Northern California Legal Eagle Gathering

[riorex2002]

Les.
Great,My hangar will be open if needed,and if i can move some of the junk out may even have room to sit down.Rex

[leshoman]

Rex. Thank you.  Finally got hold of Gerry today. Will be contacting people and getting the word put and trying to get a idea of those that might attend. If all else should have a good weeked of flying, ideas and talking

[CHARLES DEBOER]

I AM BUILDING AN XL IN SOUTHERN CAL NEAR LA.  WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND.  A CELL PHONE NUMBER OR TWO WOULD HELP FOR CONTACT PURPOSES.  MAYBE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON MOTELS OR CAMPING SITES.

[leshoman]

Over the next few days will be gettimg hotel info out. There are some in Rio Vista and dry camping on field info and other stuff to do.  Also a cell phone number will be coming as well

[leshoman]

Places to Stay:
Rio Vista Airport, No Charge, RV parking with no hookups 

Rio Sands Lodge 707-374-6341    $90 per night, first come first served,   www.riosandslodge.com

Sandy Beach Recreational Vehicle and camping    www./Camping Solano County-Sandy Beach Park 

Other towns around, that would have motels, about 20 miles or more, 
Antioch
Fairfield  (Travis Air Force Base is here) 
Vacaville, 
Dixon

[leshoman]

Airport Camping and airport information, can be found at 
www.flyriovista.org

[leshoman]

Legal Eagle gathering Reminder.  Coming up September 26, 27 and 28th in Rio Vista California.  Spread the word and let those thinking about building, building or flying know.  Will have a lot fun, tell stories, share adventures and enjoy the Eagles.

[Steve]

The room market in Rio Vista is sparse and poorly served according to posted web ratings - I just booked the Days Inn & Suites at Antioch for $79 on Orbitz - it looks pretty good and is just 10 miles away... I'm bringing my 4Ao84 stuff - a (way simple 40 hp gpu conversion) for an XL built to register E-AB for Sport Pilots...

[leshoman]

Steve
Antioch is a good bet other nearby areas with hotels are Brentwood, and Fairfield, (home of Travis Air Force Base)

[gerrynolan]

707-374-6374, Rio Sands Lodge, Rio Vista, 2 miles from the airport, has rooms at $81 a night; if 10 or more rooms can be rented, a 10% discount; riosandslodge.com. 

The Rio Sands is not the Hilton!!  Antioch requires a $5 bridge toll and about 20 miles away; Fairfield and Vacaville have Hilton's and about 15 miles away. Lodi, 20 miles away has Holiday Inn's and is on Interstate 5

flyriovista.org

[Steve]

Do we need Gate Codes to get to the meeting site?...

[gerrynolan]

Plan is to meet at hangar C11 for coffee and donuts at 9 AM Saturday, September 27. From hangar C11, the majority of the day will be at hangar B8. These two hangars are approximately 50 yards apart.  Aircraft arriving can park adjacent to either of these two hangars. Main runways are right traffic for 25 or 33 for landing. Transportation from the Rio Vista terminal building to hangars C11 or B8 can be arranged. Automobiles, desiring direct access to the two hangars will need gate codes. 707-628-9987 will get the gate codes.

[leshoman]

Update on the Northern California Legal Eagle gathering at Rio Vista California.  
Saturday the 27th at 9:00 coffee and Donuts
10:00 Bill Bardin, Flight instructor in LSA and Ultralight from Lodi Airport will give some input regards what to expect flying Ultralights
11:00 Wing Building Seminar Rex is building a Legal Eagle in the hanger we will be using.  
12:00 Engine Seminar 
1:00 Welding Seminar - Gas and Tig
2:00 lunch 
Fun Filled day of Legal Eagles
Bring what you are working on for show and tell.  
We should have the Legal Eagle, Legal Eagle XL and Double Eagles all represented.

[leshoman]

It amasses me the number of people building, working on the same type of a project within not to many miles and we do not know each other.  I am finding about others building Eagles every day where i thought i had an idea of who was working on them.

[leshoman]

I want to thank everyone for attending, and participating in the Northern California Legal Eagle Gathering.  We had a total of 35 people present on the airport that were there as result of the gathering and about 26 Legal Eagle involved in one way or the other.  We will plan on doing this again next year, last week end of September in Rio Vista.  I want to thank Gerry Nolan, Rex Avery, Steve Kiblinger, Bill Bardin ( UL and LSA flight instructor from Lodi) for providing support, hanger space and speaking, and thanks to Kevin for bring his Legal Eagle Fuselage and Rich for bring this Double eagle spars and ribs.  I need to thank Burt Camenzinb for having his Legal Eagle on site and doing a lot of flying. I will be posting pictures and video as i have time today.