Come Join ANN For The 2006 NW EAA Fly-In!
The Aero-News Network
(ANN), the Aviation World’s DAILY News Service (http://www.aero-news.net),
has been selected by the 2006 NW EAA Fly-In in Arlington,
Washington, as their official news service for the world-renowned
five day event.
Since the early 1970’s the annual gathering of Northwest
aviation enthusiasts has been drawing a cheerful and friendly crowd
to the Arlington Municipal Airport. With volunteer spirit and a
love of aviation, these enthusiasts built a tradition that is
known, world-wide, as the Arlington Fly-In. Every July, a dedicated
group of volunteers create a small city at the Arlington Airport
that hosts over 50,000 guests.
ANN Publisher, Jim Campbell said that, "I couldn't be more
pleased to be partnering with the folks at Arlington... their staff
espouses one of the most outstanding work ethics in the business,
and a true dedication to the best interests of aviation. With our
own 'Aero-Fest' program now under development, it is a pleasure to
not only attend this event but to absorb a serious education in how
to run a fly-in the 'Wright' way. I'm going to have a full note-pad
by the time this event is done. It's always been one of my favorite
events and this year looks to be a very exciting one for us to
cover."
ANN will be reporting live from the grounds of the 2006 Fly-In
and will be posting numerous stories, pictures and ANN's
high-quality Aero-Cast audio-programming each day of the fly-in.
ANN's Special Event coverage has been a distinguishing feature of
our organization since DAY ONE. It's a tough, exhausting,
brutally intensive process (but, yeah, we have a lot of fun doing
it -- don't tell anyone...) -- and read by hundreds of thousands of
aero-news readers all over the world.
Fly-In Director Barbara Tolbert noted that, "We are pleased to
welcome back Aero-News as the official news source for the
Arlington EAA Fly-In July 5-9. The professionals at Aero News are
not only nice folks, they also know how to get the news
out. This year we welcome even more staff from Aero-News, who
will be located in their own office in the HQ area of the Fly-In.
We look forward to reading all the news Jim and his crew bring to
their readers from this event."
Scheduled for July 5th through the 9th, this year's NW EAA
Fly-In promises to be a cut above the already lofty standard
set by previous fly-ins. Among the special events that will be part
of this year's fly-in, one can look forward to the Washington Sea
Plane Pilots' plan for a 'Splash-In' at Lake Goodwin Resort July
7-9, 2006. Lake Goodwin Resort has Dock space for loading and
unloading, anchored buoys for tie down will be provided and
transportation to the Arlington Fly-In will be provided.
In addition, the Arlington Fly-In is taking an
aggressive step into the future. In partnership with the
Arlington Sport Aviation Park, they are building a facility that
will support and expand their mission by bringing the world of
aviation to children, families and the thousands of people sharing
the dream of flight. The new Education-Exhibit Center will feature
25,000 square feet of floor space, 5 climate-controlled classrooms,
and 100 additional indoor exhibit spaces.
Got The Hots For An 'LSA?'
After its successful introduction at last year's AirVenture in
Oshkosh -- and a somewhat-conspicuous absence at the recent
Lakeland Fly-In -- EAA is bringing its Light Sport Aircraft
Mall to the upcoming Northwest EAA Fly-In in Arlington,
WA.
The Light-Sport Aircraft Mall offers the opportunity to view a
variety of new recreational and light-sport aircraft -- all in
ready-to-fly-condition -- in one place. All aviation enthusiasts
are welcome, ranging from experienced pilots to those just
discovering the possibilities of flight, and can have their
questions answered by an EAA sport pilot expert.
Silver State Helicopters, a local flight academy will be
providing aerial tours during the Fly-In. Those who sign up early
can receive a 25% discount on the flight ($30 per person for
advance reservations), and priority handling -- which means that
all guests with a pre-reservation will go directly to the express
line when they are ready to take their flight. Each flight will be
able to accommodate two or three passengers and will offer a bird's
eye-view of the beautiful scenery of North Snohomish County, as
well as a 'spectacular vista of Cascade Mountains and Valleys.'
In addition to all this, there are amazing opportunities to see
the latest in Warbirds, Classics, Homebuilts, Antiques,
Ultralights, Balloons, Aerobatics (including a daily air show),
Forums, Workshops and MUCH more.
This nod from one of the nation's largest fly-ins is but one in
an extensive series of honors for the Aero-News Network. In 2004,
ANN was designated by the Ansari X Prize and X Prize Foundation to
provide specialized news and news pool services for the launches of
SpaceShipOne and also served similar duties for the 2005 inaugural
X Prize Cup.
ANN Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, is hinting at other exciting
announcements for ANN readers and listeners. "We're in the process
of finalizing no less than a dozen agreements for special event and
specialized news and feature programming projects. 2006 is going to
be a banner year for ANN and the hardest working staff in in
aviation journalism. We can't wait to get started on it
all."
Persons and companies
with potential news and press releases for the 2006 NW EAA Fly-In
are urged to submit them via E-Mail to
2006 NW EAA Fly-In Aero-News Submissions,
ASAP. ANN invites you to submit your press materials and PR
packages to us prior to the Fly-In, in order to allow our team to
do as much advance preparation as possible and to get a feel for
the stories that will be prominent this next year. The sooner we
get such data, the more we can do with it, and the more likely it
is that you'll find yourself featured in a future ANN online news
feed or Aero-Cast. Submissions are strongly encouraged by E-mail
though postal "snail mail" is acceptable so long as it is received
in our office no later than July 1st, 2006. No aviation entity
currently gets to as many people, every day, as ANN is doing now,
so we encourage you to get in contact with us if you think you
might have a story idea or a subject worth covering.