Super Safety Seminar at KSEE

[mooneygirl]

This Saturday, September 11th. There are four of us Mooney types going...anyone else like to join in?  This is an awesome chance to see the John and Martha King without handcuffs, Mike Busch from AVWeb and LOP fame, and JJ Greenway, AOPA ASF's chief CFI. 

We are getting together for dinner on Friday night... if interested either post here or send me an email.

 

Here is the information I have:

 
The Super Safety Seminar will have 11 seminars featuring John & Martha King, JJ Greenway from AOPA and Mike Bush from the Savvy Aviator.  Please look in SPANS event list for the specific announcement for the topic that interests you and register on-line for that seminar to receive WINGS credit.   You need to register separately for each seminar you wish to get Wings credit.
The San Diego 99s will conduct a flying companion seminar for non-pilots that want to know more about what that person is doing in the left seat.
The Gillespie chapter of the EAA and the Gillespie Pilots' Association will be conducting Young Eagle flights from 10:30 for as long as they can for potential pilots who are 8 to 18 years old and have completed an application signed by a parent or guardian.
People flying in for this event should park on the transient ramp and call the telephone number posted there for transportation to the Air & Space Museum facility.
Seminar Schedule (Speakers, topics and times subject to day of event change):

 

[mooneygirl]

The super safety seminar at KSEE Gillespie Field was so much fun.  Fernando Torres flew his J.  Paul and Gina, owners of a lovely 252 were my host/hostess.  Maggie II was on the ramp with her prop tags on.  We also ran into fellow Mooney lovers Donn and Barbara Larson and Larry Palmer.  I would say there were about 500 in attendance.

The seminars went all day, it was just such a wonderful event.  JJ Greenway from AOPA [their Chief CFI/ASF] presented two workshops and then introduced me as a Mooney Ambassador and said "if you own a Mooney, you need to talk to this lady about the Mooney Ambassadors and what they are doing for GA"  As well I was able to announce our December 4th Toys for Tots event at Oceano Airport.

John and Martha King were introduced as "straight out of their work release program".  Martha quipped that she "knew John's landing was bad, but she didn't think it was criminal!" John and Martha opened with a slide that said we are "special people" because we are pilots. My kids used to say I was special, special Ed. special. Ha!  They meant it in a loving way

We had dinner on Friday night with Rich, from KSEE, Paul and Gina, myself and JJ and his wife Candy [she is running for state office! http://www.candygreenway.com/  ]

Flying in was not too much of a problem.  Following dropped me out by French Valley Airport, but was able to talk to Ramona tower and transition and stay under the Bravo airspace. The rattlesnake hills provide an interesting approach to 27R.  Flying "home" to my folks house KJAQ was 2 hours and 40 minutes.  And my bum was numb by then!

Here are some photos. Can you guess Maggie's one speed mod?  Let's all keep up the good work promoting GA and supporting our wonderful Mooney Airplane Company.

[HopePilot]

Maggie's speed mod is a set of flap gap seals (made from real doe-eyed seals that Jolie personally skinned...much to the chagrin of Green Peace).

[mooneygirl]

Oh come on Mr. Hope, they were elderly Seals on Hospice. So Green Peace wasn't upset....