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Aviation Events in/around South Dakota

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Aviation Events

1/5/2012 to 1/26/2012
Madison Aircraft Enthusiasts meet
 
Location: 
Madison (MDS), SD
 
Time: 
6pm
 
Details: 

Thursdays for food, fun & flying.

 
1/6/2012 to 1/27/2012
Airport Gathering
 
Location: 
Hot Springs (HSR), SD
 
Time: 
9:30-11:30am
 
Details: 

Coffee & homemade treats every Friday 9:30-11:30am. Come join us for some hangar flying. Denny Lewis at 605-745-6553.

 
1/21/2012
Monthly fly-in breakfast
 
Location: 
Crete (CEK), NE
 
Time: 
8:00-10:00am
 
Details: 

Plane talk & great food. All you can eat for suggested donation of $4.00. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 569. http://eaa569.org Always the 3rd Saturday.

 
1/21/2012
Monthly fly-in breakfast
 
Location: 
EAA Chapter 289 Building at Lincoln County (Y14), Tea, SD
 
Time: 
7:00-11:00am
 
Details: 

January pancake breakfast will be a memorial for fellow pilot Brian Blake manager of Quest Aviation who was lost accidentally on a charter flight last month. The breakfast will include all you can eat pancakes with sides of scrambled eggs, sausage, milk, juice, and coffee for a minimum donation of $5.00. Contact: Gary Pelach at 605 310-9984.

 
1/22/2012
Ground school refresher course
 
Location: 
Vermillion Airport (VMR), SD
 
Time: 
1pm
 
Details: 

Presented by Denny Martens, and hosted Denny’s hangar.

 
1/25/2012 to 1/28/2012
Nebraska Aviation Symposium
 
Location: 
Kearney, NE, at the Kearney Holiday Inn
 
Details: 

Exhibits will take place in Loper Hall. An opening reception will be held Jan. 25. The Aviation Seminar will be held Jan. 26, and the Maintenance Seminar will be held Jan 27 (8-5) and Jan 28 until noon. A block of rooms is being held until Jan. 5, 2012. Special NAC conference rate is $79.95.

    http://www.nebraskaaviationcouncil.org/NAC/AviSym.html
 
1/27/2012 to 1/29/2012
SD Civil Air Patrol Training Exercise
 
Location: 
Pierre at the Mickelson Law Enforcement Center, Armory and Ford Island
 
Details: 

For more information, contact SD CAP at southdakotawa@gmail.com

 
1/28/2012
Annual Chili Fly-in
 
Location: 
Greenfield (GFZ), IA
 
Time: 
11:00am-2:00pm
 
Details: 

Typically Adults $4, under 12 $2.00; price includes tour of the Iowa Aviation Museum (641-343-7184). Proceeds to museum.

    http://www.flyingmuseum.com
 
2/2/2012 to 2/23/2012
Madison Aircraft Enthusiasts meet
 
Location: 
Madison (MDS), SD
 
Time: 
6pm
 
Details: 

Thursdays at 6pm for food, fun & flying.

 
2/3/2012 to 2/24/2012
Airport Gathering
 
Location: 
Hot Springs (HSR), SD
 
Time: 
9:30-11:30am
 
Details: 

Coffee & homemade treats every Friday 9:30-11:30am. Come join us for some hangar flying. Denny Lewis at 605-745-6553.

