339A
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The one thing Deb and I have learned in our eight years of flying 339A, is that the RV is more than just a vehicle for transportation. We've made many good friends as a result of this hobby. On that note, Deb has always been a big fan of the autumn season and while at LOE this year, we bemoaned the fact that we hadn't had a hangar movie night in quite a while. Gary made a suggestion to do something for Halloween. Like Dracula on a plate of warm liver, Deb seized upon this idea and set about making plans for a Halloween-themed hangar party. Welcome to the first annual Mills/Zilik "Hangar-ween" Bash.
We had a great response to our invitation with a total of 31 adults, 3 kids, and a dog in attendance. This included current builders from the Denver and Colorado Springs area, some non-aviation friends, and two of our favorite out-of-state fly-in fiends (I mean friends), Jim "Jimmy B" & Vicki Baker.
So from here on out I'm just gonna let the pictures speak for themselves. I think they will convey the GREAT time everyone had.
Gary and I were tasked by the party planner with various set-up details.
The movie viewing area. As Halloween flying movies are hard to come by, we broke from tradition just for the night. Although ghosts do fly!
Deb setting up the "Meat Head" platter.
The guests begin to arrive -- some by car and some by plane.
9A builder John Armstrong came as "Uncle Si" Robertson and his wife, Kim, as Edward (Edwina?) Scissorhands. Great job on the costumes, guys!
Yours truly dipping into 7 builder Ron Duren & girlfriend Sheryl's tasty Halloween punch -- note the added special effect.
Show-stopper of all costumes was Colorado Springs 7 builder Sean Blair, whom I call "Rivet Head." This HAS to be among the top five VAF hat sightings ever, topping even our underwater SpongeBob.
Rivet Head explaining the finer points of building to Wolfman and Biker Dude.
More to follow ...
We had a great response to our invitation with a total of 31 adults, 3 kids, and a dog in attendance. This included current builders from the Denver and Colorado Springs area, some non-aviation friends, and two of our favorite out-of-state fly-in fiends (I mean friends), Jim "Jimmy B" & Vicki Baker.
So from here on out I'm just gonna let the pictures speak for themselves. I think they will convey the GREAT time everyone had.
Gary and I were tasked by the party planner with various set-up details.
The movie viewing area. As Halloween flying movies are hard to come by, we broke from tradition just for the night. Although ghosts do fly!
Deb setting up the "Meat Head" platter.
The guests begin to arrive -- some by car and some by plane.
9A builder John Armstrong came as "Uncle Si" Robertson and his wife, Kim, as Edward (Edwina?) Scissorhands. Great job on the costumes, guys!
Yours truly dipping into 7 builder Ron Duren & girlfriend Sheryl's tasty Halloween punch -- note the added special effect.
Show-stopper of all costumes was Colorado Springs 7 builder Sean Blair, whom I call "Rivet Head." This HAS to be among the top five VAF hat sightings ever, topping even our underwater SpongeBob.
Rivet Head explaining the finer points of building to Wolfman and Biker Dude.
More to follow ...
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