January 2012
Saturday, January 7: First Saturday Lunch Rowan County Airport, Salisbury, North
Carolina (KRUQ) CTAF 122.8. Jack Neubacher of
EAA 1083 writes: EAA Chapter 1083
will serve lunch from
11:00 AM until Everyone Goes Home (Come early for some spirited hangar flying). Click KRUQ for airport info. For driving directions click on Rowan County Airport .
.
Lunch
Buffet of Burgers, Dogs, Grilled Pork, and our Famous Fresh Cut Fries
Still
just $5.00
Jack E. Neubacher
President, EAA Chapter 1083
Cell - (704)
213-6937
e-mail: jack@fly4fun.org
Sunday, January 8: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Aiken Municipal airport, Aiken, South Carolina
(AIK) CTAF/UNICOM 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 .
Saturday, January 14: 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. Don Murphy will be preparing his prized Green Chili. 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 Al Nodorft, (706) 955-1049 eMail: Nodorft@Hotmail.com 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, January 22: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Lake City Municipal Airport - CJ Evans Field, Lake City, South Carolina (51J) CTAF/UNICOM: 122.9 ZIP code 29560. 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/51J for airport info. For driving directions click on CJ Evans Field .
Thursday, January 26: 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 is the Mt. Vintage Plantation Restaurant, 375 Mt Vintage Plan Dr, North Augusta, SC 29860. Phone number: 803-279-5422. Map and directions: Mt. Vintage Plantation directions. For questions contact Sheila Connell 803-279-7250 e-mail: conl6356@comcast.net.
February 2012
Sunday, February 5: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Lancaster County McWhirter Field Airport,
South Carolina (LKR) CTAF/UNICOM: 122.725. ZIP code 29720. 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/KLKR for airport info. For driving directions click on McWhirter
Field.
Chili Cook-off
Saturday, February 11: Chili Cook-off by the EAA 172 Members 12:30 PM
at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). BRING POTS OF YOUR FAVORITE
CHILI. A short meeting with a presentation by WW II veteran Al Newman,
Sr. will be around
1:00 PM after the meal of chili prepared by many members. 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 Al Nodorft, (706) 955-1049 eMail: Nodorft@Hotmail.com 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 agenda click HERE.
Saturday, February 11: EAA 297 Winter "Chilly" Feed and Fly-in Stag Airpark, Burgaw, North Carolina (7NC1). ADVISORY FREQUENCY: 122.9. ZIPcode 28425. Fly
into Stag and join us for great Chili, great friends and fantastic
flying. Weather dependent. See Website for approach information and
updates: EAA 297 . Questions:
Contact Karen Ellison 910-623-4343 e-mail: kellison2@ec.rr.com. Click Stag Airpark for airport info. For driving directions
click on: Stag Airpark directions .
Saturday, February 11: EAA Chapter 1467 Winter "Chili" Fly-in at the Gaston Airport, Gaston, SC (2SC8) starting at 12:00 noon. EAA 1467 President Randy Berry would
like to invite you to attend their Tree Top Flyers, EAA Chapter 1467
Winter “Chili” Fly-in. They plan to serve lunch from about 12:00 noon
until 2:00 pm consisting of various chilis, crackers, warming beverages
(wassail, coffee, hot chocolate), iced tea, soft drinks and desserts on
a donation basis. This will be a very relaxed informal event simply for
the pleasure of meeting and enjoying the company of other pilots and
aviation enthusiasts. It’s also an opportunity for you to show off your
aircraft. Feel free to fly in and out as you wish. They plan to have
traffic advisories on 122.9. If you wish to bring your own delicious
chili recipe, dessert or other food item, please do so. However,
nothing is requested of you other than your attendance. In case of bad
weather, the alternate date for the event is the following day, Sunday,
February 12, 2012. They hope to see you there.
