General Aviation in the Post Apocalyptic World
It's hangar party time again! In previous years, we've had different themes for the hangar party, including Western, Movies, Lindbergh, Pirates, and Flying Boats. These all have one thing in common: They're all in the past. This year, we're taking the party into the future!
This isn't the future of the Jetsons or the 1939 World's Fair, however. A cataclysm has struck the world. No one is quite sure whether it was an asteroid, an alien attack, a zombie invasion, or the paperwork at the FAA became so dense that it collapsed into a black hole, rupturing the earth's crust. Whatever the reason, civilization has collapsed. Communications are primitive and unreliable.
The United States has broken up into warring fragments, ruled only by local governments or mobs of raving zombies. It's a combination of the wild west, the survivalists, monsters, aliens, and the undead. In short, a typical Sunday cocktail party at Torrance!
The following dispatch from what remains of the nation's chain of command explains it all. With the raids from the NorCal bandits, supplies are limited. So act fast and make your reservation below - before it's too late!
Cost: $10 per person (Cash or check at the door, children under 12 are free)
JULY 31, 2024 07:30 PDT
DISPATCH FROM USWA AIR FORCE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, CALEXICO
To: USWA Air Force Auxiliary, Torrance Squadron (aka "The Fightin' DAFers")
Well DAFers, it's 2024 and the United States of Western America is celebrating its five-year anniversary. As part of the festivities, President Arnold "Sunny" Schwarzenegger II has issued the following proclamation from the national capital at Calexico:
"I hereby declare that August 25 be designated as General Aviation Appreciation Day. Our brave pilots and their support crews have been instrumental in protecting our new nation. From the great Phoenix airlift of 2019, to border patrol duties over the Nevada Zombie Territories,to battling air pirates from the New Republic of Texas, we all owe a deep debt of gratitude to the general aviation community."
And so it's Party Time! Please come to the Del Amo Flyers hangar party on August 25. Everyone is welcome. Festivities commence at 17:30 at the hangar of Lt. General Lambi Haralambos and his wife, Col. Sally. Squadron Leader Mitch Taylor will be overseeing the barbecue - Beverages will be provided. The cost: only 10 dollars per person. children under 12 are free.
You are asked to bring a side dish for 6-8 people. A few things to note:
- Last year, squirrel was listed as a side-dish option and most of you brought squirrel. This year, no squirrel.
- In a spirit of reconciliation, we have invited zombies to this year's party. They will be bringing brains as their side-dish, so brains are pretty much covered.
- We will be strictly enforcing a "One Person, One Weapon" rule. This unfortunate new restriction results from the behavior of just one person last year. hint - first initial: J, second initial: Cogan.
This is a great chance to party with your friends, and may be your last opportunity to unwind before the last campaign of 2024: the invasion of Fresno in September.
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