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2009
Saturday, April 4: EAA Chapter 1171 is sponsoring a Fly-in New Bern, NC, Craven County Airport (KEWN)
9:00 AM. All Flyers are invited. Food, prizes, FAA Wings Qualified
seminars and Young Eagles activities. Starts at 9 AM with donuts and
coffee, lunch is available.
Come and have an enjoyable day!
Contact Ken Daub 252-635-8757. e-mail kendaub@msn.com for more information.
Sunday, April 5: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Summerville, South Carolina (KDYB) CTAF 123.0. ZIP code 29483.
Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Questions: Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KDYB for airport info. For driving directions click on Summerville Airport .
Saturday, April 11: EAA 172 Breakfast Fly-in/meeting 9:00-11:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). Grits, bacon, eggs! Great people
to meet! The business meeting will be around 10:00-10:30 AM after the meal. 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. UNICOM 122.7 mhz. Call (706) 592-7244, or contact Sheila Connell, (803) 279-7250 eMail: conl6356@comcast.net or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 eMail:
jcm2@earthlink.net
Click HERE for directions
(both land and air). Click HERE for the Mapquest directions. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/61GA for airport info. For the meeting agenda
click HERE.
Tuesday-Sunday, April 14-April 19: Sunstate Wing and Rotor Club Bensen
Days Rotorcraft Fly-In: Wauchula, Florida
at the Wauchula Airport (KCHN) UNICOM/CTAF 122.9 mhz. ZIP code 33873. GPS: 27º 30.82'N
/ 81º 52.84'W; RUNWAY: 18/35 4000' x 75' asphalt. Airport
attended continuously. Fuel: 100LL Wauchula, Florida. For airport info see: http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCHN For driving directions click on Wauchula Airport .
Note: Starting in March there seems to be a problem with the Sunstate Club Website for Bensen Days --
error message is:
There is a problem with this website. Contact Web Hosting Support.
Sunday, April 19: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Broxton-Bridge Plantation Airport, Ehrardt,
South Carolina (SC55)(pvt.). No UNICOM. Turf runway. ZIPcode: 29081. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Questions: Contact
Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/SC55 for airport info. For driving directions click on Broxton-Bridge .
Sunday, April 19: PIG PICKIN' AT THE HACIENDA DE GAY (7GA3). Starts
around 2:00 PM. Directions: 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). His e-mail is: dgay.savannah@glsp.org
Tuesday-Sunday, April 21-26: Sun 'n Fun® 2009 Fly-In:
Lakeland, Florida, Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (KLAL) http://www.sun-n-fun.org/ for
details. UNICOM 122.95 CTAF 124.5 mhz. ZIP code 33811. See http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLAL for airport info. For driving directions click on Linder Regional Airport .
Thursday, April 23:
EAA 172 monthly "get-together"
-- Social Meeting
6:30 PM -- This is a monthly non-business social gathering held
on the fourth Thursday. This month it is at the la Cantina Restaurant, 1750 Garrret Rd., Clarks Hill, South Carolina 29821. Phone number: 864-333-5315. For a map and directions, click on: la Cantina Restaurant . Contact Shirley Harden for more
details (706) 855-1553 e-mail: geecheeboat@comcast.net .
Saturday, May 2: EAA Chapter 309 is sponsoring the Lake Norman Spring Fly-in Mooresville, NC (14A). All
aircraft are welcome to join us for food, flying, and fellowship on Saturday,
May 2. Our spring fly-in usually attracts over 60 aircraft and an estimated
200 people. In keeping with the chapter's support of homebuilt aircraft the
majority of the airplanes on display are meticulously built by dedicated
builders. Lunch is available 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. for a nominal fee. Public
is welcome. Airport is located near the intersection of Highway 150 and Perth
Rd, west of I-77 Exit 36. Click on Lake Norman Fly-in for details. Click on Lake Norman Airnav Information for flying information.
Contact Ronald P. Murray at 704-663-5521 for more information.
Sunday, May 3: SOUTH
CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Green
Sea Airport, Green Sea, South Carolina (S79). Turf runway. CTAF: 122.9. ZIPcode 29581. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Questions: Contact
Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click Green Sea Airport for airport info. For driving directions click on Driving Directions Green Sea Airport .