For
more information, click the following EAA calendar link EAA 1467 CHILI FLY-IN Also, you may visit their Tree Top Flyers Website for further chapter information and updates. For
more details, go to the EAA 1457 website at www.1467.eaachapter.org . For further information contact Randy Berry e-mail: randyberry@sc.rr.com. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/2SC8 for airport info. Click on Gaston Airport Driving Directions to get a map route to 2SC8.
Sunday, February 19: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Rock
Hill Airport, Rock Hill, South Carolina (KUZA). CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05. ZIPcode 29732. 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 Rock Hill Airport for airport info. For driving directions
click on Driving
Directions Rock Hill Airport .
Thursday, February 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 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 Virginia Bush for more
details 706-554-5618 e-mail: sporthorses9@gmail.com .
Saturday, February 25: Fly-in at Sandy Lake Airpark Panama City, Florida (75FL) UNICOM: 122.8 ZIP code 32404. 9:00 AM - ? I
would like to invite everyone to our Fly in to celebrate the opening of
our new paved runway, Fun games, food, and Pancake breakfast. 50/50
pot, door prizes and more.
Thank you. Sandy Atkinson, show chairman. Phone: 850-871-5515 e-mail: a64chevy@aol.com Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/75FL for airport info. Driving directions: Sandy Lake Airpark .
March 2012
Sunday, March 4: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Columbia Owens Downtown Airport,
Columbia, South Carolina (KCUB) CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8. ZIPcode 29205. Arrival:
7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM.
Departure: 11:30 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCUB for airport info. For driving directions click on Columbia
Owens Airport .
Fish Fry Fly-in
Saturday, March 10: EAA 172 Fish Fry Fly-in 12:30 PM at
the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). WE WILL HAVE A GREAT CATFISH MEAL
PREPARED BY OUR FABULOUS COOKS. Around
1:15 PM, after a short meeting, member Charles Lewis will present a program about Naval Aviation. 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 Al Nodorft, (706) 955-1049 eMail: Nodorft@Hotmail.com 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 agenda click HERE.
Saturday, March 10: BSA Merit Badge University at the Thomson-McDuffie County Airport (KHQU) Thomson, GA. The
Merit Badge University of the local Georgia-Carolina Boy Scout Council
will be conducted Saturday, 10 March 2012. In the morning, I go
over the classroom type items; in the afternoon, weather permitting, I
take up the (usual) 12-14 Scouts, two at a time for 15 minutes flights
in my Cessna 172SP over Thomson city while those on the ground prepare
and fly their foam plate gliders.
Regards, Steve Amster (if you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact me by e-mail: Steven Amster.) Phone: 706-951-4536
Sunday, March 18: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Greenwood County Airport, South Carolina (GRD) CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8 ZIP code 29649. 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/KGRD for airport info. For driving directions click on Greenwood
County Airport .
Wednesday-Sunday, March 21 - March 25: Sunstate Wing and Rotor Club
Bensen Days Rotorcraft Fly-In: Wauchula, Florida at the Wauchula
Airport (KCHN)
The official dates are Wednesday March 21st to Sunday March 25th. But feel free to arrive early and stay late.
Registration for Event Participants and and their families $35.00, PRA Members
receive a $5.00 discount.
Special promotion, if you join the PRA - Popular
Rotorcraft Association - at Bensen Days, PRA will give you a $5.00
discount on your membership and you will receive the above stated $5.00 discount
on event registration.
The Annual Banquet will be Saturday night, March 23rd, and will cost $18.00
per person.
See camping information and fees on the Lodging Page on the Bensen Days
Website. Camping will cost $10 - $18 per day depending on services desired.
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 .
Thursday, March 22: 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. For questions contact Shirley Harden 706-855-1553 e-mail: ghardensr@comcast.net
Saturday, March 24: EAA 172 Work Day - Re-Roofing: CANCELLED BECAUSE OF EXPECTED STORMS -- SEE MARCH 31 At
the Pea Patch Aerodrome. Come as early as 8:00 AM, if you want,
otherwise 9:00 or 10:00 AM. Bring any tools you have to help put on a
new roof on the clubhouse, as well as repair some roofing support
boards for the clubhouse. Lunch will be supplied by the club.
