Aces High Poker Run May 1-15, 2011
• Pilots Against Breast Cancer •

Have fun flying and help raise money for LI2Day Breast Cancer Walk to be held June 5-6. 

Register to participate in a fun Poker Run on www.li2daywalk.org/flyin.asp  -
registration closes 1200 on Monday, May 10th.

Anytime between May 1 - May 15th, in one day if weather permits, or on multiple flights, pick up one card at any five of the FBO’s listed below.  We encourage pilots throughout the area to join us in this Poker Run – for a great cause.  This is a perfect opportunity for students to complete a dual or solo cross country and participant in their first flying event.  Need a BFR, go pick up some cards!  Not current? - take a CFI along.  All student and pilot levels are welcome.

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Card Pick Up FBO’s: 

Poker Run Rules

All participants in each aircraft must have a separate registration. To register, visit www.midislandair.com.
Begin your fundraising NOW!

Registration is open from September 10th - October 17th, 2011. Cards will be available for pick up between October 8th - 23rd, 2011. Winner will be notified on or before October 29th, 2011. You may only receive one playing card from each airport and may not collect more than five cards per hand. Registration is $30 which includes one hand. Up to four additional hands may be purchased for $10/hand during the registration. For example, if you register and pay an additional $20, you will be entitled to pick up 3 cards (different decks and marked with your ID number) at each airport you visit. You will have 15 cards, 3 from each separate deck. Your poker hand must be made up of the 5 cards in the same deck, you cannot take the best 5 out of 15 cards to win. Each night, the FBOs will fax a list of the participants who picked up their cards so we can track your progress. Two weeks are allowed for weather considerations.

All hands must be received at the Mid Island Air Service FBO at LI MacArthur Airport by 1200 on October 24, 2011. No hands will be accepted after that time. Need a pass? If you miss one airport, you may purchase ONE card per hand at ISP when you turn in your cards ($20/card charge). Not happy with your hand? Want to have one more chance to turn those two pair into a full house, you may surrender ONE card and pick a new card at ISP to complete your hand (one per hand - $20/card charge). Mid Island FBO is located at the approach end of Runway 6. Company Unicom: 123.5 ;

How does this benefit LI2Day Breast Cancer Walk? 

All registration fees and hand charges will be donated to LI2Day. In addition, we request that each registered participant sets a goal to raise $500 for LI2Day. Participants who raise a minimum of $500 will be eligible for the Gold and Silver prizes. Once you register, you will be given a special ID number so that your friends and family may go on line to make a donation in your name and you will be able to check your fundraising progress on -line. (On-line donations may be made by credit card; or checks coded with your personal ID may be mailed in) Upon registration, you will receive an email including all fundraising procedures.

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Sponsorships will allow you to showcase your business as well as help cover event costs and maximize
the amount donated to LI2Day BCW.  In –kind donations will be used for raffle prizes. 

Contact us (please enter May 15 Fly-In on subject line).

Prize winners will be determined by:

Gold:         Participant with Highest Fundraising Amount over $500
Silver:       Best Poker Hand; over $500 raised
Bronze:     Best Poker Hand; between $200-$499 raised

Poker hands will be judged as follows*: 

• Royal Flush
• 5 of a kind
• Straight Flush
• 4 of a kind
• Full House
• Flush
• Straight
• 3 of a kind
• 2 pair
• One pair
• High Card

*In the event of a tie, we will use a form of suit ranking – Hearts (high), diamonds, clubs, spades (low)- to determine winning hand.
Plan to pick up your fifth card at ISP and visit aviation vendors and attend a variety of mini seminars. Sign up for an LSA demo or reserve a 15 minute spot on our new Redbird FMX, Full motion flight training device at 631 588-5400 (pilots and prospective students only) and much more.  Fun for the whole family; live DJ, sno-cones,  fire truck, Operation Safe Child fingerprinting, blood pressure screening, vendors, antique planes, helicopters, classic cars and motorcycles…something for everyone!

POKER RUN Prizes:

• One hour Bell Jet Ranger Helicopter sightseeing ride OR flight lesson
                                                     Donated by:  East End Helicopter and Bill Jensen
• Two tickets for an evening cruise in the East River to watch the Red Bull Air Races
  (tickets are good for both days and are transferrable – event is June 19-20)
                                                    Donated by: Mid Island Air Service
•  A round of golf for four including clubs/balls/cart rentals
                                                    Donated by: Indian Island Country Club

Mini Seminar Schedule:

Mid Island offers free seminars, the second Saturday of each month at our ISP location.  See “Seminars & Ground School” section for details.  At the Open House, we will be offering mini seminars on a variety of topics.  All seminar presenters will have a table set up in the hangar and be available to talk with you further on any of their topics.  Find out how you can use your certificate to help others by joining Angel Flights, Coast Guard Auxillary, Animal Rescue or Civil Air Patrol.  Learn about the new Light Sport Aircraft and sign up for a demonstration flight in an LSA.

SEMINAR SCHEDULE:     11:00am – 3:00pm

11:00 - Sport Flying              

11:40 - FAA Wings                                                  

12:10  - Angel Flights                                     

12:30 - CG Auxiliary                                      

12:50 - Animal Rescue                                 

13:10 - Civil Air Patrol                                   

13:30 - Airport Tower, Security Issues

14:00 - Aviation History                            

14:30 - Flying the NY Corridor   

For more details on the LI2Day Breast Cancer Walk visit: www.li2daywalk.org

• Poker Run Registration: www.li2daywalk.org/flyin.asp
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• For Fly-In/Open House sponsorship opportunities,
  contact:  gail@midislandair.com  or 631 588-5400

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