Friday, Saturday, May 8-9 :
Fourteenth Annual Wrens O.B. Brown Memorial Fly-in
At the Wrens, Georgia, Airport (65J):
Friday, May 8th is the "Early Bird Day". There will be a special "bring-your-own-meat-to-grill" meal
[for EAA 172 members, the tractor owners, and their guests], at 6:00 PM
on Friday evening. EAA 172 will provide baked potatoes and salad but bring any sidedishes and desserts you want. Note that there is an Ingles supermarket just across the field if you want to purchase your meat there.
There will be a Breakfast 9:00 AM on Saturday, May 9th, for EAA members, tractor owners,
and their guests. Farm tractor display on the field on Saturday. Young Eagles will be flown from 9:00 - 10:00 AM to about noon.
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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 --;
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, light planes, ultralight, gyroplanes,
trikes, powered parachutes. 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.
Four 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: wrens@jcmservices.net . See http://www.airnav.com/airport/65J for airport info.
Saturday-Sunday, May 16-17: Great War Aerodrome's 2nd Annual WW I Fly-in: Virginia Beach, Virginia. They are holding it in conjunction with Jerry Yagen's Fighter Factory Warbirds
over the Beach event. See their Web page for more details: www.greatwaraerodrome.com
Sunday, May 17: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB White Plains Plantation
airfield, Lexington, South Carolina (SC99)(pvt.). NO CTAF/UNICOM. ZIPcode 29054. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Questions: Contact
Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/SC99 for airport info. For driving directions click on White Plains Airport
Thursday, May 28:
EAA 172 monthly "get-together"
-- Social Meeting
6:30 PM -- This is a monthly non-business social gathering held
on the fourth Thursday. This month it is at the Sheehan's Irish Pub, 2571 Central Ave, Augusta, GA 30904, near the corner of Central Ave. & Monte Sano Ave. Phone number: 706-364-1234. For a map and directions, click on: Sheehan's Irish Pub . Contact Shirley Harden for more
details (706) 855-1553 e-mail: geecheeboat@comcast.net .
Saturday, May 30: EAA Chapter 1480 is sponsoring an Open House at the Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport, Montezuma, Georgia (53A)
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM. The Chapter's president, Rudy Adams, writes "This event is for the
purpose of raising funds for our Chapter to be used in our mission of promoting
Aviation, educating Parents and youth to the opportunities available in Aviation
as a career, and just plain making Flying a fun adventure." On May 24th Rudy Adams wrote: "Looks
like Sat 30 May will be 30% rain, if weather is a problem, the Rain date
is the next day ( 31 May 2009 on Sunday) which as of now will be 0% Rain."
- 9:00 - 11:00 AM Pancake breakfast - $5.00 a plate.
- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Young Eagles Rally.
- 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Spaghetti lunch - $5.00 a plate.
- 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spot Landing Competition.
- 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Flyby parade.
Contact Rudy Adams by e-mail rudyther@yahoo.com for more information.
Sunday, May 31: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Holly Hill airport, Holly Hill, South Carolina (5J5). ZIPcode 29059. CTAF: 122.9. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Questions: Contact
Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/5J5 for airport info. For driving directions click on Holly Hill airport
Saturday, June 6: Shine & Show Fly-in Heart of Georgia Regional Airport, Eastman, GA (KEZM). 10.00
a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Aircraft, cars, motorcycles, and more --- R/C Demonstration
and Competition. C-47 D-Day Veteran!!! Discount AVGAS prices! Fun for the
whole family! Arts & Crafts.
FREE ADMISSION!!!
Click on Heart of Georgia Fly-in for details. Click on Heart of Georgia Regional Airport for flying information. CTAF: 124.55 UNICOM: 123.0 Click on Heart of Georgia Driving Info to obtain the driving directions.
Call 478-374-4411 for more information.
Saturday, June 6: First Saturday Lunch EAA 1083 Rowan County Airport (RUQ) Salisbury, NC. Near the Mid-Field Wind Sock. Serving from 11:00 AM until Everyone Goes Home. (Come early for some rain or shine hangar flying)
Special Note !!!! During our lunch we will
also be kicking off our Week Long Poker Run! The Poker Run will end
on Saturday May 13th at Gilliam-McConnell Airfield 5NC3 in Carthage NC at
the Pik N Pig Restaurant during their Fly-In Lunch. Cards will be distributed
at many area airports between Rowan County and the Raleigh area. Your
job is to show up at the Pik N Pig on Saturday June 13th between 10:30 and
11:30 with a hand of 4 cards from 4 different airports, then get your last
one at the restaurant. The other participating airports and final rules
will be announced on our web site EAA 1083
and by my e-mail list on Monday June 8th. Each hand will cost $5.00
and all proceeds will be returned as prizes. Hint--you can pick up
your first card at our First Saturday Lunch so you only have three more airports
to visit, and one of them will probably be your base airport.
