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On Saturday, November 13, 2004, we held our first "Cherokee Pilots Association Midwest Fly Out."  It won't be our last!

The weather -- always dicey in November -- was absolutely perfect, with cobalt blue skies, comfortable temperatures, and calm winds.   We were rewarded with a nice turnout, with 16 CPA members flying in from all over the Midwest.

After providing tours of the hotel, we all headed over to "The Lark" -- a wonderful locally owned restaurant that has been in business since World War II.  We had the entire upstairs to ourselves, and everyone seemed to enjoy their fine food, excellent service and reasonable prices.

We held three drawings -- two for the coveted "Alexis Park Inn & Suites" baseball caps (won by Dawn Peltzer and Dave Pearson) and one for the Grand Prize of a "Free Night in the Pan Am Clipper" honeymoon suite -- won by Dave Hahn.  Incredibly, Dave randomly selected himself from the drawing box -- which, of course, everyone believed was a complete set-up!

After a fine lunch and a fair piece of hangar flying, we transported everyone back to the airport, where our fellow Cherokee owners departed Iowa City,  hurling themselves headlong back into that crystal clear sky -- what a great day!

In fact, Mary and I had such a great time that we will surely be doing more CPA fly outs  -- at least twice per year!

To view a short movie of the luncheon, click here...

Here are some photos from the day: