Goals of the trip are several:

• We at Air Associates love to fly, and we want our pilot friends/associates, renters and students to develop the same feelings and excitement we feel, every time we get to venture beyond the traffic pattern
• We hope to instill or refresh competent cross-country planning skills, improve understanding and analysis of weather and promote decision making that improves flight safety
• We are hoping to provide a means of exercising your pilot or student pilot privileges while traveling to desirable/educational destinations

All of our past trips such as Hutchinson, Independence, and Wichita in Kansas were a resounding success.  We averaged 10-12 aircraft and 20 – 40 people on these trips. 

Here is our proposed Itinerary for this Fly-Out:

1. We will conduct a preflight collaborative pilot briefing beginning at 7:00 PM Friday night (September 28th) at Air Associates.  We will discuss pre-flight trip planning, aircraft launch sequencing/spacing and routes, weather, weight and balance specifics for your aircraft and K15 arrival procedures.
2. As we did last time we will offer a breakfast at Air Associates between 6:00 AM and 7:30 AM
3. We will depart from OJC Saturday September 29th at 7:30 AM and arrive at Grand Glaize-Osage Beach Airport (K15) at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri shortly after 8:45 AM (based upon typical 172 ground speed with a head wind)
4. We will be transported to the beautiful Tan-Tar-A resort (http://www.tan-tar-a.com/) on the wonderful Lake of the Ozarks. Everyone will be free to do any activities they desire.
5. Golf, boating, swimming, horseback riding, or just hanging out enjoying the scenery will all be available. We plan to depart Tan-Tar-A no later than 3:30 PM. For a list of some of the activities available please check website: http://www.tan-tar-a.com/1/activities/activities_prices.htm). We will return to OJC no later than 5:30 PM

The Friday night pre-flight briefing is a mandatory event that must be attended by each pilot who plans to fly a leg to or from K15.  A go-no-go decision will be made Friday night.  In the event that the weather forecast is marginal the go-no-go may be made Saturday morning.  In the event that weather is an issue and we are unable to complete the trip as planned, we will identify a backup date and we will take names of interested parties. 

We are looking forward to hearing from you and that you plan to come with us!! 

Reg Gast -  Director of Flight Training Operations

Air Associates of Kansas, Inc.

regg@airassociatesinc.com