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Sunday, July 5: South Carolina Breakfast Club: Barnwell County Airport (BNL) Elev: 246 CTAF/Unicom 122.8 GPS: N33°15.28" W81°23.18" Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595
Monday, July 6: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, Williams Seafood Restaurant, Wrightsboro Rd. 6:45 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Thursday, July 9: Monthly meeting of the Members at the Pea Patch, 4511 Boulineau Rd. 7:00PM, Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Dennis Allen, (706) 790-0511 or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 (Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM)
Friday-Sunday, July 10-12: EAA Chapter 611 30th Annual Cracker Fly-In: Lee Gilmer Memorial Field, Gainesville, Ga. (GVL) Elev:1275GPS: N34°16.37" W83°49.79" CTAF/Unicom 122.8 ATL Center: 134.8 Friday Dinner at 6:30PM, Static Aircraft Judging, Saturday. Contact Mike Hudson (770)531-0291
Sunday, July 19: South Carolina Breakfast Club: Pickens County Aero (LQK) Elev: 1012 GPS: N34°48.60' W82°42.17' CTAF/Unicom 122.8 Contact Anne Hawkins 803-432-9595
Wednesday-Tuesday, July 29-August 4: EAA AirVenture '98 Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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Wednesday-Sunday, July 23-July 26: 36th Annual PRA Convention, Mentone, Indiana Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Wednesday-Tuesday, July 29-August 4: EAA Oshkosh Airventure '98 Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Monday, August 3:CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, Williams Seafood Restaurant, Wrightsboro Rd. 6:45 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Saturday, August 8: Georgia-Carolina Rotorcraft Club Monthly meeting. Barnwell, SC, airport 10:00 AM.. Contact John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or George Hammack (813) 652-7437.
Thursday, August 13: Monthly meeting of the Members at the Pea Patch, 4511 Boulineau Rd. 7:00PM, Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Dennis Allen, (706) 790-0511 or John Magnan, (706) 547-3607 (Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM) CLICK HERE FOR THE AGENDA.
Sunday, August 16: South Carolina Breakfast Club: Myrtle Beach Jet Port (MYR) Elev: 25 GPS: N33°40.45" W80°47.59" CTAF/Unicom 122.95 Contact Anne Hawkins 803-432-9595
Saturday, August 29: EAA Chapter 268 Pancake Breakfast: Cartersville, Ga. (VPC) 8:30AM CTAF/Unicom: 123.05 ATL App: 121.0 GPS: N34°07.45' W84°50.92' Elev 760Contact: Phil Polstra Chapter 268 eMail:ppolstra@inetnow.net
Sunday, August 30: South Carolina Breakfast Club: Louisville, Ga. (2J3) Elev: 328 GPS: N32°59.2' W82°23.1'- CTAF/Unicom 122.9 Contact Anne Hawkins 803-432-9595
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Saturday, September 12: Georgia-Carolina Rotorcraft Club Monthly meeting. Barnwell, SC, airport 11:00 AM.. Contact John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or George Hammack (813) 652-7437.
Saturday, Sunday, September 12-13: Wings Over Dixie '98. Airshow and Festival. Falcon Field, Peachtree City, Georgia. See details at: http://www.wingsover.dixie.com.
Monday, September 14: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, Williams Seafood Restaurant, 3160 Wrightsboro Rd., Augusta, Georgia. (one mile west of Daniel Field). 6:45 PM. Meeting at 7:30 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663. FAA Aviation Safety Program: "The 17 Most Popular Ways to Fall Out of the Sky; Part 3: Approach and Landing; Part 4: Your Body in Flight."
Saturday, Sunday, September 12-13: Camden Palmetto Aeroplane Classic at Camden, South Carolina.
Saturday, September 12: Quad Cities Chapter 615 Fly-in and Airshow at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, East Ramp Muscle Shoals Airport (MSL) 0900-1700. CTAF: 123.05 (Rain Date: September 13). Contact James Thompson (256) 757-1165 or Billy Baggett (256) 766-4527 or call Toll Free: 1-800-344-0783, FAX: (256) 383-2080. Event will be headquartered at Aerial Services, adjacent to the Tennessee Valley hangar on the east side of the field.
Sunday, September 13: Granny Rhodes' 99th Birthday Bash. At the "Farm" (Bob Rhodes strip near Linconlton) GPS: N33°56.75' W82°36.86' RNav: (APPROXIMATE) 113.9 IRQ 306°/26.6NM By Automobile: Washington Rd. west to Lincolnton, 9 miles past county line, cross Dry Fork Creek bridge, turn right just past bridge onto Old Petersbutg Rd. Turn right, onto Hwy 79. Go 14 miles. Look for mile marker 16, just past Pistol Creek bridge, look for balloons on the mailbox, turn right into dirt road, and prepare for the time of your life! Contact the Pea Patch Clubhouse (706) 592-9434 or Bob Rhodes (706) 796-1954 for details SAFETY NOTE: Use 122.7 to ANNOUNCE YOUR INTENTIONS. Landings will be: Uphill, to the East, Takeoffs, downhill to the West NO EXCEPTIONS
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, September 18-20: Ultralight, Light Flyers Fly-In. Greensboro, Georgia, Greene County Airpark (3J7). 3 miles NE of city. CTAF 122.9. Bar-b-que, Bomb Drop, spot landing contest. Call 770-453-7711 (9:00 AM to 6:00 PM) for details.
Saturday, September 19: EAA Chapter 268 Pancake Breakfast: Cartersville, Ga. (VPC) 8:30AM CTAF/Unicom: 123.05 ATL App: 121.0 GPS: N34°07.45' W84°50.92' Elev 760 Contact: Phil Polstra Chapter 268 eMail:ppolstra@inetnow.net
Friday-Sunday, September 25-27: 7th Annual Boshears Memorial Fly-In and Airshow: Daniel Field, Augusta, Georgia. (DNL) Elev: 423 CTAF/Unicom: 122.8 GPS: N33°28'00" W82°02'36", 100LL & Jet A. Parking, Basic Camping, Food, Vendors, EAA Chapter 172, CSRA Pilot's Association, Augusta State University Aviation Club. Many performing Airshow acts, Military Aircraft, Warbirds, The U.S. Army Golden Knights, Parachutists, Hot Air Balloons, Experimental Aircraft, Ken Shockley's Shockwave Jet Truck Contact Airshow Chairman, Chuck Whigham:(706) 796-0331
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Saturday, October 10: Monthly meeting of the Members --- : at the Millen Airport (2J5) CTAF 122.9; GPS coordinates: 32° 53.63'N / 81° 57.91' W; Runway 17/35: 4000' x 60' On highway 25 at the left just before getting into Millen (coming from the north)-- A "Low Country Boil" . Food at 1:00PM, Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Dennis Allen, (706) 790-0511 or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 (Why not fly-in early around 11:00 AM ?)
Thursday-Sunday, October 9-12: 2nd Annual Rotors Over Carolina Fly-in. Barnwell County Airport, Barnwell, South Carolina. (BNL). Early Bird Day Thursday, October 9th. Activities will be on Friday and Saturday with the main activities on Saturday.. Packing-up day on Sunday. Pattern for runways 04 and 34 is left-hand; for 16 and 22 RIGHT HAND. CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 mhz. Runway (16/34) and beacon lights on from dusk to dawn. Pattern altitude: 1050 feet MSL for conventional aircraft, 750' MSL for ultralights and gyroplanes. Field elevation 250 feet. GPS: 33°15.47" N 81°23.30" W. For further information ontact George Hammack (803) 652-7437 or Rusty Nance (803) 699-0451 e-mail: rnance@conterra.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 e-mail: jcm2@earthlink.net.
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Saturday, October 17: Young Eagles Rally at the Thomson, Georgia, airport. Starts around 9:00 AM and ends no later than noon. Pilots with aircraft check with Wyman Fox about his needs. Other members, come and help out. Young people -- come for a free ride in an airplane!
Saturday, October 31: Young Eagles Rally at the Thomson, Georgia, airport. Starts around 9:00 AM and ends no later than noon. Pilots with aircraft check with Wyman Fox about his needs. Other members, come and help out. Young people -- come for a free ride in an airplane!
Monday, November 2: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, Williams Seafood Restaurant, Wrightsboro Rd. 6:45 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Saturday, November 7: Ultralight / Light Plane Fly-In at Gary Ward's ultralight airfield near Lincolnton Starts early -- at daybreak -- and continues until evening. GPS: N33°46.79' W82°29.19' Runway 3200' sod. 3/4 mile west on Highway 378. Contact Gary Ward at 706-359-3614 or John Magnan (706) 547-3607.
Saturday, November 7: Young Eagles Rally at the Swainsboro, Georgia, airport (Emanuel County Airport) SBO; runway: 13/31 5040' good; CTAF 122.8; GPS 32° 36.50' N / 82° 22.12' W; Elevation 328' . Starts around 9:00 AM and ends no later than noon. Pilots with aircraft check with Wyman Fox about his needs. Other members, come and help out. Young people -- come for a free ride in an airplane!
Saturday, November 7: EAA Chapter 690: Gwinnett County Airport: Flying Start Workshop Lawrenceville, GA (LZU) CTAF 124.1 mhz / Unicom: 123.05 / Tower 124.1 ATL App: 119.3 GPS: N33°58.68' W83°57.74' Elev 1061' 1:00 to 5:00 PM in EAA Hangar #5. Contact: Sue Adams at 770-613-9501 or eMail:msadams@mindspring.com
Thursday, November 12: Monthly meeting of the Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805.. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Dennis Allen, (706) 790-0511 or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:30 PM) Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, November 14: Georgia-Carolina Rotorcraft Club PRA Chapter 13 and EAA Chapter 1313 Monthly meeting at 11:00 AM. Barnwell, SC, airport (BNL) Runways 04/22 5280' x 70' asphalt -- poor --; 15/34 5119' x 100' asphalt-- poor --; Pattern for runways 04 and 34 is left-hand; for 16 and 22 RIGHT HAND CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 mhz; GPS: 33°15.47" N 81°23.30" W. Elevation 246'. On highway 278, 1 mile west of Barnwell, South Carolina. Contact John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or George Hammack (813) 652-7437 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net .
Monday, December 7: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, Williams Seafood Restaurant, Wrightsboro Rd. 6:45 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Saturday, December 12: Annual EAA 172 Christmas Party at 7:00 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805.. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Dennis Allen, (706) 790-0511, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607; or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Please come early, around 6:00 PM. Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, December 12: Christmas Party Fly-In at the Hacienda De Gay Don Gay is holding a Christmas party at his house (Hacienda De Gay). Food will be served starting at 1:00 PM but come as early as you want. Remember to land coming in over the pond on runway 17, NO MATTER WHAT THE WIND DIRECTION IS! The runway is grass, 2000 feet long, and is 80 feet wide with pine trees on each side. The airstrip, starting at the pond edge, has a gradual incline for about 500 feet, then tapers off to a slight incline to the opposite end. After landing, taxi back down the runway to the pond and someone will guide you to parking. If no one is there taxi between the little "outbuilding" and the pond to the parking area. The runway is located two miles EAST of Garfield off paved highway county number 289. GPS coordinates are: 32 39.82'N / 82 04.47'W. Elevation is 300 feet and the CTAF is 122.8. Land directions: If coming into Garfield from Millen on Highway 23 go into Garfield and turn left (east) at the signal light. Go through Garfield up the hill. At the top of the hill turn left on Augusta Road. Follow that road for a mile or so until you see an 8 by 12 foot sign reading "Hacienda De Gay." Turn left there and follow the runway to the house. EVERYONE IS INVITED! BRING YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND GUESTS. Come enjoy the food, friends and camaraderie.
Sunday, December 13: Christmas Party/meeting Georgia-Carolina Rotorcraft Club PRA Chapter 13 and EAA Chapter 1313 Meal and meeting at 6:00 PM. At Ryans in Aiken, South Carolina. Contact John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or George Hammack (813) 652-7437 or eMail to: eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net .
Saturday, December 19: Christmas Party at Ballard's Hangar Twin Lakes, South Carolina, CTAF/UNICOM 122.9 mhz; GPS: 33°38.74" N 81°52.02" W. Elevation 540'. Runway 06/24 4837' x 40' asphalt. Meal at 7:00 PM but come early! Bring a new, unwrapped toy for "Toys for Tots." Don't bring any food. Call Gerald Ballard at 803-663-9900 for more details.
Sunday, December 20: South Carolina Breakfast Club Meeting/Fly-In Rudy Branham Field. Contact Anne Hawkins 803-432-9595.
Friday - Sunday, January 1 - 3: New Year's Fly - In Sunstate Wing and Rotor Club; PRA CH. 26, EAA Chapter 1192 is having our New Years Fly-In at the Wauchula Airport (FD06) in Wauchula, Florida also at a Banquet dinner on Saturday nite we will have elections and awards and announcements at this time.UNICOM/CTAF 122.9 mhz. GPS: 27º 30.82'N / 81º 52.84'W; RUNWAY: 18/35 4000' x 75' asphalt. Airport attended continuously. Fuel: 100LL The Shower's are at the airport (not been looked at since Bensen Days) but, due to a lot of work involved we would rather not have to hook them up. But if asked nicely I guess it would have to be considered. Please plan to attend this Fly-In and help with ideas for the upcoming Bensen Days 99, soon to be upon us. Fly-Safe, Richard Oxnam RotorNut007@yahoo.com
Friday, Saturday, January 1, 2: First Annual New Year's Fly-in. Barnwell County Airport, Barnwell, South Carolina. (BNL). Pattern for runways 04 and 34 is left-hand; for 16 and 22 RIGHT HAND. CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 mhz. Runway (16/34) and beacon lights on from dusk to dawn. Pattern altitude: 1050 feet MSL for conventional aircraft, 750' MSL for ultralights and gyroplanes. Field elevation 250 feet. GPS: 33°15.47" N 81°23.30" W. Starts at noon Friday, continues through Saturday evening. Everything informal nothing scheduled -- come have fun and fly or hangar talk! For further information contact David Burley (706) 860-7775 e-mail: dburley@bellsouth.net or Rusty Nance (803) 699-0451 e-mail: rnance@conterra.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 e-mail: jcm2@earthlink.net.
