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5/3/2012 to 5/31/2012
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| Weekly Thursday meeting of Madison Aviation Enthusiasts |
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Location: |
Madison (MDS), SD |
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Time: |
6:00pm |
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Details: |
Food, fun, and flying.
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5/4/2012 to 5/25/2012
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| Airport Gathering |
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Location: |
Hot Springs (HSR), SD |
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Time: |
9:30-11:30am |
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Details: |
Coffee & homemade treats every Friday 9:30-11:30am. Come join us for some hangar flying. Denny Lewis at 605-745-6553.
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5/5/2012
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| Monthly fly-in breakfast |
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Location: |
York (JYR), NE |
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Time: |
8:00-10:00am |
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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
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5/5/2012
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| Fly-in breakfast |
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Location: |
Pella (PEA), IA |
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Time: |
7-10:00am |
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Details: |
Pella Tulip Festival. PIC FREE. Also free shuttle to town on May 3, 4, 5.
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http://www.pellatuliptime.com |
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5/6/2012
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| Fly-in breakfast |
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Location: |
Red Oak (RDK), IA |
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Time: |
7:00-11:00am |
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Details: |
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5/6/2012
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| Fly-in and Car Show |
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Location: |
Mid America Air and Transportation Museum, Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX), IA |
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Time: |
8:00am-4:00pm |
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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:
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http://www.midamericaairmuseum.org |
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5/12/2012
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| Bismarck Aero Center Poker Run |
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Location: |
Bismarck (BIS), ND |
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Details: |
Contact Jon Simmers at 701-223-4754.
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5/12/2012
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| SDPA meeting |
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Location: |
Ramada Inn, Aberdeen, SD |
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Time: |
11:00am |
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Details: |
Ramada Inn (2727 6th Avenue SE; Highway 12). Rides from Aberdeen Airport (ABR) to Ramada Inn courtesy of Aberdeen Flying Service. 11:00am “SD Aviation Hall of Fame” presentation, noon pizza & pop ($5), 1:00pm SDPA business meeting; 2:00pm break with cookies.
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5/12/2012
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| Annual Airspace & Airport Users Meeting |
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Location: |
Rapid City Airport (RAP), SD, in the conference room in the TSA Building (4275 Airport Road) |
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Time: |
9:00am |
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Details: |
Speakers: FAASTEAM, TSA, Ellsworth AFB, Rapid City ATCT, TSA, RC Airport Management. Contact Jerry Densmore: (605) 390-4324 or jdensmore@rap.midco.net
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5/16/2012
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| Monthly Potluck Cookout |
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Location: |
Vermillion (VMR), SD |
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Time: |
6:00pm |
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Details: |
Storytelling and world problem solving.
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5/19/2012
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| Monthly fly-in breakfast |
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Location: |
Crete (CEK), NE |
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Time: |
8:00-10:00am |
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Details: |
Plane talk & great food. All you can eat for suggested donation of $4.00. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 569. Always the 3rd Saturday.
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http://eaa569.org |
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5/19/2012
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| Aero Heritage Day at the SD Air & Space Museum |
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Location: |
Museum is located in Box Elder, SD, outside the gate to Ellsworth AFB |
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Details: |
Part of the Ellsworth AFB 70th anniversary celebration
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5/19/2012
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| Airport breakfast |
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Location: |
EAA Chapter 289 Building at Lincoln County (Y14), Tea, SD |
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Time: |
8:00-10:30am |
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Details: |
All you can eat pancakes plus a serving of eggs, ham, sausage, with juice coffee and milk for a suggested donation of $5.00. Bring a friend and join the breakfast guests for a good time. Contact Gary Pelach at 605-310-9984.
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5/19/2012
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| International Learn to Fly Day |
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Location: |
every airport |
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Details: |
Get out and raise interest in flying and encourage others to get involved in aviation.
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5/19/2012 to 5/20/2012
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| Annual Rocky Mountain Light Sport Expo |
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Location: |
Front Range Airport (FTG), Denver, CO |
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Time: |
8:00am – 4:00pm |
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Details: |
Free admission. Pancake breakfast 8-9am free to fly-ins; exhibitors, vendors, and more.