Saturday, March 31: EAA 172 Work Day - Re-Roofing: CANCELLED BECAUSE OF WIND AND RAIN -- SEE APRIL 14 (At
the Pea Patch Aerodrome. Come as early as 8:00 AM, if you want,
otherwise 9:00 or 10:00 AM. Bring any tools you have to help put on a
new roof on the clubhouse, as well as repair some roofing support
boards for the clubhouse. Lunch will be supplied by the club.
Sunday, April 1: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Barnwell County Airport, Barnwell, South Carolina (BNL) CTAF/UNICOM:
122.8. ZIPcode: 29812. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast:
Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Contact: Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KBNL for airport info. For driving directions
click on Barnwell
County Airport .
Saturday, April 7: EAA Chapter 1332 -- Young Eagles Rally Metter Municipal Airport, Metter, Georgia, (KMHP) CTAF/UNICOM:
123.0. ZIPcode: 30439. The
"Sweet Onion Aviators" of Vidalia EAA Chapter 1332 will be hosting a
Young Eagles Rally from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Metter Municipal
Airport. Free flights for kids 8-17 who are registered by 12:00 p.m.
Holly Nielsen, EAA 396696, Young Eagles Coordinator
Vidalia EAA Chapter 1332 Click KMHP for airport info. For driving directions
click on Metter Municipal Airport .
Saturday, April 14: EAA 172 Breakfast Fly-in
9:00-10:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). Grits,
bacon, eggs! Great people to meet! A short business meeting will be around 10:00-10:30
AM after the meal. The Al Patton Scholarship winners will talk about their flight training. 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 Al Nodorft, (706) 955-1049 eMail: Nodorft@Hotmail.com 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 agenda click HERE.
NOTE: April 14 (after breakfast) will also be an EAA 172 Work Day - Re-Roofing (rescheduled from March 24 & 31) Bring any tools you have to help put on a
new roof on the clubhouse, as well as repair some roofing support
boards for the clubhouse. Lunch will be supplied by the club.
Sunday, April 15: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Myrtle Beach Hardee Airpark, Loris, South Carolina (SC21). CTAF/UNICOM: 123.7 ZIPcode 29569. 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/SC21 for
airport info. For driving directions click on M.B. Hardee
Airport .
Saturday, April 21: Fly-in at Sugar Valley Airport 249 Gilbert Road, Mocksville, NC (5NC2) - formerly 31A UNICOM: 123.0 ZIP code 27028. Stay
tuned as we are making some terrific plans. One event will be the
dedication of the Friendship Fire Circle being built by the Honda
Flying Club and SVA volunteers. Inscribed brick sales are funding
the effort as well as providing funds for the support of aspiring
pilots and other SVA activities. Sugar Valley Airport Website: Sugar Valley Airport Thank you. Thomas White, Manager. Phone: (O) 336-777-1947 (Airport) 336-998-3971 e-mail: aviation@sugarvalleyairport.org Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/5NC2 for airport info. Driving directions: Sugar Valley Airport .
Thursday, April 26: 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 Garlic Clove Italian Eatery, 4534 Washington Rd, Evans, GA 30809 (new location). Phone: 706-364-7377. For restaurant information and directions, click on: Garlic Clove Eatery . For questions contact Sheila Connell 803-279-7250 e-mail: conl6356@comcast.net .
Friday - Sunday, April 27 - April 29: Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show At the Vidalia Airport CANCELLED FOR THIS YEAR SEE: VIDALIA AIR SHOW CANCELLATION.
