Calendar of Events

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Saturday, January 13: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members  1:00 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). The business meeting will be around 1:30 PM after the meal. This month we will elect the club Vice-President for 2007. 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, January 14: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Lancaster County McWhirter Field Airport, South Carolina (LKR) CTAF 122.725  ZIP code 29720.  Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.  Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLKR for airport info. For driving directions click on  McWhirter Field .   

Thursday, January 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 Luigi's Restaurant,  590 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901 [Cross Street: Between 6th St. and Monument St.].  Phone number: (706) 722-4056. For a map and directions, click on: Luigi's Restaurant . Luigi's Website: Luigi's. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@aol.com . 

  Sunday, January 28: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Greenwood County Airport, South Carolina (GRD)  CTAF 122.8  ZIP code 29649.  Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KGRD for airport info. For driving directions click on  Greenwood County Airport .   

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Saturday, February 10: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members  1:00 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). The business meeting will be around 1:30 PM after the meal. This month we discuss the Fish Fry Fly-in -- March 10th. Our speaker will be Diane Johnston, Marketing Director for the Augusta Regional Airport. 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, February 11: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Sumter Municipal Airport, Sumpter, South Carolina (SMS) CTAF 122.7  ZIP code 29153. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.  Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KSMS for airport info. For driving directions click on  Sumter Airport .  

Thursday, February 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 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@aol.com . 

  Sunday, February 25: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Eagle Aviation, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, South Carolina (CAE) CTAF 122.95  ZIP code 29170.      Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCAE for airport info. For driving directions click on  Columbia Metropolitan Airport .    

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 Saturday, March 10: EAA 172 FishFry Fly-in  1:00 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). Great Catfish! Great people to meet! The business meeting will be around 1:45 PM 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.

  Sunday, March 11: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Georgetown County Airport, South Carolina (KGGE). CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0. ZIPcode: 29440.  8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KGGE for airport info. For driving directions click on  Georgetown 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 Sticky Fingers Restaurant,  277 Robert C. Daniel, Jr. Parkway, Augusta, Georgia 30909.  Phone number: (706) 733-7427. Their Motto: "Get Sticky. Have Fun." For a map and directions, click on: Sticky Fingers Restaurant . Sticky Fingers Website: Sticky Fingers. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@aol.com .

Sunday, March 25: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Alan Smoak Field -- Alan's Airport, slight change in plans 03/04/07, it will now be at Do-Little Field, right across the road from Alan Smoak Field,  St. Matthews, South Carolina (SC90) (pvt.).  UNICOM: 122.8. ZIPcode: 29135. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/SC90 for airport info.  For driving directions click on  Do-Little Field .   


Sunday, April 8: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB NO BREAKFAST CLUB -- EASTER BREAK  Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. 

Saturday, April 14: 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.

Wednesday-Saturday, April 11-April 14: Sunstate Wing and Rotor Club - EAA Chapter 1192: 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 .   Website:  Bensen Days

Tuesday-Monday, April 17-23: Sun 'n Fun® 2007 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 .   

Sunday, April 22: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Broxton-Bridge Plantation Airport, Ehrardt, South Carolina (SC55)(pvt.). No UNICOM. ZIPcode: 29081. 8:00 to 11:00 AM.  Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/SC55 for airport info.  For driving directions click on  Broxton-Bridge .  

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 West Side Bowery,  151 Bee Lane, Aiken, SC 29801.  Phone number:  (803) 648-2900. For a map and directions, click on: West Side Bowery Restaurant . West Side Bowery Website: Bowery. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@aol.com . 

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Friday, Saturday, May 4-5 : EAA 172 Twelfth Annual Fly-In, the Wrens O.B. Brown Memorial Fly-in
At the Wrens, Georgia, Airport (65J): 

Friday, May 4th is the "Early Bird Day".  Sunday, May 6th is the "Going Away Day:" There will be a live band Friday evening, 7:00 - 9:00 PM. The band is the "Emerson Biggunz" which performs a variety of music from old Rock'n Roll to country music. Among the musical artists are EAA 172 members Greg Connell, Gene Criswell, and Steve Thompson. Concessions will be available on Friday.  There will be a special Barbecue Supper  [for EAA 172, EAA 1313 & EAA 330 members and their guests only], "Bring your own meat" for the charcoal cookers at 6:00 PM on Saturday evening. The club provides the baked potatoes and salad. You bring your own meat, which our talented cooks will grill.

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.  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 (note that John has nationwide long-distance and can call you back!). Call anytime day or night. Or eMail to: wrens@jcmservices.net or contact Sheila Connell, (803) 279-7250 eMail: conl6356@comcast.net . See http://www.airnav.com/airport/65J  for airport info. 

 Friday - Sunday, May 4 - 6: 60th Anniversary Cherry Point Air Show  MCAS (Marine Corps Air Station) Cherry Point/Havelock, NC.  See:  Cherry Point Air Show   For driving directions click on  Cherry Point directions .   

Sunday, May 6: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Green Sea Airport, Green Sea, South Carolina (S79). CTAF: 122.9. ZIPcode 29581.   8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.  Click  Green Sea Airport for airport info. For driving directions click on Driving Directions Green Sea Airport .

Saturday, May 12: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members  1:00 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). Cancelled because we just had the Wrens Fly-in last week! 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  

Saturday, May 12: EAA Chapter 297 annual Spring Fly-In:  Stag Air Park (7NC1), Burgaw, North Carolina. Come and spend the day. Shoot the bull with your buddies. Talk airplanes. See antiques, homebuilts, spam cans, and who knows what else. 3800' of very smooth sod. Traffic advisories on 122.9. 100LL available. Line boy Vernon Pitts will wash your windshield and check your tires. See www.airnav.com/airport/7NC1 for detailed airport information and www.eaa297.org/flyins.htm for a poster or updates. NC's finest pig pickin' lunch served 1130-1330 by Jordan's Chapel United Methodist Church. Contact Garry Brown at brown.garry@att.net  or 910-259-6501 if you need additional information.

Sunday, May 20: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB White Plains Plantation airfield, Lexington, South Carolina (SC99)(pvt.). NO CTAF/UNICOM. ZIPcode 29054. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Note that they will be having a special "garage" sale --- the people there will be selling all the left-over stuff that has been accumulating in their hangars. So come early and maybe get that spinner, prop or whatever you've been looking for! 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 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 it is at T's Seafood Restaurant,  3416 Mike Padgett Hwy (Highway 56), Augusta, Georgia 30906. Phone number: (706) 798-4145. T's Website: T's .  For a map and directions, click on: T's Seafood Restaurant.  Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@aol.com . 

Friday-Sunday, May 18-20: Mid-Atlantic Fly-in and Sport Aviation Convention Lumberton, North Carolina (KLBT) 

The Mid-Atlantic Fly-in Airport and Pilot Information:   Pilot Info, Mid-Atlantic Fly-in Website:       Mid-Atlantic Fly-in Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLBT for airport info. Click Mid-Atlantic Fly-in Driving  for driving directions.

 
Saturday, Sunday, May 26-27: Wheels & Wings and Airshow Florence Airport, Florence, South Carolina (KFLO).  UNICOM: 122.95; CTAF 125.1 mhz. ZIP code 29506. See:  Florence Air Show  Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/FLO for airport info. For driving directions click on  Florence Air Show .    

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Saturday, June 2: DO LITTLE FLY-IN. At Do Little Field  St. Matthews, South Carolina (SC90) (pvt.).  UNICOM: 122.8. ZIPcode: 29135. 12:00 pm until . . . .
GPS Location:  N33'40.7'   W80'57.0'  Runway 14-32    3200' x 100'  

Events:  Do Little Dogs & Burger,  Bomb Drop Contest,  Spot Landing Contest.  Contact Jim Howell for more information. e-mail jimhowellsc@windstream.net    Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/SC90 for airport info.  For driving directions click on  Do-Little Field . 

Sunday, June 3: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Anderson Regional Airport, Anderson, South Carolina (KAND). CTAF: 123.6; UNICOM: 122.95. ZIPcode 29626. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KAND for airport info. For driving directions click on  Anderson Airport .   

Saturday, June 9: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members  1:00 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). Food will be rotisserie chicken. The business meeting will be around 1:30 PM after the meal. This month we discuss the Cold Cuts Fly-in -- July 14th. We will also be discussing the best date for the Wrens-O.B. Brown Fly-in for 2008.  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, June 17: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Cheraw Municipal / Lynch Bellinger Field Airport, Cheraw, South Carolina (KCQW).  CTAF: 122.8. ZIPcode 29520. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCQW for airport info. For driving directions click on  Cheraw 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 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@aol.com . 

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Sunday,  July 1: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Rowan County Airport, Salisbury, North Carolina (KRUQ) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 28147. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/KRUQ for airport info. For driving directions click on  Rowan County Airport .  

Wednesday, July 4: Fourth of July barbecue/pig pickin' at Ballard's hangar  SPECIAL SCBC! At the Twin Lakes Airpark, Ballard's hangar, Twin Lakes, South Carolina (S17) CTAF 122.9 . Gerald Ballard said to come early, maybe 10:00 - 12:00 noon. Food around 1:00 PM. All Pilots Welcome!   Check Airnav for airport information -- Twin Lakes. 
If you want to drive in, these are the directions:
Driving directions - take I-20 to exit 11 - turn North onto SC Highway 144/Bettis Academy Rd., go 2.9 miles; turn left on Ballard Dr. -- just before a convenience store to your right -- , go to the hangar on your right. For more information call 706-724-2651 or 706-592-4963. 

Saturday, July 14: 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 1:00PM -- plan on ham, turkey, roast beef slices with trimmings). 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 15: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Fairfield County Airport, Winnsboro, SC (KFDW) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29180. 8:00 to 11:00 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 .