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http://www.rmlsaexpo.com/Rocky_Mountain_Light_Sport_Expo/Home_Page.html |
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5/20/2012
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| Monthly YRAA potluck meeting & Fly-A-Member event |
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Location: |
Chan Gurney Airport (YKN), Yankton, SD |
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Time: |
6:00pm |
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Details: |
Bring a dish or two to share, plus hangar stories.
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5/26/2012
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| Monthly Aviator’s Breakfast |
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Location: |
Chadron (CDR), NE |
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Time: |
8-10am |
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Details: |
A&M Aviation. Free-will donation. Contact Terri Haynes at cdrairport@yahoo.com
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6/1/2012 to 6/3/2012
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| North Central Ultralite fly-in |
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Location: |
Tracy Airport (Y68), MN |
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Details: |
Contact Ed Engels at 507-828-9134 or ednjean2001@yahoo.com
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6/2/2012
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| Monthly fly-in breakfast |
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Location: |
York (JYR), NE |
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Time: |
8:00-10:00am |
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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
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6/2/2012
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| Airport breakfast & Open House |
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Location: |
Council Bluffs (CBF), NE |
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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.
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http://www.greatplainswing.com |
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6/3/2012
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| Flight breakfast |
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Location: |
Audubon (ADU), IA |
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Time: |
6:30-10:30am. |
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Details: |
FREE to all fly-ins. Contact Barbara Smith at 712-563-3780 or audchmbr@iowatelecom.net
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6/3/2012
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| Fly-in breakfast & lunch |
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Location: |
Central City (07K), NE |
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Time: |
6:30am start |
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Details: |
6:30am-11:00am breakfast. FREE to fly-ins, others $6.00. 11:30am-2:00pm hot dogs or brats and chips. Parachute jumps 8:00am and 10:00am. Contact 308-946-3450. (1st Sunday in June)
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6/7/2012 to 6/28/2012
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| Weekly Thursday meeting of Madison Aviation Enthusiasts |
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Location: |
Madison (MDS), SD |
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Time: |
6:00pm |
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Details: |
Food, fun, and flying.
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6/8/2012 to 6/10/2012
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| SD Civil Air Patrol Training Exercise (Golden Coyote Support) |
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Location: |
Black Hills Airport - Clyde Ice Field (SPF), Spearfish |
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Details: |
For more information, contact SD CAP at southdakotawa@gmail.com
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6/9/2012
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| Fly-in lunch |
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Location: |
Kearney (EAR), NE |
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Details: |
Hosted by Kearney Aviation Center – Free to fly-ins. EAA Chapter 1091 will be giving Young Eagle rides 9:00am – 2:00pm.
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6/9/2012 to 6/10/2012
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| MN Air Spectacular Mankato 2012 |
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Location: |
Mankato (MKT), MN |
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Details: |
Featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, AeroShell Team, John Mohr, Julie Clark, demos, warbirds, and more. Contact Fred Lutz, 507-381-0300
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6/10/2012
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| Airport breakfast |
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Location: |
Fergus Falls (FFM), MN |
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Time: |
8:00am-1:00pm |
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Details: |
Dad’s Belgian Waffles, sausages, flavored syrups & beverage.
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http://eaa1174.com |
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6/10/2012
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| Airport lunch |
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Location: |
DeSmet (6E5), SD |
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Time: |
11:00am- 3:00pm |
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Details: |
PIC free. Fund raiser for needy families in Kingsbury County. We will play games with great prizes like food baskets and flat screen TV's. Last year we had 14 fixed wing aircraft and 4 helicopters including Avera's Life Flight helicopter. This year I'm hoping for an additional five helicopters. All are students or past students that have purchased helicopters.
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6/10/2012
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| Airport breakfast |
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Location: |
Spencer (SPW), IA |
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Time: |
7:00-11:00am |
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Details: |
PIC FREE & one passenger free. Contact: Gayle Brandt (712-262-1000).
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6/10/2012
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| Buggies-n-Blues Airport Breakfast |
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Location: |
Mandan (Y19), ND |
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Time: |
8:00am-noon |
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Details: |
Free transportation to downtown Mandan's annual Buggies-n-Blues festival. Enjoy 500 classic cars, live music and great food!
