Just realized I hadn't seen this on BCP. Thought I'd make sure interested parties were aware. Hope to meet some of you in person!

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http://maulepilots.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2739

FIRST ANNUAL "LONE STAR MAULE ROUNDUP"

WHEN: May 10-12, 2013
WHERE: Llano, TX Municipal Airport (KAQO) with it’s 3200+’ grass strip.
WHO: All Maule owners and any other aircraft that would like to join in the fun. The more the better.
WHAT: Lots of flying on area grass strips & lake beds, STOL demonstrations, Food, Fun & Fellowship. Lots of pictures & video will be taken so don’t miss out.
COST: $0.00 for the event. We will be taking T-Shirt orders once the design is finalized. We may also have a raffle on Saturday. More to come on this as we get closer. If you would like to donate a raffle item, please PM me. It would be greatly appreciated.
FUEL: KAQO has great prices on fuel and the airport manager “Llano Larry” is super excited we are coming for the weekend. Give him a call if you need any airport assistance. (325) 247-5635

The local Airport Advisory Board and pilots will be hosting a Hamburger Lunch on Saturday for all attendees (nominal charge/plate) as well as providing golf carts to get to the FBO from the camping area. There are 3 courtesy cars at the airport for trips into town or Coopers BBQ.

Several of the DFW Area planes will meet and fly down on Friday so let us know if you would like to meet up with us for the fly-out.

For more information on KAQO: http://www.airnav.com/airport/KAQO

For more information on the attractions of Llano, TX including Lodging, Transportation & Dining:

http://www.llanochamber.org/

THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN....so SPREAD THE WORD !!!

Vendors Welcome !!!

Event Planners: Andrew Kudlacek (M5), Charlie Pace (MT-7), Russell Armstrong (M7)

For more information call:

Andrew at (972) 896-8315
Charlie at (817) 602-0999
Russell at (903) 366-8050

Thanks for posting this for us, I can't believe we hadn't already put it up on this board as well.

There is now a Facebook link as well: https://www.facebook.com/events/507174392672035/

Andrew

We have it on our calendar. Thanks for putting the time in to get this organized.

I'm in.

Bumping the thread since there's only a month until the event. If you think you might go, let the organizers know so they can know what to expect. Looks like about 30 are currently committed.

Just a reminder that this is the last day to order t-shirts and caps so that they are ready by the fly-in. If anyone is interested please see the information above or contact Russell at [email protected] or 903-366-8050.

Shirts and caps can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/russell461 ... 038095257/

And of course the fly-in is less than 2 weeks away! Should have a good group of Maules and other aircraft stopping by to visit throughout the weekend, hope to see and meet some BackcountryPilot members there as well.

Hey guys, y'all picked a great spot for a fly-in, hope you don't mind a Skywagon crashin the party. Llano is my second home since I learned to fly and I hangar there when not at ranch. Looking forward to checkin out a bunch of Maules!!!

Skalywag wrote:Hey guys, y'all picked a great spot for a fly-in, hope you don't mind a Skywagon crashin the party. Llano is my second home since I learned to fly and I hangar there when not at ranch. Looking forward to checkin out a bunch of Maules!!!

I'll look forward to meeting you.

Skalywag wrote:...hope you don't mind a Skywagon crashin the party.

Not at all, looking forward to it!

AndrewK wrote:

Skalywag wrote:...hope you don't mind a Skywagon crashin the party.

Not at all, looking forward to it!

Totally missed the comma the first time...

rw2 wrote:

AndrewK wrote:

Skalywag wrote:...hope you don't mind a Skywagon crashin the party.

Not at all, looking forward to it!

Totally missed the comma the first time...

Everyone is welcome and I am most definitely looking forward to the fly-in.

Quick weather update:

Several have inquired about the forecast for the weekend. We have been watching it closely and it has gradually improved over the last few days. Obviously, we would like it to be PERFECT but that may not be the case. Right now...it appears the Friday night campers may get a little wet (unless we pitch our tents in an empty T-Hangar ) but Saturday is looking a bit better. Presently 70% chance of NO RAIN OR TS's on Saturday (ok 30% chance of rain / TS's but I'm an optimist).

If at all possible, the event will not be postponed. Saturday is the KEY day and when most will fly in. Sunday looks great. It is our plan to take another look at the weather Thursday night or Friday morning and make the final call so check back late Thursday or Friday (early) to this post.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=30.692528&lon=-98.74811669999997&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Llano,%20TX%2078643,%20USA

Also keep an eye on the original thread on the Maule board for the latest updates: http://maulepilots.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2739

rw2 wrote:

AndrewK wrote:

Skalywag wrote:...hope you don't mind a Skywagon crashin the party.

Not at all, looking forward to it!

Totally missed the comma the first time...

Yup! Them commas is impotant!

Another quick update:

LONE STAR MAULE ROUNDUP IS ON !!!!!

Rain or Shine......we have decided to go ahead with our plans to have the 1st Annual Lone Star Maule Roundup on Saturday & Sunday. Come on Friday at your own risk (when the weather may be bad...including hail) and if you do, make sure you have a hangar for your plane on Friday night. The planning team, the Llano Crew, Brent Maule, and others all agree that Saturday's forecast looks acceptable to hold the event so try to get there before Noon for lunch (catered from Inmans). The weather on Sunday looks even better so plan to camp out with us on Saturday Night. See you in Llano ! Fly Safe !!!

This is STILL going to be fun.

