The Weekender: Wings, Wheels And Family Fun

Editorial Staff

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 12:00 AM ET

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The SocialFlight calendar features a variety of aviation and automotive events spanning the U.S., from Oregon to Georgia, including campouts, cookouts, and vintage displays.
Specific Saturday fly-ins include the "Wings & Wheels" event in Cottage Grove, Oregon, showcasing new and vintage aircraft alongside classic cars, and a gathering at Gardner, Kansas, focused on vintage aircraft with camping, contests, and a shrimp boil.
Other weekend festivals feature a Summer Airport Appreciation Festival in Jasper, Georgia, with Young Eagles flights and a cookout, and a fly-in in Salida, Colorado, showcasing diverse aircraft, classic cars, and search & rescue demos alongside food and an art walk.

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The Weekender’sSocialFlightcalendar runs from Oregon to Georgia with a variety of campouts, cookouts and vintage car and airplane displays.

Join fellow vintage aircraft pilots at the “Greatest Little Airport in Kansas” in Gardner, where the fun starts Friday with a potluck, movies and camping. Saturday’s fly-in will feature breakfast, lunch, light-sport landing and beanbag drop contests, plus an evening shrimp boil (space is limited, so get your tickets early).

The third annual Cottage Grove Wings & Wheels fly-in in Oregon on Saturday offers new and vintage aircraft alongside classic cars and trucks. Bring your aircraft or land vehicle for display at no cost.

The Pickens County Airport Management in Jasper, Georgia, and EAA Chapter 268 will host their Summer Airport Appreciation Festival Saturday. Young Eagles Flights will be available all day, with a cookout lunch on the field.

Saturday’s fly-in to Harriet Alexander Field in Salida, Colorado, will feature military aircraft, helicopters, gyroplanes, jets, classic cars, search and rescue demos, plus a pancake breakfast, barbecue — all in conjunction with the weekend-long Salida’s Art Walk festival.