Gathering attendees,
I have been communicating with Chris Collins for the last week or so
about the necessity of changing the date for this years Gathering due
to event conflicts at the Mt.Vernon airport. Read his e-mail below
for the details. Bottom line is that the only way to work around the
conflicts is to move our Gathering date back one week to September 16
and 17. I sincerely hope this date change will not cause anyone to
change their plans to attend the Gathering, especially those planning
to attend from outside the U.S.A.
If anyone has major concerns about this change in dates, please get
back to me at fles...@frontier.com
I will work with Bob Lee to insure our foreign visitors are contacted.
I will be posting, in the next week or so, a list of volunteers
needed in the areas of judging, awards, forums, etc.. Also, I have
contacted the Holiday Inn for bookings and that info will be posted
to the Gathering web page in the next few days. I'll be getting
started on the hats and shirts as soon as my supplier gets back from vacation.
Here we go again !!!! :-) How many days, Jones???????????????????
Larry Flesner
2011 Gathering Host
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>Larry:
>
>Greetings from KMVN. Several weeks ago, you and I agreed upon a
>date for the 2011 KR National Gathering. The KR event is currently
>scheduled for the second weekend of September. The Third Annual
>Midwest LSA Expo,
><http://www.midwestlsashow.com>www.midwestlsashow.com is currently
>scheduled for the fourth weekend in September (as it was in
>2010). Life is good and there are no conflicts.
>
>Early last week I learned the AOPA Aviation Summit, normally held in
>November, has been scheduled for the fourth weekend in September,
>2011. I am sure there are many reasons why AOPA changed their
>schedule. I would guess that the new location, Hartford,
>Connecticut, is not suitable for an aviation event in
>November. Regardless of their reasons, the change puts us in a
>major quandary.
>
>The top aircraft manufacturers, aviation media, LAMA, AOPA, EAA, and
>many aviation enthusiasts will not miss the AOPA event (meaning they
>will not be at the Midwest LSA Expo as currently scheduled). This
>has forced me to make an easy decision - the dates for the Midwest
>LSA Expo must be changed. A later date is out of the question
>because it places the event in October. We believe the weekend
>before (9/16 - 9/18/11) does not leave enough time for the
>manufacturers and media between the MLSA Expo and the AOPA Aviation
>Summit (some may claim they can not come to the Midwest LSA Expo
>because they "are getting ready for AOPA"). The second weekend of
>September would be beneficial as it would provide space between the
>Midwest LSA Expo and the AOPA Aviation Summit. That is the weekend
>currently occupied by the KR National Gathering.
>
>I humbly ask members of the KR Family if they would consider the
>weekend of September 16 through the 18th for the 2011 KR National
>Gathering at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport. Being flexible would allow
>Mt. Vernon Outland Airport to grow the Midwest LSA Expo - our
>region's only "National Aviation Event".
>
>Please call me at (618) 315-5462 if you have any questions or
>suggestions. I appreciate your consideration.
>
>Chris Collins
>Mt. Vernon Outland Airport
><http://www.mtvernonairport.com>www.mtvernonairport.com
>www.midwestlsashow.com
>(618) 315-5462
>
>
