GATHERING OF MUSTANGS

TimAPNY · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:24 pm

We all could just campout and have a bit Round vs Pointy nose war. :lol:

P51DFltLn · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:40 pm

warbirdguy wrote:

How about Topeka, KS since that is just about as middle you can get! :wink:

We talked about Topeka... but if I recall... you can't fly in there commercially - one of the 'stipulations'. I'd suggest the old NAS at Olathe, KS Lots of hotels, lots of non-aviation spouse entertainment, etc.

TimAPNY · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:52 pm

P51DFltLn wrote:

warbirdguy wrote:

NAS ... lots of non-aviation spouse entertainment, etc.

funny how things like that go together.

Edit:
I think I read that wrong, I'll get my mind out of the gutter. :oops:

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:56 pm

Well fellows that is one thing I don't have to worry about, my wife loves these old planes, & enjoys being around them. (Glad I got that going for me) :lol:

Robbie

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:34 pm

TimApNy wrote:

We all could just campout and have a bit Round vs Pointy nose war. :lol:

What? And have the round-motor guys lose again?

T J Johansen · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:42 pm

Dan K wrote:

How about Dallas making sense because it's where a few of the birds used to be built?

As for me, you could hold the event in Nome. Too many P-51D's out there already...spamcan of the warbird world.

"Too many P-51D's out there", "spamcan of the warbird world"...

Heretic...... :wink:

T J

Dan K · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:03 pm

Ok, Ok; the P-51 was around at the end to help win the war, but it never could have happened if the round-motor guys hadn't already shot down all the decent enemy pilots. Everybody knows that Mustang pilots only shot down teenagers.

Round rules--pointy drools (again).

C170BDan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:12 pm

Ryan Keough wrote:

Dan K wrote:

How about Dallas making sense because it's where a few of the birds used to be built?

Another thing that I remember about their site selection was that it had to be in an area that had a fairly open area surrounding the immediate airport for formation work and general VFR flight without being close to a big Class B airport like DFW (I know, Denver has a big ol' one of them too!) and it also had to have a LARGE amount of open ramp or land to have them on... as far as I know, with the exception of Mineral Wells, aren't most of the Dallas / Ft. Worth airports pretty full o' planes on all ramps and surfaces? (eg: Addison, Meacham, etc). Combine with that, the airport had to be fairly close to existing hotels and accomodations to house the 50,000 plus people and pilots... so Mineral Wells is out :-)

Ryan Keough

Actually the airspace North of DFW is wide open. That is where I fly. Denton (DTO) is just North of DFW and has a 7000 ft. runway with plenty of ramp space... not too busy... control tower... plenty of hotels around. The 50th anniv. of the Globe Swift was held there with about 300 airplanes in attendance!

Another GREAT place would be Grayson Country airport (Sherman, TX - North of Dallas) which is the old Perin AFB. HUGE runways with HUGE ramp space... control tower... and a great airport manager!!! Unlimited Air Races were held there back in 1990 or 1991.

I know I may be wasting my time reviewing all this here but again... where ever it is.... I am going.

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:34 pm

Mudge wrote:

Lynn....DALLAS? DALLAS? Boy, I thought I was being "self-serving" by voting for CMH. :wink:

Mudge the egoistic :roll:

Mudge,

Ok, Tyler, Texas....KTYR. Open air space, served by Screaming Eagle and ASE I think. Plenty of ramp space and an hour from here.

Lynn

T J Johansen · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:51 pm

Move it all to Oslo, Norway. We have some nice sunny summers (every once in a while!), some very hot blondes :twisted:

, areas without much air traffic, and I feel lazy.... :lol:

T J

systemofadown1162 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:51 pm

Talk about skipping school! :shock:

Anyone wanna give me a lift? :lol:

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:39 pm

C170BDan wrote:

Ryan Keough wrote:

Dan K wrote:

How about Dallas making sense because it's where a few of the birds used to be built?

Another thing that I remember about their site selection was that it had to be in an area that had a fairly open area surrounding the immediate airport for formation work and general VFR flight without being close to a big Class B airport like DFW (I know, Denver has a big ol' one of them too!) and it also had to have a LARGE amount of open ramp or land to have them on... as far as I know, with the exception of Mineral Wells, aren't most of the Dallas / Ft. Worth airports pretty full o' planes on all ramps and surfaces? (eg: Addison, Meacham, etc). Combine with that, the airport had to be fairly close to existing hotels and accomodations to house the 50,000 plus people and pilots... so Mineral Wells is out :-)

Ryan Keough

Actually the airspace North of DFW is wide open. That is where I fly. Denton (DTO) is just North of DFW and has a 7000 ft. runway with plenty of ramp space... not too busy... control tower... plenty of hotels around. The 50th anniv. of the Globe Swift was held there with about 300 airplanes in attendance!

Another GREAT place would be Grayson Country airport (Sherman, TX - North of Dallas) which is the old Perin AFB. HUGE runways with HUGE ramp space... control tower... and a great airport manager!!! Unlimited Air Races were held there back in 1990 or 1991.

I know I may be wasting my time reviewing all this here but again... where ever it is.... I am going.

Dan you are right about Grayson, its wide open and it doesn't matter where it is, only when so I can be there....

Lynn

corsairboss · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:21 am

I'm all for Rickenbacker International, lots of ramp space, lots of room for flying and photo missions, hotels, and airports close by. A fly-by over the Air Force Museum, P-47's... P-38's... B-25's...B-17... with-in 1-2 hour's away to join in the event. I guess we will all have to wait and see, it will be a great event where ever it is held.

O.P. · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:42 am

Moffett Field. Nuff Said!

Walking from home to the big Mustang show, eating good chow, ahhhh, the airspace thing probably won't work. Oh well.

Number 2 choice.

San Marcos.

Middle- check
Good airspace- check
Good BBQ- check
Good Beer- Check
Warm- Check
Nice lookin Women- Check

I done figured it out. I be smart.

(Actually I'm cool with Reno or Denver, I got a place to stay in both places)

VintageAviator · **Joined:** Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:55 pm **Posts:** 4

T J Johansen wrote:

Move it all to Oslo, Norway. We have some nice sunny summers (every once in a while!), some very hot blondes :twisted:

, areas without much air traffic, and I feel lazy.... :lol:

T J

I second the very hot blondes bit..............

VA

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