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If you fly a PPC, you'll want to be a part of PPC Caravan II.  Join us for the entire trip or just part of it.  We guarantee the fun.  And the best part -- we haven't raised the registration fee.  Nope.  It's still free.  

NOTICE!   This may be the final update!? -- 10/01/06

Schedule 

Friday and Saturday, October 6, 7, 2006 – Oelwein, Iowa
Sunday, October 8, 2006 – Monona, Iowa (53 miles)
Monday and Tuesday, October 9 and 10, 2006 – New London, Wisconsin (235 miles)
Wednesday and Thursday, October 11 and 12,  2006 -- Wautoma (47 miles)
Friday and Saturday, October 13 and 14, 2006 – Fall Color Fly-in, Rushford, Minnesota (150 miles)
Sunday, Monday, October 15 and 16, 2006 -- Amana Colonies, Iowa (202 miles)
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 -- Oskaloosa, Iowa (76 miles)
Wed, Thurs, October 18 and 19, 2006 -- Lexington, MO (234 miles)
Friday to Sunday, October 20, 21, and 22, 2006 -- 4th Annual PowerFest PPC Rally, Beaumont, KS (240 miles)

Sunday, October 22, 2006 -- Party's Over -- Planning begins for "Caravan III"

PPC Caravan II – Activities Schedule at a Glance

Friday, October 6, 2006 -- Oelwein, Iowa

Evening Meal -- No dinner plans this evening -- on your own or group up with others 

Click on here for directions to Oelwein

Saturday, October 7, 2006 -- Oelwein, Iowa

Evening Meal -- Official PPC Caravan II kickoff dinner -- 7:30 pm  -- Two Brothers Restaurant.  

Sunday, October 8, 2006 -- Monona, Iowa

Evening Meal -- The Shanti in Gunder -- Home of the Gunderburger --  7 miles
Or – St. Olaf Tavern -- Iowa's Largest Tenderloin -- St. Olaf -- (10 miles)


Monday, October 9, 2006 -- Travel to New London, Wisconsin

Mark's Park and Airfield -- Home of the WPPA Annual fly-in
Evening Meal -- Supper Club near flight park

Tuesday, October 10, 2006 -- New London, Wisconsin

Evening Meal -- Pot luck dinner by the campfire -- bring and a covered dish for group dinner 

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 -- Move on to Wautoma, Wisconsin 

Evening Meal -- Get-together at the Silvercryst Supper Club after flying or at 7:00 p.m. -- Dinner

Thursday, October 12, 2006 -- Wautoma, Wisconsin

Cross country flight to Oshkosh and the EAA Museum -- we'll drive here if too windy to fly.

Evening Meal -- Panda -- after flying

 Friday, October 13, 2006 -- On to Rushford, Minnesota 

Attend the S.E. Minnesota Fall Color Fly-in -- see details -- http://www.luminet.net/~rmarsole/2006_fly-in.htm

Saturday, October 14, 2006 -- Rushford, Minnesota -- Fall Color Fly-in

Alternate daytime activity --  Hike/Bike the Root River State Trail

Sunday, October 15, 2006 -- Travel to Amana Colonies, Iowa

Ackerman Winery in Amana -- Self Tour -- 3:00 pm

Evening Meal -- Group Dinner 7:30 pm (7:00 if bad weather) -- Ox Yoke Restaurant

Monday, October 16, 2006 -- Amana Colonies, Iowa

Late Group Breakfast -- Amana Stone Hearth Bakery -- 319-622-7640 -- Village of Amana -- 9:30 a.m.

                       Woolen mill, beer brewery, handmade furniture store 

Evening Meal -- Group Dinner -- Zubers Restaurant -- 7:30 pm (7:00 if no flying)

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 -- Oskaloosa, Iowa

Evening Meal -- Evening Group Function -- Basically Hors d'oeuvres, wine and cheese sampling -- Each couple bring a bottle of Amana wine and food purchased in Amana such as a sleeve of crackers, summer sausage or ham or some type of meat, and a small block of cheese to share with the group.

Tour of Kelderman Air Ride Suspension Systems manufacturing plant -- 2:00 p.m. 

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 -- Move on to Lexington, MO

Evening Meal -- Mexican night -- restaurant in Lexington

Thursday, October 19, 2006 -- Lexington, MO

Group Breakfast -- Location to be determined

Evening Meal -- Bring Your Own Steak Night
 

Friday, October 20, 2006 -- Travel to the 4th Annual PowerFest PPC Rally, Beaumont, KS -- "The Sturgis of Powered Parachuting"

Evening Meal -- Annual PowerFest Chili Dump, Brats, and Beer

Saturday, October 21, 2006 -- 4th Annual PowerFest PPC Rally, Beaumont, KS

Group Breakfast and flight briefing -- Beaumont Hotel Restaurant -- 6:30 a.m. 

3:00 PM -- Caravan Slide Show -- Hotel dining area

Evening Meal -- Dinner in the Historic Beaumont Hotel Restaurant

Awards and Prizes?

                                                                        NOTICE!

+For safety reasons, this adventure is for powered parachutes only.
 + Please -- no trikes, no rotorcraft, and no fixed wing ultralights. 
+All PPC pilots are encouraged to have at least 15 hours of previous PPC flying experience.
+ Limited camping space at airports limits participants to powered parachute pilots & their family, not guest campers. 
+All PPC pilots and their guests must abide by the rules and directions of the Caravan sponsors, airport FBOs, FAA officials, and local authorities, or they will be asked to leave the Caravan at any time during the event. 
+ All PPC pilots take full responsibility for their own actions and flight decisions. 
+ Caravan sponsors are not responsible for any accidents, injuries, or property damage.
+If provided as a courtesy by Caravan sponsors, flight and weather briefings are not intended to guarantee safe flying conditions.
+All participating pilots must have a WORKING aviation radio on board on every flight taken during the Caravan!
+We are guests of the airports we visit.  Each pilot agrees to pay a small "airport use fee" to each airport.  The amount of this fee will be determined by the Caravan sponsors and will not exceed $10 per day.
+ Not all PPC pilots who apply will necessarily be allowed to participate based on past behaviors at other PPC events.
+ Each PPC pilot must agree in writing to the above terms prior to participating in PPC Caravan II.  

PPC Caravan II is a project sponsored by PPCPilot.com and Bill (Vie) and Suzi Vietti 
Thanks go to Dennis (General) Mills, Perry Kent Pahlmeyer, and Mark Zabel for all their help with the arrangements.

Thanks, too, to Tim McCord of Performance Designs, Bear Perkins, Powrachutes, and Ultraflight Magazine for their generous donations of awards for giveaway to Caravan II and PowerFest participants.
Note to others: volunteers are certainly welcome!
Notice to Vendors: -- This is a social event, not a commercial venture.  There is fee of $250 for exhibiting to participants of this event, payable to PPCPilot.com.  This excludes the Fall Color Fly-in which will have different arrangements for vendors.

Any questions -- go to www.ppcpilot.com and contact us.

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