May 15, 2017, 8:38 pm
Last edit by: Zorak
Tentative schedule:
assume group drinking/eating throughout the weekend
all details subject to change, check back for updates
Friday 8/11:
landside:
Museum Surplus Sale (davetravels, sky303, CaptainMiles)
airside:
afternoon Sky Club crawl as people arrive (flight arrival info below)
dinner at OFS, time still being negotiated
after-drinks somewhere near the airport?
Saturday 8/12:
10am breakfast/brunch at the Hapeville Dwarf House diner side of Chik-Fil-A: https://goo.gl/maps/ij9yFdaxUTJ2
followed by Delta Museum (747 experience opens at noon)
Spondivits for dinner or late night drinks?
Sunday 8/13:
current proposal:
Fat Matt's BBQ 1pm https://goo.gl/maps/2vV7rQ2Yup32
followed by Sweetwater 2:30pm-4:30pm https://goo.gl/maps/nhjmDzS8A9P2
dinner -- ???
nighttime comedy show?
Monday 8/14:
ATL TRACON tour 9am-11am (note, ~25-30 miles sw of ATL airport)
***If you are interested in this please PM me your first/last name as they appear on a government-issued photo ID, as we will need to present these before the tour
carpool/rideshare from downtown somewhere TBD
Confirmed: Zorak, angra, lov2fly, ND76, Canarsie, MSPeconomist, sky303
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Interest list: (arrival time on Friday for coordinating Sky Club/dinner)
Zorak (Friday 15:49 DL1865)
gooselee+1
krazykanuck
CMK10
TheLifeOfA_NKCM -really strong maybe.
Angra
CaptainMiles - local (not flying in), need to be guested into SC (can guest into The Club at ATL, if we end up there)
ND76 (8/11/17: DL2604, arrives ATL 1150)
fsuj25 (8/11/17 hopefully around 5:30)
MemphisQueen +1
captaink
Lov2Fly
johnnywho - (Fri 16:24 on AA2255) a. need to be guested in
davetravels - Confirmed - arriving Thurs - overnite in Buckhead / N Druid Hills - anyone else? Then, museum surplus sale Fri AM - Airport meet-up Fri afternoon - then 7:26 PM flight to MEX.
kirkwoodj - Fri 20:55 on UA6104, guessing too late for club crawl/dinner
MSPeconomist (Friday 8/11/17 DL1551 arriving at 4:38 pm)
sky303 - probably will do the surplus sale Friday before the airport
shenanigans. Have club access, but can't guest.
ChiefNWA - have club access but cannot guest. Will fly in for the museum/747 exhibit Sat.
MEMLawGuy - Have short layover in B on 8/11: arriving around 4:30pm departing around 6pm. I do have guest privileges on SC access.
assume group drinking/eating throughout the weekend
all details subject to change, check back for updates
Friday 8/11:
landside:
Museum Surplus Sale (davetravels, sky303, CaptainMiles)
airside:
afternoon Sky Club crawl as people arrive (flight arrival info below)
dinner at OFS, time still being negotiated
after-drinks somewhere near the airport?
Saturday 8/12:
10am breakfast/brunch at the Hapeville Dwarf House diner side of Chik-Fil-A: https://goo.gl/maps/ij9yFdaxUTJ2
followed by Delta Museum (747 experience opens at noon)
Spondivits for dinner or late night drinks?
Sunday 8/13:
current proposal:
Fat Matt's BBQ 1pm https://goo.gl/maps/2vV7rQ2Yup32
followed by Sweetwater 2:30pm-4:30pm https://goo.gl/maps/nhjmDzS8A9P2
dinner -- ???
nighttime comedy show?
Monday 8/14:
ATL TRACON tour 9am-11am (note, ~25-30 miles sw of ATL airport)
***If you are interested in this please PM me your first/last name as they appear on a government-issued photo ID, as we will need to present these before the tour
carpool/rideshare from downtown somewhere TBD
Confirmed: Zorak, angra, lov2fly, ND76, Canarsie, MSPeconomist, sky303
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Interest list: (arrival time on Friday for coordinating Sky Club/dinner)
Zorak (Friday 15:49 DL1865)
gooselee+1
krazykanuck
CMK10
TheLifeOfA_NKCM -really strong maybe.