 
2/4/2012
Monthly fly-in breakfast
 
Location: 
York (JYR), NE
 
Time: 
8:00-10:00am
 
Details: 

Featuring custom-made omelets, burritos, eggs, sausage, and of course, airplane shaped pancakes if so desired. Free-will donation. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 1055. email Rod Matlock at redoakrod@stewireless.com

 
2/13/2012
Sioux Falls Ballooning Club meeting
 
Location: 
Oak View Branch Library (3700 E. 3rd Street), Sioux Falls, SD
 
Time: 
7:00pm
    http://www.sfballooning.org
 
2/17/2012 to 2/18/2012
2012 Midwest Aircraft Maintenance Symposium and Trade Show
 
Location: 
Des Moines,IA, at the Airport Holiday Inn
 
Details: 

Contact Phil Conn at 319-295-5221 or email: pj_conn@juno.com.

    http://www.iapama.com
 
2/17/2012 to 2/19/2012
SD Civil Air Patrol Training Exercise
 
Location: 
Pierre at the Mickelson Law Enforcement Center, Armory and Ford Island
 
Details: 

For more information, contact SD CAP at southdakotawa@gmail.com

 
2/18/2012
Monthly fly-in breakfast
 
Location: 
Crete (CEK), NE
 
Time: 
8:00-10:00am
 
Details: 

Plane talk & great food. All you can eat for suggested donation of $4.00. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 569. http://eaa569.org Always the 3rd Saturday.

 
2/20/2012
South Daakota Aviation Symposium
 
Location: 
Sioux Falls Convention Center
 
Time: 
7:45am – 5:00pm.
 
Details: 

Tentative schedule
7:45 – 8:00 Opening remarks, FAASTeam
8:00 – 8:50 Mark Erickson, Dakota Cub Aircraft – FAA/PMA Parts/Suspected Unapproved Parts
9:00 – 9:50 Wes Holt, Landmark Aviation Avionics, Avionics Inspections
10:00 – 10:50 Ben Visser, Future Fuels in Aviation
11:00 – 11:50 Ben Visser, Reciprocating Engine OIls
11:50 – 1:00 Lunch on your own
1:00 – 1:50 Mike Hudec, Propworks Propeller Systems Inc. - Propeller Maintenance and Inspection
2:00 – 2:50 Ron Hollis, Covington Aircraft Engines – PT-6 Hot Section Inspection and Maintenance
3:00 – 3:50 Ron Hollis, Covington Aircraft Engines – PT-6 Performance Assessment and Troubleshooting
4:00 – 4:50 Gary Kwasniewski, FAASafety Team, IA Renewal Requirements and Regulations

 
2/21/2012 to 2/23/2012
Tri-State [Ag Sprayer] Convention (SD Aviation Association, ND Agricultural Aviation Association, MN Agricultural Aviation Association)
 
Location: 
Sioux Falls Convention Center
 
Details: 

Room reservations can be made at the following: Sheraton (attached to the convention center) or Ramada Hotel and Suites (across the street). Contact Laurie Robbennolt, SDAA, 605-765-2707;
Email: sdaviation@gmail.com

 
3/2/2012 to 3/30/2012
Airport Gathering
 
Location: 
Hot Springs (HSR), SD
 
Time: 
9:30-11:30am
 
Details: 

Coffee & homemade treats every Friday 9:30-11:30am. Come join us for some hangar flying. Denny Lewis at 605-745-6553.

 
3/3/2012
Monthly fly-in breakfast
 
Location: 
York (JYR), NE
 
Time: 
8:00-10:00am
 
Details: 

Featuring custom-made omelets, burritos, eggs, sausage, and of course, airplane shaped pancakes if so desired. Free-will donation. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 1055. email Rod Matlock at redoakrod@stewireless.com

 
3/4/2012 to 3/6/2012
Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium
 
Location: 
Bismarck, ND
 
Details: 

Ramkota inn (701-258-7700). Three days of speakers and sessions coverings current aviation topics for mechanics, pilots, and airport managers. Contact Tim Thorsen, 701-355-1800.

    http://www.ndac.aero/umas.htm
 
3/10/2012
SDPA meeting
 
Location: 
Oacoma at Al’s Oasis
 
Details: 

Details at a later date.

 
3/10/2012
Great Plains Wing CAF 2nd Annual Chili Fly-In
 
Location: 
Council Bluffs (CBF), NE
 
Time: 
11:00am - 1:00pm
 
Details: 

Contact Jeff Hutcheson at 402-981-4633.

