | Pensacola, FL (2R4) | 1977 177B | N19758 | |
| Steve Meyer | Temple, TX (KTPL) | 1974 177B | N34833 | This will be my first CFO event; and am looking forward to it. |
| Joe Winkler | Oviedo, FL (SFB) | 1973 177 RG | N1887Q | |
| Roy Sobchuk | Brandon; Manitoba, () | | | |
| Robert Hanson | Leonardtown, MD (2W6) | 1976 177 RG | N34565 | I'm sure it's going to be another great Winter Haven fly-in. Really looking forward to it! |
| Roger & Dee Frechette | Kissimmee, FL (ism) | 1968 177 | N3498T | |
| Ray & Pat Hoctor | Webster, TX (LVJ) | 1973 177 RG | N690TS | Looking forward to another great fly-in. New schedule looks good. |
| Patrick Clyne | Neptune Beach, FL (CRG) | 1975 177 RG | N2657V | |
| frank yow | Ormond Beach, FL (OMN) | 1976 177B | N10346 | |
| Bill & Lily Butler | Mundelein, IL (KENW) | 1969 177A | N 30571 | We may not be able to fly in this year. but we will be there for another wonderful CFO event. |
| Alan Powell | LHR, () | | | |
| Phyllis & Roy Sobchuk | , () | | | Not sure if you Got Phyllis on the list and preregistration; Just notice my Name Roy |
| Dick Verdier | Oriental, NC (EWN) | 1975 177B | N35114 | |
| Zdenek Gavlas | Fairview, NJ (KCDW) | 1970 177B | N30807 | Due to work scheduling issues; we'll be missing the whole CFO event and arriving only on Monday afternoon. But hopefully; we'll see you all in the hotel; at the airport; or the show. |
| Don Johnson | Ophelia, VA (VA99) | 1972 177B | N34108 | |
| Jon Baxter | Hyannis, MA () | 1976 177 RG | N34221 | Arriving by commercial airlines. |
| Bill Sherman | West Hartford, CT (KHFD) | 1976 177B | N13690 | Really looking forward to seeing and spending time with our Cardinal Club friends again this year. It has been wonderful in the past years. Can't wait to see all of you and your beautiful "Cardinals". Bill and Sam |
| Steve Howard | Houston, TX (9X1) | 1972 177B | N34265 | |
| Tom Saxon | Leesburg, VA (JYO) | 1976 177B | N478TC | Cardinal nirvanna... |
| Alan Craig | San Jose; CA, CA () | 1976 177 RG | N2706V | Arriving by commercial flight on Friday. Staying in the area with relatives. Will not have the Cardinal at the event. |
| Phil Brown | Horn Lake, MS (MEM) | 1968 177 | N29563 | Will arrive for Sea Flame. |
| Peter Moncure | Clarkesville, GA (KAJR) | 1975 177B | 177Q | Hoping for VFR weather... |
| Don & Mary Commer | Gainesville, GA (GVL) | 1977 177B | N19103 | Driving to Winter Haven. Partners will follow later in N19103 |
| Keith & Debbie Peterson | Hampshire, IL (68IS) | 1976 177 RG | N177KP | |
| Keith & Debbie Peterson | Hampshire, IL (68IS) | 1976 177 RG | N177KP | Looking forward to sunshine and a great event! |
| John Summerford | Sumter, SC () | 1972 177 RG | N1854Q | This will be our 9th Fly-In. Looking forward to seeing everyone. |
| Thomas Newman | Merritt Island, FL (KCOI) | 1976 177 RG | N7523V | |
| | North Port, FL (VNC) | 1974 177 RG | | My first CFO fly-in. |
| Bruno Luzak | Lindsay Ontario, Canada (CNF4) | 1970 177B | | Looking forward to my first Cardinal flyin from Ontario Canada. Weather permitting will be there for Sunday. |
| Albert Colangelo | Ocala, FL (FD04) | 1976 177B | 55KR | |
| Paul Millner | OAK, CA (OAK) | 1976 177 RG | N177MM | Looking forward to a great time! |
| Davis & Yueh Ching Brown | Taichung; Taiwan, (AWM) | 1968 177 | N29563 | Arriving with Winn Brown |
| Chrles Truthan | Ocala, FL (FD04) | 1976 177 RG | N34458 | |
| Duke Tomlin | Belfast, ME (KBST) | 1976 177 RG | N7522V | |
| William Maynard | Winter Haven, FL (GIF) | 1971 177 RG | | |
| Bob Dell | Bradenton, FL (srq) | 1976 177 RG | | |
| Palmer Gehring | , (GIF) | 1975 177B | N35086 | Faye and I are looking forward to seeing all our CFO friends at this great CFO event. |
| joseph sanfilippo | hollywood, FL (hwo) | 1972 177B | n34289 | |
| Leven Goree | St. Petersburg, FL (SPG) | 1974 177 RG | N2140Q | |
| Bill Brodbeck | Austin, TX (HYI) | 1973 177B | N34465 | VFR only. Hope weather will cooperate may try leaving out of here possibly Wed. and get there early. |
| Bruce Wallen | Hartford, CT (KHFD) | 1976 177 RG | N7555V | |
| Anupam Trivedi | Tampa, FL (KVDF) | 1975 177 RG | N29LK | |
| Keith Baumann | Fairfield, IL (FWC) | 1968 177 | | |
| Phil Elmore | Palm Beach Gardens, FL (F45) | 1974 177B | N34888 | |
| Arthur Vouthouris | Spring Hill , FL (BKV) | 1969 177A | N30615 | |
| Robert Dinda | Daytona Beach, (7FL6) | 1977 177 RG | 50770 | Appear to finally have my Medical secure. |
| Power Flow | Daytona Beach, FL (KDAB) | 1978 177 RG | N53120 | Looking forward to showing off the new Power Flow Tuned exhaust for the C177 RG |
| Bill Cadiz | Eustis, FL (LEE) | 1970 177B | N-30709 | Sunday flyin only unfortunately. Still good. |
| Hank Hiscox | Brooksville, FL (BKV) | 1977 177 RG | N52060 | |
| Michael Gilbert | Key West, FL (keyw) | 1976 177 RG | 34170 | |
| Gene Royal | Stockton, CA (SCK) | 1974 177 RG | 2036Q | |
| Harvey Russell | Booynton Beach, FL (KLNA) | 1976 177 RG | N177RR | |
| Tamra sheffman | , (OPF) | 1975 177B | | |
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