German Seaplane Day 1 au 3 octobre - Lac de Côme

PLANES
By now all participating planes will be amphibians that can be parked at a regular airport and this is preferred by most owners for overnight stay. The closest regular airfield is private: Venegono. Cesare is right now working to get the permission for all our participants planes there for overnight parking. This is most likely. As soon as we know I will inform the known participants. If not we would fly to Bresso.
In any case we are working on transportation (small buses or private cars for the transportation back to Como for the dinner). If we have to charter transportation there might be a fee for that.

(Cesare Baj: If we have space in our hangar we shall be happy to host your seaplane. If not, she has to be taken to Venegono or Bresso airport. The aircraft can be also parked on the apron of our seaplane base (not enclosed) or at a mooring buoy.)

HOTELS
Please make your own reservation and pay.
Since Como is a very attractive place for tourists there are numerous hotels in all price ranges in and around Como. :-) To make it easer for pilots with planes (and their crew) for the transportation to Venegono it would be helpful for all of us if not everybody has to be taken to a different hotel. Therefore we suggest the following hotels, comments by Cesare Baj:

+++++HOTEL ENGADINA
Viale Rosselli
22100 COMO
http://www.hotelengadina.com/
The closest to the Seaplane base, very vivid, not for people who prefer a graveyard to sleep. :-)

+++++HOTEL FIRENZE
Piazza Volta 16
22100 COMO
info@albergofirenze.it
+39 (031) 300333
In the middle of town, but more quit than Hotel Engadina

+++++HOTEL TERMINUS
Lungo Lario Trieste 14
22100 Como
info@albergoterminus.it
+39 (031) 329111
For those who want it a little bit on the luxurious side

We are sure, there are many other comparable and excellent hotels in Como, but  as mentioned, it makes sense to constrain it to a few.

2 Programm Overview

- Friday evening: dinner at restaurant close to the hangar (talks about the European Seaplane future, we will have a guest from the University of Frankfurt)
- Saturday midday: excursion by seaplane to a restaurant on the lake (it will be the main social event)
- *Saturday evening: informal dinner at a restaurant close to the hangar. After dinner: music in the hangar
- Sunday: free or informal brunch for participants

*For Saturday evening: dinner and music of the Sixties in the hangar.
The band will play after dinner. May be a little in late afternoon. Music: English and American rock of the Sixties.
The dinner is that for the 60th birthday of the (medical) doctor of the Aero Club Como, to which we will add places for the pilots attending the Seaplane Day. The music is played by a cover band of which Cesare Baj is a member and plays the rhythm guitar. The doctor plays the lead guitar.

We have to know the number of people the day before, so that we can inform the catering service. Cesare Baj will inform us soon about the price of the dinner.

3 In close reconcilement with the weather we will see additional activities during the day like visits, videos, conferences.
We will have a more detailed plan after arrival in Como.

I put all of the above on the website as well.