CHARLOTTE SLIDE CONVENTION - CSC2007
APRIL 27-29 2007






VIEW PHOTOS FROM CSC2007:
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- For Hardcore Slide Collectors! -

This is what we do!

Slides bring together good friends, good times, good food, good beer!



*****WE HAVE OUR HOTEL!*****

Ramada Charlotte Airport Hotel

Lobby Registration

Sunset Cafe

O'hara's Lounge

Pool

It is with great pleasure to announce that we have secured a wonderful hotel to host the 2007 Charlotte Slide Convention (CSC2007). The hotel is 6 minutes from the airport and there is a 24 hour airport shuttle van!

Here is the program:

FRIDAY
Dinner buffet
Conference room to trade slides
Sleeping room with 2 queen sized beds


SATURDAY
Breakfast Buffet
Conference room to trade slides (available all day so you can trade slides and go shooting at the airport also!)
Evening dinner buffet
Conference room to have slide show/auction


SUNDAY
Breakfast buffet
Evening BBQ at Pries Residence for those staying in town (backyard slide show when it gets dark)


What is the cost? $165/129 Euro PER PERSON FOR THE ENTIRE PACKAGE!!!! (that's for both days, not one!) -that includes all the taxes, tips, etc- EVERYTHING! -so for about 83 dollars a day (65 EURO) we get the nice buffets, the hotel room and the conference room.

Please note 2 things: this rate is based on each of us splitting one room with the two beds as we usually do at these conventions. (if someone wants to have their own room that is no problem, it's only about 35 dollars more per day). The other thing is that we want to make very clear that I this is not a for-profit show, we are making zero money here, this is not for profit, this is for our love of this hobby and spending time with slide collectors as we did last April and as we do in other conventions. There is no admission fee or any fees for that matter aside from your $165 package deal (local walk-ins pay just 5 bucks to use the facility), we just want you guys there and to enjoy yourselves.


Please note: This is not an airliner collectibles show, this is purely a slide event. If you want to bring something other than slides to sell/trade that is fine but the focus of the convention is to attract the slide guys.

Interested in joining us for next year's CLT Slide Convention? Send an email!
airlinephoto@yahoo.com


Attending CSC2007 (Updated 03/15/07)

Hiro Murai - Frankfurt, Germany Dick Black - San Diego Eddie Gual - Florida Joe Pries - Charlotte Bernard Bianconi - Nice, France Robert Samweber - Munchen, Germany Jon Proctor - Florida Chaz Hinkle - Charlotte Mike Licko - Charlotte *Stefano Pagiola - Washington DC Dave Hartman - Atlanta Jerry Stanick - Atlanta Joe Wolf - Minneapolis Al Fernandez - Miami Erik Bernhard - Atlanta *Edwin Terbeek - San Francisco Lyndon Thorley - Charlotte Roman Spilka - Prague, Czeckoslovakia Bob Campbell - Charlotte Jan Petzold - Wilmington *Mike McLaughlin - New York Rick Covington - Raleigh Norb Raith - Atlanta Nigel Challcroft - Atlanta Steve Pinnow - Wisconsin *Jeff DeVore - Houston Paul Hooper - Surrey, U.K. * Waiting for lower airfare or ok from work to take the days off

BELOW ARE PHOTOS & INFORMATION FROM CSC2006

PHOTOS FROM THE FIRST NIGHT: SLIDE TRADING, PIZZA AND BEER!









PHOTOS FROM THE SECOND DAY:



36L DEPARTURE USAIRWAYS A330-300



36L DEPARTURE USAIRWAYS A330-300



36L DEPARTURE LUFTHANSA A340-300



GROUP PHOTO WITH CHAZ'S 57 CHEVY - EDDIE GUAL, ROBERT SAMWEBER, MIKE LICKO, JON PROCTOR, DAVE HARTMAN (CHAZ HINKLE AND BERNARD BIANCONI IN THE HOUSE, JOE PRIES PHOTOGRAPHING)



IT'S NOT DARK YET BUT ALREADY THE SLIDE TRADING HAS BEGUN!



JON PROCTOR CATCHES JOE PRIES (EQUIPPED WITH AN ICE COLD DOS EQUIS) PREPARING THE CAROLINA BBQ!



SATURDAY NIGHT SLIDE SHOW 1



SATURDAY NIGHT SLIDE SHOW 2



WHY? TO SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS FROM THE HOBBY. TO TRADE/BUY/SELL SLIDES. TO HAVE SLIDE SHOWS BOTH NIGHTS. TO TAKE PHOTOS AT CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AIRPORT (THIS IS THE GREATEST TIME EVER AT CLT- USAIRWAYS NEW COLORS/HYBRIDS/STAR ALLIANCE/RETROJETS!). TO VISIT MAXTON BONEYARD (NUMEROUS NORTHWEST 747/DC10/727). TO HAVE SLIDE SHOW, FOOD, BEER, AND LOTS OF FUN.