Saturday, Sunday, April 28 - April 29: Airshow At the Robins AFB (Air Force Base) near Macon, Georgia. FREE! Gates open at 10:00 a.m. each day and the show starts at 11:30 a.m. each day. The Blue Angels, Patty
Wagstaff Performance, Red Tails Performance, F-22, and Heritage Flight
and much, much more! Schedule is subject to change. See Robins Airshow for more information.
Sunday, April 29: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Broxton-Bridge Plantation Airport,
Ehrardt, South Carolina (SC55)(pvt.). UNICOM: 122.9. 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
.
Saturday, May 5: (CHANGE OF MEETING DATE) 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. 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 Al Nodorft, (706) 955-1049 eMail: Nodorft@Hotmail.com 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, May 6: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST
CLUB White Plains Plantation airfield, Lexington,
South Carolina (SC99)(pvt.). UNICOM: 122.9. 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
Saturday, May 12: Wings & Wheels Day: at the Halifax/Northampton Regional Airport-KIXA
Halifax, NC. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM rain or shine. CTAF/UNICOM: 123.075. Zipcode: 27839. 8 miles S of ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC .
HONOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. First ever paratrooper jump from Light Sport Airplane. Tuskegee Airmen (invited).
Airplane rides around the airport ($25 donation or more). Military Airplanes (A-10 Tank Killers; Vietnam Era Helicopter, etc.)
Cool Cars, Magnificent Motorcycles. Inflatables for kids to jump
on. Ft. Bragg Soldiers and vehicles. Andy the Ambulance. Remote Control
WARBIRDS.
Food and Family Fun
Proceeds to:
ROANOKE VALLEY VETERANS MUSEUM;
AMERICAN LEGION POST 38 AUX
WOUNDED WARRIOR – PATRIOT FOUNDATION @ FT BRAGG
Questions: Contact Doug Hempstead 252-586-1200. e-mail: doug@allegrolsa.com Click Halifax Regional Airport for airport info. For driving directions
click on Driving
Directions Halifax Regional Airport .
Sunday, May 20: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Green Sea Airport, Green Sea, South Carolina (S79). Turf runway. CTAF/UNICOM: 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 .
Thursday, May 24: Hangar Party 7:00 - 11:00 PM You are invited to the following event:
"Party Down for the Playground" Hangar Party featuring music by Legends of Beach
Date: Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM (ET)
Location: Greenville Downtown Airport, Airport Road Extension, Greenville, SC 29607
| PRICE: $30.00
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TICKET FEE: $1.74
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Food, beer and wine included in ticket price. Must be at least 21 to attend. For more details please visit http://www.greenvilledowntownairport.com/PartyDownForThePlayground.html
Thursday, May 24: 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 is the Village Deli, 2803 Wrightsboro Rd., #28, Augusta,
Georgia 30909 (near the corner of Highland Ave. and Wrightsboro Rd., across
from Daniel Field. Phone number: 706-736-3691. Map and directions: Village Deli. Contact Virginia Bush for more
details 706-554-5618 e-mail: sporthorses9@gmail.com .
Sunday, June 3: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Palmetto Air Plantation (private) Manning, South Carolina (SC41)
UNICOM: 122.8 ZIPcode 29102. Elev: 105';
GPS: N33° 39.967' W80° 14.633'; Sod
runway: 16/34: 3700' x 150'; UNICOM: 122.8. 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/SC41 for airport info. Click HERE
for the Mapquest directions.
Weblink: www.palmettoairplantation.com
.
Friday, June 8: Special meal for EAA 172 Members and guests
Friday, June 8, is a special EAA 172 "bring-your-own-meat-to-grill"
meal, around 6:00 PM, at the Wrens Airport. This is held for the club members and
Fly-in guests. The club 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 and/or sidedishes there.
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Saturday, June 9 :
Seventeenth Annual EAA 172 Wrens O.B. Brown Memorial Fly-in
CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 mhz. GPS coordinates:
33° 13.36' N / 82° 23.02' W; elevation 450'; runways: 11L/29R 3000'
x 50' asphalt -- good; 11R/29L 1300' x 100' sod -- good. Airport attended 24 hours during the Fly-In.