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6/15/2012 to 6/17/2012
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| North Central Ultralite “Wind Fest” Fly-in |
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Location: |
Lake Poinsett, SD |
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Details: |
Contact Jerry Runia at 605-690-1587 or jrunia@itctel.com or Dwayne J. LaFave at 605-860-1650 or dwayne.lafave@k12.sd.us "Runia Field" will host a fly-in / drive-in on the southeast side of Lake Poinsett. If you enjoy aviation this is a great way to get close and see the "non commercial" side of flying, and we won't make you take your shoes off. "Runia Field" is a grass runway at 19570-458th Avenue and open to all.
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6/16/2012
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| Fly-in lunch |
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Location: |
Beatrice (BIE), NE |
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Time: |
11:00am-1:00pm |
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Details: |
Young Eagle rides 10:00am- noon.
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6/16/2012
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| Monthly fly-in breakfast |
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Location: |
Crete (CEK), NE |
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Time: |
8:00-10:00am |
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Details: |
Plane talk & great food. All you can eat for suggested donation of $4.00. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 569. Always the 3rd Saturday.
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http://eaa569.org |
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6/16/2012 to 6/17/2012
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| Nebraska AirFest and 2012 Nebraska Fly-in |
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Location: |
Norfolk (OFK – Karl Stefan Memorial Airport), NE |
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Details: |
Featuring P-51, Japanese Zero, WWII-era bomber, U.S. Golden Knights Parachute Team, hot air balloons (Nebraska Balloon Club), aerobatic demonstrations, Young Eagle rides, static aircraft display. Saturday morning pancake feed, and Sunday morning, Barnstormers restaurant will offer an omelet feed. Visit www.nebraskaairfest.com. Admission is $10 for adults. Youth under the age of 17 will be admitted at no charge if they are with an adult.
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http://www.nebraskaairfest.com |
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6/17/2012
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| Father’s Day Airport Breakfast |
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Location: |
Creighton (6K3), NE |
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Time: |
7-11am |
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Details: |
Free to fly-ins. Harvey Sorenson 402-358-5541.
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6/17/2012
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| Airport breakfast |
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Location: |
Garrison (D05), ND |
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Time: |
8:00am–1:00pm |
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Details: |
Contact Brian Klabunde at 701-337-6294.
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6/17/2012
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| Iowa’s Original Flight Breakfas |
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Location: |
Harlan (HNR), IA |
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Time: |
7:00-11:00am. |
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Details: |
Fly-ins eat free. Contact Randy Pash at 712-744-3366 or Randy.pash@gmail.com
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6/17/2012
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| Monthly YRAA BBQ / potluck meeting |
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Location: |
Chan Gurney Airport (YKN), Yankton, SD |
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Time: |
6:00pm |
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Details: |
Bring a dish or two to share, plus hangar stories. We will BBQ hamburgers and hot dogs.
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6/17/2012
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| Father’s Day airport breakfast and airshow |
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Location: |
Canby (CNB), MN |
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Time: |
7:30am |
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Details: |
Dad’s Belgian Waffles starts at 7:30am; FREE airshow at 1:00pm. The Wingwalking Team of Dave Dacy & Tony Kazien, Dick Shulz Raptor Pitts & James "Fang" Maroney Super Chipmunk. For more information, please contact: Matt Wagner 507-828-0323, CHECK NOTAMS FOR AIRPORT CLOSURE FOR AIRSHOW.
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6/20/2012
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| Monthly Potluck Cookout |
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Location: |
Vermillion (VMR), SD |
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Time: |
6:00pm |
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Details: |
Storytelling and world problem solving.
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6/24/2012
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| Fly-in breakfast |
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Location: |
Pender (0C4), NE |
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Time: |
8:00am-noo |
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Details: |
FREE to PIC. Contact Paul Peters at 402-380-9882 or ppeters@skyww.net
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6/24/2012
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| Airport breakfast |
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Location: |
Fairmont (FRM), MN |
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Time: |
7:00am-11:00am |
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Details: |
PIC Free. Wayne Kahler 507-236-3604
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7/4/2012
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| Airport breakfast |
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Location: |
Hay Springs (4V6), NE (about 20 miles east of Chadron -- a real nice grass strip |
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Details: |
Fundraiser. PIC free, others “free-will” donation.
