Photo by Dana Hollister -- Image Works Productions

Plans are to begin in Iowa, and fly in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, and Kansas.

We'll start our trek among the burgeoning fall colors of northeastern Iowa.  We'll witness the autumn transition along the Great River Road Scenic Byway adjacent to the Mississippi, and join other EAA pilots at the SE Minnesota Fall Color Fly-in.  In Iowa, we'll have the chance to fly to the Mississippi River bluffs over rolling farms like the one shown above. We'll visit the unique culture and shops of Iowa's Amana Colonies, and sample their wine and breads and other delicious treats.  And we'll top it all off with some terrific flying over the Flint Hills of Kansas, prairie land for miles upon miles.  All along the way we'll tell flying lies, eat shelled peanuts, and maybe even share a few brewskis by the evening campfires. 

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. 

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

Schedule at a Glance

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, Wisconsin (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"

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 organizers are not responsible for any accidents, injuries, or property damage.
+If provided by the Caravan organizers, 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 organizers and will not exceed $10 per day (or at least that is our goal.)
+ 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 arranged 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.
Note to others: volunteers are certainly welcome!
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.
Notice to Vendors: -- This is a social event, not a commercial venture.  There is a fee of $250 for exhibiting to participants of this event, payable to PPCPilot.com. (This excludes the weekend of October 13, 14, and 15, 2006 -- all exhibition fees will be due to the Fall Color Fly-in on those dates.)

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

To order a PPC Caravan II/PowerFest '06 Shirt -- Click Here -->

More Details Below -- Remember, this is a work in progress -- activities will change.

All Activities Are Optional -- if you'd like to participate, you are welcome to come along.  All participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from all activities.

PPC CARAVAN II -- It's not a fly-in -- it's an adventure! 
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas

Friday, October 6, 2006 -- Oelwein, Iowa

Evening Meal -- No dinner plans this evening -- on your own or group up with other early arrivals 

Click here for directions to and info about Oelwein

Saturday, October 7, 2006 -- Oelwein, Iowa

            Airport - http://www.airnav.com/airport/KOLZ
            http://map.aeroplanner.com/mapping/chart/aptrpt.cfm?typ=APT&txt=kolz

                       Fly over appreciative Amish community (4 mi) 

Oelwein IA     http://oelweingov.com/ 

Drive thru Amish country (see map) wood crafts, baked goods (4 mi) 

Historical Society Museum (3 mi) 

Hazelton (9 mi) http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/BCCB/home.htm  

Evening Meal -- Official PPC Caravan II kickoff dinner -- 7:30 pm  -- Two Brothers Restaurant.  Denny says, "It is VEERRRYYY reasonably priced, has beer, has specials, has GREAT breakfasts after 7 AM, is VERY reaasonably priced, and has a separate room for us for Saturday night."  Sounds like a great place to meet everyone and get this thing started off right.
     
Sunday, October 8, 2006 -- Monona, Iowa

Travel to Monona mid day Sunday (53 miles) -- Monona airport - http://www.airnav.com/airport/7C3 
            http://map.aeroplanner.com/mapping/chart/aptrpt.cfm?typ=APT&txt=7c3  

Evening Meal -- The Shanti in Gunder -- Home of the Gunderburger --  7 miles
         http://chefmoz.org/United_States/IA/Gunder/Shanti987471928.html

Or -- Evening Meal -- St. Olaf Tavern -- Iowa's Largest Tenderloin -- St. Olaf -- (10 miles)
          106 S. Main Street, St. Olaf  563/783-7723

Cross-country to Postville airstrip for touch & goes
            Cross country to the Mississippi River and Pikes Peak State Park

            Things to see --
            Town - http://www.mononaiowa.org
            Childhood home of Laura Ingalls Wilder-  http://www.walnutgrove.org/
            Niagara Cave, Harmony MN   http://www.niagaracave.com/ 
            Postville IA  http://www.postville.govoffice.com/   (book by Stephen Bloom)
            Pikes Peak State Park (16 mi)   http://www.iowadnr.com/parks/state_park_list/pikes_peak.html 
            Spook Cave  (14 mi) http://www.spookcave.com/  

            Crawford Co - http://www.crawfordcountywi.com/crawford_county_attractions.htm
            

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

Travel from Monona to Mark's Park and Airfield, New London -- 235 miles --

http://www.airnav.com/airport/3WN4 -- Home of the WPPA annual fly-in -- turf runway in all directions.