  Monday-Sunday, July 23-July 29: EAA Oshkosh Airventure® 2007 Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin (KOSH) CTAF 118.5. UNICOM 122.95  ZIP code 54902. Website: Airventure 2007
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 it is at the  LongHorn Steakhouse Restaurant,  3241 Washington Road,  Augusta, Georgia 30907. Phone number: (706) 650-6600. The LongHorn Steakhouse Website, Map, and Directions: LongHorn Steakhouse. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@aol.com . 
 
  Sunday, July 29: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Allendale County Airport, Allendale, South Carolina (88J). CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29827. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/88J for airport info. For driving directions click on  Allendale County Airport .

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Wednesday-Sunday, August 1 - August 5: 45th 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 11: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members 12:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). Food will be hamburgs and hot dogs. The business meeting will be around 1:00 PM after the meal. This month we discuss the Boshears Fly-in, the third weekend of October.  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 12: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Aiken Municipal airport, Aiken, South Carolina (AIK) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29805. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. 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, August 18: Pig Pickin' Low-Country Boil Fly-in at the Hacienda De Gay Don Gay is holding a Pig Picking-Low Country Boil Fly-in at his house (Hacienda De Gay - 7GA3 CTAF 122.9). Food will be served starting at 4:00 PM.  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 75  feet wide but has an open space of 100 feet on each side of the runway. 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. AIRNAV airport information:  http://www.airnav.com/airport/7GA3
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  6250 Elam/Airstrip Road (or may be called Don Loves Langga Airstrip Rd.) -- 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: dgay.savannah@glsp.org  

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 it is at Rhinehart's Oyster Bar,  305 North BelAir Rd. ,  Evans, Georgia 30809. Phone number: (706) 868-6850. The Rhinehart's Oyster Bar Map and Directions: Rhinehart's Oyster Bar  The Rhinehart's Oyster Bar Website: Rhinehart's   Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@aol.com .  

Sunday, August 26: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Berkeley County Airport, Moncks Corner, South Carolina (50J). CTAF 123.05. ZIPcode 29461. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click   http://www.airnav.com/airport/50J for airport info. For driving directions click on  Berkeley County Airport .  

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Friday-Sunday, September  21 - September 23: Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio (KFFO). The Dayton Fly-in, the 2007 Dawn Patrol Rendezvous, will be at the National Museum of the USAF  National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Put on by the The Great War Aeroplanes Association. 

KFFO

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio, USA

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ZIP code 45433. 1100 Spaatz Street, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. Phone: 937-255-3286. See http://www.airnav.com/airport/KFFO for airport info. Website:   Dayton Fly-in   For driving directions click on Wright Patterson AFB.

Sunday,  September 23: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Laurens County Airport, Laurens, SC (34A) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29360. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/34A for airport info. For driving directions click on  Laurens 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 it is at Carrabba's Italian Grill,  2832 Washington Rd. ,  Augusta, Georgia 30909. Phone number: (706) 733-0123. Carrabba's Italian Grill Map and Directions: Carrabba's Italian Grill  Carrabba's Website: Carrabba's   Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@aol.com .  
 

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Sunday,  October 7: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB at Woodward Field Airport, Camden, SC (CDN) CTAF 123.0. ZIPcode 29020. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/CDN for airport info. For driving directions click on  Woodward Field .  Friday-Saturday, October 12-13: Wrens Fall Fly-in.  At the beautiful Wrens Municipal Airport (65J) CTAF 122.7. Early-Early Bird Day Wednesday, October 10th, Early Bird Day Thursday, October 11th. Most activities will be on Friday and Saturday with the main activities on Saturday. Delicious barbecue hot dogs and hamburgers available on the field all day Saturday. Potluck Banquet around the fire on Saturday evening hosted by a member of a flying club. 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 (11/29) lights MIRL; 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 .
One of the visiting club members is planning special fly-outs at 10:00 AM Wednesday through Saturday. On one of those there may be a short distance Poker Run.

Saturday, October 13: 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 20-21.   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, Sunday, October 13,14: The Great Georgia Airshow
Starts at 9:00 AM. Enjoy an aviation experience in a festival setting.  In addition to breathtaking aerial performances, you'll enjoy arts/crafts, kids zone, food & beverages at family friendly prices.

Saturday, October 13:  Fall Mountain Fly-in presented by the Smoky Mountain Flying Club at the Jackson County Airport (24A) Sylva, NC. Click HERE for airport information which contains links to driving directions. 

Fall is the perfect time to see the most beautiful views in the mountains. We are having our first annual fly-in FREE the 13th of October (see link -- Fall Mountain Fly-in) with arrivals starting on the 12th and leaving on the 14th.
100LL available 24/7 working on having auto fuel available. If not there are service stations close by and we will have fuel cans. Let us know of any special needs that you may have.

For more information e-mail club president Tom Hagan at: tom1hagan@aol.com 

Friday, October  19: Aero - An Aviation Fine Arts Show John Slemp of EAA 690 writes ":I'd like to invite you and your members to "AERO", an aviation fine art show of selected photographs on the 19th of October, 2007.It will be hosted at my studio/gallery in midtown Atlanta.  The show runs through 15 November.  Please call, should you have questions."

Saturday-Sunday, October  20-21: Boshears Skyfest 2007 - the 15^th 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, Food, Vendors, EAA Chapter 172.
PILOT INFORMATION: For those of you flying in, the airfield will be closed during the Boshears Skyfest on October 20th & 21st, about noon, and reopen about 4:45 PM.  Runway 5/23 will still be available for aircraft use.  Runway 11/29 will be closed beginning the morning of October 17th and remain closed until about October 24th for the Skyfest. Also, for those flying their aircraft into Daniel Field, you are welcome to camp out on the field. Please, contact Augusta Aviation, Inc. 706-733-8970 OR 706-738-2335 for specific information and reservations.
Many performing airshow acts including: Greg Connell Pitts Aerobatics, Gary Ward in his MX-2,  Charlie Culp the Flying Farmer, Bob Essell & Jenny Forsythe, Gary Rower, and other acts - Ryan Evans radio controlled aircraft demo. Carnival rides for the kids. Helicopter rides including Sky Soldiers with two Hueys. Military Aircraft -  Warbirds - PBY, B-17, P3 Orion, C45, C130 flyby, C54 Flying Museum - Hot Air Balloons, Experimental Aircraft, History tent, Balloon Glow, Paratainment - skydivers.  The Trenton Flyers will be there with their light planes. Free PeopleMover transportation around and throughout the Skyfest area. Also, over 200 antique and classic automobiles will be on display on Saturday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. On Sunday morning, October 21, there will be a non-denominational Worship Service on the field at 8:00 AM.  GENERAL ADMISSION: $15 at the gate; $12.00 advanced. Children 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult. NO COOLERS - NO PETS - NO REFUNDS. Website:  Boshears Skyfest   For complete airport information click:  http://www.airnav.com/airport/KDNL For driving directions click on Daniel Field .

Sunday,  October 21: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Barnwell County Airport, Barnwell, South Carolina (BNL) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode: 29812.  8:00 to 11:00 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 .

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. This month it is at Maria's Mexican Restaurant,  716 East Pine Log Road,  Aiken, South Carolina 39803. Phone number: (803) 648-8840. Maria's Restaurant Map and Directions: Maria's Restaurant    Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@aol.com . 
NOTE THAT THIS IS THE LAST EAA 172 GET-TOGETHER FOR THE YEAR -- BECAUSE OF ALL THE HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS COMING UP. WE WILL START AGAIN IN JANUARY, 2008.

Saturday, October 27: EAA 1025 Fly-in
EAA Chapter 1025, located in Covington, Georgia (9A1) will host a Fly-In on October 27, 2007 from 8:30AM to 3:30PM. Pilots flying in can eat breakfast for $1.00. In addition to antique and experimental aircraft on display, we will have military speakers, formation fly-by's, and a Fly-Mart. For more information contact Bill Bailey,  EAA 1025 Fly-In Committee georgiachapters@eaa1025.org Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/9A1 for airport info. 

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  Sunday,  November 4: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Orangeburg Municipal Airport, two miles south of Orangeburg, South Carolina (KOGB) CTAF 122.7. ZIPcode 29115. 8:00 to 11:00 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
  -- 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 10:00 AM to enjoy and watch the aircraft coming in. Donations will be requested for the meal.  GPS coordinates: 32° 59.158 N / 82° 23.088' W    Runway 13/31: 5000' x 100'. Pattern: Left; field elevation 328'    Pattern altitude: 1100' MSL    Also see Airnav for GPS coordinates: Louisville Municipal - (2J3). Driving Directions: From Augusta, GA, go South on US Highway 1 through  Wrens then to Louisville. Bypass Louisville (take left fork at Louisville if coming from the North). Go about 1.6 miles. Then turn left at the blinker -- Highway 17 –  Go .7 miles.  The airport is to the right -- turn on Airport Rd. Also for driving directions click on Louisville Municipal Airport . 
For additional fly-in information contact  Pierre Smith (478) 625-7453 / Hangar: (478) 625-3586 eMail:  pierrejs@bellsouth.net  or John Magnan (706) 547-3607 e-mail:   jcm2@earthlink.net 
 
  Sunday,  November 18: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB East Cooper Airport, nine miles NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (was 8S5 now KLRO) CTAF 122.7. ZIPcode 29464.  8:00 to 11:00 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 .   

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Saturday, December 1: Annual EAA 172 Christmas Party at 1:00 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 2008 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. 

Sunday,  December 2: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Donaldson Jet Center Airport, Greenville, South Carolina (KGYH) UNICOM 122.7; CTAF 133.325. ZIPcode 29605.  8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KGYH for airport info. For driving directions click on  Donaldson Jet Center . 