Saturday, January 2: EAA Chapter 690: Gwinnett County Airport: First Saturday Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA (LZU) CTAF 124.1 mhz / Unicom: 123.05 / Tower 124.1 ATL App: 119.3 GPS: N33°58.68' W83°57.74' Elev 1061' 8:00 to 10:30 AM and also a New Year's Social. In EAA Hangar #5. Contact: Sue Adams at 770-613-9501 or eMail:msadams@mindspring.com
Monday, January 4: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, Williams Seafood Restaurant, Wrightsboro Rd. 6:45 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Tuesday - Wednesday, January 5, 6: Alexander SportAir Presents: Lancair Assembly Call: 800-967-5746.
Sunday, January 10Barbecue Fly-In at AVON PARK JET CENTER Unicom 122.8; Good Cooks, (Avon Park Veterans Honor Guard), Good Friends, Fly-It-In or Drive In, All Welcome, 1000hrs - 1430hrs, Spot landings--Flour Bombings--Young Eagles Rides--Warbird rides-- Numerous static displayed AC--Fresh from recording in Nashville (Tanya Lambert-LIVE AND VERY GOOD!!)--Great BBQ lunch by The AVO Honor Guard--and on this day-100LL AVGAS and JET-A fuel for $1.60 per gallon!!!!! Gonna Be A Great Day and start of "A HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR ALL!!!! Thank You For All Your Support-See you there, Bill & Pat Favero, 941-453-5046. E-mail at: bfavero@desoto.net
Thursday, January 14: Monthly meeting of the Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805.. Call (706) 592-9434,or contact eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757,or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 (Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Thursday, January 21: AOPA Safety Meeting at Gwinnett Administration and Justice Center-75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA.: Contact Sue Adams 770-613-9501 for more information. eMail:msadams@mindspring.com
Saturday, January 23: Fly-In at the Sundance Airport: LaBelle, Florida. Unicom 122.8 GPS: 26º 47' 48"N 81º 29' 07"W; 3600' Grass Strip. Enjoy the Day, Bring your Own Lawn Chairs. Lunch from 11am - 1pm. (Hot-Dogs, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Macaroni Salad, Soft Drinks. $2,00 Donation. - , Flying Fun, Inc. Jim Hubbs, 941-674-1522 (mobile 941-476-1578), Ultralight, Experimental, General Aviation Aircraft, Rotorcraft, Flying Parachutes - All welcome!
Saturday, February 6: EAA Chapter 690: Gwinnett County Airport: First Saturday Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA (LZU) CTAF 124.1 mhz / Unicom: 123.05 / Tower 124.1 ATL App: 119.3 GPS: N33°58.68' W83°57.74' Elev 1061' 8:00 to 10:30 AM. In EAA Hangar #5. Contact: Sue Adams at 770-613-9501 or eMail:msadams@mindspring.com
Monday, February 8: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, Williams Seafood Restaurant, Wrightsboro Rd. 6:45 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Thursday, February 11: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805.. Call (706) 592-9434,or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, February 27: YOUNG EAGLES RALLY. Daniel Field, Augusta, Georgia, (DNL). 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Youngsters 7-17, with parental permission forms, (available at the airport) can get a free airplane ride! Call 706-863-1781 to speak with Mark Thompson, the EAA 172 Young Eagles Coordinator.
Monday, March 1: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, Williams Seafood Restaurant, Wrightsboro Rd. 6:45 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Saturday, March 6: YOUNG EAGLES RALLY. Swainsboro, Georgia, Emanuel County Airport (SBO). 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Youngsters 7-17, with parental permission forms, (available at the airport) can get a free airplane ride! Call 706-863-1781 to speak with Mark Thompson, the EAA 172 Young Eagles Coordinator.
Saturday, March 6: EAA Chapter 690: Gwinnett County Airport: First Saturday Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA (LZU) CTAF 124.1 mhz / Unicom: 123.05 / Tower 124.1 ATL App: 119.3 GPS: N33°58.68' W83°57.74' Elev 1061' 8:00 to 10:30 AM. Program is a Flying Start -- Learn to Fly Seminar & Chapter Leader's Flying Start Workshop. In EAA Hangar #5. Contact: Sue Adams at 770-613-9501 or eMail:msadams@mindspring.com
Friday - Sunday, March 12, 13, 14: Valiant Air Command "Tico" Airshow at Titusville, Florida. Arthur Dunn Air Park. UNICOM/CTAF 123.0 mhz. GPS: 28º 37.35'N / 80º 50.19'W; RUNWAY: 15/33 3000' x 70' asphalt; 04/22 1790' x 100' turf Airport attended 1300-2100Z. Fuel: 100LL, MOGAS; Vendor booths available on field near showline. Memorabelia, tools, etc. welcome. For info: Call (407) 268 1941; Fax (407) 268 5969; EMail vacinfo1@aol.com A. Iacuzzo. Website: http://www.vac.org.
Saturday, March 13: EAA 172 Poker-Run and Fish-Fry Fly-In at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. (Food is at 1:00PM, but Poker Run starts at 9:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome) Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706- 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Please come early, around noon). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE. For a map of the Poker Run route click HERE.
Saturday, April 3: EAA Chapter 690: Gwinnett County Airport: First Saturday Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA (LZU) CTAF 124.1 mhz / Unicom: 123.05 / Tower 124.1 ATL App: 119.3 GPS: N33°58.68' W83°57.74' Elev 1061' 8:00 to 10:30 AM. Program is on buying a used airplane. In EAA Hangar #5. Contact: Sue Adams at 770-613-9501 or eMail:msadams@mindspring.com
Monday, April 5: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, Williams Seafood Restaurant, Wrightsboro Rd. 6:45 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Thursday, April 8: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805.. Call (706) 592-9434,or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM), Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Wednesday-Sunday, April 7-11: Sunstate Wing and Rotor Club - PRA Chapter 26, EAA Chapter 1192: Bensen Days Rotorcraft Fly-In: Wauchula, Florida at the Wauchula Airport (FD06); .UNICOM/CTAF 122.9 mhz. GPS: 27º 30.82'N / 81º 52.84'W; RUNWAY: 18/35 4000' x 75' asphalt. Airport attended continuously. Fuel: 100LL Wauchula, Florida. Contact Bud O'Neil for details: HOME: (941)995-3434; FAX: (941) 995-7094. Or eMail to: Richard Oxnam RotorNut007@yahoo.com
Sunday - Saturday, April 4 - 10.Immediately before the opening of Sun 'n Fun `99 an intensive week long school on how to keep airplanes of all eras flying. At Tom Reilly's Warbird Restoration Museum, Kissimmee, FL The students of that class will accompany the B- 25 to the pre-opening day of Sun `n Fun. 407-933-1942 or programs@warbirdmuseum.com
Sunday-Saturday, April 11-17: Sun and Fun '99 Fly-In: Lakeland, Florida. Click here for details.
Saturday, May 1: EAA Chapter 690: Gwinnett County Airport: First Saturday Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA (LZU) CTAF 124.1 mhz / Unicom: 123.05 / Tower 124.1 ATL App: 119.3 GPS: N33°58.68' W83°57.74' Elev 1061' 8:00 to 10:30 AM. This will be the 4th Annual Aeromart. In EAA Hangar #5. Contact: Sue Adams at 770-613-9501 or eMail:msadams@mindspring.com
Monday, May 3: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, Williams Seafood Restaurant, Wrightsboro Rd. 6:45 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Thursday, May 13: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805.. Call (706) 592-9434,or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607. Mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, May 14-16: Wrens Fly-In. at the Wrens, Georgia, Airport (65J) : CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 mhz GPS coordinates: 33° 13.36' N / 82° 23.02' W; elevation 450'; runways: 11L/29R 3000' x 50' asphalt -- fair -- 11R/29L 1000' x 100' sod -- good --; 02/20 500' x 100' sod -- good -- at right angles to 11R/2lL -- for powered parachutes; NOTE THAT ASPHALT RUNWAY 11R HAS A RIGHT-HAND PATTERN AND SOD RUNWAY 11L HAS A LEFT-HAND PATTERN. ASPHALT RUNWAY 29L HAS A LEFT-HAND PATTERN AND RUNWAY 29R HAS A RIGHT HAND PATTERN. THE SOD RUNDAY IS NORTH-EAST OF THE ASPHALT RUNWAY. Runway 11/29 (asphalt) - PCL: 122.7 (L/M/H-3/5/7 Clicks) ; Airport attended 24 hours during the Fly-In. All aircraft welcome: Conventional, warbirds, experimental, ultralight, gyroplanes, trikes, powered parachutes. Pig roast Friday evening, bonfire Saturday evening. Apache helicopter on the field on Saturday, May 15. Admission free to the Fly-In; no landing or tie-down fees. Free overnight camping. Five restaurants and a motel next to the airport at the end of runways 29L and 29R. Call John Magnan at 706-547-3607 for more details. Call anytime day or night. Or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net .
Saturday, May 22: Fly-In at the Sundance Airport: LaBelle, Florida. Unicom 122.8 GPS: 26º 47' 48"N 81º 29' 07"W; 3600' Grass Strip. Enjoy the Day, Bring your Own Lawn Chairs. Lunch from 11am - 1pm. (Hot-Dogs, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Macaroni Salad, Soft Drinks. $2,00 Donation. - , Flying Fun, Inc. Jim Hubbs, 941-674-1522 (mobile 941-476-1578), Ultralight, Experimental, General Aviation Aircraft, Rotorcraft, Flying Parachutes - All welcome!
Saturday, June 6: EAA Chapter 690: Gwinnett County Airport: First Saturday Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA (LZU) CTAF 124.1 mhz / Unicom: 123.05 / Tower 124.1 ATL App: 119.3 GPS: N33°58.68' W83°57.74' Elev 1061' 8:00 to 10:30 AM. In EAA Hangar #5. Contact: Sue Adams at 770-613-9501 or eMail:msadams@mindspring.com
Monday, June 7: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, Williams Seafood Restaurant, Wrightsboro Rd. 6:45 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Thursday, June 10: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805.. Call (706) 592-9434,or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, July 3: EAA Chapter 690: Gwinnett County Airport: First Saturday Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA (LZU) CTAF 124.1 mhz / Unicom: 123.05 / Tower 124.1 ATL App: 119.3 GPS: N33°58.68' W83°57.74' Elev 1061' 8:00 to 10:30 AM. In EAA Hangar #5. Contact: Sue Adams at 770-613-9501 or eMail:msadams@mindspring.com
Monday, July 12 (NEW DATE AND PLACE!): CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, Quincy's -- located next to Blockbuster Video across from Krystals on Wrightsboro Rd. 7:00 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Thursday, July 8: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805.. Call (706) 592-9434,or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Wednesday-Sunday, July 21-July 25: 37th Annual PRA Convention, Mentone, Indiana
Wednesday-Tuesday, July 28-August 3: EAA Oshkosh Airventure '99 Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Wednesday-Tuesday, July 28-August 3: EAA Oshkosh Airventure '99 Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Thursday, August 1: EAA Chapter 690: Gwinnett County Airport: First Saturday Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA (LZU) CTAF 124.1 mhz / Unicom: 123.05 / Tower 124.1 ATL App: 119.3 GPS: N33°58.68' W83°57.74' Elev 1061' 8:00 to 10:30 AM. In EAA Hangar #5. Contact: Sue Adams at 770-613-9501 or eMail:msadams@mindspring.com
Monday, August 2 : CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, place will be at Quincy's-- located next to Blockbuster Video across from Krystals on Wrightsboro Rd. 7:00 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Thursday, August 12: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 1:00 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805.. Call (706) 592-9434,or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 12:00 noon). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Sunday, August 15: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Newberry, South Carolina (CUB). 8:00 to 11:00 AM..
Saturday, August 21: PEA PATCH CLEAN-UP DAY To prepare for the Rhodes Family Memorial and Columbia Chapter 242 Fly-out, EAA 172 Club members are asked to come out to the Pea Patch wearing old clothes and bringing weed-eaters and rakes, if possible, to clean up the Pea Patch. Come early (around 7:00 AM) to avoid the heat!
Saturday, August 21: ASU Plane Wash The Augusta State University Aviation Club will be holding a "PLANE WASH" at the Thomson-McDuffie County Airport from 8:00 AM to whenever all the planes are washed. There is no set charge for washing your plane -- the wash is by donation to the ASU Aviation Club. Contact: Richelle Phillips eMail to: stu11924@aug.edu
Saturday, August 28: Rhodes Family Memorial and Columbia Chapter 242 Flyout 1:00 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805.. Call (706) 592-9434,or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Dinner is is around 1:00 PM. Tom Collins and Tom Garcia will work the grill and Don Murphy will prepare smoked turkey. Members whose last names begin from A-M bring desserts; N-Z bring side dishes. Come early, around 11:00 to greet the guests). Click HERE for directions (both land and air).
Sunday, August 29: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Sommerville, South Carolina (DYB). 8:00 to 11:00 AM..