 
3/10/2012
Sioux Falls Hot Air Balloon Safety Seminary
 
Location: 
Sioux Falls at SD Achieve Conference Center, (4100 S Western Ave, Sioux Falls, located on the east side of Western Ave, just north of I-229)
 
Time: 
7:30am-5:00pm
 
Details: 

Lots of speakers. Cost includes breaks and lunch: $45 pilots & $20 crew / family.

    http://http://www.sfballooning.org/safety_sem2012.htm
 
3/11/2012
Hanger fly-in
 
Location: 
Jerry Konechne’s Body Shop in Kimball, SD
 
Time: 
noon potluck dinner
 
Details: 

Bring food and information to share. Plates, cups & silver-ware will be furnished. Jerry will lead a discussion about aircraft maintenance following the meal. Contact Jerry for more info 605-730-4500 or jerrys@midstatesd.net

 
3/12/2012
Sioux Falls Ballooning Club meeting
 
Location: 
Oak View Branch Library (3700 E. 3rd Street), Sioux Falls, SD
 
Time: 
7:00pm
    http://www.sfballooning.org
 
3/12/2012 to 3/15/2012
Fabric Covering Workshop
 
Location: 
Lake Area Technical Institute Aviation Maintenance Program at the Watertown Airport (ATY), SD
 
Details: 

Lynn Bauer will conduct the workshop. She has presented a mini-version of this workshop every year at Oshkosh AirVenture. The course will be an intense 4 day affair with heavy emphasis on hands-on skill-building in which we’ll be covering a pair of wings for a J-3 Cub, a Schweizer 2-22 fuselage, and various flight control surfaces. The cost is $200 and interested parties can contact Greg Klein at kleing@lakeareatech.edu or 605-882-6311 and ask for Greg or Tony Weigman to register.

 
3/13/2012 to 3/15/2012
SD Airports Conference, SD Aeronautics Commission meeting, and sponsor meetings
 
Location: 
Deadwood at The Lodge at Deadwood
 
Details: 

March 13: Sponsor meetings between FAA, SD DOT-Aeronautics, and airport sponsors. March 14: SD Aeronautical Commission meeting (8-9am). March 15: SD Airports Conference will begin at 10:00am and finish on March 15 at noon. $50 registration fee includes coffee breaks, lunch, & breakfast buffet. Hotel is The Lodge at Deadwood ($84 plus tax; phone 605-584-4800) – blocks of rooms held till Feb 12. Call 605-773-3574 for information on the SD Airports conference

 
3/18/2012
YRAA potluck (Chili Feed) meeting
 
Location: 
terminal at Chan Gurney Airport (YKN), Yankton, SD
 
Time: 
6:00pm
 
Details: 

Bring a dish and hangar stories to share.

 
3/30/2012 to 4/1/2012
U.S. Air Force Guided SD Civila Air Patrol Training Exercise
 
Location: 
Rapid City at Rushmore Composite Squadron Headquarters (Rapid City Airport -- RAP)
 
Details: 

For more information, contact SD CAP at southdakotawa@gmail.com

 
4/6/2012 to 4/27/2012
Airport Gathering
 
Location: 
Hot Springs (HSR), SD
 
Time: 
9:30-11:30am
 
Details: 

Coffee & homemade treats every Friday 9:30-11:30am. Come join us for some hangar flying. Denny Lewis at 605-745-6553.

