DonMuncy Posted September 13, 2012 Report Posted September 13, 2012 Did anyone else get into Fredericksburg early. Nothing official happening today or tonight. Anyone want to meet for dinner this evening or anything this afternoon. Quote
rainman Posted September 13, 2012 Report Posted September 13, 2012 Consider a quick run up to Llano for BBQ at Coopers. The airport has a courtesy vehicle for that purpose. Ray Quote
jetdriven Posted September 13, 2012 Report Posted September 13, 2012 We just did Llano Tuesday. Their courtesy car is a 1995 Crown Vic police interceptor. Cop engine, cop brakes, cop tires...... Fuel was $4.90 and the BBQ was excellent. Quote
Hank Posted September 13, 2012 Report Posted September 13, 2012 I had the pleasure of driving a cop-car-turned-courtesy-vehicle somewhere in Illinois while waiting on weather to clear up. It ran, only made occasional strange noises, and had a permanent 10ยบ list to port, even when parked empty. Since it had the airport logo painted on both sides [almost filling the front doors], I had to drive responsibly . . . . "Home of the Friendly People" didn't seem like a good logo to go racing around town! Ya'll have a good time, and eat some barbequed beef for me. Quote
KSMooniac Posted September 13, 2012 Report Posted September 13, 2012 It is in the mid-50s and raining in Wichita today.... I sure wish I was enjoying some Hill Country weather, BBQ, and Mooney camaraderie right now. Quote
jetdriven Posted September 13, 2012 Report Posted September 13, 2012 The weather between Houston and Fredricksburg is absolutely awful. We may have to drive, or skip the convention. Quote
KSMooniac Posted September 13, 2012 Report Posted September 13, 2012 I just looked at the TX radar, and YES, that looks pretty awful. Hopefully it breaks up tonight or tomorrow so everyone can arrive safely. Last weekend in College Station was absolutely perfect after the cold front came through... Quote
BigTex Posted September 14, 2012 Report Posted September 14, 2012 We had to drive in today and just got here. Does anyone know when and where things get going on Friday? Quote
mooneygirl Posted September 14, 2012 Report Posted September 14, 2012 Things get going on Friday morning at 8:00 a.m. at the Fredericksburg Inn and Suites. There is a large room/hall near the pool and that is where the seminars are being held. I hope that folks who can fly in safely do so, and if not please consider driving if within range. Trey and Lela have worked so hard on Homecoming, and I feel so bad for them with this weather. Anyway, we will be there tomorrow morning. Hope to see folks. Quote
Apollo Posted September 14, 2012 Report Posted September 14, 2012 I haven't registered or anything. If I showed up in a Mooney around 10:00am saturday would I be welcomed or would I meet pitchforks? Quote
DonMuncy Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Posted September 15, 2012 I assume you can register for the box lunch and the dinner tomorrow night. Even if you don't want to "participate", T82 is a public airport and you are free to come. For my part, we are always glad to see Mooneys and Mooney pilots. I doubt anyone would know whether registered or not. Come on. I haven't registered or anything. If I showed up in a Mooney around 10:00am saturday would I be welcomed or would I meet pitchforks? Quote
Becca Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 Had a great time at the convention this year. I thought it was a much better format with less seminars (though the ones they had were great), more social time, and lots of time to hang out at the airport and socialize around planes, and the Mooney factory tour (I have to say it, its kind of like Pompeii in there, but still really eye opening to see how my Mooney was made...) and the variety of activities around Fredericksburg! It felt much better to go from place to place - hotel, airport, vineyard, factory, etc, than being confined to one hotel for 3 days straight and "separated" from the planes (though we were separated from our plane by a 5 hr drive since the weather made us resort to ground transportion, boo hoo). I can even keep my sarcasm down (only slightly) about the relevance of the "ladies' lunch" special topic for me (at 33, I think it will be a while before I need a knee or hip replacement... and no one even bothered to ask the effect of such surgery on our aviation medical), but it was ok, because we had yummy Tex Mex food. Unrelated to the convention, we loved loved loved the Hangar Hotel, our only wish is that there had been more Mooney people there to relax with us in the O'club after the evenings activities finished. Quote
Greg_D Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 How was the Ice Cream Social? You can't have a successful convention without one of those!!! Quote
rainman Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 My schedule only allowed me to fly in to Fredricksberg for an hour to check out the other Mooneys and find out that everyone was gone to Kerrville on a bus to visit the old factory. Still it was nice to see so many Mooneys, and some really nice vintage Mooneys and obviously recently restored examples. Sweet! Quote
rainman Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 Some photos of the ramp at 2012 MAPA convention at T82 http://mooneyspace.com/gallery/image/33146-/ http://mooneyspace.com/gallery/image/33145-/ http://mooneyspace.com/gallery/image/33144-/ Quote
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