Saturday, December 8: Pig Pickin' Low-Country Boil Christmas Dinner Flyin at the Hacienda De Gay Don Gay is holding a Pig Picking-Low Country Boil Christmas Dinner  at his house (Hacienda De Gay - 7GA3). Brunch will be at 10:30 AM. The Filipino/American Association Choir from Augusta will be singing Christmas Carols starting at 12:00 noon.  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 75  feet wide but has an open space of 100 feet on each side of the runway. 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. AIRNAV airport information:  http://www.airnav.com/airport/7GA3
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 some balloons on the mailbox -  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 Georgetown (GGE) Fly-in & Barbecue
Free lunch for pilots who attend in light sport or ultralight type aircraft. All others $6 for all you care to eat -- food, dessert, and drink!  For more information click on Georgetown Fly-in (extremely long load time for dialup users -- 5+ mb).  For more information e-mail: PalmettoE@aol.com .  Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/GGE for airport info.

Saturday, December 15: Annual Christmas Party starting at 6:30-7:00 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.  Gerald Ballard, the host, makes this
INVITATION TO ALL PILOTS ANYWHERE:
(Unless you're a pilot for the Shiite or Suni insurgents or the Taliban, but then do come in, and we will have a SURPRISE for you!)

You are invited to a Christmas Dinner Party Saturday, December 15, 2007, starting at 6:30-7:00 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.

Dress is casual!
  Driving directions - take I-20 to exit 11 - turn North onto SC Highway 144/Bettis Academy Rd., go 2.9 miles; turn left on Ballard Dr. -- just before a convenience store to your right -- , go to the lit-up hangar on your right. For more information call 706-724-2651 or 706-592-4963.  NOTE: THIS IS NOT IN A TFR; NOT IN A RESTRICTED AREA; NOT IN A NUCLEAR TFR;  NOT EVEN IN CLASS C OR D!

CLICK HERE FOR A MAP!

Saturday, December 15: Pancake Breakfast  EAA Chapter 1350 At the LaGrange-Callaway Airport (LGC), LaGrange, Georgia.  CTAF 122.975.  
If you feel like getting out on a Saturday morning with nice weather for flying, we have a pancake breakfast that's going to be great. Going to a pancake breakfast somewhere would also be a good break from the hectic pace of the Christmas season. It's only $5.00 for pancakes, eggs, sausage, orange juice, coffee, and even an after-breakfast mint. The November breakfast had a new addition, Sunnyland hot links sausage, which our president put on the menu. And boy, were they good. He's promised to bring them this coming Saturday as well.The breakfast starts at 8:00 AM and lasts until 10:30 AM. It's always been an enjoyable time for those who have come out so if members of any other chapters feel like flying somewhere on what is supposed to be a beautiful day, LaGrange would be a great place to go. Our breakfast is only $5.00 for all the pancakes you can eat, with sausage, eggs, orange juice, and coffee served as well. If you manage to make it to LaGrange, we promise to treat you well. Contact Glenn Morrow (706) 882-0793 e-mail: glennmorrow@bellsouth.net or e-mail: eaa1350@mindspring.com.  Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLGC for airport info. Click  http://www.eaa1350.com for information about EAA 1350. 

Sunday,  December 16: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Rudy Branhams Airport, Darlington, South Carolina (6J7) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29532.  8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/6J7 for airport info. For driving directions click on  Branhams Airport . 

Sunday, December 30: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB  At the Twin Lakes Airpark, Ballard's hangar, Twin Lakes, South Carolina (S17). ZIPcode 29847.  8:00 to 11:00 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 .   

 

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Saturday, January 12: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members  12:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). We will have Mary Hembree's hot potato soup. The business meeting will be around 1:00 PM after the meal. This month we will discuss the upcoming calendar for 2008. Our guest speaker will be Dave Gardner.  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, January 13: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Eagle Aviation, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, South Carolina (CAE) CTAF 122.95  ZIP code 29170.      Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCAE for airport info. For driving directions click on  Columbia Metropolitan Airport .    
 

Saturday, January 19:  Good afternoon everyone. Due to the poor weather forecast for Saturday morning, the 19th, we have postponed our pancake breakfast until next Saturday, the 26th. I apologize for the late notice, but we wanted to watch the weather a little more before making the decision to postpone our breakfast. Please try and join us on the 26th. Hopefully the weather forecast will be much improved. Everyone try and stay warm and dry.

 

Don Neuberg

Membership Coordinator

EAA 1350 - LaGrange, GA

The breakfast will be held at the LaGrange Airport (LGC) from 8:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.

Thursday, January 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 it is at the Sticky Fingers Restaurant,  277 Robert C. Daniel, Jr. Parkway, Augusta, Georgia 30909.  Phone number: (706) 733-7427. Their Motto: "Get Sticky. Have Fun." For a map and directions, click on: Sticky Fingers Restaurant . Sticky Fingers Website: Sticky Fingers. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net. 

Saturday, January 26:  EAA Chapter 1350 is having its monthly pancake breakfast Saturday January 26th (changed from January 19th) and you're invited to come join us.The weather should be cool and clear, perfect flying weather if you feel like getting out on a Saturday morning. We have a pancake breakfast that's always great, with guests being treated like VIPs. It's only 5.00 for pancakes, farm-grown eggs, sausage, orange juice, coffee, and even an after-breakfast mint. The November breakfast had a new addition, Sunnyland hot links sausage, which our president put on the menu. And boy, were they good. We should be having those same sausages on the menu next Saturday. If you're looking for a good breakfast and a reason to fly Saturday, this will give you a good one.

The breakfast will be held at the LaGrange Airport (LGC) from 8:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. It should be a great morning to fly somewhere so if you feel like taking off somewhere, we would love to have you drop in. We promise not give you heartburn and leave you satisfied. 

  Sunday, January 27: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Greenwood County Airport, South Carolina (GRD)  CTAF 122.8  ZIP code 29649.  Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KGRD for airport info. For driving directions click on  Greenwood County Airport .  

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Saturday, February 9: Monthly meeting of the EAA 172 Members  12:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). We will enjoy Bob Rhodes' chili. The business meeting will be around 1:00 PM after the meal. This month we will discuss the upcoming Fish-Fry Fly-in.  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, February 10: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Sumter Municipal Airport, Sumpter, South Carolina (SMS) CTAF 122.7  ZIP code 29153. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.  Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KSMS for airport info. For driving directions click on  Sumter Airport .  

Sunday, February 24: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Lancaster County McWhirter Field Airport, South Carolina (LKR) CTAF 122.725  ZIP code 29720.  Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.  Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLKR for airport info. For driving directions click on  McWhirter Field .

Thursday, February 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  LongHorn Steakhouse Restaurant,  3241 Washington Road,  Augusta, Georgia 30907. Phone number: (706) 650-6600. The LongHorn Steakhouse Website, Map, and Directions: LongHorn Steakhouse. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net .  

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Saturday, March 8: EAA 172 FishFry Fly-in  12:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). Great Catfish! Great people to meet! The business meeting will be around 1:15 PM 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.

Sunday, March 9: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Alan Smoak Field, Alan's Airport, St. Matthews, South Carolina (SC07) (pvt.) CTAF 122.8  ZIP code 29135.  Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/SC07 for airport info. For driving directions click on Alan's Airport .      

  Sunday, March 23: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB EASTER - no meeting.

Thursday, March 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 it is at the  West Side Bowery restaurant,  151 Bee Lane,  Aiken, South Carolina 29801. Phone number: (803) 648-2900. The West Side Bowery directions: West Side Bowery. The West Side Bowery Website: The Bowery. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net .
  

Saturday, March 29: "FUN IN FLIGHT" Macon Cherry Blossom Festival Balloon Fest & Air Show  at the Herbert Smart Downtown airport (MAC), Macon, Georgia.
All Aircraft that fly in for the Air Show, Get in FREE!! and receive a .40 cent per gallon discount on your fuel purchase  
Presented by Atlanta Gas Light & Day Jet Media Partners 13-WMAZ CBS, News Talk 940 WMAC & Macon Magazine Supporting Sponsor Air Compressor Sales & Macon Jet Center
Macon Downtown Airport, Herbert Smart Field at Noon, Balloon Glow at dusk. $5 and children under 12 are free! Bring blankets, chairs, etc. No coolers or pets. 
    * Hot Air Balloon Tether Rides and Evening Glow
    * Aerobatic Air Show Featuring 2007 Red Bull Air Racing Champion Mike Mangold and many others including Gary Ward and Greg Connell.
    * Vintage Warbirds Display
    * Airplane Rides For Sale
    * Military Fly-bys
    * Kite Flying Demonstrations and Kite-Making
    * Special appearance by the Budweiser Clydesdales
    * Children's Activities
    * Food and Merchandise Vendors

The airport will be closed on March 28th from 1600 to 1800 for aerobatics practice, and will also be closed on airshow day from 1445 until 1845 on March 29, 2008. Aircraft can fly in any time except for the times the airfield is closed. PILOTS, please check all NOTAMS Times are subject to change.

Macon Jet Center FBO Manager:  Lloyd "Bo" George
2725 Herbert Smart Airport Rd
Macon, GA 31217

Email:  gone2fly@msn.com
Phone:  (800) 423-7510
Fax:  (478) 742-6489

Website: CHERRY BLOSSOM BALLOON FEST & AIR SHOW  

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 Saturday, April 5: 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.

Sunday,  April 6: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Summerville, South Carolina (KDYB) CTAF 123.0. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Kevin Thorp, Secretary, EAA Chapter 477, wrote "EAA Chapter 477 is hosting the event and we promise a great breakfast, great fellowship and great weather (okay, we can't guarantee the weather)."
Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/KDYB for airport info. For driving directions click on Summerville Airport

Tuesday-Sunday, April 8-13: Sun 'n Fun® 2008 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 .   (Note: The Sun 'n Fun Board of Directors voted unanimously on 07/18/07 to shorten the 2008 fly-in by one day, from April 8-14 (Tuesday-Monday) to April 8-13 (Tuesday-Sunday). The change was made based on the comments received from exhibitors, volunteers, and staff regarding the final half-day of the event, explained Bill Eickhoff, board chairman.)

