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kcflys(at)pacbell.net
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:38 am Post subject: Cameron Park Fly-in

I would like to "ditto" Jerry's accolades to Lowell and all.   A personal thanks for the info from Lowell and John & Debra.  I hope to  soon be a true member of the Kitfox family.

  

 Keith Cunningham

 C-150

 MHR

 Rancho Cordova

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bajtme(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 10:57 am Post subject: Cameron Park fly-in

Lowell,

  Thanks for the great get together and to all the new friends with advise on my project 7/sport. I would love to fly it up there next year but I may need Walt Disney's help to make dreams come true.

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lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: Cameron Park fly-in

Thanks to all who came to the fly-in here at Cameron Park. Jokingly it has 

been referred as the third, final Cameron Park Kitfox fly-in.  More than 

once during the weeks leading up to the event Kay asked me if I am sure we 

wanted to do this again.  But it looks like we are planning another one for 

next year as she is once again talking about what she has learned and how it 

could be better planned for next year.



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		  From my perspective it was great.  From my count - and counting airplanes in 

a crowd is a skill I have yet to master - we had about 19 Kitfoxes and 
	


enough other experimantals and certified aircraft to make about 30 in all 

(among which were several Rans of the S-6 and S-7 variety - maybe 7 total, 

Three RVs, and a Sonex).  I did neglected to count the cars though, and that 

would have been an interesting count, as the total people count surpassed 

anything we have had in the past - well over a hundred.  Many of the drive 

in folks were builders with a large number being those who have a 

prospective interest in the Kitfox airplane.  It is lots of fun seeing the 

airplanes and talking to the numerous friends we have made over the years, 

but it is special to meet the new folks and imagine the excitement they will 

have when their airplane flys or their kit arrives.



John and Debra McBean were here as scheduled and had a good talk with a 

number of interested potential Kitfox owners.  Lynn Mattesen was here and it 

was great to meet him and if such a thing existed in our event he 

undoubtedly would have won the distance award as most of you have been 

following his trip from Michigan through the South, Texas, Arizona and 

Califtornia.



Some of the local pilots went to Tuskarora, Nevada on Thursday to meet up 

with some Nevada and Idaho guys and the flight of five came in Friday (I was 

to have gone with them, but concern for last minute things made prudence the 

better chioce).  Early Saturday morning they left as a group to Jackson , a 

bit South, to pick up a donated fruit salad and took a few extras with them 

including myself.  Their half hour trip looked to be stretching out a bit as 

they proceeded to fly low and do some waterskiing and other low level stuff. 

I guess it was fun to watch, but after realizing they would be gone for more 

time than I originally estimated I returned home to be of more use to Kay.



I can't speak more highly of the folks that find the Kitfox their airplane 

of choice.  I am constantly amazed by the wonderful people this little 

airplane connects together.  We are all over the map geographically and as 

individuals, but we all have one thing in common that often defines the 

personality of someone you definitely enjoy being around.



There was one very interesting thing that happened.  John Gibson, the 

President of The EAA Golden West Fly-in  came and spent the day just to 

experience it.  He was aware of our event and he had talked to me in the 

past about possibly funneling our folks to Golden West or maybe using that 

venue for our fly-in.  It was his opinion as the day came to a close that 

there is no way Golden West could provide the intimacy and relaxed 

atmosphere that our event provides.  And the best option would be to 

continue to hold both and do what we could do to support each other.  He 

talked to lots of folks with the intent of finding how the larger fly-ins 

could make themselves more attractive to pilots such as ourselves.  Lots of 

ideas were presented and he was quite receptive to the comments.  The date 

they were essentially funnelled into, for next year, is the second Saturday 

in June - our traditional date.  There were numerous issues that he had no 

control over that dictated that date and beginning next year that will be 

their date.  With that in mind and in the spirit of cooperation, we will be 

moving our date to either the first Saturday or third Saturday beginning 

next year.  We will have to do some thinking on that one.  This year it will 

begin on the last day of June and I would encourage anyone interested in 

going to take the challenge.  Larry and I are planning to go and John said 

that if we had a count they would hold adjacient tiedowns until 10 AM.  If 

anyone is interested drip a note.



One other thing, somehow the Air Force was able to do three fly bys with the 

B-2 Bomber in the early afternoon.  Now that was an unexpected surprise - 

who would have thought.  Actually, I doubt they knew we were even there as 

the big airshow at the former Mather Air Force Base was that weekend and we 

got the tail end of their runs over that venue.



A public thank you to my wife, Kay, who does all the planning, all the 

buying and all the coordinating - just about everything (if you wonder what 

I do - I pick up the rented charcoal grill and push brooms).  And again, 

thanks to those that came, those that helped and the generosity of everyone, 

as once again we made expenses with a bit to spare.



Lowell

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jdmcbean(at)kitfoxaircraf
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject: Cameron Park Fly-In

Well Lowell… You did it again.. or should I say Kay did it again…  Thank you both very much for opening your home and your friendship.  

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Hope that next years 9th ever (4th final) Cameron Park Fly-in will be more fun as they just seem to get more exciting every year.   Still want to know how you got the B-2 Fly-by scheduled  J  

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As we have discussed before, it is amazing the folks that gather around this amazing aircraft we know as the Kitfox.  

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Please thank Wray and Nilli for their hospitality as well.  

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John & Debra McBean  

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