 
4/7/2012
Monthly fly-in breakfast
 
Location: 
York (JYR), NE
 
Time: 
8:00-10:00am
 
Details: 

Featuring custom-made omelets, burritos, eggs, sausage, and of course, airplane shaped pancakes if so desired. Free-will donation. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 1055. email Rod Matlock at redoakrod@stewireless.com

 
4/20/2012 to 4/22/2012
SD Civil Air Patrol Wing Conference / Training Exercise / Land Navigation Competition
 
Location: 
Custer, SD, at Outlaw Ranch
 
Details: 

For more information, contact SD CAP at southdakotawa@gmail.com

 
4/25/2012 to 4/26/2012
Iowa Aviation Conference
 
Location: 
Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, West Des Moines. IA
 
Details: 

For more information, visit www.iowaairports.org/conference/index.htm

 
5/4/2012 to 5/25/2012
Airport Gathering
 
Location: 
Hot Springs (HSR), SD
 
Time: 
9:30-11:30am
 
Details: 

Coffee & homemade treats every Friday 9:30-11:30am. Come join us for some hangar flying. Denny Lewis at 605-745-6553.

 
5/6/2012
Fly-in and Car Show
 
Location: 
Mid America Air and Transportation Museum, Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX), IA
 
Time: 
8:00am-4:00pm
 
Details: 

PIC FREE breakfast 8:00am-noon. Vendor foo 11:00am to 4:00pm. Taxi into museum parking lot with direction from Tower. FREE admission to museum. Contact Rick Alter at 712-490-0324 or ralter@cableone.net Website:

    http://www.midamericaairmuseum.org
 
5/12/2012
SDPA meeting
 
Location: 
Aberdeen (ABR) at Aberdeen Flying Service
 
Details: 

Check for details in the future at www.sdpilots.org.

 
5/19/2012 to 5/20/2012
Annual Rocky Mountain Light Sport Expo
 
Location: 
Front Range Airport (FTG), Denver, CO
 
Time: 
8:00am – 4:00pm
 
Details: 

Free admission. Pancake breakfast 8-9am free to fly-ins; exhibitors, vendors, and more.

    http://www.rmlsaexpo.com/Rocky_Mountain_Light_Sport_Expo/Home_Page.html
 
6/2/2012
Airport breakfast & Open House
 
Location: 
Council Bluffs (CBF), NE
 
Details: 

Breakfast 8:00-11:00am. PIC free. Open House at Great Plains CAF Wing Museum 8:00am – 4:00pm. Contact Jeff Hutcheson at 402-981-4633.

    http://www.greatplainswing.com
 
6/8/2012 to 6/10/2012
SD Civil Air Patrol Training Exercise (Golden Coyote Support)
 
Location: 
Black Hills Airport - Clyde Ice Field (SPF), Spearfish
 
Details: 

For more information, contact SD CAP at southdakotawa@gmail.com

 
6/9/2012 to 6/10/2012
MN Air Spectacular Mankato 2012
 
Location: 
Mankato (MKT), MN
 
Details: 

Featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, AeroShell Team, John Mohr, Julie Clark, demos, warbirds, and more. Contact Fred Lutz, 507-381-0300

 
6/10/2012
Buggies-n-Blues Airport Breakfast
 
Location: 
Mandan (Y19), ND
 
Time: 
8:00am-noon
 
Details: 

Free transportation to downtown Mandan's annual Buggies-n-Blues festival. Enjoy 500 classic cars, live music and great food!

 
7/5/2012 to 7/15/2012
SD Civil Air Patrol -- Joint Dakota Cadet Leadership Encampment
 
Location: 
Camp Grafton, ND
 
Details: 

For more information, contact SD CAP at southdakotawa@gmail.com

 
7/15/2012 to 7/18/2012
South Dakota ACE Camp
 
Location: 
South Dakota State University, Brookings.
 
Details: 

$300/student. Tours include Sioux Falls FAA Control Tower and Radar Approach Control Facility, Sioux Falls Air National Guard, Brookings Municipal Airport, Big Sioux Aviation, model rocket building & launching, star gazing, demonstrations of aircraft, glider, helicopter & R/C models, and more. Contact Cody Christensen at SDSU 605-688-6291 or cody.christensen@sdstate.edu.
Scholarships available from SDPA and YRAA.

