Skymaster fly-in
 

Rex Damschroeder,The owner/operator of the Fremont, Ohio airport ( 14G ),has asked me to announce to all skymaster owners that he is planning a Skymaster fly-in on August 1st and 2nd 2015.
A picnic dinner is planned for Saturday evening with a speaker and a chance to share our stories. Camping and other lodging is available.
Rex has a Skymaster and there's three more on the field. ( we're nuts! )
If you can make it a date. Contact me for more info.

I'm at the Moraine Airpark just south of Dayton. I'm sure I can make it up there in August if not sooner to see the fleet. 4 Skymasters are based at Fremont?

Skymaster fly-in
 

Hurray for you! Let's get the ball rolling. We've also gotten a commitment from Mike Jackson (the author of "Naked In Danang") to speak to us of his experiences flying O-2's in Vietnam.
I don't spend a lot of time at my computer, so forgive me if I don't reply immediately to inquiries.
The phone # to the Fremont airport is (419) 332-8037. Ask for Rex

Sound good to me. We are located at KPKB, Parkersburg, WV.

Jim Bennon

Sounds great, I'll plan to be there too........

Skymaster fly-in
 

Thanks guys. Herb I know we met at Oshkosh one year because I have your business card. Will be good to meet again.
Jim, I wonder if you know a friend of mine from Parkersburg, name of Carl Balderson. Any way, Welome Aboard!

Carl Balderson the Pawn star??

JB

Skymaster fly-in
 

Ha ha. Yeah that's him. If you know him bring him along, and pack your shotguns. (He'll explain ).

Got my postcard reminder this week. Thanks for sending these out. Should be a great gathering. Is there camping available on the airport?

skymaster fly-in
 

Sorry for the late reply. I've been farming.
Camping is at the airport. Rex has some private hangers with showers that can be used.
We are also checking with local hotels for group rate availability.
If you or anyone else would like a room, please let me or Rex know so we can get a count. Thanks, T.W.

Fly in @ Ohio
 

Hello Skymaster Owners.
I'm rebuilding a 1965 C337, BUT won't be flying by August. So if you all don't mind I'm planning on flying my (Freshly rebuilt) 1969 C172. I'm looking forward to meeting more C337 owner/pilots! Hope to see you all there.
BILLS

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me Bill. Looking forward to meeting you....

Sounds good
 

I'm looking forward to attending too. Not sure if over nite but will check schedule as we move closer to the date. Is there a specific agenda?

Jerry

post OSH
 

sounds good....count me as a definite tentative...likely wife and daughter to join as well...

Post OSH fly in@ ohio
 

Jerry, Toward your question about the agenda. Herb probably described it best as a gathering.
We plan on starting the arrivals with a meet and greet, right after noon on sat. Aug.1st. Campers can get set up and arraignments made for hotel transportation (please let us know ahead of time ).
The cookout will start at 5:00 pm, with Mike Jackson speaking afterwords.
We're having a campfire Sat. Evening (weather permitting) with Bill Hayes,an aviation attorney, musician, and Skymaster owner, providing entertainment.
Sunday morning we'll provide a light breakfast when we get around to it and John Russman of Detroit agreed to talk with us about Skymaster maintenance.
Our plans are done by noon, so your plans can take over.
The goal is for this to be a low cost/ fun affair.
Prepare to share your joys and concerns of the 337 , and wake up the town of Fremont

flyin
 

My wife and I are planning on attending the flyin.
Sounds like fun and I like talking about skymasters.
See you guys in Aug.


Howard

Flyin
 

Thanks Tom for the info. Looking forward to the event.

Cheers
Jerry
N34EC

Flyin
 

Looks like my schedule will allow, so my wife & I should be able to make it. Looking forward to meeting you folks!

Thanks for sending out the flyer, this will be a great gathering

SKYMASTER FLY IN - This Saturday/Sunday August 1 & 2

LET's ALL GET TOGETHER


See everyone this Saturday, I will not be there until 5 or 6 PM.

Hope to see all you folks and have a good time meeting and talking

REPORT - Fremont, OH

12 Skymasters in the same proximity, ain't bad. Thanks guys for the awesome gathering

Fremont
 

A big thanks to Rex and his crew for a great Skymaster flyin. Great food, good fuel price but most of all a nice group of very very nice folks. Great story by LtCol Jackson as he described his tour of duty in VN flying the O2A plane. Over all I rate this meet a four star performance. Got to see old friends and meet new ones. Thanks Rex!

