ORIGINAL: Gary Jefferson

Sean, the golf carts worked well last year but they are a real liability for me in many ways and we don't want to use them again this year. Eliminating golf cart usage (by everyone) is the main reason for the new location for flying. Last year the golf carts were a fix for a logistical problem with the RV location but we have figured out a much better solution for 2009. I am very excited about the new location because I know it is going to be even better than last year. Moving most or all of the pilots tents away from the flight line (runway) also adds a measure of safety for everyone attending the event and now guys can probably just start up and taxi to the flight line right from their tent if that is what they want to do. We will decide on that after we see how much room we have.

So, to answer your question, yes we will definitely have electricity for the RV's. There is 400 amps available at the hangers but we plan on providing a very large generator for you guys for the weekend as well. I believe that we have a company that will create some plug connections spaced appropriately for the RV's but we are still working on the connection methods.

There is also a water hookup right at the site where we will be parking you guys. Essentially water and electric should be the same as last year only power will come from a generator instead of the city. I am told the generator is as quiet as a car idling so it should not be a disturbance for anyone trying to sleep. We will have several water taps but everyone should bring their own hoses for water connections like last year. You guys may have to get together and connect a few hoses together to help each other out like last year.

Gary