REFLECTOR: Velocity University - October 3-5

[Kevin Baker]

Hi Scott,
Please don't get me wrong... I think you guys are doing a great job 
and have a wonderful event.

I was just trying to come up with some ideas as to your question of "why".

We builders really do appreciate everything you guys do and all the 
hard work you are putting in on these events and I do wish it to be a 
great success.

I agree that there would be no way to make it such a big event anywhere else.

Again.. thanks -   :-)

Thanks,
Kevin Baker

On 9/25/2008 8:22:04 PM, Scott Baker (sbakr at comcast.net) wrote:
 > Hi Kevin,
 > The cost of transportation is definately becoming a factor in making
 > travel
 > decisions.
 > Still, there are good prices to be had on air fares - and Orlando is less
 >
 > than a 4-hour flight from New England; Chicago; St. Louis; and down
 > through
 > Texas.
 > Everyone at the factory understands and appreciates the $$ costs incurred
 > by
 > everyone to come to Sebastian.  While we want everyone to have a great
 > time
 > at VU-2008, this is not an entertainment event.
 > It's a builders symposium
 > that is filled with information that every builder should be familiar.  The
 > builder's
 > symposium at Velocity University is about five times the size of
 > the program in Dallas.  The Velocity Service Center offers a shop
 > environment for the composite and mechanical workshops.  Velocity has
 > conservatively invested $10K to organize this event at its home base in
 > Sebastian.  The cost to duplicate this effort anywhere else would be
 > prohibitive.
 > Many builders feel that they are doing a wonderful job at putting together
 >
 > their aircraft.  Indeed, most are - but some are missing or
 > misunderstanding
 > some of the fundamental elements of how to put an aircraft together safely.
 >
 > This prog