May 22, 2006

Dear Members,

Following is the schedule to work the B-17 on June 6^th & 7^th. The sales staff will man the trailer that will be parked in front of the old Corporate Air office (Edwards II) and will sell tickets for the ground tour and air rides plus B-17 merchandise. 

The ground crew will guide customers through the airplane and help to make sure that nobody goes out on the ramp. We are close to the terminal building and airport security is very important. You may want to bring a lawn chair to sit in during your shift. If you have a gate pass please wear it.

The crew that comes with the airplane will give us our initial direction on how they want things run and we will take it from there. We will have water at the site for everybody that is working to drink. Bathrooms will be available in the Edwards II building (indoor plumbing, better than an EAA meeting). If you see people from Edwards, please thank them for their help. Also thank Mark Kirby from Billings Nissan for supplying a car for the crew.

As of May 19, 2006 the EAA people said they had 19 paying customers signed up for a ride on the B-17. I hope that you have gotten your flyers out. Also remember to buy a ticket on Friday June 2, for a chance to ride the B-17.

Should you have any questions please call me on my cell phone at 861-5111. I have probably missed a few things, but we will deal with them as they arise. If there are any other members who would like to work but have not signed up as yet, please call.

Larry Mayer is handling publicity and will have a press flight on Monday afternoon with the paper and local media people.

This event is an important fund raiser for us. Thank you very much for your help and be careful out there.

Sincerely,
Steve Tostenrud

EAA B-17 Shift Schedule