Lunch Buffet of all you want Burgers, Dogs, Grilled Pork, and our Famous Fresh Cut Fries,
Still just $5.00! Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/RUQ for airport info.
Saturday, June 13: Monthly
meeting of the EAA 172 Members 12:30 PM
at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). The business meeting will
be around 1:00 PM after the meal. Plan on eating some fine chopped barbecue from Country Boys. 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. UNICOM 122.7 mhz. Call (706) 592-7244, or contact Sheila Connell, (803) 279-7250 eMail: conl6356@comcast.net or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 eMail:
jcm2@earthlink.net
Click HERE for directions
(both land and air). Click HERE for the Mapquest directions. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/61GA for airport info. For the meeting agenda
click HERE.
Saturday, June 13: CESSNA EVENT Mt. Pleasant Airport, SC (LRO). 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Cessna is bringing in the Skyhawk, Skylane, Stationair, Corvalis, Caravan, and Citation Mustang.
Come out and take a look! For further information contact
Ralph Lacomba at 803-822-5578
e-mail: rlacomba@eagle-aviation.com . Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/LRO for airport info.
Sunday, June 14: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Cheraw Municipal / Lynch Bellinger
Field Airport, Cheraw, South Carolina (KCQW). CTAF: 122.8. ZIPcode 29520. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Questions: Contact
Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCQW for airport info. For driving directions click on Cheraw Airport .
Saturday, June 20: EAA 1467 FLY-IN -- at the Gaston Airport, Gaston, SC (2SC8) starting at 10:00 AM. This will be a laid back, "fun" oriented, flying event
primarily for pilots to drop in, show off their aircraft, mill about, enjoy the
day, and mingle and chat with other pilots.
A lunch of hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, light snacks, tea, and various soft
drinks will be served on a donation basis beginning about noon. Pilots, please announce your intentions on 122.9 as you
approach Gaston Airport. For
more details, go to the EAA 1457 website at www.eaa1467.org or click directly on EAA 1467 FLY-IN. For further information contact Randy Berry e-mail: randyberry@sc.rr.com. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/2SC8 for airport info. Note that the FAA identifier has been recently changed from 7J1 to 2SC8. Click on Gaston Airport Driving Directions to get a map route to 2SC8. In case of bad weather, the alternate date for the
event is the following Saturday, June 27.
Saturday, June 20: BREAKFAST FLY-IN -- WW II Flight Training Museum Douglas, Georgia, airport (DQH) starting at 9:00 AM. The cost
is only $5.00. See
vintage WWII aircraft restoration projects in their WWII hangar and have
fun meeting folks that share the same passion. They will have a membership
raffle drawing for a vintage 1911 A 1 .45 pistol. Come support their WWII Flight Training Museum! You will have the opportunity to see a
Stearman, two SNJs (T-6), a P-40 just about ready to fly for the first time
since WWII, and a C-47. They also have a B-17 project and the
very rare XP-82 Twin Mustang project to see. For further information contact Weezie at 321-388-3878 or e-mail: weezieb@charter.net. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/DQH for airport info. Click on Douglas Driving Directions to get a map route to DQH.
Friday, Saturday, June 19-20: Gathering of Eagles Gardner, Kansas, Municipal Airport
(K34); GPS: 38° 48.425'
N /94° 57.362' W; Elevation 1042' .
The GREAT WAR Fly-in
The Kansas City Dawn Patrol (with
their Nieuports) will be there! Just like last year: Friday- arrival, setup
and flying, Saturday - The BIG day - flying all day long, Sunday - Tear down
and get the hell outta Dodge. Basically an "Oshkosh" for WWI planes and pilots. If you're
thinking of building and flying
a WWI replica, this is the PLACE to be!! Friday is the "arrival, assemble,
insult, photo, learn" day. Saturday is the "public attends" day.
There will be flying all day long.
Tentative Things to See:
- A bare-bones, ready to cover
Nieuport on the field for you to inspect.
- Don't Forget, B and B Aircraft
Supply is based in Gardner and only a short drive from the field.
- Hardware at great prices.
Bring your check books!!