Saturday, September 4: EAA Chapter 690: Gwinnett County Airport: First Saturday Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA (LZU) CTAF 124.1 mhz / Unicom: 123.05 / Tower 124.1 ATL App: 119.3 GPS: N33°58.68' W83°57.74' Elev 1061' 8:00 to 10:30 AM. In EAA Hangar #5. Contact: Sue Adams at 770-613-9501 or eMail:msadams@mindspring.com
Monday, September 13: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, at Quincy's-- located next to Blockbuster Video across from Krystals on Wrightsboro Rd. 7:00 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Thursday, September 9: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805.. Call (706) 592-9434,or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, September 11: 2ndANNUAL COTTON STATE FLY-IN Northwest Alabama Regional Airport, Muscle Shoals, Alabama (MSL). Sponsored by EAA Chapter 615. DOOR PRIZES, GRAND PRIZE: HAND-HELD GPS. You must be a fly-in guest to be eligible. Non-pilot & Chapter 615 members are not eligible for the door prizes. Come, rain or shine for a good time. FUN, FOOD, FLYING AND FELLOWSHIP.
Friday-Sunday, September 24-26: 8th Annual Boshears Memorial Fly-In and Airshow: Daniel Field, Augusta, Georgia. (DNL) Elev: 423 CTAF/Unicom: 122.8 GPS: N33°28'00" W82°02'36", 100LL & Jet A. Parking, Basic Camping, Food, Vendors, EAA Chapter 172, CSRA Pilot's Association, Augusta State University Aviation Club. Many performing Airshow acts, Military Aircraft, Warbirds, Parachutists, Hot Air Balloons, Experimental Aircraft, Ken Shockley's Shockwave Jet Truck Contact Airshow Chairman, Ed Johnson :(706) 279-4822 or 705-441-0489 or eMail:edjohnson@gabn.net or Co-Chairman Marci Wilhelmi: 706-738-5656 or 706-868-9647 or eMail:marciwilhelmi@aol.com
Friday-Sunday, October 1 -3 : VAA Chapter 3 (Vintage Airplane Association) Annual Fall Fly-InDarlington County Airport (04J) near Hartsville, SC.
Saturday, October 2: EAA Chapter 690: Gwinnett County Airport 9th Annual Fall Classic Air Fair Lawrenceville, GA (LZU) CTAF 124.1 mhz / Unicom: 123.05 / Tower 124.1 ATL App: 119.3 GPS: N33°58.68' W83°57.74' Elev 1061' Contact:Sue Adams at 770-662-3651 eMail:msadams@mindspring.com or click here for more details.
Saturday, October 2: ANNUAL FLY-IN, PEACHSTATE AIRPORT 185 Jonathan's Roost Rd., Williamson, Georgia 30292. (GA2). 10:00AM to 4:00 PM. Enjoy lunch at the Barnstormer's Grill 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. --- Biplane rides available; rare aircraft memorabilia and prints for sale! FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Call 770-227-8282 for more details.
Monday, October 4: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, at Quincy's-- located next to Blockbuster Video across from Krystals on Wrightsboro Rd. 7:00 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or Don Brown, (706) 790-7663
Friday-Sunday, October 8-10: 3rd Annual Rotors Over Carolina Fly-in. Barnwell County Airport, Barnwell, South Carolina (BNL). Sponsored by EAA 1313, PRA Chapter 13. Early Bird Day Thursday, October 7th. Activities will be on Friday and Saturday with the main activities on Saturday. See the Apache Helicopter! Experience the Porta-Party DJs on Saturday night! Packing-up day on Sunday. Pattern for runways 04 and 34 is left-hand; for 16 and 22 RIGHT HAND. CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 mhz. Runway (16/34) and beacon lights on from dusk to dawn. Pattern altitude: 1050 feet MSL for conventional aircraft, 750' MSL for ultralights and gyroplanes. Field elevation 250 feet. GPS: 33°15.47" N 81°23.30" W. For further information contact Ernest Jackson, Jr. (843) 563-4044 or Jamie Bodie (803) 641-6835 e-mail: porta-party@scescape.net or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 e-mail: jcm2@earthlink.net.
Saturday, October 9: 19th ANNUAL MULE DAY FLY-IN, Washington-Wilkes airport (IIY) Fly in to Washington and take a step back in time and celebrate Plantation Life as it was in the Old South. Callaway Plantation is directly across from the airport. Plantation tours, primitive arts & crafts, food & fun! Tickets for Mule Day are $5 for adults, $3 for children. For more information call Ross Maynard at 706-678=4303.
Sunday, October 10: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Barnwell, South Carolina (BNL). 8:00 to 11:00 AM.
Thursday, October 14: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, October 16: 7th ANNUAL FLY IN & OPEN HOUSE AT BUZ'S AIRSTRIP Jerry Rooks invites all the gazillions of pilots you know to the 7th Annual Fly In and Open House. He thinks it would be great fun to see a bunch of ultralights this year. The date is Saturday, October 16th, from 10:00 AM till afternoon. BBQ will be provided -- no charge. This event will be held at Jerry Rook's airstrip northwest of Ocala, Florida. The strip is identified as "Buz" on the Jacksonville sectional; 295 degrees -- 15 nm from the Ocala VOR. GPS coordinates are: 29'16" - 82' 30" . The strip is 2700' X 75' turf in good condition. Clear approaches. The strip is oriented 18 - 36. CTAF is 123.4 and will be monitored. Elevation is 65'. The strip is 79 nm north of Clearwater, 2 hours drive or less than 1 hour for most flying machines. Jerry has flyers available, with maps on the back, should you need some. There are a number of ultralights in his area and he hopes to contact them as well. He would like to hear from you. For more information call: Buz Heuchan 800-229-1951, FAX 727-449-1724 Cell phone: 727-458-2250 and the hangar number is 727-442-5935. E-mail is: eMail to: BHAP@gte.net
Saturday, October 16: AVIATION EXPO Vandenberg Airport, Tampa, Florida. Sponsored by Noble Aviation, Inc. The theme of the event is the Achievements of Women and Minorities in Aviation. A family affair featuring static displays, fly-bys, drawings for free "discovery" flights and a Teacher's Workshop. Talk with NASA personnel, airplane pilots, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, aviation writers, Tuskegee Airman and more! about their careers, their training and the companies they work for. See you there!
Monday, November 1: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, at Quincy's-- located next to Blockbuster Video across from Krystals on Wrightsboro Rd. 7:00 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705
Sunday, November 7: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Orangeburg, South Carolina (OGB). 8:00 to 11:00 AM.
Thursday, November 11: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, November 13: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the Barnwell, South Carolina, airport (BNL); Highway 278, 1 mile west of Barnwell, SC. For information: contact Ernest Jackson,Jr., (843) 563-8856 or E-mail to: elj2@mindspring.com , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, November 13: Low-Country Boil Fly-in --- : at the Millen Airport (2J5) CTAF 122.9; GPS coordinates: 32° 53.63'N / 81° 57.91' W; Runway 17/35: 4000' x 60' On highway 25 at the left just before getting into Millen (coming from the north)-- A "Low Country Boil" . Food at 1:00PM, Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor (706) 855-8757, Keith Brock (912)982-5783, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Why not fly-in early, around 11:00 AM ?)
Saturday - Sunday, November 13-14: Lake City Municipal Airport FSAACA (Florida Sport Aviation Antique Classic Association) & North Florida Charity Airshow Lake City, Florida (31J) CTAF 122.7 mhz / Unicom: 122.7 Members who display their aircraft get free passes. Call ahead: at 850-929-2406 eMail:FSAACA@juno.com or call 904-752-1822 eMail:leemike@mail.lakecity.ll.fl.us or .
Sunday, November 21: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Whiteplains Plantation NAPA 500 (BNL). 8:00 to 11:00 AM.
Monday, December 6: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, at Quincy's-- located next to Blockbuster Video across from Krystals on Wrightsboro Rd. 7:00 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705
Friday, December 10: CHRISTMAS PARTY for PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 8:00 PM at Ryans in Aiken, South Carolina; there will be no monthly meeting in December. For information: contact Ernest Jackson, Jr., (843) 563-8856 or E-mail to: elj2@mindspring.com , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, December 11: Annual EAA 172 Christmas Party at 7:00 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607; or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Thursday-Sunday, December 30 - January 2: Sunstate Wing and Rotor Club - PRA Chapter 26, EAA Chapter 1192: New Year's Rotorcraft Fly-In: Wauchula, Florida at the Wauchula Airport (FD06); UNICOM/CTAF 122.9 mhz. GPS: 27º 30.82'N / 81º 52.84'W; RUNWAY: 18/35 4000' x 75' asphalt. Airport attended continuously. Fuel: 100LL Wauchula, Florida. Contact Bud O'Neil for details: HOME: (941)995-3434; FAX: (941) 995-7094. Or eMail to: Richard Oxnam RotorNut007@yahoo.com
Thursday-Sunday, December 30 - January 2: Sunstate Wing and Rotor Club - PRA Chapter 26, EAA Chapter 1192: New Year's Rotorcraft Fly-In: Wauchula, Florida, at the Wauchula Airport (FD06); UNICOM/CTAF 122.9 mhz. GPS: 27º 30.82'N / 81º 52.84'W; RUNWAY: 18/35 4000' x 75' asphalt. Airport attended continuously. Fuel: 100LL Wauchula, Florida. Contact Bud O'Neil for details: HOME: (941)995-3434; FAX: (941) 995-7094. Or eMail to: Richard Oxnam RotorNut007@yahoo.com
Sunday, January 2: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Summerville, South Carolina (DYB). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Monday, January 3: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, at Quincy's-- THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE OF ITS CLOSENESS TO THE NEW YEAR'S DAY CELEBRATION Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705
Saturday, January 8: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the Barnwell, South Carolina, airport (BNL); Highway 278, 1 mile west of Barnwell, SC. For information: contact James McIntosh, (803) 593-3757 or E-mail to: Jmsjmac@aol.com , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Thursday, January 13: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Sunday, January 16: MARK THOMPSON'S MEMORIAL SERVICE Memorial services will be at 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 16, at King Funeral Home in Martinez, Georgia (Augusta). Take Bobby Jones Expressway to Washington Road. Turn right. Turn right again at McDonald's (Davis Road). The funeral home is 1/4 mile down the road on the left.
Sunday, January 16: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Greenwood, South Carolina (GRD). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Saturday, January 22: Ladies Day at the Pea Patch 11:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Maureen Rhodes, (706) 798-1954, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Click HERE for directions (both land and air).
Sunday, January 30: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Columbia, SC -- Eagle Aviation (CAE). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Saturday, February 5: EAA Chapter 690 Fly-in and Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA Gwinnett County Airport (LZU); 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Program: Using Your GPS Properly. For information contact:
Monday, February 7: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, at Quincy's-- located next to Blockbuster Video across from Krystals on Wrightsboro Rd. 7:00 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705
Thursday, February 10: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net George Odom will be preparing his famous Chicken Mull so come early,(around 6:30PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, February 12: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Right next to Interstate I-20. For information: contact James McIntosh, (803) 593-3757 or E-mail to: Jmsjmac@aol.com , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, February 12: TGIF, the Tampa Gasparilla International Fly-in: Peter O. Knight Airport (KTPF) For more information contact C. Neil Cosentino, Bay World Flying Club (813)-251-4669 Or eMail to: C. Neil Cosentino NeilC@Cosentino.org
Sunday, February 13: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Clemson, South Carolina (CEU). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Thursday, February 17: SAFETY SEMINAR Lawrenceville, GA. Gwinnett County Administration Center. Spatial Disorientation, Visual Illusion and the Vertigo Chair. Contact:
Saturday, Sunday, February 26-27: Swamp Cabbage Festival Fly-in: LaBelle Airport (FL) (X14) UNICOM: 122.8; VOR: 110.4.This year's festival starts with breakfast at the airport from 8:00-11:00 AM. The Swamp Cabbage Festival Parade starts at 10:00 AM and lasts until noon. Then it's off to Baron Bark for lots of entertainment and arts and crafts. This year's them at the airport is "Back to the Future." If you have an antique aircraft or car you are invited to display it. Admission is free. There will also be remote control airplane demonstrations, antique cars, motorcycles and the lawnmower races on Sunday. Transportation to and from the park will be available all day. If you have aircraft art or memorabilia that you want to sell, bring it with you; we have an area just for sales. Camping on the airport is available for exhibitors only. For more information contact Suzi Harper (863)-675-8886 Or eMail to: Suzi Harper suzifly@gate.net For more information click HERE.
Sunday, February 27: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Cheraw, SC (47J). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Friday-Sunday, March 3-5: TRIKE & ULTRALIGHT FLY-IN at the Windy Hills Airport (6FD0); North of Walmart in Chiefland, Florida, right on Hwy. 341 due north about 3-4 miles on the right.GPS: N29° 33.95' N / 82° 52.12' W; , There should be 15-20 trikes plus some ultralight planes attending -- and then some! Free camping and fun for all ages. Plenty of motels available for the weak and city folks. We hope to have a shower and bathroom on the field. Contact Jeff & Jim Couch (352) 463-1410 eMail to: JayHawker0347@aol.com
Saturday, March 4: EAA Chapter 690 Fly-in and Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA Gwinnett County Airport (LZU); 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Program: Flying Start Seminar. For information contact:
Monday, March 6: CSRA Pilots Association NO MEETING THIS MONTH -- Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705 or eMail to: larry.garner@gabn.net
Thursday, March 9: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members NO REGULAR MEETING BECAUSE OF THE FISH-FRY FLY-IN ON SATURDAY.
