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Dates: May 27-30, 2009 Most attendees will arrive on May 26 for a social dinner
and to be ready for a mandatory briefing at 0800
on May 27th.
Location: Tyler, TX
Airport: Tyler
Pounds Regional, Tyler, TX
FBO:
Jet Center of Tyler
(903-597-1334) FBO East of the tower off Taxiway C.
Gas discounts will be provided for attendees. Tie down rings
are available but you will need longer ropes due to the wide
ring spacing. The Jet Center
has hangar space and assures us that they will be able to hangar
all the aircraft at the clinic.
Host Jim
Averett
3083 Aviation Loop
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
(H) 830-990-2463 (best number)
(C) 830-459-4321
flyinga@dishmail.net
Registration
Fees: $75.00 per person. This will cover all lunches and a
social hour each day after flying. Due to the change of venue
we are still working on dinner arrangements.
Click here for a copy of the Registration Form
Click here for list of registrants.
Facilities:
Controlled field, multiple 150' wide runways with light air
carrier service. The field is located in the East Texas piney
woods area with numerous uncontrolled fields within a short
distance. Longview (KGGG) is approximately 35 NM East and is the
only adjacent controlled field and within a local TRSA. KTYR has
a restaurant on site and also has the Historical Aviation
Memorial Museum adjacent the Jet Center in the old terminal
building.
Frequencies are:
TWR - 120.1
GND - 121.9
ATIS - 126.25
Motel:
Quality Inn
Conference Center 2843
Loop 323 at
69. Special rates are available for a limited number of single
or double occupancy at $55.00 for two double beds. Rooms with
king beds can be had for an upgrade fee. You must call the
hotel directly at 903 597-1301 (ask for Pamela) to register and
mention the Bonanza Formation Clinic rate.
Car rental: Hertz,
Avis and National
have facilities on the field. Contact numbers are: Hertz
– 903-533-8700 (AOPA Discount Code: CDP 10232); Avis –
903-592-2613 (AOPA Discount Code: AWD A451300); National –
903-597-1375.
A list of attendees is
posted on this website to facilitate your arranging shared
rentals if you desire.
Wednesday, May 26 is
arrival day unless you are flying in ready for the mandatory
briefing at 0800 on May 27.
The purpose of the Clinic is to give Bonanza Pilots truly
interested in Formation Flying the tools to fly formation safely
and become skilled formation pilots through practice. The
Clinic is limited to those that can and will complete the full
course. It is expected this cadre of skilled Bonanza Formation
Pilots will hold Mini 2 Day Bonanza Formation Clinics throughout
the world to share their Bonanza Formation skills with their
fellow Bonanza Pilots.
For those wanting only a two day Mini Clinic, or those
needing additional practice, there will be a
Mini-clinic at Tyler May 22-23, 2010 plus Mini-clinics
throughout the US and hopefully all countries where there are
Bonanza Pilots interested in Formation Flying.
Ground School
will start promptly in the
Jet
Center
at 0800 local time Thursday,
May 27. Anyone that does not make the ground school will not be
allowed to participate in the program. Pilots should plan to
participate immediately in four-ship formation with fingertip,
echelon, diamond, close and extended trail, break/rejoin,
lazy-eights, overhead break to trail landing and formation
landing. Pilots should plan on flying four flights each day.
Flying will begin Thursday. Friday/Saturday will be practice
and evaluation for FFI cards for those that desire. The course
will finish with a large formation briefing and flight on Sunday
morning.
Registration deadline is May 1. Refunds will be given for
cancellations received by Jim Averett by
May 1, 2009.
The
T-34 Formation Flight Manual is required for participation
in this clinic. This manual provides basic information about
formation flying and standardized hand signals.
All participating should print out the
Waiver and send it with the application. All participants
desiring to progress to FFI rating must print out and have
thoroughly read the
FFI Program Manual. The
Wing Evaluation Form and
Lead Evaluation Form are also listed. Even if not seeking
the FFI card, the manual should be studied in preparation for
the
Texas formation clinic - it details the standards to which we
will be training. In addition, the
Bonanza Specific Addendum should be printed out and
incorporated to your T-34 manual.
The schedule is flexible so the training can fit what the group desires
as the clinic progresses. For those completing the full 3 ½
days training, a completion certificate will be awarded
qualifying you for 60 of the 100 points required to achieve the
Master Aviator award from the American Bonanza Society.
Registrants
are posted on the web so you may find someone to share a
car if you wish.
Click here for registration form. |