The Gardner exit is the 175th street exit off I-35. Take the exit, go west
through town. After passing through the main part of town you'll come to
a fork in the road. Stay RIGHT and you'll come to the airport on your left
after about a mile. More information can be found at: http://www.kcdawnpatrol.org/Schedule.htm
Thursday, June 25:
EAA 172 monthly "get-together"
-- Social Meeting
6:30 PM -- This is a monthly non-business social gathering held
on the fourth Thursday. This month it is at the California Dreaming Restaurant, 3241 Washington Road, Augusta, Georgia 30907. Phone number: (706) 860-6206. For a map and directions, click on: California Dreaming Restaurant . California Dreaming Website: California Dreaming. Contact Shirley Harden for more
details (706) 855-1553 e-mail: geecheeboat@comcast.net .
Saturday, June 27: PIG PICKIN' AT THE HACIENDA DE GAY (7GA3).
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED !!!
In the afternoon of June
16th Don Gay contacted me and told me that the mother of his wife, Langga,
has died. His wife will be flying to the Philippines for the funeral.
If you wish to send a card this is the address:
Don & Langga Gay
6250 Elam Rd.
Garfield, GA 30425
Don Gay invites everyone to a "Pig Picken' Low Country Boil" at the Hacienda De Gay. Starts
around 2:00 PM. Directions: 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). His e-mail is: dgay.savannah@glsp.org
Sunday, June 28: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Triple Tree Aerodrome, Woodruff, South Carolina (SC00)(pvt.). Located between the towns of Woodruff and Enoree, SC, on Mary Hanna Road, Woodruff, SC. NO CTAF/UNICOM LISTED. ZIPcode 29388. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Questions: Contact
Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/SC00 for airport info. For driving directions click on Triple Tree Aerodrome .
Saturday, July 11: EAA 172 Cold Cuts Fly-In. We
plan to have cold cuts in the cool, air conditioned
comfort of the EAA 172 Clubhouse at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA); runway
01/19: 2500' x 150' sod -- good --; GPS: 33° 18.08' N / 82° 10.46' W; Elevation
434' , 4511 Boulineau Rd., Blythe,
Georgia, 30805. (Food is at 12:30PM -- plan on ham, turkey, roast beef slices, possibly some Subs, with trimmings). Our guest speaker will be Harley Drew of WGAC radio. Call (706) 592-7244, or contact Sheila Connell, (803) 279-7250 eMail: conl6356@comcast.net or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 eMail:
jcm2@earthlink.net
Come early, and talk with the members and
builders. Club members with last names beginning
with A-M should bring cool salads; N-Z should bring desserts and snacks. Click HERE for directions (both land
and air). Click HERE for the Mapquest directions. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/61GA for airport info.
Sunday, July 12: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Rowan County Airport, Salisbury,
North Carolina (KRUQ) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 28147. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Questions:
Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KRUQ for airport info. For driving directions click on Rowan County Airport .
Sunday, July 26: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Anderson Regional Airport, Anderson, South
Carolina (KAND). CTAF: 123.6; UNICOM: 122.95. ZIPcode 29626. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Questions: Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KAND for airport info.
For driving directions click on Anderson Airport .
Thursday, July 23:
EAA 172 monthly "get-together"
-- Social Meeting
6:30 PM -- This is a monthly non-business social gathering held
on the fourth Thursday. This month it is at the French Market Grille, 425 Highland Ave, Augusta, Georgia 30909. Phone number: (706) 737-4865. The French Market Grille Website: French Market . For a map and directions, click on: French Market directions. Contact Shirley Harden for more
details (706) 855-1553 e-mail: geecheeboat@comcast.net .
Saturday, July 25: PIG PICKIN' AT THE HACIENDA DE GAY (7GA3).
Don Gay invites everyone to a "Pig Picken' Low Country Boil" at the Hacienda De Gay. Starts
around 2:00 PM. Directions: 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. Don's phone number is: 478-982-3421 or 478-982-7164 (Cell). His e-mail is: dgay.savannah@glsp.org
Monday-Sunday, July 27-August 2: EAA Oshkosh Airventure® 2009 Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin (KOSH) CTAF 118.5. UNICOM 122.95 ZIP code 54902. Website: Airventure 2009
See http://www.airnav.com/airport/KOSH for airport info. For driving directions click on Wittman Regional Airport.
Tuesday-Saturday, August 4 - August 8: 47th Annual PRA Convention Fly-in, PRA Mentone Airport (C92) CTAF 122.9. ZIP code 46539. 12296 W 600 S, Mentone,
Indiana. Phone/FAX: 575-353-7227. See http://www.airnav.com/airport/C92 for airport info. Website: PRA For driving directions click on Mentone Airport.
