Let's take advantage of the time change and spend the day exploring Ocean City and Assateague Island.  This is about a 1.5-hour flight with beautiful views of the Chesapeake Bay and the seashore by Ocean City.  Once there, we could rent a car or take a taxi to either beach, or those who want to can play a round of golf at the nearby course.

INFORMATION ABOUT the trip:

Airport Info

Navmonster trip from JYO

Passengers only (required reading) : I'm charging $51.80 for the event fee through Paypal.  $1.80 is the fee for Paypal, and $50 will go toward your flight costs if you wind up attending.  The $50 is not payment for your flight , nor is it a guarantee of any kind that you will be able to fly or be provided any services whatsoever.  It is only, and I stress only , an event fee to hold your place on this event.  If you cancel in time and someone on the wait list can take your place, then you can get a refund, otherwise don't expect one unless your flight is canceled.  Please note that you will owe the balance of your flight cost to your pilot on the day of the flight , so bring a check or cash to cover the balance (check with your pilot to make sure they will accept a check).  Note also that the pilots can only give you estimates for the flight cost; the FAA requires that we do not exceed actual costs, and those are not known until after the flight.  Additional costs, such as lunch or lodging are not included in the estimates.  Note also that pilots may have monetary obligations when scheduling their plane and if you cancel late, for any reason , you may not get all or any of your event fee refunded.

Note that you must answer all of the required questions or you will be removed from the attendees.  This is true even if you get on the waiting list.

REFUNDS: You can get a refund if your flight is canceled, you cancel and someone takes your place, or you are switched to a different pilot/plane and want to cancel. Note that each person pays their own way insofar as food, lodging, rental car, etc.

MEETING US: Those who want can meet outside the Starbuck's at the South Lakes Village Center on South Lakes Drive in Reston, and we can carpool to Leesburg or other airports (note this in your rsvp). If you want to carpool from a different location, indicate that in your RSVP or send me a note. Of course people can always meet at the respective airports; specific instructions for meeting at the airports will be sent via email to the attendees prior to the flight.

EXPECTED ITINARARY (for Alan's plane, departing Leesburg):

• 8:00am on Saturday Depart Starbuck's
• 8:30am Arrive Leesburg
• 9:30am Depart Leesburg for OBX
• 11:00am Arrive OBX
• Taxi to town, eat lunch, play on beach, golf, etc.
• 5:00pm Leave OBX to return
• Arrive back around 7:30 at the airport

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

An information e-mail with your pilot’s phone number will be sent prior to the trip. Please take my phone number and that of your pilot to help coordinate during the trip.

The following is info on the pilots and planes. Pilots: email Alan if you will be able to provide an additional plane; use the info below as a guide.

• John
  • Pilot Info: CFII/MEI, Approx. 2900 hrs, flying since 1982
  • Plane Info:
    • 1970 Cherokee 140, N5299S, GPS-IFR Equipped
    • Based at Front Royal (KFRR)
    • Can carry one passenger under 220 lbs.
  • Trip Info:
    • Cost around $80 per hour, about 3.5 hours total
    • Meet at FRR at 9:00am for 9:30 departure

• Jens Scott
  • Pilot Info: Commercial pilot, 1100 hours, instrument rated
  • Plane Info:
    • Mooney M20E
    • Based in Front Royal (KFRR)
    • 600 lbs for passengers and cargo., 4 seats
  • Trip Info:
    • Cost $100 per hour, about 3 hours total
    • Max. flight cost per passenger is $50
    • Meet at KFRR at 9:00am
• Mike
  • Pilot Info: Commercial pilot since 1982, 1,800 hours; instrument rated
  • Plane Info:
    • 1977 Beech Baron
    • Based in Hagerstown (KHGR)
    • Total Payload 1,000 lbs., 6 seats
  • Trip Info:
    • Cost around $150/hour split by all the occupants
    • Expected flight time to Ocean City is 2 hours total round trip
    • Meet at the Starbuck's and we can carpool to HGR, or meet at HGR

• Rich
  • Pilot Info: 1900-hour pilot with over 600 hours in a Baron
  • Plane Info:
    • Beech Baron
    • Based in Gaithersburg (GAI)
  • Trip Info:
    • $80 per person if 5 people
    • Meet at the Gaithersburg terminal at 8:30

• Nikita
  • Pilot Info: Private pilot, around 120 hours, VFR
  • Plane Info:
    • 1982 Cessna Skyhawk (172M) with 180hp conversion (N950ME)
    • Based at Manassas (KHEF)
    • Payload 350 lbs. additional passenger and cargo
  • Trip Info
    • Cost around $135/hour split by all the occupants
    • Expected flight time is less than 3 hours total
    • Meet inside the Manassas terminal at 8:30 (slightly shorter flight time than with Leesburg departure)

•   Alan
  • Pilot Info: Private pilot, around 900 hours, instrument rated
  • Plane Info:
    
    • 1977 Cessna Skyhawk (172) with 180 conversion
    • Based at Leesburg (KJYO)
    • Payload 350 lbs. additional passenger and cargo
  • Trip Info:
    
    • Cost around $80/hour split by all the occupants
    • Expected flight time is around 3 hours total
    • Flight cost is limited to $80 per person
    • Meet at the Starbuck's at 8:00 and we can carpool to Leesburg, or meet inside the Leesburg terminal at 8:30