A big thanks to Jack Hodgson, Jeb Burnside, and Dave Higdon at the Uncontrolled Airpsace podcast (http://www.uncontrolledairspace.com) for their mention of the Hobby Hangar Hop in episode 155.  These guys do a great show and have been for over three years now.  They have mentioned us before – most recently was a mention of our second raffle plane – the 1957 Cessna 172 that we gave to Larry Smith on July 19, 2009.  If you’re a fan of general aviation, then this podcast is a must-listen.  You can find them in iTunes, Zune, or any other podcast aggregator, or you can just download the episodes straight from their website.  You don’t need an iPod to listen to podcasts – you can listen on your computer or any other device that plays mp3 files.

To listen to what they had to say, click here: http://kwote.me/beta/68r

The kwote.me site has been having some problems with their embedded player, so if you don’t see it this time, check again in the future, or download the episode from the UCAP site (our mention starts at about 1:23:22).  Thanks again, UCAP Gang!

On Friday, October 23-Sunday, October 25, Songbird will be attending the annual Reklaw fly-in at the Flying M Ranch  (7TA7) in Reklaw, TX.  This is a very large fly-in with over 500 aircraft attending each year, and we are very excited to be allowed to attend and sell tickets.  This fly-in is for pilots and aviation enthusiasts only, and is not open for the general public to drive in.  So, fly on down to Reklaw, land on the 4,000ft. grass strip, and have a great time!

http://www.reklawflyin.com/

This Saturday, October 3, the Raffle Plane will be heading up to Terrell, TX (KTRL) for the “Flights of our Fathers” Fly-In at the British Flying Training School Museum!  The fly-in runs from 7:30a – 3:00p, and we expect to arrive somewhere around 10:00a, weather-permitting.  Come out and see us!  More info on the fly-in can be found below:

http://www.bftsmuseum.org/fly_in%20event.htm

The 1940 Air Terminal was originally opened to the public 69 years ago today. On September 28, 1940, the Terminal represented architectural and technological state of the art. Although the airport had been operating since 1927, the 1940 Air Terminal was Houston’s first purpose-built air terminal. Happy Birthday, 1940 Air Terminal!

After a brief delay waiting for the weather to clear up Saturday morning, museum volunteers PJ Gustafson and Mike Kelly took off from Hobby Airport in the raffle plane, bound for the Flying V Ranch airport in Louise, TX for the “Under the Wire” Fly-In.  Incidentally, this fly-in got its name because there used to be a power line that stretched across the runway mid-field that you would have to pass under on takeoff and landing.  That power line has since been buried under the runway, but the name, and the fly-in fun still remain!

Songbird, as we affectionately refer to the 1958 Cessna Skylark which we are giving away, arrived at the fly-in right around noon and we were given a prime position right in front of the main food hangar.  Museum volunteers Gene Bursick, Francisco Gutierrez, and Blair McFarlain had all driven down, and got right to work selling tickets with PJ & Mike.  It was a great day with a lot of beautiful airplanes flying around, and a lot of good contacts were made with other fly-in organizers.  By the time we all left at about 4:30p, we had sold a good number of tickets and told a lot of people about the museum.

For the return trip, PJ rode back with Francisco and Blair flew Songbird back to Hobby with Mike.  It was a great day, and we can’t wait to take Songbird up to Terrell, TX for next weekend’s fly-in!