Saturday, March 11: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the Barnwell, South Carolina, airport (BNL); Highway 278, 1 mile west of Barnwell, SC. For information: contact James McIntosh, (803) 593-3757 or E-mail to: Jmsjmac@aol.com , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, March 11: EAA 172 Poker-Run and Fish-Fry Fly-In at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. (Food is at 1:00PM, but Poker Run starts at 9:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome) Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706- 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Please come early, around noon). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE. For a map of the Poker Run route click HERE.
Sunday, March 12: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Moncks Corner, SC (50J). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Sunday, March 19: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Alan Smoak airfield (PVT) 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Saturday, March 25: EAA 172 Gourd Festival Fly-In at the Wrens Memorial Airport (65J); runway 11/29: 3000' x 50' asphalt -- excellent; sod runway 11/29: 1000' x 100' condition -- good. GPS: N33° 13.36' N / 82° 23.02' W; Elevation 450' , 1311 Airport Rd., Wrens, Georgia, 30833. Coincides with the city Gourd Festival. Come between 12:00 and 5:00 PM and show off your flying machine. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706- 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Young Eagles activites for kids aged 7-17 are planned. Click HERE for directions (both land and air).Use your "BACK" arrow to return to this screen.
Saturday, Sunday, March 25,26: Cherry Blossom Festival/EAA Chapter 38 Fly-in at the Macon Herbert Smart Airport (MAC); runway 10/28: 4695' x 150' good;runway 15/33 3600' x 75' good. sod runway 11/29: 1000' x 100' condition -- good. GPS: N32° 49.35' N / 83° 33.73' W; Elevation 463' , CTAF/UNICOM 123.0.Herbert Smart Airport Rd., Macon, Georgia, 31201. EAA Chapter 38 is affiliated with the week long Macon Cherry Blossom Festival that runs from the 17th thru the 25th of March. The Fly-in will be the weekend and serving all day will be the best Chicken and Ribs in Georgia. Plaques will be awarded to the Best of the best aircraft in categories of Homebuilt, Classic, Warbirds and Ultralights. Transportation provided to anyone to town for the Festival. Some hangar space will be available for any A/C or two that might best be hangered overnight. For information contact Col. Howard Goldey, Sr. at 912-746-4539 or eMail to: Goldey14@aol.com
Saturday, March 25: Ladies Day at the Pea Patch 11:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Maureen Rhodes, (706) 798-1954, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Click HERE for directions (both land and air).
Sunday, March 26: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Allendale, SC (88J). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Saturday, Sunday, April 1-2: SKYFEST 2000 FEATURING THE BLUE ANGELS at the Augusta Bush Field Airport (AGS); , at the intersection of New Savannah Rd. & Tobacco Rd. Augusta/Richmond County. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706- 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Schedule: Saturday & Sunday: ...SEE STATIC DISPLAYS OF EAA 172 AIRCRAFT. Gates open at 8:00; airshow starts at 12:00 and goes to 4:00 PM.Tickets are $15 at the gate, $10 in advance; $8 in lots of 100 for adults; Junior tickets, ages 7-12 are $7 at the gate, $5 in advance. Tickets are for each day. Pilots may fly in and landing fees and/or tie-down fees would be waived. They would still have to buy a ticket unless they are part of the static display. Contact Lowell Dorn at 706-823-3500 for ticket information. Or click here for full details and color photos: SKYFEST2000 Website.
Saturday, April 1: EAA Chapter 690 Fly-in and Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA Gwinnett County Airport (LZU); 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Program: What's With the Weather? For information contact:
Monday, April 3: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, NOW AT OLD COUNTRY BUFFET located directly across from Augusta Mall (to the west of Krogers) on Wrightsboro Rd. 7:00 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705 or eMail to: larry.garner@gabn.net
Sunday - Saturday, April 2 - 8.Immediately before the opening of Sun 'n Fun `99 an intensive week long school on how to keep airplanes of all eras flying. At Tom Reilly's Warbird Restoration Museum, Kissimmee, FL The students of that class will accompany the B- 25 to the pre-opening day of Sun `n Fun. 407-933-1942 or programs@warbirdmuseum.com
Wednesday-Sunday, April 5-9: Sunstate Wing and Rotor Club - PRA Chapter 26, EAA Chapter 1192: Bensen Days Rotorcraft Fly-In: Wauchula, Florida at the Wauchula Airport (FD06); .UNICOM/CTAF 122.9 mhz. GPS: 27º 30.82'N / 81º 52.84'W; RUNWAY: 18/35 4000' x 75' asphalt. Airport attended continuously. Fuel: 100LL Wauchula, Florida. Contact Bud O'Neil for details: HOME: (941)995-3434; FAX: (941) 995-7094. Or eMail to: Richard Oxnam RotorNut007@yahoo.com
Saturday, April 8: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members If there is time and enough members are present we may have a meeting at the Wauchula, Florida, airport (FD06); For information: contact James McIntosh, (803) 593-3757 or E-mail to: Jmsjmac@aol.com , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Sunday-Saturday, April 9-15: Sun 'n Fun® 2000 Fly-In: Lakeland, Florida. Click here for details.
Thursday, April 20: Monthly
meeting of the EAA 172 Members (NOTE CHANGE OF DATE) 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500'
x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation
434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or
contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail
to: rlgabor@juno.com, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA,
but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE
for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, April 22: Young Eagles Rally There will be a Young Eagles Rally at the Thomson-McDuffie County Airport at 9:00 AM. Contact: Young Eagles Coordinator Larry Garner at 706-790-6832 or eMail to: larry.garner@gabn.net
Saturday, April 29: Fly-in, Buy-in Augusta Aviation, located at Daniel Field in Augusta, GA (DNL) is planning a Fly-in, Buy-In (a first for them) on April the 29th. If you have an aircraft that you are thinking about selling or might be thinking of buying one, this will be a great opportunity for you. There will be no charge to buy or sell for private owners, but you must pre-register to show. Registration forms are available on line at www.augustaaviation.com/fly-in-buy-in.htm The time is from 9 am to 5 pm. Others that are scheduled to attend are: Textron Financial, Powell Title Service, Wachovia Bank, Aero Trader and more. Whatever is needed to buy or sell an airplane will be there.
Saturday, May 6: EAA Chapter 690 Fly-in and Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA Gwinnett County Airport (LZU); 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Poker Run. For information contact: Joel Levine, 770-394-5466 or email: jlevine@akorn.net or Sue Adams, 770-613-9501 or email: msadams@mindspring.com
Friday-Sunday, May 5-7: VAA Chapter 3 (Vintage Airplane Association) Annual Spring Fly-In Moore County Airport (SOP) Pinehurst/Southern Pines, NC. Main events are on Friday and Saturday. Sunday the 7th is a "wind-down day" where most people leave by noon. Contact: Jim Zazas at 910-947-1853 or email: jbzazas@earthlink.net or after mid-March, 2000, call the VAA Chapter 3 Fly-in Information Hotline at 910-947-6896.
Friday, Saturday, May 5-6: Wrens Fly-In. at the Wrens, Georgia, Airport (65J) : Thursday, May 4th is the "Early Bird Day;" Sunday, May 7th is the "Going Away Day:" CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 mhz GPS coordinates: 33° 13.36' N / 82° 23.02' W; elevation 450'; runways: 11L/29R 3000' x 50' asphalt -- excellent -- 11R/29L 1000' x 100' sod -- good --; also, for powered parachutes and Trikes: 02/20 300' x 200' sod -- good -- at right angles to 11R/2lL -- for powered parachutes; NOTE THAT ASPHALT RUNWAY 11R HAS A RIGHT-HAND PATTERN AND SOD RUNWAY 11L HAS A LEFT-HAND PATTERN. ASPHALT RUNWAY 29L HAS A LEFT-HAND PATTERN AND RUNWAY 29R HAS A RIGHT HAND PATTERN. THE SOD RUNWAY IS NORTH-EAST OF THE ASPHALT RUNWAY. Runway 11/29 (asphalt) - PCL: 122.7 (L/M/H-3/5/7 Clicks) ; Airport attended 24 hours during the Fly-In. All aircraft welcome: Conventional, warbirds, experimental, ultralight, gyroplanes, trikes, powered parachutes. Pig Roast Friday evening, "Special" Supper Saturday evening. Young Eagles Rally Saturday, 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM. Admission free to the Fly-In; no landing or tie-down fees. Free overnight camping. Motorhomes welcome and free (if you don't need our electricity). Electrical hookups on field available for a slight fee by reservation. Five restaurants and a motel next to the airport at the end of runways 29L and 29R. Check the Macon FSS for NOTAMs. Call John Magnan at 706-547-3607 for more details. Call anytime day or night. Or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
WRENS FLY-IN WEBSITE: http://www.jcmservices.net/wrens.htm.
Sunday, May 7: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB at John's Island, SC (JZ1). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Monday, May 8: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, NOW AT OLD COUNTRY BUFFET located directly across from Augusta Mall (to the west of Krogers) on Wrightsboro Rd. CANCELLED BECAUSE OF WRENS FLY-IN. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705 or e-mail him at larry.garner@gabn.net.
Thursday, May 11: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members NO REGULAR MEETING SO THAT MEMBERS CAN "WIND DOWN" FROM THE WRENS FLY-IN
Saturday, May 13: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the Barnwell, South Carolina, airport (BNL); Highway 278, 1 mile west of Barnwell, SC. For information: contact James McIntosh, (803) 593-3757 or E-mail to: Jmsjmac@aol.com, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, Sunday, May 13, 14: 1st Annual Georgia Wings Fly-In & Expo Weekend Gwinnett County Airport (LZU) Lawrenceville, GA A special opportunity for all pilots. An excellent way to enhance proficiency. Free Seminars, Free Flight Instruction, Free Biennial Flight Review, Free Flying Companion Course. EAA 690's Annual 1940s Hangar Dance on Saturday Night (details shortly) EAA's "Aluminum Overcast" B17 will be onsite for tours and rides (details shortly) Fuel discount to Wings Participants. Contact: Sue Adams, 770-613-9501 or Jesse Dooman, 770-564-0578 or email: wingsweekend@mindspring.com Website: http://wingsweekend.com
Friday - Sunday, May 19, 20, 21: 5th Annual CSRA Light Flyers Fly-In at Gary Ward's ultralight airfield near Lincolnton, Georgia One mile West on Highway 378 from Lincolnton. Come Friday and camp-out. Fly in or drive in. Cookout Friday night. Competitions: Bomb drop, poker run, spot landing. A candy drop for the children will be held Saturday at 4:00 PM. UNICOM: 122.9; CB: Channel 23. GPS: N33°46.789' W82°29.188' Runway 3200' sod. 3/4 mile west of Lincolnton on Highway 378. Contact Gary Ward at 706-359-3614 or call (706) 359-3079 or (706) 359-6200 or 706-860-0196.
Saturday, May 20:Warbirds Over Hickory Airshow & Fly-in at Hickory, NC.
Sunday, May 21: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB at Chester, SC (9A6). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Friday - Sunday, May 26, 27, 28: 1st Annual Powered Parachute Rally at the Wrens Memorial Airport, Wrens, Georgia. THIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED Contact Pat Thaxton at 706-595-2370 E-Mail: acehigh@thomson.net or Scott Cunningham at 727-787-6179.
Saturday, June 3: EAA Chapter
690 Fly-in and Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA Gwinnett County
Airport (LZU); 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Program: An AI
Discusses User/Owner Maintenance. For information contact:
Joel Levine, 770-394-5466 or
email: jlevine@akorn.net or Sue Adams,
770-613-9501 or email: msadams@mindspring.com
Monday, June 5: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, NOW AT OLD COUNTRY BUFFET located directly across from Augusta Mall (to the west of Krogers) on Wrightsboro Rd. 7:00 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705 ore-mail him at larry.garner@gabn.net.
Thursday, June 8: Monthly
meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the
Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS:
N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd.,
Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706)
855-8757 eMail
to: rlgabor@juno.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607
or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner
is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting
agenda click HERE.
Saturday, June 10: International Young Eagle's Day at Daniel Field (DNL), Augusta, Georgia. Airplane flights for youngsters 8 to 17 years old. Rides for adults. Static displays of aircraft. Jamail Larkins (the National Young Eagles spokesman who soloed at 14 in Canada, here at 16 this year) will be there to talk with the prospective Young Eagles. For further information call EAA 172 Young Eagles Coordinator Larry Garner at (706) 790-4365 or e-mail him at larry.garner@gabn.net.
Saturday, June 10: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the Barnwell, South Carolina, airport (BNL); Highway 278, 1 mile west of Barnwell, SC. For information: contact James McIntosh, (803) 593-3757 or E-mail to: Jmsjmac@aol.com , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, June 24: Ladies Day at the Pea Patch 11:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Maureen Rhodes, (706) 798-1954, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Click HERE for directions (both land and air).
Saturday, July 1: EAA Chapter
690 Fly-in and Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA Gwinnett County
Airport (LZU); 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Airplane Wash.
For information contact:
Joel Levine, 770-394-5466 or
email: jlevine@akorn.net or Sue Adams,
770-613-9501 or email: msadams@mindspring.com
Sunday, July 2: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB at Green Sea (S79). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Monday, July 3: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting. CANCELLED FOR THIS MONTH. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705 or e-mail him at larry.garner@gabn.net.
Thursday, July 6: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members NO REGULAR MEETING BECAUSE OF THE "COLD-CUTS FLY-IN" ON SATURDAY. .