All aircraft welcome: Conventional, warbirds, experimental, light planes,
ultralight, gyroplanes, trikes, powered parachutes, PPGs. No
landing or tie-down fees. Free overnight camping. You
may
stay overnight Saturday to Sunday, June 10th. Air conditioned
lounge with refrigerator, microwave, couches, two restrooms and free hot
shower.
Motorhomes welcome. Four restaurants and a motel next to the airport at
the end of runways 29L and 29R. Check the Macon FSS for NOTAMs. Starts around 9:00 AM and lasts
until late afternoon. Ultralight-Light Plane Proficiency events including a bean-bag drop contest and Sanctioned AMA
model airplane (RC) events will occur during the day. The historic
Wrens diesel mill engine will be on display. Next to the airfield,
tractor owners will display antique tractors they have restored. There
will also be classic and antique autos. There will be Young Eagles flights 10:00 AM to noon, depending on the weather and pilot/plane availability.
Call Sid Brown at 706-884-8853 for more details. Or email to: sid@thesidbrowns.com
or wrens@jcmservices.net.
Click HERE for a PDF file with a large flyer for posting or handing out.
Click HERE for a smaller graphic flyer with all the fly-in information.
Sunday, June 10: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Holly Hill airport, Holly Hill, South Carolina (5J5). ZIPcode 29059. CTAF/UNICOM: 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
Sunday, June 24: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Lee County-Butters Field Airport, Bishopville, South Carolina (52J). ZIPcode 29010. CTAF/UNICOM: 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/52J for airport info. For driving directions click on Butters Field airport
Thursday, June 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 P.F. Chang's - China Bistro, 2450 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta,
Georgia 30909. The phone number is: 706-733-0161. This is in Augusta Mall
near the Chop House restaurant. Go into Augusta Mall
from Wrightsboro Rd. then bear left after the stop sign. Website: P.F. Chang's - China Bistro. Directions: Directions to P.F. Chang's. For questions contact Shirley Harden 706-855-1553 e-mail: ghardensr@comcast.net
Sunday, July 8: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Cheraw Municipal / Lynch Bellinger Field Airport, Cheraw, South
Carolina (KCQW). CTAF/UNICOM: 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, July 14: EAA 172 Barbecue Fly-in. We plan to have delicious barbecue 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 12:30 PM. UNICOM
122.7 mhz. For
more information call (706) 592-7244, or contact Al Nodorft, (706) 955-1049 eMail: Nodorft@Hotmail.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 eMail:
jcm2@earthlink.net
Come early, and
talk with the members and builders. 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 agenda click HERE.
Sunday, July 22: 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. UNICOM: 122.9. 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 .
Monday-Sunday, July 23 - July 29:
EAA Oshkosh Airventure® 2012 Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh,
Wisconsin (KOSH) CTAF 118.5. UNICOM 122.95 ZIP code 54902. Website: Airventure
2012
See http://www.airnav.com/airport/KOSH for airport info. For driving directions
click on Wittman
Regional Airport.
Thursday, July 26: 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 yet been decided. For questions contact Sheila Connell 803-279-7250 e-mail: conl6356@comcast.net.
Tuesday-Saturday, July 31 - August 4: 50th Annual PRA Rotorcraft 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. Convention Website: PRA Convention For driving directions click on Mentone
Airport.
Sunday, August 5: SOUTH
CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Rowan County Airport, Salisbury, North Carolina (KRUQ) CTAF/UNICOM:
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 .
Saturday, August 11: EAA 172 Breakfast Fly-in
9:00-10:00 AM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). Grits,
bacon, eggs! Great people to meet! A short 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 Al Nodorft, (706) 955-1049 eMail: Nodorft@Hotmail.com 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 agenda click HERE.