Sunday, April 20: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Broxton-Bridge Plantation Airport, Ehrardt, South Carolina (SC55)(pvt.). No UNICOM. ZIPcode: 29081. 8:00 to 11:00 AM.  Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/SC55 for airport info.  For driving directions click on  Broxton-Bridge . 

Thursday, April 24: EAA 172 monthly "get-together" -- Social Meeting    This is a monthly non-business social gathering held on the fourth Thursday. This month there will be no monthly get-together since the Wrens O.B. Brown Fly-in starts the next day. Come then, at 6:00 PM on Friday. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net .   

Friday, Saturday, April 25-26 : Thirteenth Annual Wrens O.B. Brown Memorial Fly-in
At the Wrens, Georgia, Airport (65J): 

Friday, April 25th is the "Early Bird Day".   There will be a special Barbecue Supper  [for EAA 172 members, the tractor owners, and their guests], at 6:00 PM on Friday evening. There will be barbecue so bring any sidedishes you want. Farm tractor display on the field on Saturday.

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, 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. 

Wrens Fly-in Website --- Wrens O.B. Brown Fly-in

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Sunday, May 4: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Green Sea Airport, Green Sea, South Carolina (S79). CTAF: 122.9. ZIPcode 29581.   8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.  Click  Green Sea Airport for airport info. For driving directions click on Driving Directions Green Sea Airport .

Saturday, May 10: 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. We will be treated to spaghetti prepared by Don Murphy. Our guest speaker will be  Jason Vallier, A BP Oil tech rep.  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.  

Friday-Sunday, May 16-18: Mid-Atlantic Fly-in and Sport Aviation Convention Lumberton, North Carolina (KLBT) 

The Mid-Atlantic Fly-in Airport and Pilot Information:   Pilot Info, Mid-Atlantic Fly-in Website:       Mid-Atlantic Fly-in Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLBT for airport info. Click Mid-Atlantic Fly-in Driving  for driving directions.

Sunday, May 18: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB White Plains Plantation airfield, Lexington, South Carolina (SC99)(pvt.). NO CTAF/UNICOM. ZIPcode 29054. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. 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 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.  Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net.

Saturday, May 31: Fly-in at the Anson County Airport (KAFP) Wadesboro N.C. 11:00-Until. Rain Date June 1st. Come join the fun! All Welcome. Food, Ice Cream, Displays, etc. There will be gyrocopters there! For more information contact: Gary Fincher e-mail: gfincher@co.anson.nc.us  phone: 704-694-2516  Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KAFP for airport info. For driving directions click on  Anson County Fly-in

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Sunday, June 1: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Rock Hill Airport, Rock Hill, South Carolina (KUZA). CTAF: 123.05. ZIPcode 29732.   8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595.  Click  Rock Hill Airport for airport info. For driving directions click on Driving Directions Rock Hill Airport .

Saturday, Sunday, June 7-8: EAA Chapter 863 --- WW II Memorial event on the 64th anniversary of D-Day at the Lebanon (TN) Municipal Airport (M54). Free Admission !! Bring the family !! Stay all Day !! This event is free to the public. The EAA Warbird Chapter 1 has scheduled a meeting on that weekend at Lebanon as well so there'll be plenty of warbirds to get
close to. We will also include a large Army tent as a theater showing movies, Victory at Sea episodes, etc., and speaker platforms. The re-enactment will be superb. And, there will be a P-51 and SBD Dauntless giving rides (flight experiences because they are both dual control). These rides can be purchased or you may take part in the
drawing.  There will only be 500 drawing tickets sold and to date (05/11/08) there are only a handful purchased. The
chances of winning are great. We are a 501(c)(3) corporation so your purchase is totally tax deductable. The drawing for the flights is May 31st. Contact Gary Piper for ticket purchases and more info.
Sponsored by the Lebanon EAA Chapter 863. For more information contact: Gary S. Piper Phone: (615) 343-5400 E-mail: gary.piper@Vanderbilt.Edu  or EAA Chapter 863 phone and e-mail: (615) 480-6471 EAA 863@mac.com     See M54 for airport info. For driving directions click on Lebanon Municipal Airport.  

Saturday, June 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. 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.  

Saturday, June 14: EAA CHAPTER 1023 YOUNG EAGLES DAY  Chapter 1023 in Greenwood, SC, will be having it's annual Young Eagles flying day on June 14th, starting around 9:00 AM.  For further information contact Bo Bowan (archerbo@nctv.com ) or Tom Corrado (tvcorrado@gmail.com) the EAA 1023 YE Coordinator via e-mail. 
Bo Bowman, President
Chapter 1023

Sunday, June 15: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Cheraw Municipal / Lynch Bellinger Field Airport, Cheraw, South Carolina (KCQW).  CTAF: 122.8. ZIPcode 29520. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCQW for airport info. For driving directions click on  Cheraw Airport .  

Thursday, June 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  Monterrey Mexican Restaurant,  4352 Washington Rd., Evans, GA 30809. Phone number: (706) 228-3645. For a map and directions, click on: Monterrey Mexican Restaurant.  Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net.

Sunday,  June 29: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Rowan County Airport, Salisbury, North Carolina (KRUQ) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 28147. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/KRUQ for airport info. For driving directions click on  Rowan County Airport .  
 

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Saturday, July 5: 40th Cracker Fly-in at the Gainesville, Georgia,  Airport (KGVL) Gainesville, GA CTAF/Unicom 123.07 - ASOS 126.47
150 Aircraft expected from all over the Southeast. Aircraft judging (till Noon) Pancakes begin at 07:30, Lunch begins at 11:30. Aviation vendors, Airplane rides, Glider Demo, New Aircraft on Display/Sale, Austin Healey Club display
Rwy 5/23 open all day.
Fun for the whole family
Free Admission.
Any questions, Contact Winn (770) 231-8282 For more information go to the EAA 611 Website: EAA 611   Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KGVL for airport info.

Saturday, July 12: 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). We might have some Homemade Ice Cream produced in an antique churn. 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.

Saturday, July 12: PIG PICKIN' AT THE HACIENDA DE GAY (7GA3). Starts around 3:00 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) or  Fax  912-982-4130. His e-mail is: haciendadegay@hotmail.com

Thursday, July 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 it is at Carrabba's Italian Grill,  2832 Washington Rd.,  Augusta, Georgia 30909. Phone number: (706) 733-0123. Carrabba's Italian Grill Map and Directions: Carrabba's Italian Grill  Carrabba's Website: Carrabba's   Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net.

Sunday, July 27: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Anderson Regional Airport, Anderson, South Carolina (KAND). CTAF: 123.6; UNICOM: 122.95. ZIPcode 29626. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KAND for airport info. For driving directions click on  Anderson Airport .   

Monday-Sunday, July 28-August 3: EAA Oshkosh Airventure® 2008 Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin (KOSH) CTAF 118.5. UNICOM 122.95  ZIP code 54902. Website: Airventure 2008
See http://www.airnav.com/airport/KOSH  for airport info. For driving directions click on Wittman Regional Airport.

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Tuesday-Saturday, August 5 - August 9: 46th 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. The Banquet will be held on Saturday night. The Board decided to keep the PRA convention in the week after the EAA convention at Oshkosh. This is to avoid instructors and others from having to leave the PRA convention early in order to get set up at the EAA convention. Jane Feldman and John Gillmore are the co-Chairpersons for 2008.  They need volunteers to help organize, plan and work at the convention. If you are able to help, please contact the PRA office at (574-353-7227)
See http://www.airnav.com/airport/C92 for airport info. Website:   PRA  For driving directions click on Mentone Airport.

Saturday, August 9: 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.  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 10: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Aiken Municipal airport, Aiken, South Carolina (AIK) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29805. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click   http://www.airnav.com/airport/KAIK for airport info. For driving directions click on  Aiken Municipal Airport .

August 16 - September 6:  2008 Great Atlanta Warbird Tour 

Tour Stop Dates

- Aug 16 - KPDK (Peachtree-Dekalb, Atlanta)
- Aug 23 - KRYY (McCullom Field, Kennesaw) (POSTPONED DUE TO TROPICAL STORM FAY)
       (MAKEUP DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED IN A FEW WEEKS ACCORDING TO SPONSORS)

- Aug 30 - 4A7 (Tara Field, Hampton)
- Sept 6 - KFFC (Falcon Field, Peachtree City)

Interested EAA chapters can schedule a tour stop by contacting the CAF Dixie Wing.

