Opening Event
Saturday, August 8, 2009
2-5pm

Petaluma Municipal Airport (O69)
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petalumapilotsupplies.com invites you to celebrate the opening of a new international flight planning resource in the San Francisco bay area on August 8, 2009.

Opening Event Sponsored By


Based at the Petaluma Municipal Airport, petalumapilotsupplies.com provides an extensive selection of international aviation charts and assists pilots in obtaining international overflight and landing permits and international aviation insurance policies. The business also provides aviation chart subscriptions and oil and other aviation lubricants to the pilot community at the Petaluma Municipal Airport.

The opening celebration will feature raffle prizes, an aviation closeout sale and presentations about international flights and flight planning. Raffle tickets for sale at and before the event will benefit the Petaluma Arts Council and the Western Horizon Flight Museum.

For additional information, please download the pdf of the Media Release. To help raise awareness for the event, please download the pdf of the Event Flyer and post it at your airport or flight school.

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Confirmed Raffle Prizes Include:

A tour of San Francisco Bay for two with a landing at Half Moon Bay and lunch courtesy of Gary McDonald & Son, specializing in natural stone environments, custom rock pools, spas and waterfalls.

A case of aviation oil courtesy of Phillips 66® and Royal Petroleum.

An introductory helicopter flight in a Robinson R-22 helicopter with one of
Makin Air Helicopter's certified helicopter flight instructors.

A full interior detail of an aircraft with up to six seats courtesy of NorCal Wing Waxers.

A discovery flight with Spirits Up, global sales leader of the Air Creation Tanarg trike.

A one hour flight in a mint Vans RV6A courtesy of Pete Sand of USA Aircraft Brokers, Inc.

Three $50 gift certificates from Bogema, San Francisco based European Women's Clothing and Lingerie Boutique. A recent lingerie fashion show in San Francisco featured Bogema's Italian designers.

A copy of the movie One Six Right-The Romance of Flying on DVD courtesy of aviation writer Susan Terrell

An hour on an ATC-610 flight simulator courtesy of Aeroventure.

A one year subsciption to Trade-A-Plane, courtesy of Trade-A-Plane.

A copy of a 22 x 28" poster of an aerial photograph of Opening Day at AT&T Park in San Francisco.

A copy of the coffee table book Above Mexico City.

Ride in a 1946 Taylorcraft for a child under 14 years of age courtesy of tailwheelferrypilot.com

Presentations Include

Flying the Outback in Botswana, Africa and the Canadian Arctic, Art Hayssen, North Coast Air

A Brief Overview of General Aviation in China, Jane Zhang, Friends of China General Aviation

Flying in Mexico, Official Requirements & Practical Suggestions for the US Pilot, Herb Lingl, aerialarchives.com

One Time Aviation Supply Closeout Sale

Take advantage of unusual deals on aviation supplies being provided by event sponsors available only on the day of the Opening Event. We are also accepting interesting aviation related items on consignment for inclusion in the sale. If you have items you'd like considered, please contact us. If you'd like to help make the closeout sale as interesting as possible, please post the close out sale flyer requesting items for inclusion at your airport.

Aviation Lubricants: Order By July 31 for Pick-up at the Event

Aeroshell and Phillips76 aviation oils will be available for pickup at the registration desk at the event if you place your order by July 31. To order these products, please download the Aviation Lubricant Order Form. If you email your order, please save the file after filling in the information in the respective fields, or feel free to fax your order to us.

China Civil Aviation Report

A limited number of copies of the glossy bilingual English/Chinese publication China Civil Aviation Report published by Uniworld will be available at the event at no charge while supplies last. To reserve a copy please contact us and request your copy, and it will be held for you at the registration table.

Free To First Registered Attendees

While you can attend the event for free without registering, please register for the event if you are planning to attend--there is no charge and it will help us with event planning to know that you are coming. The first 30 people to register will receive a complimentary copy of the very first edition of the the North Atlantic Oceanic Planning Chart (OPC 1).

Enjoy Historic Petaluma, CA

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If you're coming from out of town, you may wish to budget some time to enjoy historic Petaluma. Additional information about Petaluma is available from the Petaluma Visitor Center .

If you enjoy beer, you may wish to take a tour of the Lagunitas Brewing Company located right in Petaluma not far from the airport. Lagunitas is a sponsor of the event and will be providing their India Pale Ale for attendees of the event.

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To suggest a raffle prize or an item for the aviation supply close out sale, please contact petalumapilotsupplies.com.