Hondo, Texas
23 February 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The EAA Texas Fly-In Information Meeting at West Houston Airport

An information meeting of the EAA Southwest Regional Fly-In will be held on Saturday, March 18th at West Houston Airport (IWS) to which all EAA members are invited;  reports, discussions of plans and general participation will disclose the depth and complexity of
preparations for The Texas Fly-In.

Experimental Aviation Association members who arrive in their own
airplane at The Texas Fly-In at Hondo, Texas this coming May 11th through 14th will be charged just ten dollars ($10.00) to register and receive an event pass;  other aviators who arrive by road, rail, or horse-and-buggy will pay twenty ($20.00) and general admission event passes will be $25.

Only pilots who fly in to The Texas Fly-In will be eligible to take part in a special raffle with two prizes:  a two-night stay at the Hangar Hotel on the Fredericksburg, Texas airport (T82) or a two-night stay in the famous Alsatian Inn at Castroville, Texas. These will be two separate prizes.

The drawing for these two prizes will take place at The Texas Fly-In Awards Banquet on Saturday night, May 13th;  pilots must be present to win.

Pilots who fly in and stay until Sunday, May 14th, will get a free breakfast at the Mother's Day Fly-In Breakfast.

Aviation fuel for airplanes which fly in to The Texas Fly-In will be sold at a discount.

Other attractions for all who attend The Texas Fly-In include a chance to hear Mike Melvill, the world's first civilian astronaut, describe the work that carried him into space as pilot of Burt Rutan's SpaceShip One.  Melvill will take part in Forums and will be the featured speaker at the Awards Banquet.

Aircraft camping, Recreational Vehicle camping, golfing, showers, food from sun-up until sun-down, aviation Forums, a Fly-Market, an array of product exhibitors, and a ramp full of aircraft of all kinds to inspect and discuss are among the traditional elements of The Texas Fly-In at Hondo to be enjoyed by one and all.

Further information of all kinds, including flight approach control, lodging, camping, advance reservations, admission, schedule of events and pictures of award-winning airplanes can be found on the official Texas Fly-In web site at www.swrfi.org.

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Contact:
E. D. Yoes, Jr.
Secretary, SWRFI
(210) 492-2504