WHERE? THE RESIDENCE OF JOE AND JESSICA PRIES IN SOUTH CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA (20 MINUTES FROM CLT AIRPORT). CHARLOTTE IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BETWEEN NEW YORK AND SOUTH FLORIDA. IT IS A 10 HOUR DRIVE FROM EITHER LOCATION. IT IS ONLY 3 HOUR DRIVE FROM ATLANTA. FLYING TIME FROM NEW ENGLAND IS ROUGHLY 2 HOURS. CHARLOTTE IS SERVED DAILY BY LUFTHANSA FROM MUNICH SO YOU CAN CONNECT FROM ANYWHERE IN EUROPE.

HOTEL 5 MINUTES FROM THE HOUSE: http://marriott.com/property/abouthotel/default/cltbl?WT_Ref=mi_left

HOTEL SELECTION 10-15 MINUTES FROM THE HOUSE: http://www.onetravelsource.com/guide_hotels/US/NC/Pineville/

DIRECTIONS FROM CLT AIRPORT TO THE HOUSE:
EXIT AIRPORT, LOOK FOR I-77 SOUTH. TAKE I-77 SOUTH TO I-485 EAST. GET OFF AT REA ROAD EXIT. TAKE REA ROAD TO ARDREY KELL WHERE YOU'LL MAKE A RIGHT (BEFORE ARDREY KELL IS SHOPPING CENTER ON THE RIGHT WITH CHILI'S RESTAURANT). THEN MAKE RIGHT ON COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD. WHEN YOU SEE A SCHOOL ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE, LOOK FOR ENTRANCE TO THE SUBDIVISION ON YOUR LEFT CALLED "WESTON GLEN" -MAKE LEFT, ENTER SUBDIVISION. THEN MAKE A RIGHT, TAKE IT TO THE END, THEN ANOTHER RIGHT ON LINDEN TREE LANE. THE HOUSE IS AT THE END OF LINDEN TREE LANE ON THE RIGHT SIDE (IT'S A CUL-DE-SAC). ADDRESS IS 9526 LINDEN TREE LANE.

WHO'S COMING? -WE HAVE A SERIOUS ROSTER OF PARTICIPANTS COMING FROM ALL OVER- FROM FRANCE, BERNARD BIANCONI OF AVIMAGE. FROM GERMANY, ROBERT SAMWEBER. FROM FLORIDA, JON PROCTOR AND EDDY GUAL. WE EXPECT FOLKS FROM ATLANTA, CHARLOTTE AND OTHER CITIES. PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS! ESPECIALLY IF THEY CAN GET BUDDY PASSES ON US/CO/UAL/AA/DAL/LH. WE WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO CALL THIS A CONVENTION BUT THIS IS JUST THE FIRST YEAR! WE PLAN TO MAKE THIS AN ANNUAL EVENT AND MAKE IT A CONVENTION IN THE FUTURE. HELP SUPPORT US, HELP SUPPORT THE SLIDE HOBBY!!

PLAN OF EVENTS:
FRIDAY AFTERNOON- PHOTOGRAPH AT THE OVERLOOK IN CLT. GO TO THE HOUSE BY AROUND 7:30PM. ORDER PIZZA (EVERYONE CHIPS IN). BEER AND SODA WILL BE PROVIDED. TRADE SLIDES, BUY/SELL SLIDES, RELAX AND ENJOY TIME WITH FRIENDS IN THE BACKYARD.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON- PHOTOGRAPH AT THE OVERLOOK IN CLT. GO TO THE HOUSE BY AROUND 7:30PM. WE WILL BBQ HOTDOGS AND HAMBURGERS. BEER AND SODA WILL BE PROVIDED. THE BBQ IS "ON THE HOUSE" SO NO CHIPPING IN NECESSARY, JUST ENJOY YOURSELF. WHEN IT GETS DARK- SLIDE SHOW, ANYONE IS WELCOME TO SHOW SLIDES BUT PLEASE KEEP IT ONLY TO INTERESTING OR OLDER SLIDES (WE WANT TO HEAR OOOHHS AND AAAHS, NOT- NEXT, NEXT ;)

A WORD ON MAXTON- IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON VISITING MAXTON LET US KNOW SO WE CAN PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH ANYONE ELSE VISITING MAXTON ON SATURDAY MORNING OR SUNDAY MORNING, IT'S MORE ECONOMICAL THAN EVERYONE MAKING SEPARATE TRIPS.

PHOTOS FROM OBSERVATION AREA IN CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AIRPORT- IT IS WONDERFUL WITH ABSOLUTELY ZERO HASSLES FROM POLICE OR ANYONE. HAVE A LOOK AT THE BELOW AIRPORT OVERVIEW. THE OVERLOOK IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE BY OLD DOWD ROAD AND WALLACE NEEL ROAD.











PHOTOS FROM MAXTON AIRPORT WHICH IS 2 HOURS FROM CLT AIRPORT DRIVING TIME - YOU CAN FREELY WALK AROUND THE RAMP IN MAXTON AND PHOTOGRAPH, NO LADDERS NEEDED. OF COURSE WE HAVE TO RESPECT THE RAMP AND NOT GO INSIDE AIRPLANES SO THAT WE CAN ENJOY MAXTON FOR YEARS TO COME WITH NO RESTRICTION











LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!