Angra
CaptainMiles - local (not flying in), need to be guested into SC (can guest into The Club at ATL, if we end up there)
ND76 (8/11/17: DL2604, arrives ATL 1150)
fsuj25 (8/11/17 hopefully around 5:30)
MemphisQueen +1
captaink
Lov2Fly
johnnywho - (Fri 16:24 on AA2255) a. need to be guested in
davetravels - Confirmed - arriving Thurs - overnite in Buckhead / N Druid Hills - anyone else? Then, museum surplus sale Fri AM - Airport meet-up Fri afternoon - then 7:26 PM flight to MEX.
kirkwoodj - Fri 20:55 on UA6104, guessing too late for club crawl/dinner
MSPeconomist (Friday 8/11/17 DL1551 arriving at 4:38 pm)
sky303 - probably will do the surplus sale Friday before the airport
shenanigans. Have club access, but can't guest.
ChiefNWA - have club access but cannot guest. Will fly in for the museum/747 exhibit Sat.
MEMLawGuy - Have short layover in B on 8/11: arriving around 4:30pm departing around 6pm. I do have guest privileges on SC access.
ATL mini-DO August 11-14ish 2017
Aug 10, 2017, 2:21 pm
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Okay I just signed up for Clear. Yay! I'll get to try it out tomorrow before the DO.
As far as entry to the SkyClub goes, Clear does NOT give access - - - YET, I'm told. The hawker says they're working on it.
I'll get to try it out tomorrow before the DO.As far as entry to the SkyClub goes, Clear does NOT give access - - - YET, I'm told. The hawker says they're working on it.
Aug 10, 2017, 4:11 pm
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If folks are going up to Jekyll, I might recommend that folks just split the cost of a rental car and stay reasonably sober for the day (Georgia distribution laws limit how much beer you'll get at each brewery, anyway). Alpharetta is a decent drive from Atlanta proper. Uber/Lyft are certainly available up there, but won't be as dense so you might be waiting for a bit to come back down. It's doable and probably a good idea if you're going to take more than one "brewery tour", just less convenient.
Did they mean that CLEAR membership might also convey access rights to a SC? Or just that you can use CLEAR to identify yourself as someone who has access rights by other means (Reserve card, membership, D1 ticket, etc.)?
Aug 10, 2017, 4:42 pm
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Aug 10, 2017, 4:47 pm
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I'm not sure what I'll be doing after the TRACON tour, but I'll have time to kill before my late afternoon flight. My best guess is that I'll need to go back to my North Perimeter hotel to check out sometime before mid afternoon as I'll probably not have time to do that in the morning before our 9 am tour--I don't think I'll want to get up at the crack of dark in my jetlagged state.
Aug 10, 2017, 4:48 pm
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So the CLEAR kiosk at the entrance to the B SC is just decoration, at least for now?
Aug 10, 2017, 5:54 pm
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As far as I understand it at the moment, Clear membership has absolutely nothing to do with Sky Club entry, admission, ID checking, nothing. Apparently, the kiosk when you get off the elevator is usually manned by another hawker trying to get you to sign up. They have 2 hawkers there on busy days. Only one today. He was inside the club.
The kiosks are obviously tied into SkyMiles, because is the display with showing the price of $179 until I entered my SkyMiles number, then it was free.
The kiosks are obviously tied into SkyMiles, because is the display with showing the price of $179 until I entered my SkyMiles number, then it was free.
Aug 10, 2017, 6:59 pm
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So I would need to be guested into the SCs, and it appears that there in no way to do this. As such, I might just show up for the OFS dinner. What time is that?
I am also planning on going to the surplus sale and possible HQ tour. Are we starting at 9? How do we recognize each other at the surplus sale?
I am also planning on going to the surplus sale and possible HQ tour. Are we starting at 9? How do we recognize each other at the surplus sale?
Aug 10, 2017, 7:14 pm
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So I would need to be guested into the SCs, and it appears that there in no way to do this. As such, I might just show up for the OFS dinner. What time is that?
I am also planning on going to the surplus sale and possible HQ tour. Are we starting at 9? How do we recognize each other at the surplus sale?
I am also planning on going to the surplus sale and possible HQ tour. Are we starting at 9? How do we recognize each other at the surplus sale?
