It's that time of year, and at this point I'm playing catch-up finding raffle donations for the 2013 BCP fly-in. I would like to thank all our sponsors from last year found HERE. It would be amazing to see that type of support again. The backcountry pilot community never ceases to amazing me.

The raffle will be held just like last year, ticket sales will purchased at the fly-in and your ticket must be present to win. The raffle will be held the Saturday night of the fly-in (June 29th) after the pot-luck. The cost per tickets will remain at $10.00, and all proceeds will once again go to the Recreational Aviation Foundation and Idaho Aviation Foundation. Tickets will be available for sale each afternoon and before the raffle.

If anyone has any suggestions or donations, please let me know. And if anyone would like to donate some of their time and energy toward the raffle, please send me a PM.

Donations are as follows:

Points North Heli-Adventures Inc. donated a free day of world class heli skiing in Cordova, Alaska and 5 days of lodging and meals!!! This is an opportunity of a lifetime for someone, and everyone that wins this prize raves about the experience.


All About Hawaii donated a five (5) night stay at Hale Mahina Beach Resort in Maui, Hawaii – 1 bedroom (maximum of 4) - ocean front condominium!!!


EZ Flap donated one STC'd EZ Flap handle for a make/model aircraft of the winners choice.


Action Motor Sports donated a SPOT and a GoPro camera!


Alaskan Bushwheel donated two portable Bushwheel bags (5.2/gal each) and a few other goodies.


Stene Aviation donated a $120 Gift Certificate and a Gear Pods Wilderness adventure system.


FlyTies donated an aircraft tie down kit.


Caveman Ranch donated Caveman shirts and hats.


Univair Aircraft Corp. donated 3 gift certificates equaling $100.


BCP Member Marc Huntwork and Conrad & Bischoff out of Nampa, ID donated a few cases of oil to the raffle!

BCP Member Troy Hamon donated two copies of his book: 14 Days to Alaska

Several other businesses and organizations have donated shirts and hats.

Some great stuff has coming in already.

Kevin (AKTahoe1) has once again been extremely gracious in donating another heli ski trip provided by Points North Heli-Adventures Inc. This package includes 1 day of world class heli skiing in Cordova, AK with 5 days of food and lodging. This is no doubt a trip of a lifetime for someone. You can read a trip report found HERE (at the end of page 10) by one past winner.


DCO-65 and All About Hawaii has generously donated a five (5) night stay at the Hale Mahina Beach Resort in Maui, Hawaii – 1 bedroom (maximum 4 persons in room) - ocean front condominium!!! Check out the link found HERE, many amenities and a great location!


Bill (EZFlap) once again donated a STC'd EZ Flap handle. This is a great addition to any johnson bar manual flap handle. THANKS BILL!
http://www.ezflaphandle.com/

BCP member Troy Hamon has once again donated two copies of his book 14 Days to Alaska. Thank you Troy!

The raffle will be held just like last year, ticket sales will purchased at the fly-in and your ticket must be present to win. The raffle will be held the Saturday night of the fly-in (June 29th) after the pot-luck. The cost per tickets will remain at $10.00, and all proceeds will once again go to the Recreational Aviation Foundation and Idaho Aviation Foundation. Tickets will be available for sale each afternoon and before the raffle.

I would be interested in buying a few tickets, but definitely will not be there !
Gotta work!

M6RV6 wrote:I would be interested in buying a few tickets, but definitely will not be there !
Gotta work!

I understand George. Doing online ticket sales adds a lot time and complexity to the raffle process. At this point, this is just something I can't tackle. I'm devoting as much energy as I have towards raffle donations. If someone would like to take on the online sales portion please PM me. Perhaps those who can't attend could still make a donation to the RAF or IAF and mention the BCP.org fly-in the comments.

For the third year in a row both Univair and FlyTies have showed their support.

Univair donated 3 gift certificates (1 @ $ 50 and 2 @ $25) good for anything they carry. Also, if you have never been by their location, it's really cool to see. These folks are wonderful and I can't say enough good things about them.