Saturday, August 8: Monthly
meeting of the EAA 172 Members 12:30 PM
at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). The business meeting will
be around 1:00 PM after the meal. Plan on eating some fine barbecue. 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. UNICOM 122.7 mhz. Call (706) 592-7244, or contact Sheila Connell, (803) 279-7250 eMail: conl6356@comcast.net or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 eMail:
jcm2@earthlink.net
Click HERE for directions
(both land and air). Click HERE for the Mapquest directions. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/61GA for airport info. For the meeting agenda
click HERE.
Sunday, August 9: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Aiken Municipal airport, Aiken, South Carolina (AIK) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29805. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Questions:
Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KAIK for airport info. For driving directions click on Aiken Municipal Airport .
Sunday, August 23: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Berkeley County Airport, Moncks
Corner, South Carolina (50J). CTAF 123.05. ZIPcode 29461. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Questions: Contact Anne Hawkins (803)
432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/50J for airport info. For driving directions click on Berkeley County Airport .
Thursday, August 27:
EAA 172 monthly "get-together"
-- Social Meeting
6:30 PM -- This is a monthly non-business social gathering held
on the fourth Thursday. This month's location has not been announced yet. Contact Shirley Harden for more
details (706) 855-1553 e-mail: geecheeboat@comcast.net .
Saturday, September 12: Monthly
meeting of the EAA 172 Members 12:30 PM
at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). The business meeting will
be around 1:00 PM after the meal. Plan on eating some fine barbecue. 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. UNICOM 122.7 mhz. Call (706) 592-7244, or contact Sheila Connell, (803) 279-7250 eMail: conl6356@comcast.net or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 eMail:
jcm2@earthlink.net
Click HERE for directions
(both land and air). Click HERE for the Mapquest directions. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/61GA for airport info. For the meeting agenda
click HERE.
Wednesday-Sunday, September 23-27: 2009 Triple Tree Aerodrome Fly-In at the Triple Tree Aerodrome located between the towns of Woodruff and Enoree, SC, on Mary Hanna Road, Woodruff, SC 29388
(SC00). Contact Dale Ellis for more information at tripletreeflyin@gmail.com Click Triple Tree Fly-in for the fly-in Website. Click Triple Tree Arrival Procedures for the updated arrival procedures. Click Triple Tree Fly-in "flyer" for a printable flyer for your airport.
Saturday, October 10: EAA 172 Breakfast Fly-in/meeting 9:00-11:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). Grits, bacon, eggs! Great people
to meet! The business meeting will be around 9:45 - 10:00 AM after the meal. This
month we will discuss the Boshears Skyfest, coming up the next weekend, October 17-18. 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. UNICOM 122.7 mhz. Call (706) 592-7244, or contact Sheila Connell, (803) 279-7250 eMail: conl6356@comcast.net or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 eMail:
jcm2@earthlink.net
Click HERE for directions
(both land and air). Click HERE for the Mapquest directions. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/61GA for airport info. For the meeting agenda
click HERE.
Saturday, November 14: Keith Brock Memorial 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 US Highway 25 at the left just before getting into Millen (coming
from the north) ZIPCODE: 30822 -- A "Low-Country Boil"
in honor of Keith Brock who was the host in prior years. Main meal at 12:30
PM, but come around 11:00 AM to look at the aircraft
coming in. A Low Country Boil meal will be prepared by the youths from the
Broken Shackle Ranch. A nominal donation is requested for the meal. For fly-in information contact Sheila Connell, (803) 279-7250 eMail: conl6356@comcast.net or or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net
For driving directions click on Millen Airport
Saturday, December 5: Annual
EAA 172 Christmas Party at 12:30 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.
UNICOM 122.7 mhz. We will have our election of EAA 172 officers for 2010 during the short
meeting we will have. Those whose last names begin with A-M please bring
desserts; those whose last names begin with N-Z please bring side-dishes. Bring an unwrapped toy for the MCG (Medical College of Georgia) children paients.
Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/61GA for airport info. For Christmas Party information contact Sheila Connell, (803) 279-7250 eMail: conl6356@comcast.net or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 eMail:
jcm2@earthlink.net Click HERE for directions
(both land and air). Click HERE for the Mapquest directions. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/61GA for airport info. For the meeting agenda
click HERE.
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