Evening Meal -- Supper Club 2 miles from the air field

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

Evening Meal -- Pot luck dinner -- bring something to share for dinner in the campground.  Big bonfire.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 -- Wautoma, Wisconsin

Travel from New London to Wautoma on Wednesday mid-day -- 47 miles

Evening Meal -- Silvercryst Supper Club after flying or at 7:00 p.m. -- Dinner and Drinks  
http://www.foodspot.com/silvercryst/index.html

http://www.airnav.com/airport/Y50

Thursday, October 12, 2006 -- Wautoma, Wisconsin

Cross country flight or drive over to Oshkosh to visit EAA museum. 
Anyone wanting a Sport Pilot check ride?  Sean Curry, DPE and CFI can do the test while here.

Evening Meal -- Panda -- after flying
Panda
103 Plaza Rd., Wautoma, WI 54982
(920) 787-2688

Friday, October 13, 2006 -- Rushford, Minnesota 
The S.E. Minnesota E.A.A. Fall Color Fly-in -- 

Travel to Rushford from Wautoma -- 150 miles 

http://www.luminet.net/~rmarsole/2006_fly-in.htm  

            Airport - http://www.airnav.com/airport/55Y 
            http://map.aeroplanner.com/mapping/chart/aptrpt.cfm?typ=APT&txt=55Y

                        Town - http://www.rushford.net

Trout fishing -  http://www.rctc.edu/program/btec/pub/fall2001/egensmer-1/  

Apple orchards - http://www.applejournal.com/mn05.htm

Lanesboro bicycle trail (10 mi) -  http://www.lanesboro.com/   

Saturday, October 14, 2006 -- Rushford, Minnesota -- 

The fun continues…. But remember to relax! Still enjoying the Fall Color Fly-in

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

Travel to Amana Colonies -- 202 miles

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

                      Fly over 7 colonies within 16 miles  

DENNY HAS ARRANGED OVERNIGHT CAMPING AT THE AIRPORT  --THANKS DENNY

          http://www.airnav.com/airport/C11   
                      http://map.aeroplanner.com/mapping/chart/aptrpt.cfm?typ=APT&txt=c11

                      Amana Colonies           http://www.amanacolonies.com 

Ackerman Winery in Amana -- Self Tour -- 3:00 pm
          
           Woolen mill, beer brewery, handmade furniture store (300 yds)

4-wheeler & motorcycle friendly 3 mile bicycle/hiking trail (150 yds)

Family style German food (300 yds) 

           Quaint shops, wineries, etc.  (350 yds)    

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

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

Evening Meal -- Group Dinner -- The Brick Haus Restaurant -- 7:15 pm

                                              Attractions Though Iowa

Living History Farms (Des Moines) http://www.lhf.org/ 

Largest IA  shopping center (Des Moines) http://www.jordancreektowncenter.com/html/ 

Bridges of Madison County (13 mi) http://www.madisoncounty.com/ 

John Wayne birthplace&museum Winterset (12 mi) http://www.johnwaynebirthplace.org/ 

Gambling boat Osceola www.casinocity.com/us/ia/osceola/lakesidr/

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 -- Oskaloosa, Iowa

Travel to Kelderman Manufacturing during the day (5 mi east of Oskaloosa) -- 76 miles

Group lunch -- Lamp Lighters Amish Restaurant

Evening Meal -- Evening Group Function -- Basically Hors d'oeuvres, wine and cheese sampling -- Each couple bring a bottle of Amana wine or your beverage of choice 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.