05 August 2007
Dayton + late summer = flying
Saturday, August 11, 2007 Categories: Air Shows
and aerobatics
Here's a list of aviation-related events coming up
between now through September, with some useful
links.
Saturday Aug. 19, 2007
Aviation Trail Picnic
Celebrating National Aviation Day and the birthdays of both Orville and Katharine Wright. Enjoy a Wright Family-style picnic at the Wright Memorial overlooking the Huffman Prairie Flying Field. Picnic will begin at noon using some of the Wright Family recipes. Cost is $10 per person or $25 per family.
Saturday Aug. 25, 2007
WACO Vintage Fly-in and Car Show
The WACO Historical Society will hold its annual fly-in from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Historic WACO Field (1WF) 1865 South County Rd. 25A, Troy, Ohio. The $5 fee (free to students) includes admission to the WACO Aircraft Museum, located in the hangar. Other activities will include a vintage car show, fly market, hands-on aviation activities for young people, exhibits by local non-profit groups and food vendors. An evening banquet and auction of WACO sculptures is also scheduled.
WACO pilots will be available to provide rides from Friday through Sunday, Aug. 24-26. Register with the WACO ride scheduler when you arrive.
Friday-Sunday, Aug. 31 - Sept. 2, 2007
Giant Scale RC Air Show
Giant-scale, radio-controlled model model aircraft will take the runway behind the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Labor Day Weekend. Sponsored by the Dayton, Ohio Giant Scalers, the air show is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The aircraft will perform a heritage show, commemorating the USAF's 60th anniversary, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Admission is free.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Red Stewart Airfield (40I) Open House and Air Show
Red Stewart Airfield, an old-fashioned, grass-strip airfield near Waynesville, will hold its annual open house and air show. Scheduled flying acts include Cliff Robinson, Decathlon; Brett Hunter, Pitts S2C; Emerson Stewart III, 7KCAB Citabria; Jay Hodge, Yak 52; Michael Vaknin, Extra 300L; Bill David, One Design; Mike Lakin, 8KCAB Decathlon, and Bill Leff, T-6 Texan, and his StarFire Night Show.
The air show will be followed on Sunday by EAA Chapter 284's annual fly-in (see below.) Camping will available on the airfield.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
EAA Chapter 284 Taildragger Fly-In and Pancake Breakfast
Located at Red Stewart Airfield (40I) at Waynesville, the Taildragger Fly-in attracts antique, vintage and homebuilt aircraft known as "taildraggers" because they have tailwheels instead of nosewheels. The tailwheel design is better suited for grass or rough fields and reflects an reflects an earlier era of flight. The fly-in attracts tailwheel pilots and people with a taste for old-fashioned aviation. EAA 284 is a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association and a member of the Greater Dayton EAA.
September 21-23, 2007
Dawn Patrol Rendezvous
One of the nation's premiere historical aviation events, the three-day Dawn Patrol Rendezvous World War I Fly-in features vintage original and reproduction WWI aircraft, radio-controlled models, era automobiles, period re-enactors and a "swap and shop" of WWI era items. This flying event is offered every other year by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson air Force Base and the Great War Aeroplanes Association. Hours for the event are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Free admission.
September 27-28, 2007
Liaison Aircraft Fly-in
Hosted by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, this biennial event features fly-bys by liaison aircraft, which were used by all branches of the U.S. military from the late 1930s until the early 1970s. Many liaison aircraft were modifications of existing civilian light aircraft. Often unarmed, these aircraft performed a variety of missions, including reconnaissance, light transport, courier duties, medical evacuation, rescue, forward air control and artillery spotting. Check the museum's events page for more details closer to the event.
September 27-30, 2007
Gathering of Mustangs and Legends
Located at Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) near Columbus, this event is expected to draw more than 100 P-51 Mustangs and 51 legendary pilots. Besides being a major Mustang gathering, it will also be a full-blown air show and Air Force Heritage Week event with the USAF Thunderbirds, the F-22 Raptor demo team, and more. Tickets are now available.