Cheers
Jerry

Rex and crew did a fantastic job welcoming the Skymaster Owners and Pilots. They made us feel like family. Home cooked food, gracious service and a friendly atmosphere all the way around. Mike "Scoop" Jackson was a treat to listen to, you need to get his book "Naked in Da Nang" all about flying the O2 Skymaster in Vietnam.

http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Nang-Con...ked+in+da+nang

Always great to have more Skymasters but I was so glad that we went and didn't miss this wonderful event. Thanks to Rex and his team, top notch job guys

Herb just cost me money
 

Bummed I couldn't make the fly-in....sounds like it was great.
On a related note - there is a cool annual river float event this weekend in my hometown of Laughlin, NV (yes, moved from NC a ways back)....if anyone flys in their Skymaster to KIFP, park next to mine and ping me.

Herb - you cost me money with your post. I clicked the link to buy the book, and then ended up on Amazon for the next 30 mins buying a lot of other things, just because i was there :)

Regrets for not making it. First time it was close enough to come to, but the weekend after OSH was just not in the schedule. (That said, if my wife and kids had come back one day later in their leisurely drive back from AirVenture, I would have been there.) Maybe next year!

skymaster fly-in
 

On behalf of Rex
I want to give a shout out to all of you who took the time and burned your gas to make this years gathering such a joy for us. You're certainly a humble and fun group.
I regret not taking the microphone to tell you a little about Rex.
He is passionate about Skymasters,aviation in general,and keeping his family airport thriving. He usually has free hotdogs on Saturdays for anyone stopping by,and he is currently starting a flight academy for young teens at a ridiculously low price to get them started.
Well thanks again, good show! If anyone can order up the same great weather for next year I think we can talk him into doing it again.

skymaster flyin
 

Janet & I wanted to thank Rex and crew for a great time.
very enjoyable & nice to see all the skymasters & talk to
the owners and pilots.
I can't wait till the next time!!!!!


Howard (6ZD)

ps. Also enjoyed the speakers!!!!

Naked in Da Nag
 

OK Herb, just finished the book....great recommendation.

fly-in follow-up
 

Our summer host was recently interviewed by his local press with the article being passed on through AOPA e-Brief. http://www.thenews-messenger.com/sto...uths/72532856/ is the link for anyone interested.

Future Skymaster Fly-In
 

We at Commodore Aerospace Corp at Wiley Post airport in Oklahoma City offer to host a future SOPA fly-in in 2016 or later. I think we hosted one in 2004 and had a good turn out. We offer to share our expertise and knowledge of 337 and 0-2 aircraft as well as host fun activities. Let me know what you think. Don Nieser at 405-503-4686 or nieser.02.337parts@juno.com.

Don
Thank you for your offer and the fly-in you hosted was a fantastic event. It would be great to come back over and tap into your vast knowledge of these birds. I think the best part is just getting all the owners and pilots together but doing it at your place would be the icing on the cake

Thank you

Don - we would love to come to your place for a get together.

Jim Bennon
N9CP

skymaster fly-in
 

Sounds good Don, if the date fits I'm in.

Riverview Pilots Flying Adventure - Bahamas 2016
 

Another local news piece on Fremont airport and its owner passed through from AOPA E-Brief which might be of interest to those that attended that fly-in.

http://www.toledoblade.com/local/201...r-project.html

Skymaster Fly-In
 

My wife and I would be glad to host a SOPA Fly-in to Wiley Post airport in Oklahoma City. The best time of the year is Sept-Oct maybe first week of Nov time frame 2016. We have the week of 5 Sept. booked but all the rest of Sept and Oct 2016 and the first week of Nov 2016 is open for us. We are taking two 0-2A aircraft to the air show in Las Vegas at Nellis AFB 11-13 Nov 2016. Please let us know and we can plan a fun and informative meeting.
Don Nieser (02/337 parts guy)
Commodore Aerospace Corp
6221 Commodore Lane
Oklahoma City OK 73162
405-503-4686 cell
405-722-4079 phone and FAX

Hi Bill

Since you are restoring a 65 model it will be good to talk with you as I will be rebuilding a 67 337B model in winter months of 2016. I've PMed you with my contact details.

Regards
Sameer

So, OK....Is OK OK?
 

I read about a fly-in in autum to OKLAHOMA, right? I'm in.


Cheers!
JB & N2131X