I second what Terry said. If you won a raffle prize, please take a few minutes to write a email or letter to the supporter. It doesn't have have to be much, but just something that lets them know you appreciate it, such as Terry did. If you need an email or phone number, please don't hesitate to shoot me a PM. We had some terrific prizes this year, and hopefully we can continue to expand next year.

Thank you, Matt

Here's the email for the gentleman at Yamaha..... P.S. they will really appreciate to here from you

( , I forgot this is wide open to the world ) PM me too if you want emails to the guys that helped with donating the Yamaha goodies.

These guys did not hesitate to help out. I also sent them this link and they checked out the rest of the website/forum and was really impressed with what they saw! They may be lurkers now for all I know (keeping an eye on me making sure I'm not on here during work hours ). I side note..... My big boss Keith has been wanting to learn to fly for many years. In fact, he's been bugging me about part ownership of my 182 also

If there's a raffle next year, I'll get on it right away and see if we can donate something even cooler . Like a small generator

I'm already looking forward to next year. What a great weekend. We only live a hundred miles from JC and can go there anytime but it is really about all the great people that make it so much fun on this particular weekend. We sure do appreciate ya'll.

Steve and Cathy Henry

Raffle related:

During the raffle, some may have noticed a faint odor emanating from the out house, at least I think that's what it was and where it was coming from! A fact of life with a setup like that and no big deal, BUT sitting there I eyeballed the vent stack at 8", and it occurred to me I had in my shop a 8" rotary turbine vent, the kind you see on industrial buildings, the slightest breeze (jeweled bearings) starts them spinning and they create airflow, venting whatever they are hooked to in a much more positive manner then passive venting. It also turns out the campground host is the brother of an old hang gliding buddy and we had met before. Anyway, Monday morning I took the vent to the UPS store and JC will have it today, complete with mounting screws. Moving more air speeds the "process" in an outhouse, and can increase it's capacity, speed the process, and lessen the odor.

Another trick is to paint the vent stack black, and build a box around it with the front pointing south and glazed. Now, when the sun is out, you have a solar heater that starts a strong airflow in the desired direction. A last trick is an automatically controlled fan that starts when the seat is lifted that further assures proper airflow. I build a temporary setup like this years when moving onto my first property, using all these tricks, and had the user input area(toilet seat) inside the 5 th wheel trailer, basically a hi-tech inside outhouse. No hole in the ground, everything went to a ground level slab with 2' high cinderblock sides. Two years later when I built my house (I had to get the Kitfox flying first, priorities) and regular septic system, I got to see how effective the process was as I took it all apart. It worked GREAT, these are called composting toilets I believe, and with a few upgrades an older style outhouse can vastly improve it's performance. Another system utilizing a 12" PTO tractor post hole auger and a lawn chair with the bottom cut out, can be usefull for short periods, but you didn't hear that from me

That is a crappy thing to say!
Thanks for the donation to make a great place greater.

We were camped just north of the northern outhouse, and a couple times a day, the oder was noticeable. Not sure if the "extra" use was part of it, but those establishments got a lot of visitations throughout the day/night. I wonder if we should get a set up for all the toilets on the property?

Do they have a honey bucket truck that comes to suck all that crap out on a regular basis? If so, that's a crappy business to be in

Here's a raffle video I put together, including the top 3 prizes.

Nicely done Matt, and all those involved. Looked like a lot of fun for a good cause. Woot!

Awesome Matt!

I followed through with a personal 'Thank you' to BAS and Lightspeed Aviation for their generous support of backcountrypilot.org's raffle to benefit the RAF (Recreational Aviation Foundation) and the IAF (Idaho Aviation Foundation). Thanks also to MountainMatt and others for putting this together so well! Girl friend was well pleased with her birthday present!

who got the AR-7 camp rifle?

Reuben


ps All the student pilots should of be entered for free!

Thankfully.....I WON THE RIFFLE!!!! Go figure! Stoked!

AKT

So how does it do at a 100 yd? I'll give $10 for it. Ok how bout $15. Tell us how good it and how much we missed out on!

Reuben

Tuesday---talk to Jim Mettler at BAS
Wednesday---harnesses show up at my front door
Thursday---headed for my hangar with harnesses and tool box

Terry wrote:Tuesday---talk to Jim Mettler at BAS
Wednesday---harnesses show up at my front door
Thursday---headed for my hangar with harnesses and tool box

Now that's customer service!

Thanks again Matt and Zane for putting this together. I never win anything and now I think I've used up all the luck I have in that area between the poker run at Caveman and the Spot and case of oil at JC. I talked with Jomac and might see if I can trade the Spot in for the Spot Connect. I just have to research it and see if it is something I'd like to have.

Thanks again!

I put BAS inertia-reel seatbelts on my C182 a couple of years ago. With BAS sponsoring a set for the raffle it gave those of us who are convinced of their value a chance to talk to the Cessna drivers-who have yet to do so-about their NECESSITY in a mishap/misadventure (compared to the stock belts).
If you fly over anything but 'flatland', you need a set of BAS belts! It is not pretty what happens when your wing is torn off the airplane if your shoulder strap is hooked to that wing root. 'NUF SAID.
Don't take my word for it. Talk to the Depart.Trans./FAA's accident investigators at your local FISDO.

Thank you, BAS, for your generous donation.
lc

PS I'm not going to 'test' mine. Those things just happen to 'other people'........

BAS shoulder harnesses mounted and ready for play!
The craftsmanship and quality of every single piece is top notch! Installation was simple and went flawlessly.
The fixed type shoulder harness I had before needed to be worn so loose to reach the flap handle that they would have been useless in an accident.
The freedom of movement with the BAS is awesome!
Looking at the testimonials on their web site it's amazing anyone could live through some of those crashes.
http://www.basinc-aeromod.com/

Any idea of the dates for 2012 Johnson Creek fly-in?