Sunday, August 19: 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, August 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's location has not yet been decided. Contact Virginia Bush for more
details 706-554-5618 e-mail: sporthorses9@gmail.com .
Sunday, September 2: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Eagle Aviation, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, South Carolina
(CAE) COLUMBIA APPROACH:
124.15; TOWER: 119.5; UNICOM 122.95 ZIP code 29170. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00
AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure:
11:30 AM. Questions: Contact Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.
Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCAE for airport info. For driving directions click on Columbia
Metropolitan Airport .
Wednesday-Sunday, September 5-9: 2012
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). Frequencies: UNICOM 122.9; GROUND: 122.75. Runway is close-cut
grass 400' x 7000'. Contact Pat Derrick, Fly-in Chairman, for more information
at pderrick@hartness.com Click Triple Tree Fly-in for the fly-in
Website. Click Triple
Tree Pilot Information for the updated arrival procedures. Click Triple Tree
Fly-in "flyer" for a printable flyer for your airport. Airnav flying
information: SC00. Yahoo
driving information: Triple
Tree.
Saturday, September 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. 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 Al Nodorft, (706) 955-1049 eMail: Nodorft@Hotmail.com 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, September 9:
Fly-in BBQ at Bob Rhodes airfield BBQ
will be served
at 1:00 PM Sunday -- a covered dish would be appreciated. Areas
available for fishing & swimming. Come early & bring all the
family. No golf carts or ATVs. (Bob Rhodes strip is near Lincolnton)
GPS: N33°57.231' W82°37.078' RNav: (APPROXIMATE) 113.9 IRQ 306°. UNICOM 122.7 mhz. 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 Philip 706-829-2262, Michael 706-829-2261, Kelvin 706-829-1523, Doug 706-833-1233, Wade 706-359-4183 if you have
any questions. SAFETY NOTE:
Use 122.7 mhz to ANNOUNCE YOUR INTENTIONS. Landings will be: Uphill, to the North East,
Takeoffs, downhill to the West NO EXCEPTIONS.
FLY THE PATTERN so you can come
in at the appropriate speed.
Sunday, September 16: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Berkeley County Airport, Moncks
Corner, South Carolina (KMKS - formerly 50J). CTAF/UNICOM: 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/KMKS for airport info. For driving directions click on Berkeley
County Airport .
Thursday, September 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 yet been decided. For questions contact Shirley Harden 706-855-1553 e-mail: ghardensr@comcast.net .
Friday - Sunday, September 28-30:
Wings Over North Georgia Fly-in at the Richard B. Russell airport, Rome, GA. (RMG)
With the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team headlining and a blockbuster lineup forming, the 2012 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show promises to be very special!
Our Smoke 'n Thunder Auto Show™
is located on air show grounds! Don’t miss out on seeing more than 500
show cars from throughout the Southeastern U.S competing for a prize
purse of $7,500.
Smoke 'n Thunder Barbeque Classic™
More than 100 professional and amateur barbeque competitors from across
the country will gather to impress the judges with their one-of-a-kind
recipes. The competitors will battle it out in the competition booths
to show off their chicken, pork, pork ribs and beef brisket recipes,
and to compete for a total prize purse of $19,500.
Kids & Family Attractions
In addition to the awe-inspiring performances in the sky, Wings Over
North Georgia will have several unique ground displays that everyone in
the family can enjoy. Be sure to arrive early and make time to see all
the interesting displays such as the Smoke’nThunder Barbeque Classic
and Auto Show and the fun-packed Kidz’ Zone!
Driving directions: Richard
B. Russell Airport.
Fly-in Website: Wings Over North Georgia
Friday-Saturday, October 5 - 6: EAA 172 Wrens Fall Fly-in. At the beautiful Wrens Memorial
Airport (65J) CTAF 122.7. Early Bird Day Thursday, October 4th, but come even earlier if you wish.