Best Regards,

Chris Madrid
Public Information Officer
Commemorative Air Force (CAF)
[ed: formerly called the Confederate Air Force]

Dixie Wing
770-655-3315 - cell

WWII FIGHTERS ROAR INTO ATLANTA PDK first stop on 2008 Great Atlanta Warbird Tour   PEACHTREE CITY, GA (July 27, 2008) – Armchair aviators and World War II history buffs will get a chance to fly back in time when three WWII-era aircraft touchdown at Peachtree-Dekalb (PDK) Airport Saturday, August 16.  The airplanes, maintained and flown by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing, will provide enthusiasts with a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to recreate and preserve history by purchasing a ride in one the vintage planes. The CAF Dixie Wing aircraft will be based at Atlantic Aviation from 9:00am-5:00pm.   The United States produced over 300,000 aircraft during the Second World War.  Today, few exist except in museums or in the hands of private collectors.  Some examples can be seen at air shows, but public flights outside of large aviation events are uncommon.  The fly-in is the first stop on the CAF Dixie Wing 2008 Great Atlanta Warbird Tour of metro-area municipal airports.    Other stops include Kennesaw, Hampton and Peachtree City, the organization’s home base.    “We believe the best way to preserve the legacy of The Greatest Generation is to allow the public to see and hear these machines in flight or experience a ride in an aircraft that changed the course of history” said Chris Madrid, CAF Dixie Wing Public Information Officer.    Founded in 1987, the CAF Dixie Wing is the Georgia chapter of the 50 year-old Commemorative Air Force, a 501c3 dedicated to restoring and flying WWII aircraft as tribute to America’s veterans, particularly the Greatest Generation, the men and women who won the Second World War.   The daily loss of 1,200 WWII veterans has created a sense of urgency for the all-volunteer organization.   Leading the tour is a North American P-51 Mustang, arguably the best all-around fighter of the Second World War.  Accompanying the Mustang will be a North American LT-6 Mosquito and Fairchild PT-26 Cornell primary trainer.  The Mosquito, restored to represent an aircraft flown during the Korean War, received a “Judge’s Choice” award at Sun ‘N Fun in April 2008.   Members donate their time to maintain each aircraft, which all sport WWII or Korean War paint schemes.  Repairs can cost up to $125,000 if an engine must be replaced.  Air show appearances, fund-raisers and donations support ongoing operations of the wing.   Prices for rides vary, but start at $95 in the PT-26.  The money benefits the CAF Dixie Wing and is tax-deductible.   "We believe we are stewards of American history," said Madrid, who has been a member of the group for eight years. "We hope our Summer Rides Tour will keep ‘em flying for future generations”.    Rides can be purchased in advance by calling the CAF Dixie Wing at 678-364-1110.  For more information about The Great Atlanta Warbird Tour or the CAF Dixie Wing visit www.dixiewing.org.   The Commemorative Air Force is a non-profit organization dedicated to flying and restoring World War II aircraft.  Based in Midland, Texas, the organization has over 9,500 members and operates a fleet of over 150 World War II aircraft.  www.commemorativeairforce.org

Thursday-Sunday, August 21 - August 24:  EAA's 1929 Ford Tri-Motor is Coming! Lawrenceville, GA -- Gwinnett County Airport – Briscoe Field   Reserve your seat today! We want you to know that EAA's 1929 Ford Tri-Motor is coming to your area this summer to offer one-of-a-kind flight experiences! The airplane was fully restored by EAA over a decade-long span and first flown again in the mid-1980s. Visitors will have the opportunity to take a historic flight aboard this unique aircraft, nicknamed the Tin Goose.

Flights are $40 for EAA members and $50 for non-members.

Sunday, August 24: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Berkeley County Airport, Moncks Corner, South Carolina (50J). CTAF 123.05. ZIPcode 29461. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. 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 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 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 . 

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Sunday, September 7: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Columbia Owens Downtown Airport, Columbia, South Carolina (KCUB) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29205.  8:00 to 11:00 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 .    
   
Saturday, September 13: Sweet Onion Aviators Chapter 1332 7th Annual Fly-in & Flying Competition At the Vidalia Airport (VDI) 32.11.55 N; 82.22.32 W.
Time: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. All fly-in pilots are registered free for a drawing to win $100 in fuel. Bring your plane and put it on static display. Come join us for a day of flight and fun! Events include: Spot Landing; Short Field Take-Off, Prettiest Airplane. Trophies will be awarded for each event. Hot dogs, drinks and T-shirts will be available for purchase.  For more information call: Fly-in Coordinator Biram Chapman at (912) 293-3792  or EAA 1332 President Donald Brantley at (912) 293-2842 or  (912) 537-2527. E-mail: mnbrantleymarine@bellsouth.net.
Website: EAA 1332   Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/VDI  for airport info.
 
Saturday, September 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 peeled shrimp.  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-Sunday, September 20-21:  E-LSA  Inspection Course at the Edgefield County Airport (6J6), Trenton, SC. The Trenton Flyers will be hosting an E-LSA Inspection Course on September 20-21 at our club house at the Edgefield County Airport.  The class is presented by Michael Huffman of Sport Aviation Specialities.  Completion of the class allows you to perform the annual "conditional" inspection of your E-LSA aircraft.  The class costs $300, and is limited to 16 students.  If anyone over there is interested in attending, read about the class and download a registration form here:    E-LSA Inspection Course forms  For further information contact Michael Hendrick at b2isacat@gmail.com . Airport Website:  Edgefield County airport 

Sunday,  September 21: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Laurens County Airport, Laurens, SC (34A) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29360. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/34A for airport info. For driving directions click on  Laurens County Airport .    

Thursday, September 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 THE PALMETTO HOUSE AT SEVEN GABLES IN NORTH AUGUSTA, SC, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AT 2255 EDT ON 09/04/08  instead of the Palmetto House this month the social gathering will be at the Boll Weevil Café & Sweetery, 10 Ninth Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901.  Phone number: 706-722-7772.  For a map and directions, click on: Boll Weevil Café . Boll Weevil review Website: Boll Weevil. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net . 

Saturday,  September 27: 2008 Harold Evans Memorial Fly-In  Holly Hill Airport, Holly Hill, SC (5J5) Carolina Sport Flyers, EAA Chapter 1465
Come join in on the fun. All type aircraft Welcome. Food and drinks availible on the field. There will be Seminars and a Flea market. Camping on Field.
Contact: Thomas Walters
Phone: 843-259-8277 

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Friday-Sunday,  October 3-5: VAA Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In  Camden, SC, WOODWARD FIELD  (CDN)  (Elevation 302 feet. Runway 6/24: 5000 x 100 ft. Asphalt, in good condition; Runway 14/32: 2998 x 100 ft. Asphalt, in good condition. Many cracks in pavement with grass penetration. GPS: 34°17.015' N   80° 33.892' E; CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0 -- Zip code: 29020. Fuel: 100LL)  All Classes Welcome! EAA judging of all classes on Saturday. Awards Dinner Saturday night. Contact Jim Wilson 843-753-7138.  E-mail: eiwilson@homexpressway.net  
Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCDN for airport info. For driving directions click on Woodward Field .   

Sunday,  October 5: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB at Woodward Field Airport, Camden, SC (CDN) CTAF 123.0. ZIPcode 29020. 8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/CDN for airport info. For driving directions click on  Woodward Field .
 
Wednesday-Sunday,  October 8-12: 2008 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.
 
Friday-Saturday, October 10-11: Wrens Fall Fly-in.  At the beautiful Wrens Municipal Airport (65J) CTAF 122.7. Early-Early Bird Day Wednesday, October 8th, Early Bird Day Thursday, October 9th. Most activities will be on Friday and Saturday with the main activities on Saturday. Delicious barbecue hot dogs and hamburgers available on the field all day Saturday. Potluck Banquet around the fire on Saturday evening hosted by a member of a flying club. 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 (11/29) lights MIRL; 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 .
One of the visiting club members is planning special fly-outs at 10:00 AM Wednesday through Saturday. On one of those there may be a short distance Poker Run.

Saturday, October 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 9:45 - 10:00 AM after the meal. This month we will discuss the Boshears Skyfest, coming up the next weekend, October 18-20.   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-Sunday,  October 11-12: MUMFest 2008   sponsored by EAA Chapter 1171 New Bern, NC, Craven County Regional Airport (KEWN) CTAF 124.25 ZIPCODE: 28562
MUMFest - now in it's 28th Year - is recognized as one of the finest family festivals in North Carolina, attracting over 80,000 visitors to New Bern's historic downtown and pristine waterfront each year.  For three years in a row, the Southeast Tourism Society named MUMFest one of October's top 20 events for its amazing array of attractions and family fun.  Of particular interest to aviators, this year MUMFest will feature a daily aerobatics exhibition by Hubie Tolson, an award-winning member of the US Unlimited Aerobatics Team.
Fly-in participants for MUMFest will be greeted at the brand-new FBO at KEWN, furnished free light refreshments, given festival materials, and will be transported downtown and later picked up by members of EAA Chapter 1171.  Aircraft mechanic support will be available through Tradewind Aviation International, LLC.  Additionally, fly-in aircraft will be eligible for a $.25 per gallon fuel discount and free overnight tie-down courtesy of Tidewater Air FBO/Eastern Aviation Fuels.  Also, for each gallon of aviation fuel purchased by participating aircraft, Tidewater Air FBO/Eastern Aviation Fuels will make a donation in its name and EAA Chapter 1171 of $.35 to the Marine Wounded Warriors Battalion - East, which serves all wounded and deceased Marines and their families on the East Coast. So, if you are yearning for an affordable flying adventure, the opportunity to experience an award-winning family festival in the beautiful Colonial Capitol of North Carolina and making a contribution to the fallen and deceased Marines of the East Coast, please join EAA Chapter 1171 for MUMFest 2008 on October 11-12.  'You'll be glad you did!'
Ken Daub
252-635-8757
kendaub@msn.com


October 10 - 19:  EAA's B-17 coming to an airport near you!

- October 10 - 12 - Asheville, NC --  Asheville Regional Airport
- October 17 - 19 -  Atlanta, GA -- Gwinnett County - Briscoe Field
Reserve your seat today! Call 800-359-6217 or visit our website at www.b17.org.

EAA’s "Salute to Veterans" B-17 Tour may be coming to a town near you soon! The tour brings the beautifully restored B-17 Flying Fortress Aluminum Overcast to a local airport for flight experiences and walk-through tours. Out of over 12,000 that were built, this aircraft is one of a handful of airworthy B-17s still flying.

EAA invites you to reserve a seat for a flight aboard this rare WW II bomber and experience "the ride of a lifetime." 

You can learn more about the flight experience, history and operation of our B-17 at www.b17.org

Pre-booked flights cost $359 for EAA Members, and $399 for non-Members. Walk-up prices are $385 for EAA Members and $425 for non-Members. Seats are filling up fast, so pre-book your flight today and save $26 off the walk-up price! It's a great experience you won't want to miss ... plus you'll be helping to support the preservation of aviation history and supporting aviation in your local community.