Really good turn out, lots of fun, and great to meet more folks from on here. There will be some awesome footage comin out I'm assumin. Hopefully this becomes an annual event! Someone probably had an official count, but I bet there was over 20 Maules, a few Super Cubs, a Carbon Cub, a 170, 3 Skywagons, and some various other planes that were parked up on the pavement that I'm not sure were there for the fly-in or not. Had never seen the 35" Bushwheels in person, DANG that's some serious rubber

Skalywag wrote:Really good turn out, lots of fun, and great to meet more folks from on here. There will be some awesome footage comin out I'm assumin. Hopefully this becomes an annual event! Someone probably had an official count, but I bet there was over 20 Maules, a few Super Cubs, a Carbon Cub, a 170, 3 Skywagons, and some various other planes that were parked up on the pavement that I'm not sure were there for the fly-in or not. Had never seen the 35" Bushwheels in person, DANG that's some serious rubber

Good to meet you in person my man!

My count was 23 with 20 Maules, but I'm almost certain that a couple people showed up after that.

I worked on the 'official' video some last night. It will be a few days yet before it's done.

Russel announced that it *will* be an annual event and that we've agreed with the Llano Chamber of Commerce to hold it there indefinitely. The Chamber could not possibly have been more accommodating. This is a city that supports GA including agreeing to hold the event, catering a BBQ lunch, supplying AV equipment so we could share video and photos from the day and bringing klobasneks for breakfast on Sunday. BCPers in the area looking for someplace to fly should definitely consider returning their support by putting KAQO on the destination list and mentioning to Llano Larry why you stopped by.

It was good to meet you both and everyone else I ran in to last weekend. Wish we could have stayed longer and previewed all the footage Saturday night with you guys. Already looking forward to the next one!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Csq9RsYiQ

The First Annual Lone Star Maule Roundup was held at the Llano Municipal Airport (KAQO) in beautiful Llano, Texas on May 10 - 12, 2013. Llano is situated in the heart of the hill country right on the Llano river. Although the weather forecast was “iffy” at best, it turned out absolutely beautiful for Saturday & Sunday. We did receive some rain on Friday but the storm passed through quickly and then subsided.

Over the course of the weekend, planes came in from all over Texas plus individuals from Mexico, Arizona & Colorado. A total of 24 Maules showed up for the event plus 11 additional non-maule aircraft not counting the local Llano planes. Several planes came in Friday with the majority flying in on Saturday. Some 52 pilots/friends flew or drove in for the event plus all of the local Llano area pilots & community attendees. Approximately 18 people spent Saturday night camping at the airport and flew out Sunday.

The guest of honor was Brent Maule from Maule Air, Inc., Moultrie, GA. Brent had a wonderful time visiting with Maule owners and watching what Maule pilots really do with the airplanes that the Maule family builds. He was so encouraged and excited about the turnout that he now wants to have a Homecoming Fly-in Event in Moultrie, GA at the factory. Plans are underway...

The attendees enjoyed a catered BBQ lunch on Saturday sponsored by Ken Rostron with Hill County Asset Management Services. The Airport, Llano Chamber of Commerce, Cooper’s BBQ, Maule Air, Inc. and a few other local businesses provided items for a free raffle for all Maule pilots. The event planners sold T-Shirts and Caps with $200 of the profits going back to the pilots in the form of $100 fuel drawings. Cade Isham from Decatur, TX and Rob Cathriner from Frisco, TX were the winners. Rich Wellner (rw2 on www.mauleforum.org “the forum”), won the longest flight to the Roundup. He flew almost 12 hours from San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato (just North of Mexico City) to attend the event.

By mid-afternoon Saturday, the flying competition was underway. 10 aircraft entered the round robin competition including the Flour Drop (from 200’ AGL), the Spot Landing Contest, and the Shortest Landing. Three planes entered the pattern at the same time (4 on the last group) and each had 2 attempts at the Flour Drop, 2 attempts at the Spot Landing Contest, and the final leg was the Shortest Landing Contest. David Beaver (beaver on the forum) in his M7-260 won the Flour Drop. Ross McCrea (DirtDobber on the forum) in his M5-235 won the Spot Landing Contest and Patrick Ramano (usernameguy on the forum) won the Shortest Landing Competition. Thanks to Maule Air, Inc., RL Motorcycles - RL Aviation, and NRS World for providing the prizes. There were multiple photographers and videographers on hand to capture all the fun.

Most pilots drove into Llano for dinner Saturday and a few stayed back and cooked on-site. Following dinner, everyone gathered under the registration tent at the FBO and enjoyed the fellowship and shared stories about the days events. Then it was time for Movie Night. During the day, Rich Wellner, the Maule owner from Mexico, gathered up the media (film & photos) from the pilots and worked on a mini-video that was shown in a large hangar after dinner. It was an awesome video but only a glimpse of the final video recap of the First Annual Lone Star Maule Roundup. (see final video link below).

A special thanks goes to Patti Zinsmeyer, Executive Director of the Llano Chamber of Commerce (and her husband Charlie), Llano Larry and Runway Roy, the Llano Airport Staff, the entire Llano Airport Advisory Board, Jeff Hopf, owner of Jeff Hopf State Farm Insurance and the Lone Star Inn for providing hotel rooms Saturday night, and the Llano community for welcoming this event to their city.

The event planners (Andrew Kudlacek, Charlie Pace, and Russell Armstrong) were extremely impressed by the hospitality of the entire Llano Airport Community and area businesses and made the decision to make Llano the permanent home of the Lone Star Maule Roundup. The 3200’ grass strip (that is also 300’ wide) was in fantastic shape and perfect for camping and flying.

The planners have already started thinking about ideas for next years event and we encourage you to pass along your thoughts & recommendations. We want the Lone Star Maule Roundup to be one of the premier flying events in Texas!

Next years Lone Star Maule Roundup will be held May 2 - 4, 2014. It will always be the 1st weekend in March. Mark your calendar and don’t miss the next roundup. JSee you in 2014 !

Excellent video, you all deserve a huge thank you for a great job. We cannot wait until next year!

Awesome video