Saturday, July 8: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Highway 1, one mile south of I-20 Exit 22. For information: contact James McIntosh, (803) 593-3757 or E-mail to: Jmsjmac@aol.com , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, July 15: EAA 172 Cold-Cuts Fly-In at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. (Food is at 1:00PM. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706- 855-8757) eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Please come early, around noon or just before 10:00 AM for the at 10:00 AM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air).
Sunday, July 16: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB at Florence, SC (FLO). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Wednesday-Sunday, July 19-July 23: 38th Annual PRA Convention Fly-in, Mentone, Indiana. Website: Mentone 2000
Sunday, July 30: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB at Donaldson Center (7AD). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Wednesday-Tuesday, July 26-August 1: EAA Oshkosh Airventure 2000 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Website: Airventure 2000
Saturday, August 5: EAA Chapter
690 Fly-in and Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA Gwinnett County
Airport (LZU); 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Program: Care
& Feeding of Your Engine. For information contact:
Joel Levine, 770-394-5466 or
email: jlevine@akorn.net or Sue Adams,
770-613-9501 or email: msadams@mindspring.com
Wednesday-Tuesday, July 26-August 1: EAA Oshkosh Airventure 2000 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Monday, August 7: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, NOW AT OLD COUNTRY BUFFET located directly across from Augusta Mall (to the west of Krogers) on Wrightsboro Rd. 7:00 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705 or e-mail him at larry.garner@gabn.net.
Thursday, August 10: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, August 12: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Highway 1, one mile south of I-20 Exit 22. For information: contact James McIntosh, (803) 593-3757 or E-mail to: Jmsjmac@aol.com , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, August 26: Craft Day at the Pea Patch 11:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Maureen Rhodes, (706) 798-1954, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.netClick HERE for directions (both land and air).
Saturday, September 2: EAA Chapter 690 Fly-in and Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA Gwinnett County Airport (LZU); 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Program: Angel Flight. For information contact: Joel Levine, 770-394-5466 or email: jlevine@akorn.net or Sue Adams, 770-613-9501 or email: msadams@mindspring.com
Saturday-Sunday, September 2-3: PRA Chapter 007's First Fly-in at the Caddo Mills Airport 30 miles East of Dallas, Texas, off of I-30. For information: contact Sharon Pryor at Air Command International, E-mail to: prachapter007@techemail.com , or Kerry Cartier (972) 617-3901 or E-mail to: gyroguy@mail.com
Sunday, September 10: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB at Camden, SC (CDN). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Sunday, September 10: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 2:00 PM -- at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Highway 1, one mile south of I-20 Exit 22. For information: Contact Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Monday, September 11: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, CANCELLED FOR THIS MONTH. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705 or e-mail him at larry.garner@gabn.net.
Thursday, September 14: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net . (Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Friday-Sunday, September 22-24:
9th Annual Boshears Memorial Fly-In and Airshow: Daniel
Field, Augusta, Georgia. (DNL) Elev: 423 ft. CTAF/Unicom:
123.05 mhz. LIGHTS: Activate MIRL for 05/23 & 11/29 123.05 mhz. USE UNICOM
TO CALL IN. FAA TOWER OPERATIONAL ON THE FIELD DURING THE FLY-IN -- Airshow
frequency - 119.725 mhz -- Augusta Approach - 126.8 mhz.
GPS: N33°28'00" W82°02'36", 100LL & Jet A. (Price as of 08/12/00:
100LL -- $2.60; Jet A -- $2.50. Price on 100LL reduced to $2.13 on Saturdays).
Parking, Basic Camping, Food, Vendors, EAA Chapter 172, CSRA Pilot's Association.
Many performing Airshow acts, Military Aircraft, Warbirds, Parachutists,
Hot Air Balloons, Experimental Aircraft, Ken Shockley's Shockwave Jet Truck.
Contact: Airshow Chairman, Ed Johnson: (803) 279-4822 or [Pager]-- (803)-441-0489
or
eMail:
edjohnson@gabn.net or
Co-Chairman
Tony Gay eMail: tonygay@worldnet.att.net or
Co-Chairwoman
Susan Elkins: eMail: welkins@home.ifx.net
BIG YOUNG EAGLES RALLY! CONTACT LARRY
GARNER: eMail: garner49@home.net
Friday-Sunday, September 22 - 24: Great Western Rotorcraft Fly-in, El Mirage, California.
Sunday, September 24: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB at Georgetown, SC (GGE). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Monday, October 2: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, NOW AT OLD COUNTRY BUFFET located directly across from Augusta Mall (to the west of Krogers) on Wrightsboro Rd. 7:00 PM. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705 or e-mail him at garner49@home.net.
Saturday, October 7: ANNUAL FLY-IN, PEACHSTATE AIRPORT 185 Jonathan's Roost Rd., Williamson, Georgia 30292. (GA2). 10:00AM to 4:00 PM. Enjoy lunch at the Barnstormer's Grill 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. --- Biplane rides available; rare aircraft memorabilia and prints for sale! FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Call 770-227-8282 for more details.
Saturday, October 7: EAA Chapter 863: SOUTHEAST FALL CLASSIC FLY-IN at the LEBANON AIRPORT (M54). Lebanon, Tennessee. Southeast's largest Vans RV gathering. Warbirds, Antiques and Classics. Aircraft judging and awards. Metal and Fabric forums. Hotel and travel accommodations. Fueling discount. Food all day and steak dinner Saturday night. For more information call Lynn Williams at (615) 452-9391 or E-mail to: Lwilli6318@aol.com . FLY-IN Website: http://www.utilecon.com/lebanon/flyin.htm .
Friday-Sunday, October 6 - 8 : VAA Chapter 3 (Vintage Airplane Association) Annual Fall Fly-In Darlington County Airport (04J) near Hartsville, SC. Main events are on Friday and Saturday. Sunday the 8th is a "wind-down day" where most people leave by noon. Contact: Jim Zazas at 910-947-1853 or email: jbzazas@earthlink.net or after mid-March, 2000, call the VAA Chapter 3 Fly-in Information Hotline at 910-947-6896.
Sunday, October 8: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB at Darlington County (UDG). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595 or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Friday-Sunday, October 6 - 8 : 10th Annual South-East Regional EAA Fly-In. Evergreen, Alabama. Middleton Field Airport (GZH). Flying, food and fun for everyone. Includes aircraft judging, air show, car show, UL/Light plane operations, fly-market, vendors workshops and more. For more information call (334) 578-1717 or go to the fly-in Website FLY-IN WEBSITE
Saturday-Sunday, October 7 - 8 : Fly-in. Erwin, Tennessee. Any and all aircraft. This area is close to rafting and canoeing trips. There will be a story-telling convention nearby. Call Terry Stockton at (423) 743-0792 for more details.
Thursday, October 12: Monthly
meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the
Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS:
N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd.,
Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706)
855-8757 eMail
to: rlgabor@juno.com, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner
is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting
agenda click HERE.
Friday-Sunday, October 13-15: 33rd Annual Thomasville Fly-in. A True "GRASSROOTS" fly-in. At the Thomasville, Georgia, Municipal Airport (TVI). 400+ aircraft expected. Aviation Seminars & Workshops. Large collection of antique/classic aircraft. Fly-market. Children's activities. Spot landing contest. Warbirds, homebuilts, ultralights, gliders and more! Best food at a Fly-in anywhere! Dinner Friday & Saturday. Breakfast Saturday & Sunday. Daytime concessions. Airport on-site camping -- hot showers available. Free shuttles to local motels. Traffic Pattern Altitude: 1060 MSL (796 AGL) UNICOM 123.075 mhz; AWOS: 119.175 mhz; Ground: 123.30 mhz. Primary runway (04/22); secondary runway (14/32). lights MIRL; beacon lights on from dusk to dawn. Field elevation 264 feet. GPS: 30° 54.093" N 83° 52.880" W. PLEASE PARK WHERE THE GROUND CREW DIRECTS YOU TO PARK!!! FLY-IN WEBSITE: THOMASVILLE FLY-IN . For further information contact (912) 226-8356 e-mail: FlyIn@rose.net
Saturday, October 14: Monthly meeting of PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members If there is time we will have a meeting during Rotors Over Carolina at the Aiken Municipal Airport. For information: Contact Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, October 14: RV-FLY-IN
Tennessee Valley RV Builder's Group at the Decatur
Regional Airport (Pryor Field - DCU). Shouldn't take but about three hour's
each way (flying) for most. There are three hotels within three miles of
the airport. Plus, the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville is not too
far away. If anyone is interested in staying overnight, call Larry Garner's
(Ken Garner) @ 256-350-2257 or email him: n88fn@aol.com
. Pryor Field is located just north of Decatur, AL, right on the Tennessee
River, really nice country. Ken flew in Rick Bell's RV4 when he was here
in Augusta a few years back. He really has the RV building fever and
has ordered a tail kit. He also owns a '69 Cherokee (currently non-flying)
and a hot-air balloon which he flies commercially.
The site address for their builders
group is http://home.hiwaay.net/sbuc/tvrvbg
.
Saturday, October 21: EAA Chapter 1195 Annual Fly-In at the Dublin, Georgia, Bud Baron Airport (DBN). Contact Chris Bracewell eMail: cbrace@progressivetel.com. Airport phone: (912) 275-0029.
Sunday, October 22: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Louisville, Georgia (2J3). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, October 28: Ladies Day at the Pea Patch 11:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Maureen Rhodes, (706) 798-1954, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Click HERE for directions (both land and air).
Saturday, November 4: EAA
Chapter 690 Fly-in and Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA Gwinnett County
Airport (LZU); 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Program: Flying
Start Seminar. For information contact:
Joel Levine, 770-394-5466 or
email: jlevine@akorn.net or Sue Adams,
770-613-9501 or email: msadams@mindspring.com
Saturday, November 4: CSRA Pilots Club Fly-in and Cookout Thomson, GA, McDuffie County airport (48J); 11:00 AM till everybody gets tired and decides to go home. Bring the family. EAA 172 members are all invited and welcome! There will be bean bag drops and spot landing contests. The CSRA Pilots Club will supply meat, drinks, plates & cups, utensils, condiments -- the works! Let's all hope that the weather will be good. Call Larry Garner's "Hotline" at 841-5705 or e-mail him at garner49@home.net.
Sunday, November 5: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Orangeburg, South Carolina (OGB). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Monday, November 6: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, CANCELLED FOR THIS MONTH. Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705 or e-mail him at garner49@home.net.
Thursday, November 9: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Thursday, November 9: Wings
Safety Seminar Fly-in or Drive-in At 7:00 PM
at the Griffin Spaulding Airport (6A2) Gardner Aviation, Griffin, Georgia,
215 Barry Whatley Way, Griffin, GA. 30224. Special guest is Dave Brown
from Garmin. Both he and Pete Acevedo, FSDO-11 Atlanta Safety Manager will
talk about GPS Navigation and approaches.
For additional information contact:
Karl Gardner 800-486-1216 or 770-412-7216.
Sponsored by the FAA, Compaq
Computer, Garmin and Gardner Aviation.
Saturday, November 11: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 10:00 AM (SPECIAL TIME) at the Barnwell, South Carolina, airport (BNL); Highway 278, 1 mile west of Barnwell, SC. For information: Contact Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, November 11: Low-Country Boil Fly-in --- : at the Millen Airport (2J5) CTAF 122.9; GPS coordinates: 32° 53.63'N / 81° 57.91' W; Runway 17/35: 4000' x 60' On Highway 25 at the left just before getting into Millen (coming from the north). Land to the north unless winds are such that you can't. Use a left hand pattern if landing on 35 and a right hand pattern if landing on 17. Ultralights will have their own strip -- a 600' x 1000' area for them and powered parachutes. It will be in an area north of the windsock between the windsock and the fence. -- Gumbo will be served at 10:00 AM. A spot-landing contest will be at 11:00 and there will be "Low Country Boil" and trimmings at 1:00PM. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com, Keith Brock (912)982-5783, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Why not fly-in early, around 9:00 AM ?) Camping on the field Friday night and Saturday night -- water and power available on a first-come first-served basis. The fly-in is dedicated to the memory of Mark Thompson.
Saturday, November 18: Ladies Day at the Pea Patch Shopping in Commerce all day! Contact Maureen Rhodes, (706) 798-1954.
Saturday, Sunday, November 18-19:
Plant City, Florida, airport (PCM); WORLD WAR II D-DAY VETERAN AIRCRAFT
TO TAKE PART IN STRAWBERRY AIRFEST
In addition to free airplane
rides for kids at the Strawberry Airfest, there will be a special visit
from the Tico Belle, the C47A that delivered paratroopers to Normandy, France
on D-Day.
This World War II invasion veteran will be visiting the Airfest both days, November 18-19 at the Plant City Airport. Folks will have a chance to learn all about how the Tico Belle earned her stripes the hard way. And, they will get to witness the astonishing sound of the radial engine startup of this authentic aircraft. The focus of the Strawberry Airfest will be flying children ages 8-17 as part of the nation's Young Eagles Program. Kids who fly in Plant City will be added to the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) nationwide goal of flying one million young people by 2003. The 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight and the 50th anniversary of the EAA will also be that year.
There will be lots to do on the ground too, during the 5th annual Strawberry Airfest, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM both days. Activities will include children's games, arts and crafts, moonwalks, helicopters and vintage airplanes, a child-size flight simulator, radio controlled model planes, ultralight vehicles, the Plant City Chamber Business Expo, and more. Admission to the event is free; to park there is a $5.00 per vehicle donation.
To get to the Plant City Airport, take I-4 to Branch Forbes Road, Exit 10 and follow the signs.