FlyTies donated a complete aircraft tie down kit. Please check out their website for details: http://www.flyties.com/


Also, if you get the opportunity, please say THANK YOU to all our raffle supporters. If you buy something down the road, put it in the comments box that you appreciate the BackcountryPilot.org fly-in raffle donation. It never hurts to say thanks and it sure makes them feel this is a worthy cause.

Jomac and Action Motor Sports in Idaho Falls, ID not only donated a SPOT, but also a GoPro camera! Thanks JO for all the help and support over the years.

A big thanks to Stene Aviation for donating a $120 Gift Certificate and a Gear Pods Wilderness adventure system.




The fly-in is getting closer and time is running out. If anyone has ideas on who else to contact, please let me know. I have pursued all my leads and I'm eagerly waiting to hear back from more potential raffle supporters.

Thanks,
MM

Caveman Ranch generously donated more Caveman shirts and hats to this years raffle. The Tangren's are also planning on attending the JC fly-in, so please stop by and say hi.


That's a wrap for this years donations. I have items here packed up, ready to make the journey to JC (Denver, La Garita, Durango, JC). Once again, a HUGE thank you to all the raffle supporters, let's raise some money for the RAF and IAF!

It sounds like Cubcrafters will be donating some t-shirts too.

M6RV6 wrote:The raffle will be held just like last year, ticket sales will purchased at the fly-in and your ticket must be present to win. The raffle will be held the Saturday night of the fly-in (June 29th) after the pot-luck. The cost per tickets will remain at $10.00, and all proceeds will once again go to the Recreational Aviation Foundation and Idaho Aviation Foundation. Tickets will be available for sale each afternoon and before the raffle.

I would be interested in buying a few tickets, but definitely will not be there !
Gotta work!

HAY MATT. Looks Like I'll be able to buy some tickets in person!!
Boss just emailed me and said I'm cooling my heels until after the 4th!!
SEE YA

If you relax the requirement that you must be present to win - or at least let me send a proxy - I'd love to give my money to the cause. I mean 'cause I want that heli-skiing trip!

soyAnarchisto wrote:If you relax the requirement that you must be present to win - or at least let me send a proxy - I'd love to give my money to the cause. I mean 'cause I want that heli-skiing trip!

soy, just send me the bucks!! I'll buy you a few tickets, Trust me I'll tell you witch ones of your or mine won

M6RV6 wrote:HAY MATT. Looks Like I'll be able to buy some tickets in person!!
Boss just emailed me and said I'm cooling my heels until after the 4th!!
SEE YA

Glad you'll be able to make to make it after all GT!

soyAnarchisto wrote:If you relax the requirement that you must be present to win - or at least let me send a proxy - I'd love to give my money to the cause. I mean 'cause I want that heli-skiing trip!

As previously stated, I simply don't have the time or energy to effectively carry out the online portion of the raffle (the first year was a real eye opener). Next year, if someone wanted to tackle that project I would be more than willing to help assist. I wish I weren't so busy with other commitments, but such is life.

A last minute donation!

Marc Huntwork (tcraft46) and Conrad & Bischoff out of Nampa, ID are donating a few cases of oil!

Thanks again for all your support on this, and please bring a few extra bucks to buy tickets and support a good cause.

"As previously stated, I simply don't have the time or energy to effectively carry out the online portion of the raffle (the first year was a real eye opener). Next year, if someone wanted to tackle that project I would be more than willing to help assist. I wish I weren't so busy with other commitments, but such is life"

Cause ur too busy out flying that new to you 180 :D

kidding

I'm very proud of the community members here for stepping up year after year with donations to the raffle. This is awesome!

Remember these business names and spread the word that they deserve our business.

If anyone is looking to win an Alaskan Bushwheel fuel bag, the raffle now has 2! The fine folks at Alaskan Bushwheel have donated two portable Bushwheel bags (5.2/gal each) and a few other goodies.

A big thanks to the crew at Alaskan Bushwheel for all their support over the years! If you get time, stop by Joseph to check out their headquarters and fly home with some new rubber.