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X-From_: phildennis@hsheat.com Fri Jan 18 17:20:14 2002
From: "Phil Dennis" <phildennis@hsheat.com>
To: "Per Lindstrom" <plstrom@netcom.ca>,
"Jim-Jane Farrell" <ejjefarr@mail.hurontel.on.ca>,
"Jack-Lianna Neima" <jneima@shaw.ca>,
"Gunnar Doerwald" <gunnar@niagara.com>,
"Clive Jewett" <clive.jewett@sympatico.ca>,
"Bob Patterson" <bob.patterson@canrem.com>,
"Bill Hone" <ghone@mggg.com>
Subject: Fw: Calgary/Alaska International Flyin
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 17:16:39 +1300
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Hi all you potential Alaska vacationers--Just forwarding odd messages to let
you know we are well along in planning for the upcomming trip.Horst has
up-dated our itinerary which optimistically has us meeting the USA -Mexican
group at Dawson Creek on our 4th. day and in Fairbanks end of day 7. In the
real world it will probably be more like 10 to 12 days-- but one can always
fantasize , OK!!? Keep in touch and try to convince yourself that you
deserve a holiday and fly with us to Alaska.--- Regards Phil



----- Original Message -----
From: John E. King <kingjohn@erols.com>
To: Kitfox List <kitfox@sportflight.com>; Fred Howes <FHowes@aol.com>; John
King <kingjohn@erols.com>; Chuck Tippett's <Planecrazy@erols.com>; Herb
Gottelt <GOFALKE@aol.com>; Paul Messinger <paulm@tenforward.com>; Dave
Estapa <davestapa@juno.com>; Stan Specht <SOURDOSTAN@aol.com>; Alberto Barba
<ambarba@infosel.net.mx>; Sid Hausding <sid@i2k.com>; Robert Oliver
<rocslo@thegrid.net>; Miguel Ramirez <procom@avantel.net>; Horst Peick
<rambodog@golden.net>; Tom Anderson <n743ta@attbi.com>; Phil Dennis
<phildennis@hsheat.com>; Cris Van <cvdh@mid.igs.net>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 6:15 PM
Subject: Calgary/Alaska International Flyin

To The Alaska Pilots:

Things are starting to get interesting in the details of our planned trip,

in particular

our point of entry (POE) into Canada. It seems that since the September

11th incidence,

the Canadian Customs at Leithbridge, Alberta, Canada has been

discontinued, at least for

now. That means that we will have go to Calgary International (CYYC) as

our Point Of

Entry (POE) into Canada. I have been in communications with Steve

Zakreski, Jim Corner,

and Wayne Pederson of Kitfox fame in Calgary to verify this. They have

assured me that

Calgary International has a fair amount of General Aviation traffic,

training schools,

etc., so it can be consider friendly to GA traffic. It is Mode "C"

airspace, but that

should not be a problem for any of our aircraft that do not have a

transponder. Only one

aircraft in each flight group is required to operate their transponder.

As a mater of

fact, the controller will probable ask the others in the flight group to

place their

transponders in standby.

Now, nice things will start to happen. First a bit of history. Back in

1998 during the

first Alaska trip, our group of eight Kitfoxes were invited to spend the

night at Fort

Nelson by the ESSO guy named Ernie Kiss. He offered us discounted fuel,

discounted motel

rooms in town, transportation, and a large hanger for all 8 Kitfoxes. If

you remember,

that is where we had to pull the wings off the Vixen and slosh out both

fuel tanks.

Anyway, Ernie has since moved to Youngstown, Alberta (East of Calgary) and

set up a

maintenance shop. He asked if we could stop there for a BBQ made from

good Alberta beef.

They have fuel, accommodations, and hangar for any maintenance or

whatever. They have an

airstrip right at their hangar, about 3 1/2 ENE of Youngstown. He said

they could handle

any size group. They have 25,000 acres to use if needed! Their strip is

supposed to be

listed in the next Canada Flight Supplement.

If all goes as planned, I have asked Steve Zakreski, Jim Corner, and Wayne

Pederson to fly

in and join the fun. Right now we have 9 aircraft from the USA, two from

Mexico, and will

pick up three Canada aircraft from Ontario as we pass through Dawson

Creek. Now, if the

Canadians were to join us down at Calgary we could have a real "Calgary

International

Flyin". Let's hope so.

--
John King
Warrenton, VA