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7/4/2012
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| Highest Air Show -- record attempt |
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Location: |
Breckenridge, CO |
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Details: |
Gary Rower and Buck Roetman, internationally acclaimed airshow performers and pilots will attempt to set a new world record ... the Highest Air Show ever performed, at an altitude of 10,000+ feet in a 1942 Stearman (450 HP engine, nine-foot propeller) and a 2003 Christen Eagle (250 HP engine).
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7/4/2012
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| Air Show |
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Location: |
Seward (SWT), NE |
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Details: |
Static display and flight demonstrations. Airport CLOSED 11:00am until after air show. CHECK NOTAMs.
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7/5/2012 to 7/15/2012
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| SD Civil Air Patrol -- Joint Dakota Cadet Leadership Encampment |
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Location: |
Camp Grafton, ND |
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Details: |
For more information, contact SD CAP at southdakotawa@gmail.com
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7/13/2012 to 7/15/2012
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| Two Rivers Light Sport and Ultra Light Fly-In |
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Location: |
Vermillion (VMR), SD |
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Details: |
Contact Lowell Rahn at 605-670-0256 or Dean Erickson at 605-661-7870.
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7/15/2012
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| Airport breakfast |
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Location: |
Koinzan Field (NE44), Elgin, NE |
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Time: |
7:00am–noon |
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Details: |
Free to fly-ins. Located 33NM west of Norfolk or 7NM south of Neligh. CTAF 122.9 Lynn at 402-843-5800. 81-tower Laredo Ridge Wind Farm is nearby.
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7/15/2012 to 7/18/2012
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| South Dakota ACE Camp |
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Location: |
South Dakota State University, Brookings. |
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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.
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7/18/2012
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| Monthly Potluck Cookout |
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Location: |
Vermillion (VMR), SD |
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Time: |
6:00pm |
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Details: |
Storytelling and world problem solving.
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7/19/2012
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| Plane Fun |
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Location: |
Hillsboro (3H4), ND |
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Time: |
5:00pm to sundown |
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Details: |
Burgers & Beans. Contact Larry Mueller at 701-430-1444.
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7/21/2012
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| Monthly fly-in breakfas |
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Location: |
Crete (CEK), NE |
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Time: |
8:00-10:00am |
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Details: |
Plane talk & great food. All you can eat for suggested donation of $4.00. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 569. Always the 3rd Saturday.
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http://eaa569.org |
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7/21/2012 to 7/22/2012
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| Sioux Falls “Power on the Prairie” Air Show |
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Location: |
Joe Foss Field (FSD), Sioux Falls, SD |
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Details: |
Air show will include the Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Guard F-16 fighter, Doug Rozendaal& Larry Lumpkin P-51 Mustangs, B-25 Miss Mitchell, Jackie Warda (Extra 300 aerobatics), Vanguard Squadron, Dick Shultz (Pitts), Melissa Pemberton (Edge 540), USAF Academy parachute team, U.S. Marine AV-8 Harrier demo, and U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet demo.
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http://www.siouxfallsairshow.com/ |
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7/23/2012 to 7/29/2012
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| EAA AirVenture 2012 |
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Location: |
Wittman field (OSH), Oshkosh, WI |
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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.
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7/25/2012 to 7/27/2012
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| Cessna 150-152 Club National Fly-in and Convention |
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Location: |
Clinton (CWI), IA |
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Details: |
Confab in the Corn: You can attend a Seminar, go for a Spin, or fly in our Nerf Drop and Spot Landing Contest. We also have a Poker Run, Performance Rally, and an Aerial Scavenger Hunt. Trophies and prizes for the winners. Camp under the wing, or stay in one of the many hotel rooms nearby, with free transportation. Good Food, Good Flying, Great Fun. Contact Mark Buchner, 301-275-2476.
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http://www.cessna150-152club.com |
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7/29/2012
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| Fly-In/Bike-In/Drive-In/Walk-In Breakfast |
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Location: |
Olivia (OVL), MN |
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Time: |
8:00-11:00am |
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Details: |
Corn Capital of the World: Olivia Lion’s Club serving Delicious Pancakes, Amazing Scrambled Eggs, & Sensational Sausages! PIC eats for FREE!
