The Breakfast
Club
An Affiliate of the
The Knife & Fork
Breakfast Club Visits Parker, Blue Water
Resort & Casino
15 Dec 07
by Warren McIlvoy
The Breakfast Club finished out the year with great flying weather and an
even better turn-out for our December event to Parker and the Blue
Water Resort and Casino. We had a slight headwind but very smooth
conditions all the way to Parker and the airways were busy with position
reports and further confirmation of the smooth flying conditions.
Nineteen aircraft funneled their way into the traffic pattern avoiding the
temptation to land on the newly constructed runway that is to the east of the
existing runway. Although it appeared to be finished, there was no stripping or
runway lighting. I guess that we may have to make a larger donation in the
casino in order for the tribe to have the funds to finish the runway
construction.
After gathering the Breakfast Club group on the ramp to get some group photos, we split into
groups that either wanted a ride to the Blue Water Resort or, for the
more adventurous, to take the 25-minute hike through the desert. I have taken
the hike in the past and saw all of the desert scenery that I cared to see so
it was the van ride for me. As we were the first wave to hit the resort, I
advised the restaurant people that we would be a group of about 30-people and,
if possible, to sit as close together as possible. I also suggested that we
wait for the rest of our group so that everyone would be seated together.
You have two options for eating; You can either order from the menu or indulge
yourself at the buffet bar. As far as I know, everyone chose the buffet. After
the "ole timers" discount, the breakfast tab comes out to about $5.50
per person. Not too bad and the food was fairly decent.
While some of the guys sat around and did some
lying and hangar flying, a few of the wives had to explore some of the
opportunities of supporting the local economy. I believe that my wife donated
about $20 and that should help buy a gallon of paint for the new runway. I also
had an opportunity to chat with some folks from the Sun Lakes Aero Club
that accompanied the Breakfast Club on this event. If you would like to learn more about the
After rescuing my wife from the
dastardly clutches of the "no arm bandits" and limiting the damages
to "our" local economy, we summoned the van for the ride back to the
airport. The ride back to
The Blue Water Resort Coalition
What's Next?
The Breakfast Club
crack(ed) event committee
sat down and while stuffing our faces, hammered-out the itinerary for 2008.
Beginning in January, we will be returning for a visit to
Click on the Parker link to view some photos of this fly-in event.