) then I would guess maybe 6:45-7pm for dinner.Unless someone with an exec membership materializes maybe you and johnnywho could hang in The Club as an alternative?
Would suggest the Surplus Sale folks start a PM chain for coordination or something.
Aug 10, 2017, 7:40 pm
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For folks not traveling that need to get airside, there is always the nonrefundable ticket. But it's some work to cancel, and hundreds of dollars get blocked for a week or so. (BTW, what is the cheapest refundable ticket out of ATL?)
Or.... I noticed that Frontier is selling $19.20 tickets for ATL-MCO tomorrow with a 10:20 pm departure. A late flight is great because it allows pass through TSA until quite late. And it's a really cheap fare, although non-refundable.
$0.93 Airfare -- why do they even bother?
$0.07 Federal excise tax (7.5% of $0.93)
$5.60 9/11 Security Fee
$4.10 Domestic Flight Segment Tax
$4.50 ATL Passenger Facility Charge
$4.00 Carrier Interface Charge (a bogus fee that F9 charges for buying a ticket from them)
Total $19.20
Same Frontier deal is available for Saturday, same 10:20 p.m. flight.
Perhaps someone will find this useful.
Or.... I noticed that Frontier is selling $19.20 tickets for ATL-MCO tomorrow with a 10:20 pm departure. A late flight is great because it allows pass through TSA until quite late. And it's a really cheap fare, although non-refundable.
$0.93 Airfare -- why do they even bother?
$0.07 Federal excise tax (7.5% of $0.93)
$5.60 9/11 Security Fee
$4.10 Domestic Flight Segment Tax
$4.50 ATL Passenger Facility Charge
$4.00 Carrier Interface Charge (a bogus fee that F9 charges for buying a ticket from them)
Total $19.20
Same Frontier deal is available for Saturday, same 10:20 p.m. flight.
Perhaps someone will find this useful.
Aug 10, 2017, 7:54 pm
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For folks not traveling that need to get airside, there is always the nonrefundable ticket. But it's some work to cancel, and hundreds of dollars get blocked for a week or so. (BTW, what is the cheapest refundable ticket out of ATL?)
Or.... I noticed that Frontier is selling $19.20 tickets for ATL-MCO tomorrow with a 10:20 pm departure. A late flight is great because it allows pass through TSA until quite late. And it's a really cheap fare, although non-refundable.
$0.93 Airfare -- why do they even bother?
$0.07 Federal excise tax (7.5% of $0.93)
$5.60 9/11 Security Fee
$4.10 Domestic Flight Segment Tax
$4.50 ATL Passenger Facility Charge
$4.00 Carrier Interface Charge (a bogus fee that F9 charges for buying a ticket from them)
Total $19.20
Same Frontier deal is available for Saturday, same 10:20 p.m. flight.
Perhaps someone will find this useful.
Or.... I noticed that Frontier is selling $19.20 tickets for ATL-MCO tomorrow with a 10:20 pm departure. A late flight is great because it allows pass through TSA until quite late. And it's a really cheap fare, although non-refundable.
$0.93 Airfare -- why do they even bother?
$0.07 Federal excise tax (7.5% of $0.93)
$5.60 9/11 Security Fee
$4.10 Domestic Flight Segment Tax
$4.50 ATL Passenger Facility Charge
$4.00 Carrier Interface Charge (a bogus fee that F9 charges for buying a ticket from them)
Total $19.20
Same Frontier deal is available for Saturday, same 10:20 p.m. flight.
Perhaps someone will find this useful.
Aug 10, 2017, 7:56 pm
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So I would need to be guested into the SCs, and it appears that there in no way to do this. As such, I might just show up for the OFS dinner. What time is that?
I am also planning on going to the surplus sale and possible HQ tour. Are we starting at 9? How do we recognize each other at the surplus sale?
I am also planning on going to the surplus sale and possible HQ tour. Are we starting at 9? How do we recognize each other at the surplus sale?
Aug 10, 2017, 8:10 pm
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Aug 10, 2017, 8:11 pm
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Aug 10, 2017, 8:36 pm
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Aug 10, 2017, 9:17 pm
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Starting tonight and for the next two weeks, there is also a liquidation sale going on at the Sheraton Atlanta Airport, as it is now permanently closed and will eventually be torn down....but you have been there more than once and most likely have already seen what the others might be seeing.