Saturday-Sunday, October  18-19: Boshears Skyfest 2008 - the 16^th 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, 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.  There will be many performing airshow acts. These include the Firebirds Delta Team, Greg Connell Air Shows, Paratainment Parachute Team, American Barnstormer & Double Trouble, Sheriff Ken vs Monster Truck. Other exhibitions will include the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, the Trenton Flyers  with their light planes, the Trenton Radio Control Association, Static Aircraft Displays, and the Annual EAA Chapter 172 Fly-In. Free PeopleMover transportation around and throughout the Skyfest area.
Also, there will be the CSRA Mustang Car Show,  on display on Saturday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. On Sunday morning, October 19, there will be a non-denominational Worship Service on the field at 8:00 AM.  GENERAL ADMISSION: $12 in advance, $15 at the gate.  Children 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult. This year, advanced tickets may be purchased with a credit card. See the Boshears Website. NO COOLERS - NO PETS - NO REFUNDS. Website:  Boshears Skyfest   For complete airport information click:  http://www.airnav.com/airport/KDNL For driving directions click on Daniel Field .

For those of you flying in, the airfield will be closed during the Boshears Skyfest. Runway 11/29 will close on October 14th, Tuesday, about noon and reopen October 20th, late Monday evening.  Runway 5/23 will still be available for aircraft use.  Pilots, please, check NOTAMS for specifics.

Also, for those flying their aircraft into Daniel Field, you are welcome to camp out on the field. Please, contact Augusta Aviation, Inc. for specific information and reservations.


Sunday,  October 19: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Barnwell County Airport, Barnwell, South Carolina (BNL) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode: 29812.  8:00 to 11:00 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 .

Thursday, October 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 Chop House restaurant in Augusta Mall, 3450 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, Georgia 30909.  Phone number: 706-733-2244. Go into Augusta Mall from Wrightsboro Rd. then bear left after the stop sign. For a Mall map and directions: Chop House Augusta Mall. Website: Chop House. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net . Because of all the holiday happenings, this will be the last EAA 172 social "get together" for the year.

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 Saturday, November 1: EAA Chapter 1167 Fly-in & BBQ    The Fly-in is located at Green Sea Airport (S79) in Green Sea, SC. The address is 3333 Mount Olive Church Road, Green Sea, SC 29545. Green Sea Airport is located about 12 miles west of Loris, SC off of Highway 9. For directions, more information, or contacts,  see the Chapter website at http://eaa1167.org/

The EAA Chapter 1167 Fly-in and BBQ is a free event and is open to everyone whether they fly in or drive in. There typically are 40 or more aircraft involved and everyone can walk right up and look at the aircraft and talk to the pilots personally. There will be great photo opportunities.  Additionally, they are likely to see aircraft in various stages of construction as well as completed aircraft of virtually all types like small ultralights, trikes, homebuilts, and general aviation airplanes.

Dennis Scott

Secretary, EAA Chapter 1167

Tel: (910) 653-7268  e-mail: nospam@mrwebman.com 

Sunday,  November 2: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Orangeburg Municipal Airport, two miles south of Orangeburg, South Carolina (KOGB) CTAF 122.7. ZIPcode 29115. 8:00 to 11:00 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 8: 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

  Sunday,  November 16: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB East Cooper Airport, nine miles NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (was 8S5 now KLRO) CTAF 122.7. ZIPcode 29464.  8:00 to 11:00 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 .   

Sunday,  November 30: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Fairfield County Airport, Winnsboro, SC (KFDW) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29180. 8:00 to 11:00 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 .

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Saturday, December 6: 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 2009 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. 

Saturday, December 20: Annual Christmas Party starting at 6:30-7:00 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.  Gerald Ballard, the host, makes this
INVITATION TO ALL PILOTS ANYWHERE:
(Unless you're a pilot for  el-Kaida or the Taliban, but then do come in, and we will have a SURPRISE for you!)

You are invited to a Christmas Dinner Party Saturday, December 20, 2008, starting at 6:30-7:00 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.

Dress is casual!
  Driving directions - take I-20 to exit 11 - turn North onto SC Highway 144/Bettis Academy Rd., go 2.9 miles; turn left on Ballard Dr. -- just before a convenience store to your right -- , go to the lit-up hangar on your right. For more information call 706-724-2651 or 706-592-4963.  NOTE: THIS IS NOT IN A TFR; NOT IN A RESTRICTED AREA; NOT IN A NUCLEAR TFR;  NOT EVEN IN CLASS C OR D!

  Sunday,  December 14: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Rudy Branhams Airport, Darlington, South Carolina (6J7) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29532.  8:00 to 11:00 AM. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/6J7 for airport info. For driving directions click on  Branhams Airport . 

Sunday, December 28: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB  At the Twin Lakes Airpark, Ballard's hangar, Twin Lakes, South Carolina (S17). ZIPcode 29847.  8:00 to 11:00 AM. Gerald Ballard will again have a Christmas meal similar to December 20th. Please bring an unwrapped child's toy for the Toy for Tots campaign. Contact Anne Hawkins (803) 432-9595. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/S17 for airport info. For driving directions click on  Twin Lakes Airport .   
 

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  Saturday, January 10: 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. 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, January 11: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB  Eagle Aviation, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, South Carolina (CAE) CTAF 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 .    

Thursday, January 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'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 Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net .

 Sunday, January 25: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB  Greenwood County Airport, South Carolina (GRD)  CTAF 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 .  

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  Sunday, February 8: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB  Edgefield County Airport (6J6), Trenton, SC.  CTAF 122.9  ZIP code 29847. 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/6J6 for airport info. For driving directions click on  Edgefield Airport . Airport Website:  Edgefield County airport .

  Saturday, February 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. Plan for a Valentine's Day 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.    

Sunday, February 22: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB  Lancaster County McWhirter Field Airport, South Carolina (LKR) CTAF 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 .

  Thursday, February 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 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 we went to in October. 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. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net .

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Saturday, March 7: EAA 172 Fly-Out  We were fortunate to have Tom  Reilly talk about his aviation interests and his B-25 at the Club meeting on February 14th. Tom won the Best Warbird award at last year's Boshear's Skyfest. He invited us to a breakfast at the Douglas, Georgia, airport (DQH) starting at 9:00 AM on March 7th. The cost is only $5.00 and 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 another B-17 project and the very rare XP-82 Twin Mustang project to see.  The B-25 won't be there since it is in Titusville, FL, at the Tico Warbird Museum for the upcoming Tico Warbird Air Show next week. You can see the breakfast information by clicking on  Douglas Breakfast (note this is a humongous file which would take about 1/2 hour for dial-up users)  For further information call the Pea Patch at (706) 592-7244, or contact Charlie Connell, (803) 279-7250 or click http://www.airnav.com/airport/DQH  for airport info. Click on Douglas Driving Directions to get a map route to DQH.

Saturday, March 7: First Saturday Lunch  with the FAAst Team 
Rowan County Airport  (KRUQ) Salisbury, NC, Near the Mid-Field Wind Sock.
EAA Chapter 1083 is sponsoring this event.
 Note: Special Lunch Hours this Month because of the required 3 hours of seminars
Serving from 12:00 AM until Everyone Goes Home. (Come early for some rain or shine hangar flying). If you can't make the seminars, come early for some hangar flying and lunch anyway, someone will share what they learned. Lunch Buffet of all you want Burgers, Dogs, Grilled Pork, and our Famous Fresh Cut Fries, Still just $5.00.
 FAAst Team Seminar Schedule

• 8:30 until 9:00 Registration with Coffee and Donuts
• 9:00 AM Operating at Uncontrolled Fields, Larry Lamber Instructor
• 10:00 AM  Thunderstorms and their avoidance, Dr. Charles Nicholson Instructor
• 11:00  Crosswinds, and Arch Hudgins, Instructor

 Click on this link to see the FAA schedule and sign up for the seminars: SEMINARS
  You say you didn't get signed up???  Come anyway we will make room for you!
Jack E. Neubacher
President,
EAA Chapter 1083  Cell - (704) 213-6937

  Sunday, March 8: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Rock Hill Airport, Rock Hill, South Carolina (KUZA). CTAF: 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 .

Saturday, March 14: EAA 172 FishFry Fly-in  12:30 PM at the Pea Patch Aerodrome (61GA). Great Catfish! Great people to meet! The business meeting will be around 1:15 PM after the meal. Our guest speaker will be Bob Young, former mayor of Augusta and appointed by former President Bush to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. Bob will share with us some of his recent experiences as well as some of his aviation background. 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, March 21: Pancake Breakfast  EAA Chapter 1350
At the LaGrange-Callaway Airport (LGC), LaGrange, Georgia.  CTAF 122.975.  
The weather should be nice and cool that Saturday morning, just right for flying. If you feel like getting out on a spring morning, this is going to be a good morning to fly. The Columbus airshow, "Thunder in the Valley" is that same day, so LaGrange would be a good stop-over if you're headed for the airshow and wanted to grab some breakfast on the way. As usual, it lasts from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM and is only $5.00 for pancakes, farm-grown eggs, sausage, orange juice, and coffee.

We always try to treat our guests like VIPs so it should be a good trip if you can make it to LGC. The LaGrange airport will be undergoing some renovations for several months, but our EAA chapter will be plugging along and having the breakfast as usual. We may be having some of the things in a little different place, but we will still have our usual good breakfast for those who stop by. For those who have graced our breakfast before, we appreciate you flying in and hope you will pay us a visit again.

If you're looking for a reason to get out and fly next Saturday morning and somewhere to fly to, we'll have a breakfast waiting for you at LGC in LaGrange. Hope you can make it.  Contact Glenn Morrow (706) 882-0793 e-mail: glennmorrow@bellsouth.net or e-mail: eaa1350@mindspring.com.  Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLGC for airport info. Click  http://www.eaa1350.com for information about EAA 1350. 