Most activities will be on Friday and Saturday with the main activities
on Saturday. Delicious grilled hot dogs and hamburgers available on the
field all day Saturday. Packing-up day on Sunday. Pattern for
the asphalt, main, runway, is left-hand pattern for runway 29 and right-hand for runway 11 at 1450'
MSL (1000 ft AGL) unless flying an ultralight or rotorcraft which
should use 950' MSL (500' AGL). The parallel grass strip will have a right-hand
pattern. CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 mhz. Runway lights on from dusk to dawn. Field elevation 450 feet.
GPS: N33° 13.36' W82° 23.02'.
Click Wrens Memorial (65J) for airport info. For a aerial photo of the Wrens Airport click on Wrens Airport . For driving directions click on Wrens Memorial . Click Wrens Fall Fly-in for a printable flyer about the fly-in.
- Thursday, October 4: EARLY
BIRD DAY.
- Friday, October 5: No special plans but there may be a fly-out to view local scenery.
- Saturday, October 6: Breakfast (eggs, grits, sausages, toast, etc.) in the Wrens hangar around 9:00 AM.
- Sunday, October 7: PACK UP
AND LEAVE DAY for those who stayed overnight.
One of the visiting club members is planning special fly-outs Thursday through Saturday.
Sunday, October 7: SOUTH
CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB at Woodward Field Airport, Camden, SC (CDN) CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0.
ZIPcode 29020. Arrival:
7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM.
Departure: 11:30 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/CDN for airport info. For driving directions click on Woodward
Field .
Saturday, Sunday, October 13,14: The Great Georgia Airshow Peachtree City, Georgia
CANCELLED FOR THIS YEAR - 2012 SO THEY CAN RE-ORGANIZE. SEE THEIR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION (Click on News at the upper right): GREAT GEORGIA AIRSHOW THEY EXPECT TO HAVE IT IN 2013 "The Great Georgia Airshow to Revamp, Bring Best Show Yet in 2013".
Sunday, October 14: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Sumter Municipal Airport, Sumpter, South Carolina (SMS) CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7 ZIP code 29153.
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/KSMS for airport info. For driving directions click on Sumter
Airport .
Saturday-Sunday, October 20-21:
Boshears Skyfest 2012
- the 20th 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. Parking, Basic camping for those flying in for the show, Food, Vendors, EAA Chapter 172.
For the public the gates
open at 9:00 am with opening ceremonies scheduled for 1:30 pm each day with
the air show to immediately follow. General admission: $15 in advance, $18 at the gate. There will be many performing airshow acts. Among them are Gary Ward Aerobatics, Greg Connell , Team RV, Trenton Flyers, Experimental Aircraft Chapter 172 who will handle the fly-in and will register you and your aircraft when you arrive. You will receive entrance to
the show at no costs if you allow us to park your plane on the line.
There will be carnival rides, aircraft rides, aviation displays,
sponsor exhibits, monster truck rides, car show and much more.
On Sunday morning, October 21, there will be a non-denominational
Worship Service on the field at 9:00 AM. NO COOLERS - NO PETS
- NO REFUNDS
ULTRALIGHTS & LIGHT PLANES WELCOME
TO BOSHEARS!
Thursday, October 25: EAA 172
monthly "get-together" -- Social Meeting 6:30 PM -- This is a monthly non-business social gathering held on the fourth
Thursday. Because of the fly-in activities this month and all the holiday
happenings the next two months, there will be no EAA 172 social
"get together" this month. The next
one will be January 24, 2013.
Friday-Sunday, October 26-28: Mid-Atlantic
Fly-in and Sport Aviation Convention Lumberton, North Carolina
(KLBT)
EAA Chapters 297, 960, 1083, 1220, and 1487 will be assisting with the event.
The Mid-Atlantic Fly-in Airport and Pilot Information:
Pilot Info,
Mid-Atlantic Fly-in
We have plenty of parking for Aircraft and
do not allow the general public into this parking area unless accompanied
by a pilot. We are well aware of the sensitivity of folks / children getting
on expensive / antique aircraft.