For more information on the Strawberry
Airfest, please contact David Mitchell
at 813/752-4710, or visit: http://www.tampabay.citysearch.com/E/E/TPAFL/0000/92/68/
Sunday, November 19: Party at the Hacienda De Gay (7GA3 in the Atlanta Sectional) Don Gay is holding a party at his house (Hacienda De Gay). Food will be served starting at 1:00 PM but come as early as you want. Remember to land coming in over the pond on runway 17, NO MATTER WHAT THE WIND DIRECTION IS! The runway is grass, 2000 feet long, and is 80 feet wide with pine trees on each side. The airstrip, starting at the pond edge, has a gradual incline for about 500 feet, then tapers off to a slight incline to the opposite end. After landing, taxi back down the runway to the pond and someone will guide you to parking. If no one is there taxi between the little "outbuilding" and the pond to the parking area. The runway is located two miles EAST of Garfield off paved highway county number 289. GPS coordinates are: 32 39.82'N / 82 04.47'W. Elevation is 300 feet and the CTAF is 122.8. Land directions: If coming into Garfield from Millen on Highway 23 go into Garfield and turn left (east) at the signal light. Go through Garfield up the hill. At the top of the hill turn left on Augusta Road. Follow that road for a mile or so until you see an 8 by 12 foot sign reading "Hacienda De Gay." Turn left there and follow the runway to the house. EVERYONE IS INVITED! BRING YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND GUESTS. Come enjoy the food, friends and camaraderie!
Sunday, November 19: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB East Cooper (Mt. Pleasant), South Carolina (8S5). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, December 2: EAA
Chapter 690 Fly-in and Pancake Breakfast Lawrenceville, GA Gwinnett County
Airport (LZU); 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Program: How to
Cope with Cockpit Systems Failures. For information contact:
Joel Levine, 770-394-5466 or
email: jlevine@akorn.net or Sue Adams,
770-613-9501 or email: msadams@mindspring.com
Sunday, December 3: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Grand Strand) (CRE). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Monday, December 4: CSRA Pilots Association Monthly meeting, NOW AT OLD COUNTRY BUFFET located directly across from Augusta Mall (to the west of Krogers) on Wrightsboro Rd. 7:00 PM. (NOTE: THIS MAY BE CANCELLED) -- Contact: Larry Garner (706) 790-4365, or the Pilot's Hotline (706) 841-5705 or e-mail him at garner49@home.net.
Friday, December 8: CHRISTMAS PARTY for PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members at 7:00 PM at Ryans in Aiken, South Carolina. For information: Contact Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, December 9: Annual EAA 172 Christmas Party at 6:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: 33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607; or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, December 9: Seaplane Splash-in on Lake Lowery -- Oak Harbor Seaplane Base (5X3). Anyone going should call ahead for meal tickets. Phone Gregg Anderson at (863) 956-1341 or e-mail him at office@oakharbor-rv.com.
Thursday, December 14: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members NO REGULAR MEETING BECAUSE OF THE CHRISTMAS PARTY.
Sunday, December 17: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Rudy Branhams Field (Darlington, South Carolina) (6J7). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Sunday, December 31: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB NOTHING SCHEDULED YET! 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Friday-Monday, December 29 - January 1: Sunstate Wing and Rotor Club - PRA Chapter 26, EAA Chapter 1192: New Year's Rotorcraft Fly-In: Wauchula, Florida at the Wauchula Airport (FD06); Early Bird Day: Thursday, December 28;On Saturday the Sunstate club will be holding its elections and also have a Banquet. For Sunday night, Bud will be cooking some nice, tender gator meat for a potluck meal. If everyone brings a dish to share then they should be able to have a nice sit-down buffet meal. UNICOM/CTAF 122.9 mhz. GPS: 27º 30.82'N / 81º 52.84'W; RUNWAY: 18/35 4000' x 75' asphalt. Airport attended continuously. Fuel: 100LL Wauchula, Florida. Contact Bud O'Neil for details: HOME: (941)995-3434; FAX: (941) 995-7094. Or eMail to: Richard Oxnam RotorNut007@yahoo.com
Thursday, January 11: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: 33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA, but please come early (around 6:30PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). Member Rich McGahee, an F-18 pilot, will be presenting an exciting program. For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, January 13: The ashes of Mark Thompson, who was killed in a plane crash near the Pea Patch, will be spread over the Pea Patch on this first anniversary of his death. The ceremony will be at 11:00 AM. All are invited to attend.
Saturday, January 13: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Highway 1, one mile south of I-20 Exit 22. For information: contact Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Sunday, January 14: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Eagle Aviation, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, South Carolina (CAE). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Sunday, January 28: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Greenwood County Airport, South Carolina (GRD). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, February 3: Winter Young Eagle's Rally at Daniel Field (DNL), Augusta, Georgia. Airplane flights for youngsters 8 to 17 years old, FREE! Daniel Field will be offering plane flights for parents for only $5.00! 12:00 noon - 3:00 PM. For further information call EAA 172 Young Eagles Coordinator Larry Garner at (706) 790-4365 or e-mail him at garner49@home.net.
Thursday, February 8: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: 33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA, but please come early (around 6:30PM). Club member Dr. J.R. Jowers A.M.E. will be presenting a program on physicals relating to aviation . Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, February 10: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Highway 1, one mile south of I-20 Exit 22. For information: contact Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Sunday, February 11: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Lancaster County McWhirter Field Airport, South Carolina (LKR). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, February 17: BSA National Merit Day at Daniel Field (DNL), Augusta, Georgia. Airplane flights for Boy Scouts CANCELLED!! Boy Scouts will participate in the National Young Eagles Day on June 9th. For further information call EAA 172 Young Eagles Coordinator Larry Garner at (706) 790-4365 or e-mail him at garner49@home.net.
Sunday, February 25: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Georgetown County Airport, South Carolina (GGE). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, March 10: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 1:00 PM at the at the Pea Patch Aerodrome, Blythe, Georgia (South of Augusta, exactly 11.8 miles south of the Bobby Jones expressway click HERE for directions). We're joining in the EA 172 Fish-Fry Fly-in. See next calendar entry for directions. We'll probably have our short business meeting after the meal. For information: contact Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, March 10: EAA 172 Poker-Run and Fish-Fry Fly-In at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: 33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Spot landing contest at noon! (Food is at 1:00PM, but Poker Run starts at 9:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome) Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706- 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Please come early, around noon). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE. For information on the Poker run and Fishfry and a map of the Poker Run route click Poker Run and Fish Fry Website
Sunday, March 11: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Berkeley County Airport, Moncks Corner, South Carolina (50J). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday - Sunday, March 17-18: MACON, GEORGIA, INTERNATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM EAA CHAPTER 38 ANNUAL AIRCRAFT FLY-IN at Macon's downtown Herbert Smart Airport(MAC). Fly your aircraft in on Friday afternoon if you like. The 'Fly-In" will attract Homebuilts, Classic Airplanes, Vintage, Military (Warbirds), Ultra-lights, Gyrocopters and Helicopters to middle Georgia. Judges will select the best aircraft and award solid walnut plaques to the deserving winners. The popular Radio Controlled planes will be an added feature with a miniature runway (closed taxi strip) with scaled markings, tower, windsock,etc, for added realism. The fun filled two day event is FREE and open to the general public. Plenty of food will be available . It is our hangar fund raiser for our Middle Georgia Chapter 38. Transportation will be provided for those Fly-In visiters who would like to take in other Cherry Blossom events. One has to see Macon when in full, colorful, spring time bloom with thousands of Cherry trees. There are three main ingredients in having a successful Fly-In. They are: GOOD FLYING WEATHER, Plenty of visiting planes and folks like you to come and enjoy the Wonderful World of Sport Aviation.
For more information regarding the 'FLY-IN' , contact Col Howard Goldey, Sr. (EAA Member) at (478) 746-4539 or E-Mail at GOLDEY14K@aol.com Thank you.Will see you all in March! It's been a 'testy winter'! So--Brush off those dusty wings and tail feathers --and 'Come-On-Down' !
Saturday, March 24: Ladies Day at the Pea Patch 11:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. The ladies will be "doing candles." Maureen wants the ladies to bring 3 inch candles in white and cream color. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Maureen Rhodes, (706) 798-1954, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Click HERE for directions (both land and air).
Sunday, March 25: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Sumter Municipal Airport, Sumpter, South Carolina (SMS). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, March 31: EAA 172 Gourd Festival Fly-In at the Wrens Memorial Airport (65J); runway 11/29: 3000' x 50' asphalt -- excellent; sod runway 11/29: 1000' x 100' condition -- good. GPS: N33° 13.36' N / 82° 23.02' W; Elevation 450' , 1311 Airport Rd., Wrens, Georgia, 30833. Coincides with the city Gourd Festival. Come between 12:00 and 5:00 PM and show off your flying machine. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706- 855-8757, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.netYoung Eagles activities for kids aged 8-17 are planned. Click HERE for directions (both land and air).Use your "BACK" arrow to return to this screen.
Thursday, April 5: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members (NOTE CHANGE OF DATE) 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Program by Dwayne Huff from EAA Chapter 690 on the FAA "Wings" program. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA, but please come early (around 6:30PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday April 7: Confederate
Air Force Open House at the New Century Air
Center (IXD) right by the Gardner, Kansas, Municipal Airport ; GPS:
38° 49.854' N / 94° 53.418' W; Elevation 418' We'd really like some WW I aircraft or replicas to attend. The
Kansas City Dawn Patrol will be there! It should be a pretty good
size event this year and we expect it to grow each year and eventually into
a full fledge Air Show. We will have a dogfight (P-51 vs. Zero), live bands,
rides for sale in various aircraft. The P-51 and B-25 will be the big draw
and lots of action and noise will be generated to please the crowd.
We would like to have a nice selection
of various WW I aircraft. More information can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/kcghostsquadron/ For inquiries contact Jim Shrylock:
Work: (913) 345-6206. eMail to: Jim Shrylock Jshryock@mail.com
Wednesday-Sunday, April 4-8: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members. If we can get enough people together we'll have the April meeting sometime during Bensen Days at the Wauchula, Florida, airport. For information: contact Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Wednesday-Sunday, April 4-8: Sunstate Wing and Rotor Club - PRA Chapter 26, EAA Chapter 1192: Bensen Days Rotorcraft Fly-In: Wauchula, Florida at the Wauchula Airport (FD06); .UNICOM/CTAF 122.9 mhz. GPS: 27º 30.82'N / 81º 52.84'W; RUNWAY: 18/35 4000' x 75' asphalt. Airport attended continuously. Fuel: 100LL Wauchula, Florida. Contact Bud O'Neil for details: HOME: (941)995-3434; FAX: (941) 995-7094. Or eMail to: Richard Oxnam RotorNut007@yahoo.com
Sunday, April 8: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Cheraw Municipal / Lynch Bellinger Field Airport, Cheraw, South Carolina (47J). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Sunday-Saturday, April 8-14: Sun 'n Fun® 2001 Fly-In: Lakeland, Florida. Click here for details.
Saturday, April 14: Called meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members. We did not have a regular meeting at Bensen Days but enough happened that we need to have a meeting so that business can be handled. The meeting will be at 11:00 AM in the Aiken FBO building at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport. For information: contact Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Sunday, April 22: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Allendale County Airport, Allendale, South Carolina (88J). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, April 28: Warner Robbins AFB Open House & AirShow At the Warner Robbins Air Force Base, Warner Robbins, Georgia. Featuring the Canadian Snowbirds. A 50 seat Lewis Bus has been chartered to go to Warner Robbins on Saturday. There are about 10 to 15 seats available at only $8.00 each, if you reserve them by Thursday at 6pm. This is on a first reserved first taken basis. Now, don't just reserve and then not go - If you do, you owe the $8.00 per seat that you reserved. The bus leaves at 6:30 AM SHARP! You can sleep on the bus. The airshow starts at 9:30 and ends at 5:30, so the bus will leave to return shortly after the show is over. These will go fast, so reply to Larry Garner at garner49@home.com or to Ed Johnson at edjohnsoncfi@home.com for your seat(s).
Saturday, Sunday, April 28, 29: VIDALIA ONION FESTIVAL & AIRSHOW At the Vidalia Airport (VDI) 32.11.55 N; 82.22.32 W. Featuring the Bud Lite Jet, Shockwave, Golden Knights and Gary Ward. Show times 12:00 & 3:00 PM Saturday, 2:00 PM Sunday. Aircraft parking on taxiway parallel to runway 13/31, with overflow on closed runway 18/36. Gates open at 9:30 AM Saturday and Sunday. Admission $4.00 in advance, $5.00 at the gate. Airport closed to Departures and Arrivals Friday, April 27: 1:00 - 2:30 PM; Saturday, April 28: 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM; Sunday, April 29: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Control Tower 119.25 (UHF 235.9). Ground control 118.075 (UHF 242.0) monitored. Call (912) 537-3979 for more airport information. Avgas, Jet A available. Contact Blair Kendall 478-237-9742, or Marsha Temple for further information at (478) 937-3979. Website: http://www.vidaliaga.com/airport.htm
Sunday, April 29: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Broxton-Bridge (Special), South Carolina (pvt.). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Friday - Sunday, May 4-6: 2ND ANNUAL GEORGIA WINGS WEEKEND At the Gwinnet County Airport - Briscoe Field - (LZU), Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Sunday, May 6: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Alan Smoak Field, South Carolina (pvt.). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Thursday, May 10: Monthly
meeting of the EAA 172 Members There will be no
meeting because of the Wrens Fly-in over the next two days! For further information
call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail
to: rlgabor@juno.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607
or eMail
to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Friday, Saturday, May 11-12: EAA 172 6th Annual Wrens Fly-In. at the Wrens, Georgia, Airport (65J) : Thursday,
May 10th is the "Early Bird Day;" Sunday, May 13th is the "Going Away Day:"
CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 mhz GPS coordinates: 33° 13.36' N / 82° 23.02'
W; elevation 450'; runways: 11L/29R 3000' x 50' asphalt -- excellent --
11R/29L 900' x 100' sod -- good --; also, for powered parachutes and Trikes:
02/20 300' x 200' sod -- good -- at right angles to 11R/2lL -- for powered
parachutes; NOTE THAT ASPHALT RUNWAY 11R HAS A RIGHT-HAND PATTERN AND SOD
RUNWAY 11L HAS A LEFT-HAND PATTERN. ASPHALT RUNWAY 29L HAS A LEFT-HAND PATTERN
AND RUNWAY 29R HAS A RIGHT HAND PATTERN. THE SOD RUNWAY IS NORTH-EAST OF
THE ASPHALT RUNWAY. Runway 11/29 (asphalt) - PCL: 122.7 (L/M/H-3/5/7 Clicks)
; Airport attended 24 hours during the Fly-In. All aircraft welcome: Conventional,
warbirds, experimental, ultralight, gyroplanes, trikes, powered parachutes.