Sunday, March 22: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB  Sumter Municipal Airport, Sumpter, South Carolina (SMS) CTAF 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 .  

Thursday, March 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 Sticky Fingers Restaurant,  277 Robert C. Daniel, Jr. Parkway, Augusta, Georgia 30909.  Phone number: (706) 733-7427. Their Motto: "Get Sticky. Have Fun." For a map and directions, click on: Sticky Fingers Restaurant . Sticky Fingers Website: Sticky Fingers. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net .

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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 .  

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 .

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  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 :

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.

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   

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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.

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).

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 .  

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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. Jack Neubache of EAA 1083 writes: EAA Chapter 1083 will host the morning's breakfast meal at the EAAgles Nest, near the mid-field wind sock.  Please pass this along to all your flying buddies and ask them to drop by for a morning of hangar flying, good food, and general aviation camaraderie.  Plan on arriving between 7:30 and 9:00 for the breakfast, depending on how many lies you want to share,  Just about everyone has departed or is turning props and heading for the runway by 11:30.

Fuel will be sold from the truck at Self Serve prices, ($3.85) so if you will be needing fuel, sign up on the whiteboard by the Hangar.   

The weather forecast is great, looking forward to seeing all our friends. Call Jack at 704-213-6937 or e-mail him at jack@fly4fun.org for further information.

  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 .  

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

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 .   

  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.

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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 a "SURPRISE" meal. Our guest speaker will be Russ Appleton, Chief Pilot for AIR MED.  Weather permitting, he plans to show up in his "work machine". 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 .

Saturday, August 15: Pancake Breakfast  EAA Chapter 1350
At the LaGrange-Callaway Airport (LGC), LaGrange, Georgia.  CTAF 122.975.  

Just to let everybody know, EAA chapter 1350 is having its pancake breakfast this coming Saturday, August 15, from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM. As usual, it's only $5.00 for pancakes, farm-grown eggs, sausage, orange juice, coffee, and water. The weather is supposed to be questionable in the afternoon but fairly nice in the morning. The overnight low will be ~69 which means it will feel great Saturday morning. Good feeling weather for going somewhere even if you don't fly to the breakfast.

One of our members will have his T-28 Trojan sitting on the ramp by our breakfast which is an interesting airplane to check out. Our president said he may also try and bring out his Baby Great Lakes. If you get to join us Saturday, we promise to treat  you right and give you a great breakfast cooked by our president and master chef, Glenn Morrow. Hope you can make it.

Contact Glenn Morrow (706) 882-0793 e-mail: glennmorrow@bellsouth.net or e-mail: eaa1350@mindspring.com.  Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLGC for airport info. Click  http://www.eaa1350.com for information about EAA 1350. 


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 it is at the  West Side Bowery restaurant,  151 Bee Lane,  Aiken, South Carolina 29801. Phone number: (803) 648-2900. The West Side Bowery directions: West Side Bowery. The West Side Bowery Website: The Bowery. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net .

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Sunday, September 6: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Columbia Owens Downtown Airport, Columbia, South Carolina (KCUB) CTAF 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 .    

Thursday, September 10: SPECIAL!!  Daniel Field Departure Procedures.
Presentation at Daniel Field on Thursday, September 10th at 6:30 PM.
Topic: VFR/IFR local departure procedures and traffic hazards at Augusta's Daniel field.
Speakers: The featured speakers are Mike Gunn & Buster Boshears.
Come join local DNL/AGS Air Traffic Control experts and your fellow pilots for a presentation on local traffic departure procedures and analysis of recent close encounters. An open discussion and question/answer session will follow.
This qualifies for the FAA "Wings" program credit (1.0)
Click here to find out more information and register:  Daniel Field Departure Procedures
Of course it's FREE!
   
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 grilled/barbecued chicken.  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, September 12: Sweet Onion Aviators Chapter 1332 8th Annual Fly-in  At the Vidalia Airport (VDI) 32.11.55 N; 82.22.32 W.
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. POKER FLY OUT FROM 1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM - $25.00 PER HAND. Bring your plane and put it on static display. Come join us for a day of flight and fun! Hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks will be available for purchase. Young Eagles rides 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. For more information contact: Fly-in Coordinator Biram Chapman at (912) 538-0053 or EAA 1332 President Donald Brantley at (912) 293-2842 or (912) 537-2132 or at night: (912) 537-7287. E-mail: dbrantley42@yahoo.com.
Website: EAA 1332   Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/VDI  for airport info.
 
Saturday,  September 19: Special Party for Pilots, Aircraft Owners, and Aviation Enthusiasts  CANCELLED: Jack E. Neubacher, President of EAA Chapter 1083 SENT AN E-MAIL DATED 09/18/09 AT 1811 " Due to the forecast for Saturday, being same as today,  It was decided to postpone our scheduled EAA 1083 EAAgles Nest Fly-In at the Salisbury/Rowan County Airport. until Mid-October.  When a new date is picked for sure, we will pass the word to all on our contact list.  We would like to thank all our regulars for the support of our chapter and aviation.  Please watch our activity list on line at www.eaa1083.com.   for all our upcoming activities.  Thanks again! Rowan County Airport, Salisbury, North Carolina (KRUQ) CTAF 122.8. Jack Neubache of EAA 1083 writes: EAA Chapter 1083  will serve breakfast 7:30 until 10:00 AM. Lunch served 11:00 until 1:00 PM. A free meal for each visiting aircraft. Afternoon flying pilot games at 1:00 PM. Special aircraft and pilot awards presented at 2:30 PM.

Call Jack at 704-213-6937 or e-mail him at jack@fly4fun.org for further information. 
Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/KRUQ for airport info. For driving directions click on  Rowan County Airport.      

 Sunday,  September 20: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Laurens County Airport, Laurens, SC (KLUX)[formerly 34A] CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29360. 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/KLUX for airport info. For driving directions click on  Laurens County Airport . 
  
Thursday, September 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 it is at the Malibu Jack's Surf Grill,  231 Furys Ferry Road, Augusta, GA 30907  Suite 101. Phone number: 706-364-9175. Malibu Jack's directions: Malibu Jack's Surf Grill. Malibu Jack's FACEBOOK page: Malibu Jack's FACEBOOK. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net .

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. Airnav flying information: SC00.  Yahoo driving information: Triple Tree.

Saturday, September 26: 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 1:00 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! Airnav flying information: 7GA3.  Yahoo driving directions: Hacienda De Gay.  Don's phone number is: 478-982-3421 or 478-982-7164 (Cell). His e-mail is: dgay.savannah@glsp.org

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  Wednesday-Saturday,  October 7-10: 2009 Fall Fly-in sponsored by EAA Chapter 1313 -- At the Goose Creek, North Carolina, airport (28A), 6 miles NE of Indian Trail, NC. This fly-in should have many fixed wing airplanes in attendance as well as gyrocopters, helicopters, Trikes, and powered parachutes.  Nearby motels -- Courtyard Marriot Motel: 704-846-4466 and also an Econolodge:  704-821-9800. These motels are in Matthews NC a 10-15 minute drive from the airport. Also: Country Inn Matthews 704-846-8000; Holiday Inn Express Matthews 877-863-4780; Country Inn Matthews 704-456-4000
Comfort Inn Stallings 704-845-5911   EAA 1313 Club President wrote on May 24th: "Barry Kropelin and myself will try to help answer any questions.  Goose Creek is on the EAST side of Charlotte, just outside of the city in a small community called Indian Trail NC, so if you make hotel reservations, find out how close the hotel is to Indian Trail and Interstate 485/ Lawyers Rd. The closer the better."

"Camping on the field will be on a first come first served basis, but we would like people to pre register if possible, so we know how many to expect. There will not be power or water run out for the campers, but we will have power in the hangars availible to those who need to plug in phone chargers, or run a computer or whatever. I should have a motorhome on the field to be used for tent campers who may want to take a shower in the mornings."
 GPS: 35° 07.259' N / 80° 35.237' W; Elevation 525'; CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 mhz; runway 4/22 asphalt in fair condition; 2350' x 35' with non-standard edge lighting; Airport has non-standard yellow beacon; attendance 0900 - Dusk; 100 LL & mogas;  right traffic 4 & 22 only for ultralights; numerous unmarked and unlighted obstructions both approaches; Runway 4 displaced threshhold 130 feet; night landings not authorized;  ultralight pattern 1100' MSL other traffic 1600' MSL. NOTE: The airport is in the Mode C veil for the Class B Charlotte, NC, airport: Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. The Airnav Listing for Goose Creek is: GOOSE CREEK airport info. Driving Directions: DRIVING TO GOOSE CREEK.  Contacts: Contact Ron Awad at: 803-396-8129 or e-mail:  sawad13@msn.com  or  Barry Kropelin at: 704-506-6909 or e-mail: ultracruiser41@aol.com  

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, October 10:  Mule Day Flying Events at the Washington-Wilkes County Airport, Washington, Georgia (KIIY).  This is during the historic Washington, Georgia, Mule Day celebration.  Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KIIY  for airport info. For driving directions click on Washington-Wilkes County Airport .

