Most other events of this size are run by organizations or clubs but this is a 2 person husband and wife team.  They enjoy having you visit their backyard but will not be able to continue to grow this event without your help.  One of our biggest needs (if we are to maintain our sanity) is volunteers. We hope to find enough volunteers so that shifts can be assigned to most positions. This will allow you to enjoy the fly-in while helping us to be sure that it is enjoyable for everyone.

 

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Your commitment is needed to ensure that this year is the best year yet. People are already calling and emailing from all over with plans to be here. The number of volunteers that we get will determine what we can and can't do at the fly-in this year.

We  need volunteers in the following areas. . .

 

Aircraft Marshallers (Approximately 45 needed) Each volunteer will be assigned to a station location on the airport. These individuals will help with the flow of on aircraft on the ground. Once the aircraft has exited the active runway the marshallers will use flags and hand communication to direct the pilots to the correct row for parking. Please . . .only persons familiar with aircraft operations.

 

Auto Parking/Gate (Approximately 20 - 25 needed) These individuals will help direct the cars and campers into the appropriate spots in the auto parking section. Additionally, they will be responsible for watching the gates and collecting admission fees.

 

Registration/Lee Bottom Apparel (Approximately 25 - 30 needed) This area includes a multitude of different possibilities. . . registering pilots, selling Lee Bottom apparel, answering questions, admission arm bands, selling tickets to onsite evening dinners, answering the phone, helping with rental cars & hotels, and various other items.

 

Meals/Food (Approximately 5 - 10 needed) Although most of our food is catered , there are often little tasks that need to be done that range from helping to set-up as one cater leaves and another is prepping to use the space, monitoring trash cans, being sure the tables stay clean, serving food (if needed), being a liaison for the caterers to be sure that everything is running smoothly. We definitely need volunteers to help us with the Saturday night dinner and to help with clean-up after the Friday night dinner.

 

Non-Pilot Orientation (Approximately 10 needed) If we can get enough help, we plan to have an orientation tent for anyone that is not a pilot. Attendance will be mandatory in order to gain admission to the airport grounds if you are driving into the event. This will introduce non-experienced individuals to the idiosyncrasies of being around airplanes and proper conduct at an airport. It should be a fun yet learning experience. Please. . . prior experience with aircraft as well as speaking abilities.