Warbird Information Exchange

Of course you should come to the NWOC. However, you should contact the NWOC organizers to see what format you would attend, ie. as a speaker, have table(there weren't booths), etc.

NWOC contact is Wendee DeBusk 480-951-1667

I guess the big question would be are you canvassing the general public, petition and a "how to write/email your congressman about this" flyer, or the warbird owners and operators?

I do think it'd be a good idea to make sure the word is spread around the warbird owners and operators and pilots as well as the general public. the main problem is though how to approach it. you can't just walk up to some-one like Paul allen and say " I want you to support this or this is what'll happen to all your navy planes. "

might be accurate and might be a perfectly honest way of doing it but I can guarantee there'd probably be 2 thoughts go through his mind " who is this nutcase?" closely followed by " sugar! that'll never happen to MY planes." and in his case it might not ( money talks and when in large amounts it SHOUTS! ) but you never know.

Having a nice little flyer outlining everything being done and why with a note how to find you if they want to know more might achieve more than anything else if handed out, if you can manage to arrange it, to every warbird owner/pilot/operator that registers for the event.

once again though there's the questions of costs and printing and time so a nice friendly approach and a small invitation to read what's going from here with a little business card saying not much more than " warbirds information exchange carrys information about the efforts to overturn the navy's stance on recovering warbirds. <insert website address here>" could be the best bet. although a joint effort advertising the site in a tent along with ... bugger the name of the new warbird magazine has escaped me.. might produce profitable results for all concerned

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I moved this to the NAV-Ops section under a new thread "A Letter for those..." Please go and read it and help put a final draft together. Then send it to your Senators and Representatives.
Tim

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