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All USPA members and their guests are heartily invited to attend the Flyout to Pueblo, CO, June 2-5. It’s not just for officers and the board!!!! It’s for all USPA members, including affiliate members (members of states and local chapters affiliated with USPA). Come have a great time, make new friends of fellow pilots, and be a part of directing the future of GA. USPA is a GRASS ROOTS organization, and that means YOU!!!!!
The cut-off date for making special rate hotel reservations is May 13. So do it now while it’s on your mind. We look forward to seeing you in CO.
United States Pilots Association
ANNUAL FLY-OUT, PUEBLO, CO – JUNE 2 – 5, 2005
Located in southern Colorado at the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains, the city has a population of slightly over 100,000 people. At an elevation of 4,662 ft, in June it will have days in the high 70s and low 80s with evening temps in the 50s. Located on the Arkansas River (which flows through the city), it began in the 1840s as a gathering place for trappers, mountain men, and traders. In the 1870s coal was discovered nearby and the railroad moved in. It became Colorado’s second largest city and was a major industrial center. In WW II a bomber training base was built a few miles east of town which is now Pueblo Memorial Airport. Today Pueblo is not the second largest city in Colorado but it is close to number 4 or 5. Most people are familiar with the US Consumer Information Center located in the city. Just west of the city is the 17,000 acre City reservoir in a state park. The city has 279 acres of parks to include the 26 acre downtown Arkansas Riverwalk. A few blocks away is the Union Avenue Historic District featuring shopping, restaurants, galleries, entertainment, and cafes all in restored brick buildings. For more information see www.puebloharp.com. Pueblo is about 30 miles from the mountains, which makes for an excellent day trip before or after the meeting. Pueblo has a very nice zoo, excellent museums and art galleries, which allows for an enjoyable relaxed time between planned activities. The Historic District and the Riverwalk also have a 25-minute excursion boat ride on the river for $5.00 ($3.50 for seniors and retired military). In the Union Avenue Historic District you will find nightclubs, sidewalk cafes, furniture stores, gourmet cookware, art galleries, day spas, gift shops, antiques and more! Don't forget to make the turn on "B" Street where you will find more shops, restaurants and the Union Avenue Depot, one of the most magnificent train depots in the western United States.
Air Force Academy Tour: Visitors to the Academy must enter through the North Gate, which can be accessed from Exit 156B on Interstate 25, 56 miles north of downtown Pueblo. Areas open to visitors include the Cadet Chapel, the Field House, Arnold Hall and the Honor Court. The Visitors Center will be open Saturday, June 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Cadet Chapel is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday with periodic closings for chapel events. Please note that graduation is on Wednesday, June 1 and that much of the main Chapel will be closed on Saturday because of many Academy marriages over the weekend. Plan to spend about two hours on the self guided tour which begins at the Visitors Center. For more information, call the Visitor's Center at (719) 333-2025 or e-mail at pa.comrel@usafa.af.mil
Hotel: The Pueblo Marriott at the Convention Center, 110 W. First St., Pueblo, CO 81003, is in the heart of the downtown historic district and just two blocks from the Riverwalk. It has a restaurant and lounge, spa, indoor pool, and fitness center. The rate is $70 plus 11.7% tax. Call 1-(800) 228-9290 (other phones 1-(888) 238-6507 or (719) 542 3200). Tell them that you are with USPA and that you want the USPA meeting rate. The cut-off date is May 13, 2005. There will be a hospitality suite in the hotel.
USPA Meetings: All of our meetings will be in the adjacent Convention Center as will be our Saturday evening banquet. A complete breakfast will be served buffet style from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. before the Friday and Saturday meetings.
Airport and FBO: Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) is the selected airport of arrival. The host FBO is Flower Aviation-PUB. A full service FBO, it is open from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily. They will offer 40 cents per gallon discount on fuel and free parking. They also offer rental cars. Call 1-(800) 222-7746 or (719) 948-2447.
Transportation: No transportation will be provided. Hopefully, there will be enough rental cars or shared taxis to get to the Friday evening event. The Saturday tour of the USAF academy will require a rental car. A taxi (719) 543-2525 serves the FBO to hotel or reverse and is $16.90 per cab plus 50 cents for extra people (cab holds 4 people). An airport shuttle (719) 545-9444 is $10 per person and it holds 14 people. The shuttle needs advance notice the day before arrival.
Cost: There is a single price for everything listed above. Two complete breakfasts, the evening at the Museum and the catered meal, the banquet, and the hospitality suite. There are no options to pick and choose due to the nature of the costs to USPA and the contractual agreements we had to make to reserve everything. The single cost per person is $99 per person.
Schedule of Activities
Thursday, June 2 – Hospitality and registration are available at the hotel in the afternoon and evening. All day and evening are open for you to relax and enjoy Pueblo.
Friday, June 3 – 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. buffet breakfast in the meeting room at the Convention Center. 8:00 a.m. to noon General members meeting in the Convention Center. Lunch is on your own with early afternoon free. 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. tour Pueblo Historic Aircraft Museum, which has about 24 WW II planes on display and a gift shop. 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. catered dinner in the Museum. 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. FAA WINGS Safety Seminar in the Museum theatre (open to the public). 9:30 p.m. return to the Marriott. 9:45 p.m. to??? hospitality suite at the hotel will be open.
Saturday, June 4 – 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. buffet breakfast in the meeting room at the Convention Center. 8:00 a.m. to noon. USPA Board meeting in the Convention Center. All members are welcome. Lunch is on your own. Afternoon tour of the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs. For those people going on the 2005 USPA trip to Alaska, on Saturday afternoon there will be a meeting to review all the final details, answer any last minute questions, and go over the planned route. Those who are not going to AK and who may want to do so in the future may want to attend this briefing session. For other tours that are available, contact Bob Worthington at (505) 522-6785. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. “Way Out West” cowboy buffet (dress western style - no coats, ties or evening dresses). 9:45 p.m. to??? hospitality suite at the hotel will be open.
Sunday, June 5 – Depart at your leisure or stay over a few more days and do some of the things you didn't have time for in our short weekend.
Registration Form
Name(s)________________________________________________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________________________________________
City__________________________________________________________ State_______Zip___________________
Phone_____________________ Fax______________________ E-mail_____________________________________
Number Amount
Basic Registration: $99.00 (Wings seminar, hospitality suite, breakfast buffet
Friday and Saturday, meetings, Friday dinner and Saturday banquet. ______ @ $ 99.00 $_______
Send registration form with check or form below to: United States Pilots Association, 483 S. Kirkwood Rd., Suite 10, St. Louis, MO 63122. If paying by credit card, the registration form may be faxed to: (314) 843-5155
Charge it! M/C______ or VISA______
Card No._________________________________ Exp.______
Signature___________________________________________
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For additional information, please call Bob Worthington at (505) 522-6785, email at rworthin@zianet.com or USPA at (314) 849-USPA.
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association