CAMPING, FAMILY FUN, GRASSROOTS FLYING
- General Admission - $5
- Children 7 & under - FREE
- Camping per day - $10
- Camping Under Wing - $10
- Pets & Coolers allowed in campground area ONLY.
CLASSIC CAR SHOW SATURDAY 9:00-1:00
YOUNG EAGLES PROGRAM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
VISIT OUR WEBSITE OFTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION
Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLBT for airport info.
Click Mid-Atlantic
Fly-in Driving for driving directions.
Presented by the City of Lumberton, NC and Robeson County, NC
Sunday, October 28: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Orangeburg Municipal Airport, two miles
south of Orangeburg, South Carolina (KOGB) CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7. ZIPcode 29115. Arrival:
7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00 & 9:30 - 11:00 AM.
Departure: 11:30 AM. Contact: Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KOGB for airport info. For driving directions click on Orangeburg
Municipal Airport .
Saturday,
November 10: 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)-- A "Celebration"
in honor of
Keith Brock who passed away in 2006 and was the host in the years prior
to
that. Food will be available on the field between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
Personnel associated with the airport and the city of Millen will be
selling the food and the menu includes hot dogs, hamburgers, french
fries, egg rolls, candy, and boiled peanuts. So come around 10:00 AM to
look at the aircraft coming in before eating, then stay as long as you
like. For fly-in information contact Al Nodorft, (706) 955-1049 eMail: Nodorft@Hotmail.com or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail
to: jcm2@earthlink.net For airport information click on Millen Airport. For driving directions click on Millen
Airport Directions
Sunday, November 11: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB East Cooper Airport, nine miles NE of Mount
Pleasant, South Carolina (was 8S5 now KLRO) CTAF/UNICOM 122.7.
ZIPcode 29464. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00
& 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Contact: Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLRO for airport info. For driving directions click on East
Cooper Airport .
Thursday, November 22: EAA 172
monthly "get-together" -- Social Meeting 6:30 PM -- This is a monthly non-business social gathering held on the fourth
Thursday. Because of all the holiday
happenings this month (today is Thanksgiving!) and next month, there will be no EAA 172 social
"get together" this month. The next
one will be January 24, 2013.
Sunday, November 25: SOUTH
CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Fairfield County Airport, Winnsboro, SC (KFDW) CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05.
ZIPcode 29180. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00
& 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Contact: Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KFDW for airport info. For driving directions click on Fairfield
County Airport .
Saturday, December 8: 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. Those whose last names begin with A-M please bring desserts; those whose last names begin with N-Z
please bring side-dishes. Please bring an unwrapped toy for a girl or boy for the CMC (Children Medical Center) at GHSU (Georgia Health Sciences University) - formerly MCG. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/61GA for airport info. For Christmas
Party information contact Al
Nodorft, (706) 955-1049 eMail: Nodorft@Hotmail.com 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 agenda click HERE.
Sunday, December 9: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB Greenville Downtown Airport, Greenville, South Carolina (KGMU) UNICOM 122.95; CTAF 119.9. ZIPcode 29607. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00
& 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KGMU for airport info. For driving directions click on Greenville Downtown Airport .
Sunday, December 23: SOUTH CAROLINA
BREAKFAST CLUB At the Twin Lakes Airpark,
Ballard's hangar, Twin Lakes, South Carolina (S17). CTAF/UNICOM: 122.9. ZIPcode 29847. Arrival: 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Breakfast: Between 9:00
& 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Departure: 11:30 AM. Contact: Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/S17 for airport info. For driving directions click on Twin
Lakes Airport .
Thursday, December 27: EAA 172
monthly "get-together" -- Social Meeting 6:30 PM -- This is a monthly non-business social gathering held on the fourth
Thursday. Because of all the holiday
happenings this month, there will be no EAA 172 social
"get together". The next
one will be January 24, 2013.
