Fred,
We'd love to but we are tied up that weekend.
We've been to the McMinnville area in the past, visited the Evergreen
Museum, stayed at a wonderful B&B/Winery/Vinyard. Had a great time and
would like to get back some day. But not this year:^(
Blue skies & tailwinds,
Bob Borger
Europa XS Tri, Rotax 914, Airmaster C/S Prop.
Little Toot Sport Biplane, Lycoming Thunderbolt AEIO-320 EXP
3705 Lynchburg Dr.
Corinth, TX 76208-5331
Cel: 817-992-1117
rlborger@mac.com
On Aug 4, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Fred Klein <fklein@orcasonline.com> wrote:
...make that August 16, 17, & 18 !!...ok...so it's not quite a "drop of
the hat" UK situation...but we all have much further to go...
Let's not let 2013 slip away w/o a US-Europa gathering...so here's an
idea...who's up for it?
McMinnville, OR, 50 miles SW of Portland, features a world class
aviation museum including Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose, an SR-71, B-17,
and many more aircraft of significance.
http://www.evergreenmuseum.org/
> Not widely publicized, McMinnville has a campground just off of the
Alpha taxiway at the SW end of runway 22. You can park your airplane in
the camp area. No "conveniences" except for running water. But you are
within walking distance of the airport office that has restrooms and
coffee. Of course, free shuttle service to the Evergreen Aviation
Museum, home of the Spruce Goose. It's a very impressive museum. No
camping fee. Very friendly and helpful folks at the airport office.
http://www.adventurepilot.com/Default.aspx?tabid=125&destinationType=D
estinationView&browsing=true&destinationID=3254
...also hotels / motels in the vicinity...we'll have a couple of cars to
run shuttles to & from...
Local Europa builder, Greg Fuchs, sez the month of August is optimal
flying season for Oregon.
As always, nothing ventured, nothing gained...spread the word to Europa
owners who may not monitor europa-list,
Fred
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