9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby kloot piloot » Sun Aug 11, 2013 6:04 pm

A massive thanks to all of you !

Any event depends on the creator (in this case EAA), and the host (in this case Brits Flying Club). From the start we had excellent comms between EAA and BFC and I have to compliment both EAA and BFC teams for a great event. It has been a pleasure to coordinate over the past 5 months.

However, the success depends on those volunteer visitors who spend money to be at an event.

Rob Mc did not make it with the Mustang and shouldn't be blamed. Check, check and double check, and if not happy, go by road. Good decision !

TAF did make it with the Sling Tail dragger. Old microlighter, Jean D"Assenville did the first taildragger (ZU-TDR) Sling landing at Brits and Mike Blythe (another microlighter legend) still hung over from the trans-atlantic Oshkosh trip followed with the legendary ZU_TAF. Dankie manne, nog meer omdat Jean nou 'n half eeu oud is ! (**)

The trikers impressed with a very good showing. Don't blame me if I forget names, but have a heart, my mind was rather moeg toe remember all and sunder. Dish(y) and Jack(y) (nice ****, by the way), T Croc, Folla and his lovely wife whose name slipped my mind, Laurens, Hendrik, Thatch, Gaylord, oh my, a huge hand full more trikes, thanks for your presence !!!

Bobthebuilder and JvanTonder, I am sure we must have met, but pitty I did not get to meet the face behind the forum name.

Nogmaals thanks to all.

Greetings from Brits.
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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby nicow » Mon Aug 12, 2013 7:18 am

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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby bobthebuilder » Mon Aug 12, 2013 8:35 am

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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby nicow » Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:07 am

Very nice (^^) (^^)
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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby Ian » Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:17 am

A really nice event, and the organising and production (food, facilities, EAA forums etc) was top class !

Thanks Roel and all Brits flying club and EAA that participated. And thanks Bob !

Cheers ian
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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby Tailspin » Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:17 am

Wish i was there.
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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby bobthebuilder » Mon Aug 12, 2013 12:38 pm

So..... what do you fly?
..... an Orgasmatron.

REALLY?
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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby nicow » Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:15 pm

bobthebuilder wrote:So..... what do you fly?
..... an Orgasmatron.

REALLY?
:lol: :lol:
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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby MMW » Mon Aug 12, 2013 2:58 pm

(^^) (^^)
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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby kloot piloot » Tue Aug 13, 2013 6:21 pm

Our AFIS (ATC) for the weekend, Uncle Bob Alison, is the best around. Pilots are in general wary of ATC's, but whoever has been "radio'ed in" by Uncle Bob will agree with me that he instils a calm and comfort, even with the most stressed out pilot. You are the best Oom ! xxx

He handled 94 arrivals on Friday and Saturday.

Add the Thursday and Sunday arrivals when Oom Bob was not there, and we had 110 to 115 arrivals for the weekend. (^^)
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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby Turbo » Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:38 pm

What a turn out, I got to admit, I chickened out with the weather.... Guess to my detriment! :(
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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby Folla » Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:50 pm

Was uitstekend, baie dankie vir julle gasvryheid. En die tannies wat die pannekoek gebak het. (^^)
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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby pietmeyer » Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:28 am

Thanks guys for a great day. Left Wonderboom under special VFR but soon weather was perfect. Yes Roel, I agree that oom Bob did a good job. When I was inbound there was 4 inbound planes and two choppers with 4 trikes trying to depart but everything went smooth.

Roel, did not get a chance to say hi seeing that there so many people......and last time I saw you was from Kokoriba when you left me that nice patch of prop-wash vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy (^^)

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Re: 9 - 11 August 2013 EAA Convention at Brits

Postby mulderpm » Thu Aug 15, 2013 5:29 pm

Looks like it was a class event with a good turnout. (^^)

Wish I could have been there. ## Thanks to all the organizers and to Brits Airfield (^^)
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