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NEWS
RELEASE
Hondo, Texas
8 February 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Calling All E.A.A. Pilots ...
Wonderful Attractions at The Texas Fly-In
Experimental Aviation Association members who
arrive in their own airplane at The Texas Fly-In
at Hondo, Texas this coming May 11th through
14th will enjoy a number of special perks and
privileges. These include special fees for
pilots flying in, a raffle for luxury hotel
stays, a free breakfast on Sunday morning, May
14th, special fuel prices.
Pilots flying in to Hondo - and their passengers
- will be charged just ten dollars ($10.00) per
person to
register and receive an event pass; other
aviators who arrive by road, rail, or
horse-and-buggy will pay twenty ($20.00) and
general admission event passes will be $25.
Only pilots who fly in to The Texas Fly-In will
be eligible to take part in a special raffle
with two prizes: a two-night stay at the Hangar
Hotel on the Fredericksburg, Texas airport (T82
or a two-night stay in the famous Alsatian Inn
at Castroville, Texas. These will be two
separate prizes. The drawing for these two
prizes will take place at The Texas Fly-In
Awards Banquet on Saturday night, May 13th;
pilots must be present to win.
Pilots who fly in and stay until Sunday, May
14th, will get a free breakfast at the Mother's
Day Fly-In Breakfast.
Aviation fuel for airplanes which fly in to The
Texas Fly-In will be sold at a discount.
Other attractions at The Texas Fly-In are
available to all who attend, such as an
opportunity to hear Mike Melvill, the world's
first civilian astronaut, describe the work that
carried him into space as pilot of Burt Rutan's
Space Ship One. Melvill will take part in
Forums and will be the featured speaker at the
Awards Banquet.
Aircraft camping, Recreational Vehicle Camping,
golfing, showers, food from sun-up until
sun-down, aviation Forums, a Fly-Market, an
array of product exhibitors, and a ramp full of
aircraft of all kinds to inspect and discuss are
among the traditional elements of The Texas
Fly-In at Hondo to be enjoyed by one and all.
Information meetings of the EAA Southwest
Regional Fly-In will be held on Saturday,
February 25th at McGregor Field (PWG), and on
Saturday, March 18th at West Houston Airport (IWS)
to which all EAA members are invited; reports,
discussions of plans and general participation
will disclose the depth and complexity of
preparations for The Texas Fly-In.
Further information of all kinds, including
flight approach control, lodging, camping,
advance reservations, admission, schedule of
events and pictures of award-winning airplanes
can be found on the official Texas Fly-In web
site at
www.swrfi.org.
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Contact:
E. D. Yoes, Jr.
Secretary, SWRFI
(210) 492-2504
eyoes@stic.net
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