Saturday Aug. 19, 2007
Aviation Trail Picnic
Celebrating National Aviation Day and the birthdays of both Orville and Katharine Wright. Enjoy a Wright Family-style picnic at the Wright Memorial overlooking the Huffman Prairie Flying Field. Picnic will begin at noon using some of the Wright Family recipes. Cost is $10 per person or $25 per family.
Saturday Aug. 25, 2007
WACO Vintage Fly-in and Car Show
The WACO Historical Society will hold its annual fly-in from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Historic WACO Field (1WF) 1865 South County Rd. 25A, Troy, Ohio. The $5 fee (free to students) includes admission to the WACO Aircraft Museum, located in the hangar. Other activities will include a vintage car show, fly market, hands-on aviation activities for young people, exhibits by local non-profit groups and food vendors. An evening banquet and auction of WACO sculptures is also scheduled.
WACO pilots will be available to provide rides from Friday through Sunday, Aug. 24-26. Register with the WACO ride scheduler when you arrive.
Friday-Sunday, Aug. 31 - Sept. 2, 2007
Giant Scale RC Air Show
Giant-scale, radio-controlled model model aircraft will take the runway behind the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Labor Day Weekend. Sponsored by the Dayton, Ohio Giant Scalers, the air show is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The aircraft will perform a heritage show, commemorating the USAF's 60th anniversary, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Admission is free.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Red Stewart Airfield (40I) Open House and Air Show
Red Stewart Airfield, an old-fashioned, grass-strip airfield near Waynesville, will hold its annual open house and air show. Scheduled flying acts include Cliff Robinson, Decathlon; Brett Hunter, Pitts S2C; Emerson Stewart III, 7KCAB Citabria; Jay Hodge, Yak 52; Michael Vaknin, Extra 300L; Bill David, One Design; Mike Lakin, 8KCAB Decathlon, and Bill Leff, T-6 Texan, and his StarFire Night Show.
The air show will be followed on Sunday by EAA Chapter 284's annual fly-in (see below.) Camping will available on the airfield.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
EAA Chapter 284 Taildragger Fly-In and Pancake Breakfast
Located at Red Stewart Airfield (40I) at Waynesville, the Taildragger Fly-in attracts antique, vintage and homebuilt aircraft known as "taildraggers" because they have tailwheels instead of nosewheels. The tailwheel design is better suited for grass or rough fields and reflects an reflects an earlier era of flight. The fly-in attracts tailwheel pilots and people with a taste for old-fashioned aviation. EAA 284 is a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association and a member of the Greater Dayton EAA.
September 21-23, 2007
Dawn Patrol Rendezvous
One of the nation's premiere historical aviation events, the three-day Dawn Patrol Rendezvous World War I Fly-in features vintage original and reproduction WWI aircraft, radio-controlled models, era automobiles, period re-enactors and a "swap and shop" of WWI era items. This flying event is offered every other year by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson air Force Base and the Great War Aeroplanes Association. Hours for the event are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Free admission.
September 27-28, 2007
Liaison Aircraft Fly-in
Hosted by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, this biennial event features fly-bys by liaison aircraft, which were used by all branches of the U.S. military from the late 1930s until the early 1970s. Many liaison aircraft were modifications of existing civilian light aircraft. Often unarmed, these aircraft performed a variety of missions, including reconnaissance, light transport, courier duties, medical evacuation, rescue, forward air control and artillery spotting. Check the museum's events page for more details closer to the event.
September 27-30, 2007
Gathering of Mustangs and Legends
Located at Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) near Columbus, this event is expected to draw more than 100 P-51 Mustangs and 51 legendary pilots. Besides being a major Mustang gathering, it will also be a full-blown air show and Air Force Heritage Week event with the USAF Thunderbirds, the F-22 Raptor demo team, and more. Tickets are now available.
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