Pig Roast Friday evening, "Special" Supper Saturday evening -- spaghetti or
barbecued chicken. There will also be a raffle for a small motorscooter --
drawing Saturday evening but you do not have to be present to win! Young Eagles Rally Saturday, 10:00 AM to
4:00 PM on Saturday. Admission free to the Fly-In;
no landing or tie-down fees. Free overnight camping. Two restrooms and free
hot shower. Motorhomes welcome and free (if you don't need our electricity).
Electrical hookups on field available for a slight fee by reservation. Five
restaurants and a motel next to the airport at the end of runways 29L and
29R. Check the Macon FSS for NOTAMs. Call John Magnan at 706-547-3607 for
more details. Call anytime day or night. Or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, May 12: All Aircraft Fly-in Sylvania, Georgia. Conventional aircraft, ultralights, gyroplanes, powered parachutes, trikes. For more information contact: (Rev.) Warren Devevo, Sr. 912-863-4412.
Saturday, May 12: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Highway 1, one mile south of I-20 Exit 22. For information: contact Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, May 12: 11th Annual State Line Ultraport Spring Fly-In Chesnee, South Carolina. Coordinates: 35° 10.696' N / 81° 48.409' W. For more information contact: Clark Summey, (864) 461-3888 email:dds71251@chesnet.net.
Saturday - Sunday, May 19, 20: 6th Annual CSRA Light Flyers Fly-In at Gary Ward's ultralight airfield near Lincolnton, Georgia One mile West on Highway 378 from Lincolnton. Come Friday and camp-out. Fly in or drive in. Cookout Friday night. Competitions: Bomb drop, poker run, spot landing. A candy drop for the children will be held Saturday at 4:00 PM. UNICOM: 122.9; CB: Channel 23. GPS: N33°46.789' W82°29.188' Runway 3200' sod. 3/4 mile west of Lincolnton on Highway 378. Contact Gary Ward at 706-359-3614 or call (706) 359-3079 or (706) 359-6200 or 706-860-0196.
Sunday, May 20: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport, Spartanburg, South Carolina (SPA). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, May 26: Craft Day
at the Pea Patch 11:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome
(61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08'
N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia,
30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Maureen Rhodes, (706) 798-1954,
or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.netClick
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26: Old Kingsbury Airfair 2001, Kingsbury, Texas. If you are interested in flying in to this event (which is not
really a fly-in per se) please contact Bill Broussard at wbroussard@di.mdacc.tmc.edu
for information on briefing. Thanks!
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Saturday, May 26: Auction of misc aircraft parts 2:00 PM At the Thomaston, Georgia, Airport. Ultralight: Moni KFM had a hard landing some aluminum needs to be replaced and a better wheel is needed plus some other added work. I have a Silouette 447 -- trailer available. Also a Weedhopper with a 503 Rotax (belt drive), no sail or prop, needs wing parts. Prop and sails are needed for it. Also needs some wing parts. 1965 Cessna 310J -- needs nose skin repair. DIRECTIONS: Get on 19 & 41 south of Atlanta. South of Griffin get on highway 19 and go about 22 miles to Thomaston. When entering Thomaston look for the airport sign and turn left. Go about 4 miles. The airport is on the left. For more information call Sandy at 770-228-6460 or e-mail: handysandy1@accessunited.com
Saturday, Sunday May 26 - 27: Memorial Day Salute to Veterans Air Show at the Columbia, Missouri Regional Airport (COU); GPS: N38° 49.086' N / 92° 13.178' W; Elevation 889' Only Pilots bringing ALLIED WW I aircraft (or replicas) will be provided with lodging, most food, aircraft fuel, hangar space and admission to the Friday night hangar party and the big USO party on Saturday night.The Kansas City Dawn Patrol will be there (with their Nieuports)! eMail to: Dick Starks dick@kcdawnpatrol.org
Saturday, Sunday May 26 - 27: Memorial Day Rotorcraft Fly-in at the Briar Patch airfield (9GA1). Sponsored by EAA 330 and EAA 1313/PRA Chapter 13. No planned activities, just come and fly! Early Bird Day, Friday, May 25; Going Away Day: Monday, May 28. For information: contact EAA 1313/PRA 13 President Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net, or EAA 330 President Maxie Wildes (912) 897-6702 or E-mail to: madmaxaero@msn.com or Secretary John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net . Located near Springfield, Georgia,(between Sylvania & Savannah) about 30 miles NW of Savannah, GA. CTAF/UNICOM 122.9 mhz. GPS coordinates: 32° 26.933' N / 81° 20.217' W; elevation 100'; runway: 16 / 34; 2600' x 100' sod -- good.
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Saturday, June 2: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members NEW DATE! 11:00 AM at the at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Highway 1, one mile south of I-20 Exit 22. For information: contact Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, Sunday June 2-3: Confederate
Air Force Open House at the New Century Air
Field right by the Gardner, Kansas, Municipal Airport (K34); GPS:
38° 48.425' N / 94° 57.362' W; Elevation 1042' We'd really like some WW I aircraft or replicas to attend. The
Kansas City Dawn Patrol (with their Nieuports) will be there! It should
be a pretty good size event this year and we expect it to grow each year
and eventually into a full fledge Air Show. We will have a dogfight (P-51
vs. Zero), live bands, rides for sale in various aircraft. The P-51 and B-25
will be the big draw and lots of action and noise will be generated to please
the crowd.
We would like to have a nice selection
of various WW I aircraft. More information can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/kcghostsquadron/ For inquiries contact Jim Shrylock:
Work: (913) 345-6206. eMail to: Jim Shrylock Jshryock@mail.com
Sunday, June 3: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Chester Municipal Airport, Chester, South Carolina (9A6). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, June 9: International Young Eagle's Day at Daniel Field (DNL), Augusta, Georgia. Airplane flights for youngsters 8 to 17 years old. Rides for adults. Static displays of aircraft. Many events are planned. For further information call EAA 172 Young Eagles Coordinator Larry Garner at (706) 790-4365 or e-mail him at garner49@home.net.
Thursday, June 14: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: 33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA, but please come early (around 6:45PM). For the program, Tech Counselor/Flight Advisor Al Patton will be giving some Tech Tips. Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Sunday, June 17: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Green Sea Airport, Green Sea, South Carolina (S79). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, June 30: Pig Pickin' at the Hacienda De Gay Don Gay is holding a Pig Picking at his house (Hacienda De Gay). Food will be served starting at 1:00 PM but come as early as you want. Remember to land coming in over the pond on runway 17, NO MATTER WHAT THE WIND DIRECTION IS! The runway is grass, 2000 feet long, and is 80 feet wide with pine trees on each side. The airstrip, starting at the pond edge, has a gradual incline for about 500 feet, then tapers off to a slight incline to the opposite end. After landing, taxi back down the runway to the pond and someone will guide you to parking. If no one is there taxi between the little "outbuilding" and the pond to the parking area. The runway is located two miles EAST of Garfield off paved highway county number 289. GPS coordinates are: 32 39.82'N / 82 04.47'W. Elevation is 300 feet and the CTAF is 122.8. Land directions: If coming into Garfield from Millen on Highway 23 go into Garfield and turn left (east) at the signal light. Go through Garfield up the hill. At the top of the hill turn left on Augusta Road. Follow that road for a mile or so until you see an 8 by 12 foot sign reading "Hacienda De Gay." Turn left there and follow the runway to the house. EVERYONE IS INVITED! BRING YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND GUESTS. Come enjoy the food, friends and camaraderie. NOTE: If you fly, contact Don so there will be room to park your plane. His phone number is: 912-982-7164 or 912-982-3421; Fax 912-982-4130. His e-mail is: haciendadegay@hotmail.com
Saturday morning, June 30: EAA Chapter 98 Annual Poker Run ends at 12:00 noon at Flightline Gainesville, Florida. Fly to at least five participating airports: OJ8, CTY, CGC, GNV, LCQ, 24J, OCF, 28J, X60. Donation is $20 for each hand. Lunch included 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Cash prizes and Awards 1:00 PM at Flightline Gainesville. Questions: contact Donato Martino at 352-331-2544 or e-mail donato_m@hotmail. com.
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Sunday, July 1: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Oconee County Regional Airport, Clemson, South Carolina (CEU). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, July 7: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Highway 1, one mile south of I-20 Exit 22. For information: contact Jamie Bodie, (803) 641-6835 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Saturday, Sunday, July 14-15:
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Air Festival at
Cape Girardeau, Missouri (CGI); GPS: 37° 13.519' N / 89° 34.236'
W; Elevation 342' If you think you can make it,
they really treat you GREAT!! Space is limited so if you're interested,
get your name in right now!!! The Kansas City Dawn Patrol will
be there and they received this note: "We would love to have y'all WWI guys at
our show on July 14-15, 2001. You might note that is a week later than last
year . . . it wasn't hot enough for us so we thought we would go for a REAL
summer show!! (Actually trying to move away from the 4th) You gotta promise
to blow up stuff though and I sure would appreciate you performing both days
for us. We would love to have some of your friends . . . you tell 'em if
they bring a plane we will put them up in a hotel room."
For inquiries eMail to: capeair@showme.net
Saturday, July 14: EAA 172
Cold-Cuts Fly-In at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA);
runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: 33°
18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511
Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. (Food is at 1:00PM. Call (706) 592-9434,
or contact Rich Gabor, (706- 855-8757) eMail
to: rlgabor@juno.com, or John Magnan. (706) 547-3607 eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Please come
early, around noon or just before 10:00 AM for the at 11:00 AM). Club members with last names beginning with
A-G should bring salads; H-Q should bring desserts; R-Z should bring vegetables.
Click HERE for directions (both land and air).
Sunday, July 15: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Florence Regional Airport, Florence, South Carolina (FLO). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Wednesday-Sunday, July 18-July
22:The 39th Annual International Convention
of the Popular Rotorcraft Association. PRA
Mentone Airport at Mentone, Indiana. How to get there: Click HERE.
This year a Spot Landing and Slow Flight contest
on Saturday of the Convention. A PRA member has donated $1000 to be divided
between the 1st Place winners. So get practiced up and try for the $500
prize in each event. Dave Prater is in charge of the contests and will hold
a mandatory pilot briefing prior to each event. Safety will be the primary
concern.
This is the sixth convention
held at the new home of the Popular Rotorcraft Association, PRA Mentone
Airport.
Where to stay: http://pra.org/stay.html
Tuesday-Monday, July 24-July 30: EAA Oshkosh Airventure 2001 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Website: Airventure 2001
Saturday, July 28: Ladies Day at the Pea Patch 11:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: 33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Maureen Rhodes, (706) 798-1954, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Click HERE for directions (both land and air).
Sunday, July 29: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Rowan County Airport, Salisbury, North Carolina (RUQ). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, August 4: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Highway 1, one mile south of I-20 Exit 22. For information: contact Jamie Bodie, (843) 546-9577 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Thursday, August 9: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: 33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA, but please come early (around 6:30PM). For the program, Tech Counselor/Flight Advisor and World War II veteran dive bomber pilot Al Patton will be presenting a program on dive bombers. Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Sunday, August 12: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Columbia Owens Downtown Airport, Columbia, South Carolina (CUB). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, August 25: Craft Day at the Pea Patch 11:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: 33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Maureen Rhodes, (706) 798-1954, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.netClick HERE for directions (both land and air).
Sunday, August 26: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Rock Hill / York County / Bryant Field Airport, Rock Hill, South Carolina (29J). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
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Saturday, September 1: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Highway 1, one mile south of I-20 Exit 22. For information: contact Jamie Bodie, (843) 546-9577 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Sunday, September 9: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Woodward Field, Kershaw County Airport, Camden, South Carolina (CDN). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, September 8: "Operation Raincheck" FAA seminar on "Runway Safety" At the Airport Inn, Augusta Regional Airport. Continental Breakfast at 8:30AM. Free parking next to the Inn. RSVP by August 31st at 706-798-5198. Larry Garner talked with the FAA tower chief Mike Gunn and he said there will be plenty of room for those who don't RSVP, but if you plan to attend, please let them know (even after the 31st) so they can have enough for the breakfast and chairs for everyone.
Saturday, September 8: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members (NOTE MEETING HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR TODAY BUT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR THE REGULAR DAY -- THURSDAY).