Saturday-Sunday,  October 10-11: MUMFest 2009   sponsored by EAA Chapter 1171 New Bern, NC, Craven County Regional Airport (KEWN) CTAF 124.25 ZIPCODE: 28562
MUMFest - now in it's 29th Year - is recognized as one of the finest family festivals in North Carolina, attracting over 80,000 visitors to New Bern's historic downtown and pristine waterfront each year.  For three years in a row, the Southeast Tourism Society named MUMFest one of October's top 20 events for its amazing array of attractions and family fun.  Of particular interest to aviators, this year MUMFest will feature a daily aerobatics exhibition by Hubie Tolson, an award-winning member of the US Unlimited Aerobatics Team.
Fly-in participants for MUMFest will be greeted at the beautiful, recently-built FBO at KEWN, furnished free light refreshments, given festival materials, and will be transported downtown and later picked up by members of EAA Chapter 1171.  Aircraft mechanic support will be available through Tradewind Aviation International, LLC.  Additionally, fly-in aircraft will be eligible for a fuel discount and free overnight tie-down courtesy of Tidewater Air FBO/Eastern Aviation Fuels (Shell).
CONTACT:
Ken Daub
252-635-8757
kendaub@msn.com

Saturday,  October 10: CANCELLED! Jack E. Neubacher e-mailed at 1736 on 10/09/09: Just to pass the word.  EAA Chapter 1083 regrets that there will be no Fly-In at the Salisbury/Rowan County Airport (RUQ) on Saturday October 10.  This is due to the forecast of near IFR conditions though noon and maybe beyond.   
 Special Party for Pilots, Aircraft Owners, and Aviation Enthusiasts - RESCHEDULED FROM SEPTEMBER 19 - Rowan County Airport, Salisbury, North Carolina (KRUQ) CTAF 122.8. Jack Neubache of EAA 1083 writes: EAA Chapter 1083  will serve breakfast 8:00 until 10:00 AM. Lunch served 11:00 until every one goes home. A free meal for the pilot of each visiting aircraft. Afternoon flying pilot games at 1:00 PM. Special aircraft and pilot awards presented at 2:30 PM.

Call Jack at cell: 704-213-6937 or e-mail him at jack@fly4fun.org for further information. 
Click  http://www.airnav.com/airport/KRUQ for airport info. For driving directions click on  Rowan County Airport. 

Saturday-Sunday, October  17-18: Boshears Skyfest 2009 - the 17^th 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, 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.  There will be many performing airshow acts. These include the Commemorative Air Force - the Battle of Midway, Gary Ward Air Shows, Greg Connell Air Shows, Paratainment Parachute Team, Red Eagle Air Sports, Neal Darnell Jet Truck. Other exhibitions will include the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, the Trenton Flyers  with their light planes, the Trenton Radio Control Association, Static Aircraft Displays, and the Annual EAA Chapter 172 Fly-In. Free PeopleMover transportation around and throughout the Skyfest area.
Also, there will be the CSRA Mustang Car Show,  on display on Saturday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. On Sunday morning, October 18, there will be a non-denominational Worship Service on the field at 9:00 AM.  GENERAL ADMISSION: $12 in advance, $15 at the gate.  Children 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult. This year, advanced tickets may be purchased with a credit card. See the Boshears Website. NO COOLERS - NO PETS - NO REFUNDS.

Military Appreciation

For the men and women that serve our country. Saturday, October 17th, Active Duty Military admission will be $12.00 at the gate. Sunday, October 18th, Active Duty Military admission will be $5.00 at the gate.

October 17th and 18th, for Military Reserves and Retired Military admission will only be $12.00 at the gate. Military ID must be shown to receive the special admission price.

 Website:  Boshears Skyfest   For complete airport information click:  http://www.airnav.com/airport/KDNL For driving directions click on Daniel Field .

For those of you flying in, the airfield will be closed during the Boshears Skyfest. Runway 11/29 will close on October 13th, Tuesday, about noon and reopen October 19th, late Monday evening.  Runway 5/23 will still be available for aircraft use.  Pilots, please, check NOTAMS for specifics.

Also, for those flying their aircraft into Daniel Field, you are welcome to camp out on the field. Please, contact Augusta Aviation, Inc. for specific information and reservations.

Saturday, October 17: PIG PICKEN' AT THE HACIENDA DE GAY (7GA3)
What:    Pig Picken' - Low Country Boil
Where:  Hacienda De Gay (Don & Langga Gay)
When:   October 17, 2009
Time:    1:00 PM
THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENT THIS TIME.  I WOULD LIKE AS MANY OF MY PILOT FRIENDS TO FLY IN AS POSSIBLE. MY FOUR MONTH OLD GRANDSON OF JR, MY OLDEST SON, WILL BE BAPTIZED HERE AT THE HACIENDA BEFORE THE FEST BEGINS.

Hacienda De Gay Airstrip (7GA3) 32.39.48 - 82.04.31.  It is located on the Atlanta Sectional.
Field Elevation:  300' MSL; Communication Freq.:  122.9; LEFT TRAFFIC
Runway Length:  2000' - grass.  Uphill landing - downhill take off.  Land on runway 17 ONLY, no matter which direction the wind is blowing.  After landing, taxi back down the runway and someone will show you where to park.
PHONE:  478-982-7164
E-MAIL:  dgay.savannah@glsp.org
ADDRESS:  6250 Elam Road, Garfield, Georgia. Driving Directions: Hacienda De Gay .

Sunday,  October 18: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Barnwell County Airport, Barnwell, South Carolina (BNL) CTAF 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 .

Thursday, October 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 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. Contact Shirley Harden for more details (706) 855-1553  e-mail:  geecheeboat@comcast.net . Because of all the holiday happenings, this will be the last EAA 172 social "get together" for the year.


Saturday, October 31: EAA Chapter 1487 - Barbecue Fly-in Lumberton, North Carolina, Lumberton Regional Airport (KLBT)  EAA Chapter 1487 Mid-Atlantic Aero Group. BBQ served at noon. Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLBT for airport info. Click Barbecue Fly-in Driving  for driving directions. For more information contact Bill Tubbs: E-mail: wgtubbs@carolina.net

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Sunday,  November 1: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Orangeburg Municipal Airport, two miles south of Orangeburg, South Carolina (KOGB) CTAF 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 7: EAA Chapter 1467 - Fall Fly-in Gaston Airport (2SC8), Gaston, South Carolina.  We wish to invite you and your fellow chapter/club members to attend our upcoming EAA Chapter 1467 Fall Fly-in to be held on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at Gaston Airport (2SC8) near Gaston, SC. In case of bad weather, the alternate date for the event is the following Saturday, November 14th.

The EAA 1467 vice-president Jim Herpst wrote this on November 5th:
TO Support this theme, The FLY- IN will also feature numerous open cockpit airplanes. The  founding MOE CAMEL SQUADRON members who are currently still flying and now  featuring CORBIN Baby Aces will be on hand. (The Planes that started it all for the EAA). There will be Conversion of the Corvair Engine Seminar. A safety Seminar on Hand propping will also be presented. Come one, come all, for what now PROMISES to be good weather for one of the " best of the best" last FLY-IN'S for the year!
 
For further details, go directly to the fly-in announcement at EAA 1467 Fall Fly-in  (or) feel free to explore our website at EAA 1467.  Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/2SC8 for airport info. Click EAA 1467 Directions for driving directions. For more information contact the EAA 1467 President and Webmaster, Randy Berry, at E-mail: randyberry@sc.rr.com

Saturday, November 14: Sweet Onion Aviators Chapter 1332 Pancake Breakfast At the Vidalia Airport (VDI) 32.11.55 N; 82.22.32 W. 
The "Sweet Onion Aviators" (Vidalia EAA - Chapter 1332) will have a pancake breakfast on Saturday, November 14, 2009, from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM at Donald Brantley's Hanger at the Vidalia Regional Airport.  The cost is $3.50 for Coffee, Orange Juice, Sausage and (all you care to eat) pancakes.  Drive or fly on over to the Vidalia Airport and join us for breakfast and airplane talk.
For more information call: EAA 1332 President Donald Brantley at (912) 293-2842 or  (912) 537-2527. E-mail: mnbrantleymarine@bellsouth.net. Or EAA 1332 Secretary Glenn Goode, E-mail: gagoode@bellsouth.net .
Website: EAA 1332   Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/VDI  for airport info.

Saturday, November 14: Keith Brock Memorial Fly-in this year it will not be at the Millen Airport (2J5) but at the EAA 172 home, 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. UNICOM 122.7 mhz. - A meal 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.We will have our election of EAA 172 officers for 2010 during the short meeting we will have.  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 fly-in information contact Sheila Connell, (803) 279-7250 eMail: conl6356@comcast.net or  John Magnan (706) 547-3607 or eMail to: jcm2@earthlink.net     Sunday,  November 15: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB East Cooper Airport, nine miles NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (was 8S5 now KLRO) CTAF 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 .   

Sunday,  November 29: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Fairfield County Airport, Winnsboro, SC (KFDW) CTAF 122.8. 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 .

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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. 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 the MCG (Medical College of Georgia) children patients. 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. 

Saturday, December 12: Sweet Onion Aviators Chapter 1332 Christmas Party At the Vidalia Airport (VDI) 32.11.55 N; 82.22.32 W. 
The "Sweet Onion Aviators" (Vidalia EAA - Chapter 1332) will have a Christmas Party 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Vidalia Regional Airport Hangar 2 - Donald Brantley's hangar
Fly in, drive in, walk in. Smoked Turkey and Baked Ham. Bring your best pot luck side dishes and desserts. Music provided by Jerry Barton, Vocalist
For more information call: EAA 1332 President Donald Brantley at (912) 293-2842 or  (912) 537-2527. E-mail: mnbrantleymarine@bellsouth.net. Or EAA 1332 Secretary Glenn Goode, E-mail: gagoode@bellsouth.net .
Website: EAA 1332   Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/VDI  for airport info.

Sunday,  December 13: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB Rudy Branhams Airport, Darlington, South Carolina (6J7) CTAF 122.8. ZIPcode 29532.  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/6J7 for airport info. For driving directions click on  Branhams Airport .

Sunday, December 27: SOUTH CAROLINA BREAKFAST CLUB  At the Twin Lakes Airpark, Ballard's hangar, Twin Lakes, South Carolina (S17). 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 .