What To Bring To The RPA Event Updated for 2009
Besides a great attitude...

All RPA events, from All Red Star in the West, Oliver in the North, Georgetown in the East, to Waycross in the South are a great time for any RPA member or potential member.

If you are heading to the event, here is what you should consider bringing with you:

• A check book! The RPA events are free to register for, but each has a small event fee to cover costs.
• Your airmens certificate, medical, and experiemental aircraft documents - we don't inspect, but lets carry them in case the local FSDO has a need to (it's never happened, and you most likely will not see them at an RPA event unless its co-located with an airshow)
• If you are involved in Formation flying at an RPA event, please bring and wear a flight suit! Although you can wear street clothes to an RPA event/Clinic, you will find that just about everyone has a flight suit on when around the ramp at RPA events. Just put "flight suit sales" in google and you will get a ton of hits. For information on Nomex and improved fire retardent materials, see "Safety Bulletins" under the Communiciation secion.
• If you will have an RPA instructor on board providing FAST, Aerobatics or Tactical formation training, please bring a parachute. The FARS require a parachute for the backseater as our formation flying meets FAR definitions of aerobatic flight - if you don't own two, you can arrange to barrow one if the instructor doesn't have his own.
• A spouse or friend in your backseat! That's right - all are welcome at your fly-in.
• Tiedown ropes, a small tool kit, and maybe a small air bottle. All these items "should" be at the clinic, but be prepared! You could be parked on the grass, and those metric open face wrenches some in handy!

Aircraft:

• If your aircraft is used in dual seat formation training, these apply:
• Front to rear communication capability (and we aren't talking about "yelling real loud" !
• Rear cockpit radio trasmission capability - so your backseater can transmit if the need arises.
• Aircraft is good working order - now that's a no brainer! - Fly safe!