Thursday, September 13: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: N33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:30 PM. Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Friday-Sunday, September 21-23:
CANCELLED FOR 2001 BECAUSE OF THE NATIONAL
EMERGENCY. BOSHEARS SKYFEST 2001 -- 
10thAnnual Boshears Memorial
Fly-In and Airshow: Daniel Field, Augusta, Georgia. (DNL) Elev: 423 ft. CTAF/Unicom: 123.05 mhz.
LIGHTS: Activate MIRL for 05/23 & 11/29 123.05 mhz. USE UNICOM TO CALL
IN. FAA TOWER OPERATIONAL ON THE FIELD DURING THE FLY-IN -- Airshow frequency
- 119.725 mhz -- Augusta Approach - 126.8 mhz. GPS: N33°28'00"
W82°02'36", 100LL & Jet A. Parking, Basic Camping, Food, Vendors,
EAA Chapter 172. Many performing Airshow acts including Gary Ward and his
Giles-202, Patty Wagstaff, the "Flying Farmer," the Lincoln Navigator Jet
Truck and/or the "Hawaiian Fire Truck" -- a 1939 jet fire truck, the hot-rod
Lincoln, the Parachutist team from Barnwell: "Paratainment" and a B1 flyby.
A C-17, F-16 and F-15 will also do fly-bys. There will be a History Tent
of aviation around Augusta, radio controlled scale aircraft, Military Aircraft,
Warbirds, Parachutists, Hot Air Balloons, Experimental Aircraft and ultralights.
Ultralights will be
permitted to fly in. Ultralighters should check http://jcmservices.net/ultra.htm
for the fly-in and fly-out "windows" and other last minute ultralight scheduling.
Admission: Adults $10;
7-16: $5; age 6 and under FREE! Includes admission to the Fair.
Website: www.boshears.com/
Contact: Airshow Chairman,
Ed Johnson: (803) 279-4822 or [Pager]-- (803)-441-0489 or
eMail:
edjohnsoncfi@home.com
or
Co-Chairman
Tony Gay eMail: tonygay@worldnet.att.net or
Volunteer
Coordinator Theresa Austin: eMail: tnt9@mindspring.com
BIG YOUNG EAGLES RALLY! CONTACT
LARRY GARNER: eMail: garner49@home.net
Sunday, September 23: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Barnwell County Airport, Barnwell, South Carolina (BNL). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, September 29: PIG PICKIN' LOW COUNTRY BOIL
WHERE: HACIENDA DE GAY (coord. 32.39.82 - 82.04.47)(freq.
122.8)
Garfield, Georgia
WHEN: September 29, 2001
TIME: 1:30 PM
RSVP: Phone: 478-982-7164 or 478-982-3421
fax: 478-982-4130
e-mail: haciendadegay@hotmail.com
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, September
28-30: The Great Western Freedom Fly-in
& Rotorcraft Round-up El Mirage, California. What is the Great Western
Freedom Fly-In and Rotorcraft Round-Up? The Fly-in is hosted by the
Popular Rotorcraft Association's Chapter One. We do not "run" the fly-in,
but only set the date and send out the invitation to both pilots and
spectators. As the Rotorcraft Round-Up implies, this fly-in celebrates both
gyroplanes and homebuilt helicopters.
What is the cost?
As the name implies, the Freedom Fly-in is free for both pilots
and spectators.
Phone: 714 - 898 - 4366 e-mail: SKYPIRATE@prodigy.net
Website: http://pages.prodigy.net/skypirate/flyin/
Saturday, Sunday, September 29-30: The Great War Fly-in & Concourse at the Creve Coeur Airport (1H0 ) 3127 Creve Coeur Mill Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63146. GPS: 38° 43.651' N / 90° 30.498' W; Elevation 451' Plans for the Saint Louis Escadrille's fourth WW1 fly-in event started in October 2000, shortly after the 2000 event. The first Press Release for the 2001 event was issued on 12-08-2000. The event will again be at the beautiful and modern facilities of Creve Coeur Airport in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, with public hours from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily (weather permitting). Admission is free but there is a daily $5 per vehicle parking fee. Of course, the Kansas City Dawn Patrol (Nieuports) will be there! For the latest info see the press release and email Chris O'Neal at: KillianONeal@msn.com
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Saturday, October 6: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Highway 1, one mile south of I-20 Exit 22. Come earlier (around 9:00 AM) and stay later to help set up for the ROC 2001 fly-in. For information: contact Jamie Bodie, (843) 546-9577 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
October 5 - 7 (Friday-Sunday):
VAA Chapter 3 (Vintage Airplane
Association) Annual Fall Fly-In
Darlington County Airport (04J) near
Hartsville, SC. (Elevation 192 feet. Runway 5/23: 4998 x 100 ft. Asphalt,
in fair condition;
Runway 10/28: 5000 x 150 ft. Asphalt, in fair
condition;Runway 16/34: 4949 x 150 ft. Asphalt, in
poor condition. GPS: 34° 26.95' N
79°53.42' E; CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0) Main events
are on
Friday and Saturday. Sunday the 7th is a "wind-down
day" where most people leave by noon.
Contact number: 919-225-0713
Saturday, October 6: CANCELLED ANNUAL FLY-IN
AT PEACHSTATE AIRPORT (GA2). 10:00 AM - 4:00
PM. 185 Jonathan's Roost Rd. Williamson, GA 30292 (770) 227-8282.
Sunday, October 7: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Darlington County Jetport Airport,
Darlington, South Carolina (UDG). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins
(803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October
12-14: Annual Fly-in in Thomasville, Georgia What some who have not attended this event
in the past might not realize is, they have over 500 aircraft there on Saturday
alone and what's worse for those who travel a good ways is almost always
there is also a big football game
at Florida State in Tallahassee only a few miles south. Therefore motel
rooms are as scarce as bathroom facilities in a Cessna. If you plan to stay
over, and you really should. Thomasville is a beautiful city, call early
and make your motel reservations now. Days Inn 229-226-6025, Hampton Inn
229-227-0040, Jameson Inn 229-227-9500, Shoney's Inn 229-228-5555, Super
8 229-226-9585, Knights Inn 229-228-0800, Quality Inn 229-225-2134. There
are many Bed & Breakfasts there also try 800-704-2350 for information
on them. Car Rentals Enterprise 229-227-1200, Liberty
229-228-6466, Thrifty 229-226-7368
For Fly-In Questions call 229-226-8356. For those who have never been to
Thomasville you must take the town tour, Remember Gone With The Wind/ It
was filmed at Thomasville! For Fly-In Questions call 229-226-8356. Website:
http://www.thomasvilleflyin.com
Saturday, Sunday, October 13-14:
CANCELLED --- BUT COME TO THE BREAKFAST AT THE AIRPORT ON SATURDAY CSRA Light Flyers 1st Annual Ultralight/Sport Plane
Fly-in at the Thomson-McDuffie Airport (HQU).
Early morning on Saturday until mid-day on Sunday.
A Saturday afternoon cookout of some sort is planned. Ultralights, sport planes,
trikes, powered parachutes, gyros etc. are invited. Interstate 20, Exit 172.
(GPS Coordinates: 33° 32' N
82° 31' W; UNICOM:
122.8 Mhz; Runway 5200' x 100' paved or land on grass). For those with CB: Channel 23. Contact
Bob Abbey for more details: email: wn4j@juno.com
Sunday, October 21: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB White Plains Plantation airfield, South Carolina (pvt.). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Or call the Hotline at 841-5705.
Saturday, October 27: Ladies Day at the Pea Patch 11:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: 33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Maureen Rhodes, (706) 798-1954, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Click HERE for directions (both land and air).
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Saturday, November 3: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members 11:00 AM at the at the Aiken, South Carolina, airport (AIK); Highway 1, one mile south of I-20 Exit 22. For information: contact Jamie Bodie, (843) 546-9577 or E-mail to: jb@portaparty.net , or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or E-mail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
Sunday, November 4: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Orangeburg Municipal Airport, Orangeburg, South Carolina (OGB). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Thursday, November 8: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 7:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- fair --; GPS: 33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Dinner is TBA, but please come early, around 6:45PM). Click HERE for directions (both land and air). For the meeting agenda click HERE.
Saturday, November 10: Low-Country Boil Fly-in --- : at the Millen Airport (2J5) CTAF 122.9; GPS coordinates: 32° 53.63'N / 81° 57.91' W; Runway 17/35: 4000' x 60' On highway 25 at the left just before getting into Millen (coming from the north)-- A "Low Country Boil". Gumbo at 10:00 AM; Main meal at 1:00PM, Call (706) 592-9434, or contact Rich Gabor (706) 855-8757, Keith Brock (478) 982-5783, or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net (Why not fly-in early, around 10:00 AM ?). Website: http://jcmservices.net/shrimp.htm
Saturday, November 17: Annual
Board of Directors meeting of the EAA 172 Members -- 9:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway 01/19: 2500' x 150'
sod -- fair --; GPS: 33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation 434'
, 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe, Georgia, 30805. Call (706) 592-9434, or contact
Rich Gabor, (706) 855-8757 eMail
to: rlgabor@juno.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607
or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net Click
HERE for directions (both land and air). For the
meeting agenda click HERE.
Sunday, November 18: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB East Cooper Airport, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (8S5). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
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Saturday, December 1: Monthly meeting of the PRA Chapter 13, EAA Chapter 1313 Members NO MEETING BECAUSE OF THE DECEMBER 8TH CHRISTMAS PARTY.
Sunday, December 2: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Grand Strand Airport, North Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina (CRE). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803)
432-9595.
NOTE: MAKE DECEMBER 8 A PARTY DAY -- first go to Don Gay's in the afternoon, then to Ballard's in the evening!
Saturday, December 8: Pig Pickin' Low-Country Boil at the Hacienda De Gay Don Gay is holding a Pig Picking-Low Country Boil at his house (Hacienda De Gay - 7GA3). Food will be served starting at 1:00 PM but come as early as you want. Remember to land coming in over the pond on runway 17, NO MATTER WHAT THE WIND DIRECTION IS! The runway is grass, 2000 feet long, and is 80 feet wide with pine trees on each side. The airstrip, starting at the pond edge, has a gradual incline for about 500 feet, then tapers off to a slight incline to the opposite end. After landing, taxi back down the runway to the pond and someone will guide you to parking. If no one is there taxi between the little "outbuilding" and the pond to the parking area. The runway is located two miles EAST of Garfield off paved highway county number 289. GPS coordinates are: 32 39.82'N / 82 04.47'W. Elevation is 300 feet and the CTAF is 122.9. Land directions: If coming into Garfield from Millen on Highway 23 go into Garfield and turn left (east) at the signal light. Go through Garfield up the hill. At the top of the hill turn left on Augusta Road. Follow that road for a mile or so until you see an 8 by 12 foot sign reading "Hacienda De Gay" -- 6250 Elam/Airstrip Road -- Turn left there and follow the runway to the house. EVERYONE IS INVITED! BRING YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND GUESTS. Come enjoy the food, friends and camaraderie. NOTE: If you fly, contact Don so there will be room to park your plane. His phone number is: 478-982-3421 or 478-982-7164 (Cell) or Fax 912-982-4130. His e-mail is: haciendadegay@hotmail.com
Saturday, December 8: Annual
EAA 172 Christmas Party at 6:30 PM at Ballard's
Hangar at the Twin Lakes airport (S17); runway 06/24: 4837' x 40' asphalt
-- good condition --; GPS: 33° 38.74' N / 81° 52.02' W; Elevation
540'; CTAF/UNICOM: 122.9 mhz. Driving directions -
take I-20 to exit 11 - turn left on to Bettis Academy Rd., go 2.9 miles turn
left on Ballard Dr., go to first hangar. Call (706) 592-9434,
or contact Rich Gabor (706) 855-8757 eMail to: rlgabor@juno.com,
or John Magnan (706) 547-3607; or eMail to:
jcm2@earthlink.net
You are invited to a Christmas Dinner Party Saturday, December 8, 2001, at 6:30 p.m. at Ballard's hangar at Twin Lakes Airpark, SC. Please bring an unwrapped toy for donation to the Toys-for-Tots campaign. There will be lots of door prizes and gifts.
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Thursday, December 13: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members NO REGULAR MEETING BECAUSE OF THE CHRISTMAS PARTY.
Saturday, December 15: CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY Thomson McDuffie Regional Airport, Thomson, GA. (HQU) Fly in, drive in, bike in, ultralight in. (Unicom: 122.8) Everyone welcome.
Sunday, December 16: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Rudy Branhams Airport, Darlington,
South Carolina (6J7). 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Saturday-Monday, December 29 - December 31: Sunstate Wing and Rotor Club - PRA Chapter 26, EAA Chapter 1192: New Year's Rotorcraft Fly-In: Wauchula, Florida at the Wauchula Airport (FD06); Early Bird Day: Friday, December 28; On Monday. December 31st, New Year's Eve, the Sunstate club will be holding its elections and also have a Banquet. For that night, Bud will be cooking some nice, tender gator meat for a potluck meal. If everyone brings a dish to share then they should be able to have a nice sit-down buffet meal. They will have a bonfire after the meal. UNICOM/CTAF 122.9 mhz. GPS: 27º 30.82'N / 81º 52.84'W; RUNWAY: 18/35 4000' x 75' asphalt. Airport attended continuously. Fuel: 100LL Wauchula, Florida. Contact Bud O'Neil for details: HOME: (941)995-3434; FAX: (941) 995-7094. Or eMail to: Richard Oxnam RotorNut007@yahoo.com
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