SoCal Mooney Fly-in and Aircraft Display: Cable Air Show Jan 12, 2013

[Dave Marten]

Attention Mooney Pilots:

2013 is fast approaching so roll back your hangar doors and ‘fly-in’ the New Year by joining us at the Cable Air Show!

The Cable Airport is a vital general aviation airport supporting a thriving aviation community. The “World’s Largest Family-Owned, Public-Use Airport” puts on a great old-fashioned style community air show that kicks-off the new year!

Our Mooneys have been offered front row display parking on the show-line!

Format: Fly-in, Park in Display Parking, Meet for pancake breakfast 9:30am, Show off your airplane, Watch the show while visiting with your fellow Mooney pilots!

Arrival: Plan to arrive by 9:30am (airfield closes at 10:00am)

****Arrival Procedures*** (Temp tower!)

• North of Cable Airport – Contact Tower on 126.4 at San Antonio Dam (3 miles north of field)

• South of Cable Airport – Contact Tower on 126.4 prior to reaching Montclair Plaza (on a 45 degree entry point)

Parking

• Show Planes (yes, that’s us!) exit South of Runway, Follow Event Staff in Orange Vests to assist with show placement

Mooney Fly-in Schedule:

· Arrival NLT 1000L – show early, once display parking is full you’ll be diverted to transient parking (isolated from your fellow Mooneys L)

· Meet at Maniac Mike’s Café for Pancake Breakfast at 9:30am

· AM Air Show 10:00-11:30am

· Airport Open 11:30am – 2:00pm

· Air Show continues 2:00pm – 3:30pm

· Departure 3:30pm

Notes: Bring a set of chocks as tiedowns will not be available. Bring a lawn chair to kick back and enjoy the show. The focus of the air show is to educate the community on the importance of local airports and inspire the next generation toward aviation careers! Bring a smile and positive attitude! Lunch is available onsite and we’ll gaggle up for lunch about 12:30 (meet at the Mooneys). I’d like to highly encourage all pilots to stay for the duration of the show (till 3:30pm), we’ve been offered show parking, so our end of the deal is to help support the show by showing off our planes!

Cable has assembled a superb show lineup! Check out the website at: http://www.cableairp...fair/index.html

Pilot Notes:

· Airport website: http://www.cableairport.com/

· Review the Cable traffic pattern:

o Rnwy 24: http://www.cableairp...mages/vfr24.gif

o Rnwy 06: http://www.cableairp...images/vfr6.gif

Departure Procedures

• Look for Event Staff in Orange Vests to assist with taxi directions

• When requested by ATCT, Call Tower on 126.4 prior to entering the taxiway

• Call Tower on 126.4 when #1 for takeoff – follow KCCB traffic pattern

Mooney Event Host:

David Marten dandtmarten@hotmail.com (605) 390-8044

[mooneygirl]

Sounds like a great event Dave. Thank you for organizing. Cable is a great airport. Fun fun fun

[Dave Marten]

***Reminder: SoCal Mooney Fly-in***

 

Happy New Year!

 

While much of the country is dealing with snow, there is great flying weather here in California and we're starting the airshow season!

 

Backwards tails are completely normal and accepted out here, its OK to come out of the hangar!

 

Let's go fly!

[Dave Marten]

Mooney Pilots,

We've been 'bumped' from the Cable Air Show display parking by the airshow organizers in favor of making more room for warbird and antique aircraft. We loose out on the opportunity to showcase our airplanes and promote the benefits of real GA!

 

Rather than be scattered in transient parking we're doing what any good pilot would do DIVERT to a suitable alternate.

 

Fortunately for us we now have the chance to make it on the big screen!

"Vintage Mooney Group Productions" is filming the 'pilot' episode of the totally fictitious:

 

CALIFORNIA ICE PILOTS
 

                                                       Episode One: Destination Big Bear!

The plot will feature dozens of daring California Mooney Pilots rising out of the LA basin and points beyond in order to complete a challenging VFR climb to nearly 10 thousand feet in order to descend on one of the highest airports in the southern continental U.S. - Big Bear, CA. Are their vintage (and modern) Mooneys up to the task? Can they find their way out of the smog and coastal fog? Do they even own a jacket in order to fight off the chilling 35 degree weather? Can they land their aircraft on the snow-free runway, miss the snow-banks, and taxi across the dry pavement in order to claim their seat at the Barnstorm cafe in time for lunch? See who will be the first to the fuel pumps for $4.95 AVGAS? Will they overcome the challenges of high-altitude flying? Meet these daring California pilots who will go through all this for lunch and fellowship!

Who will make and who will stay in their hangars? Find out next week on January 12th!

  Scene 1: Filming start with arrivals by 11am!
Scene 2: Lunch 11:30am Barnstorm Cafe

• Group lunch in the cafe
• Scene will feature darning pilots and their brave spouses telling tales of great aviation triumphs

Scene 3: Continued fellowship

• Boldest pilots may even brave the weather for plane-side interviews

Casting instructions:

Airport website: http://www.bigbearcityairport.com/
AirNav: http://www.airnav.com/airport/L35

Please review the VFR arrival/departure routes:
http://www.bigbearcityairport.com/pilots/

Episode One: Extended Version:

The slopes are open with additional snow forecast early this week. Why not stay and play like a true CA Ice Pilot? Rough it in a B&B, tackle the bunny hill, or 'hunt' for you own dinner in one of the fine restaurants. http://www.bigbearcityairport.com/visit-big-bear/


Please sign up at http://www.vintagemooneygroup.com/VMGWest/index.htm

FREE: Paper ICE PILOT nametags provided!

Producers note: Follow on episodes to California Ice Pilots are not planned. Some guys in the Northwest Territory would probably throw a lawsuit at us. So next we'll try Flying Wild California!

"Directed and Produced" by:
Dave Marten (605) 390-8044 dandtmarten@hotmail.com

Photos of Big Bear as of Jan 5th. They're ready for filming!

 

 

 

 

[mooneyflyer]

They don't know what they are missing!!!