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
Jun 18, 2017, 5:53 am
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Touristy stuff to do in Atlanta, I did a few things when I had a project there a few years back.
I highly recommend the Georgia Aquarium.
My visit included a behind-the-scenes-tour, maybe that's why I liked it a lot.
Coca-Cola Museum - nothing special
CNN - nothing special
I highly recommend the Georgia Aquarium.
My visit included a behind-the-scenes-tour, maybe that's why I liked it a lot.
Coca-Cola Museum - nothing special
CNN - nothing special
Jun 22, 2017, 7:29 pm
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Jun 23, 2017, 2:23 pm
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Updates:
1. please add yourselves to the wiki if you are interested but not already listed (PM me if unable, although anyone with 90 days on FT and 90 posts should be able to edit it)
2. if you are interested in the ATL A80 TRACON tour on Monday morning, please PM me your first/last name as it appears on a government-issued photo ID (which will need to be presented at the time of the tour). Accurate head-count will become important as we get closer because the facility has a limit of 6 visitors per FAA escort which may depend on availability. (There is also a potential afternoon timeslot in case that significantly impacts anyone's willingness to attend, let me know)
1. please add yourselves to the wiki if you are interested but not already listed (PM me if unable, although anyone with 90 days on FT and 90 posts should be able to edit it)
2. if you are interested in the ATL A80 TRACON tour on Monday morning, please PM me your first/last name as it appears on a government-issued photo ID (which will need to be presented at the time of the tour). Accurate head-count will become important as we get closer because the facility has a limit of 6 visitors per FAA escort which may depend on availability. (There is also a potential afternoon timeslot in case that significantly impacts anyone's willingness to attend, let me know
)
Jun 23, 2017, 4:13 pm
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Also if there are any DL employees/connections around who might be interested in helping us set something up for Sunday, please let us know (or feel free to PM).
I've tried a couple of my own contacts who are asking around, too, but they seem to work in the "less fun" departments down at HQ.
I've tried a couple of my own contacts who are asking around, too, but they seem to work in the "less fun" departments down at HQ.
Jun 27, 2017, 2:51 am
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Updates:
1. please add yourselves to the wiki if you are interested but not already listed (PM me if unable, although anyone with 90 days on FT and 90 posts should be able to edit it)
2. if you are interested in the ATL A80 TRACON tour on Monday morning, please PM me your first/last name as it appears on a government-issued photo ID (which will need to be presented at the time of the tour). Accurate head-count will become important as we get closer because the facility has a limit of 6 visitors per FAA escort which may depend on availability. (There is also a potential afternoon timeslot in case that significantly impacts anyone's willingness to attend, let me know)
1. please add yourselves to the wiki if you are interested but not already listed (PM me if unable, although anyone with 90 days on FT and 90 posts should be able to edit it)
2. if you are interested in the ATL A80 TRACON tour on Monday morning, please PM me your first/last name as it appears on a government-issued photo ID (which will need to be presented at the time of the tour). Accurate head-count will become important as we get closer because the facility has a limit of 6 visitors per FAA escort which may depend on availability. (There is also a potential afternoon timeslot in case that significantly impacts anyone's willingness to attend, let me know
)I've tried to google, but I don't really know what to expect there.
Do they have any info about tours online?
Jun 27, 2017, 3:06 am
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Jul 5, 2017, 11:37 am
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Noticed this in the Sky mag yesterday, maybe something to do on Sunday
Roughly one month to go -- if you expressed interest upthread and haven't already, please add yourselves to the wiki (or PM me if unable).
Also if you are interested in the TRACON tour, I'll need your first/last name as it appears on a government-issued photo ID.
Roughly one month to go -- if you expressed interest upthread and haven't already, please add yourselves to the wiki (or PM me if unable).
Also if you are interested in the TRACON tour, I'll need your first/last name as it appears on a government-issued photo ID.
Jul 5, 2017, 12:02 pm
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Sadly looking like I won't be able to make it for the TRACON tour. Next time...
What are folks thinking for timing of the DL Museum on Saturday? The museum itself is open 10a-4:30p, but the 747 experience only runs noon-4pm.
Don't want to overplan the weekend as I'm sure folks will want to explore Atlanta a bit on their own, but if we have a critical mass for dinner that evening, we could settle on some Atlanta landmark restaurant to enjoy together.
What are folks thinking for timing of the DL Museum on Saturday? The museum itself is open 10a-4:30p, but the 747 experience only runs noon-4pm.
Don't want to overplan the weekend as I'm sure folks will want to explore Atlanta a bit on their own, but if we have a critical mass for dinner that evening, we could settle on some Atlanta landmark restaurant to enjoy together.
Jul 5, 2017, 8:57 pm
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^ to all of this too.
Jul 5, 2017, 9:18 pm
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Jul 5, 2017, 9:30 pm
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Jul 7, 2017, 7:13 am
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Not sure what food is down in that area...it's not my usual stomping grounds. Depending on where people are staying we could do something in midtown/downtown.
Or we could do this: http://www.cfarestaurant.com/hapevilledwarfhouse/home
As it happens, I'll likely be doing a GE interview that morning so selfishly staying near the airport would work out well.
Jul 7, 2017, 7:53 am
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It's pretty easy to get to downtown or midtown from the airport via public transport.
I don't hang out near the airport much, but I do recall that one of the nearby neighborhoods has had some revival and renovation in the last decade. Might be some leads there.
I don't hang out near the airport much, but I do recall that one of the nearby neighborhoods has had some revival and renovation in the last decade. Might be some leads there.