 
7/23/2012 to 7/29/2012
EAA AirVenture 2012
 
Location: 
Wittman field (OSH), Oshkosh, WI
 
Details: 

Celebrate the 60th anniversary celebration of annual EAA Fly-In Convention; the 75th anniversary of the Piper Cub, a Reunion of Tuskegee Airmen, with filmmaker George Lucas returning to present his upcoming film, Red Tails, telling the story of the World War II fighter group; a Salute to Richard "Van" VanGrunsven, founder of Van's RV series aircraft; and a Night Air Show and Fireworks featuring the "Wall of Fire" on Saturday.

 
8/3/2012 to 8/5/2012
SD Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education / Glider-Powered Orientation
 
Location: 
Philip Airport (PHP), SD
 
Details: 

For more information, contact SD CAP at southdakotawa@gmail.com

 
8/11/2012
Airport breakfast
 
Location: 
Kindred (K74), ND
 
Time: 
7:00-10:00am.
 
Details: 

Contact Ron Lundquist (701) 388-2126.

 
9/2/2012
US – Canada International Fly-in
 
Location: 
Dunseith (S28; International Peace Garden Airport), ND
 
Details: 

11:00am Pilot Association Presentations at the Peace Garden Conservatory. 11:30am Luncheon at the Peace Garden Café. Contact Larry Taborsky (701) 328-9650

 
9/15/2012
FLY Iowa event
 
Location: 
Atlantic (AIO), IA
 
Details: 

FLY Iowa is the state air fair of Iowa. Event is designed to be educational and entertaining. Fly-in breakfast, youth educational programs, and free air show are included. Contact Chuck McDonald, 515-964-1398

 

 

Web sites to check for events

Restaurants on or next to airports

South Dakota

  • Aberdeen (ABR), SD, restaurant on field.
  • Huron (HON), SD, Ryan’s Hangar Restaurant located in terminal building: breakfast, lunch, dinner, everyday except opens at 4:00pm on Saturdays. (605-352-1639)
  • Lake Andes (8D8), SD, [CLOSED, BUT WE WILL RECHECK IT IN THE FUTURE TO SEE IF IT HAS REOPENED] Sportsman’s Choice located 1 block across the highway from the nice turf runway: Mon.-Sat. 6:30am-9:00pm; Sun. 7:00am-9:00pm. (605-487-7561)
  • Parkston (8V3), SD, Boom’s located across highway (1 block) from Cliff Adkins place (use the gravel taxiway off the end of runway 15 and park next to Cliff’s hangars). (Sat. 8:00am-8:30pm; Sun. 8:00am-8:30pm) (605-928-3525)
  • Sioux Falls (FSD), SD, Touch-N-Go Café located in new terminal for Business Aviation, open Monday-Friday 8:00am to 3:00pm, grab & go items 24/7. 
  • Tea (Y14), SD, Tea Steak House, call for reservations & ride from Tea Airport (605-368-9667) 605-368-9077
  • Wall (6V4), SD, Wall Drug Store or Cactus Café located about 5 blocks from airport, 6:30am-8:00pm daily except certain holidays, 605-279-2175

Iowa

  • Cherokee (CKP), IA, Danny’s Sport Spot located about 1-2 blocks from airport (easy walk).
  • Mason City (MCW), IA, The Lighthouse, located on the field. 5:00am-11:00pm (515-421-9553).

Missouri

  • Bolivar (M17), MO, Airport Restaurant located in FBO building (also pretty low fuel prices). Closes at 3:00pm in winter.

Minnesota

  • Litchfield (LJF), MN: Peter's on Lake Ripley – use courtesy car at the airport for the short (about 1.5 miles) drive to Peter’s on Lake Ripley  (http://www.petersribs.com/)
  • Ortonville (VVV), MN, Matado Supper Club located across from turf strip runway (open Sunday evenings).

Nebraska

  • York (JYR), NE, Chances “R” Restaurant (402-362-7755); use city’s courtesy car at airport – easy to find restaurant (2.5 miles).

 


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