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8/3/2012 to 8/5/2012
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| Webster/Waubay Water World Fly-In |
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Location: |
Webster (1D7), SD |
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Details: |
Contact Wes Williams at wjwms@abe.midco.net
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8/3/2012 to 8/5/2012
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| SD Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education / Glider-Powered Orientation |
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Location: |
Philip Airport (PHP), SD |
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Details: |
For more information, contact SD CAP at southdakotawa@gmail.com
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8/9/2012 to 8/11/2012
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| American Barnstormers tour |
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Location: |
Fargo Airport (FAR), Fargo, ND |
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Details: |
Fourteen meticulously restored vintage aircraft from the 1920s and 1930s will journey through the northern Great Plains states on a tour. Admission is free and airplane rides will be available in some of these rare aircraft.
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8/11/2012
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| Airport breakfast |
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Location: |
Kindred (K74), ND |
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Time: |
7:00-10:00am. |
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Details: |
Contact Ron Lundquist (701) 388-2126.
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8/12/2012
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| Lake Elmo Aviation Day |
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Location: |
Valter’s Aviation at Lake Elmo (21D) [St. Paul], MN |
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Time: |
7:00am to noon |
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Details: |
Sponsored by EAA Chapter 54. The event will feature a fly-in/drive-in pancake breakfast and static aircraft displays. Our new menu includes Sturdiwheat pancakes, scrambled eggs, and breakfast sausage from Brine’s Meat Market in Stillwater. Kid’s activities are available. For more information contact Jim Pearsall at events@eaa54.org
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http://www.eaa54.org |
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8/12/2012 to 8/14/2012
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| American Barnstormers tour |
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Location: |
Brainerd Airport (BRD), Brainerd, MN |
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Details: |
Fourteen meticulously restored vintage aircraft from the 1920s and 1930s will journey through the northern Great Plains states on a tour. Admission is free and airplane rides will be available in some of these rare aircraft.
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8/15/2012
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| Monthly Potluck Cookout |
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Location: |
Vermillion (VMR), SD |
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Time: |
6:00pm |
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Details: |
Storytelling and world problem solving.
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8/18/2012
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| Monthly fly-in breakfast |
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Location: |
Crete (CEK), NE |
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Time: |
8:00-10:00am |
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Details: |
Plane talk & great food. All you can eat for suggested donation of $4.00. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 569. Always the 3rd Saturday.
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http://eaa569.org |
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8/19/2012
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| Monthly YRAA potluck meeting |
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Location: |
Chan Gurney Airport (YKN), Yankton, SD |
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Time: |
6:00pm |
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Details: |
Bring a dish or two to share, plus hangar stories.
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9/2/2012
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| US – Canada International Fly-in |
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Location: |
Dunseith (S28; International Peace Garden Airport), ND |
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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
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9/14/2012 to 9/16/2012
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| North Central Plains Ultralite Club fly-in |
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Location: |
Kimball (6A6), SD |
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Details: |
Contact Jerry Konechne at 605-778-6527 or jerrysbodyshop77@hotmail.com
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9/15/2012
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| Monthly fly-in breakfast |
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Location: |
Crete (CEK), NE |
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Time: |
8:00-10:00am |
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Details: |
Plane talk & great food. All you can eat for suggested donation of $4.00. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 569. Always the 3rd Saturday.
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http://eaa569.org |
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9/15/2012
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| FLY Iowa event |
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Location: |
Atlantic (AIO), IA |
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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
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9/19/2012
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| Monthly Potluck Cookout |
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Location: |
Vermillion (VMR), SD |
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Time: |
6:00pm |
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Details: |
Storytelling and world problem solving.
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10/21/2012
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| Monthly YRAA potluck meeting |
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Location: |
Chan Gurney Airport (YKN), Yankton, SD |
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Time: |
6:00pm |
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Details: |
Bring a dish or two to share, plus hangar stories.
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11/15/2012
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| Monthly YRAA potluck meeting |
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Location: |
Chan Gurney Airport (YKN), Yankton, SD |
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Time: |
6:00pm |
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Details: |
Bring a dish or two to share, plus hangar stories.
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