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The Weekender: History, Gumbo, Gliding

With holidays and winter looming, activities in the northern half of the country are more scarce than usual this week, but SocialFlight still can help adventure-seeking pilots find plenty of places to go. In Niagara Falls, New York, the Niagara Aerospace Museum invites visitors to enjoy vintage Curtiss airplanes, Bell helicopters, and vintage artifacts from […]

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The Weekender: From Pancakes to Oysters

This weekend offers a variety of late-autumn excursions on SocialFlight. For those looking to take in traditional pancake fare, EAA Chapter 237’s breakfast promises plenty of food for a reasonable price. The chapter’s famous pancake breakfast takes place on Saturday at the Anoka County-Blaine Airport in the Minneapolis area. Included in the breakfast are scrambled […]

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The Weekender: Barbecue And Thunderbirds

Fall is a wonderful time of year to get out and explore the country in your airplane, and this weekend offers some great places to go, courtesy of SocialFlight‘s free online website and app. The 20th annual fly-in in Bennettsville, South Carolina, combines two of our favorite fly-in features — barbecue, and the chance to […]

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The Weekender: Pumpkin Drops to Chili Cookoffs

As the fall colors peak nationwide and Halloween approaches, the fly-ins continue at full throttle. Our weekly review of SocialFlight revealed a pumpkin drop at an airport birthday bash, two chili cook-offs and a classic fly-in breakfast. To celebrate its 70th birthday, there will be a full-scale fly-in at the North Omaha, Nebraska Airport Sunday […]

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The Weekender: Fall Colors, Homemade Ice Cream

Fly-ins offer a chance to explore small airports, with their quirky appeal and hidden assets, and this weekend provides plenty of opportunities. SocialFlight makes it easy to find events near and far using their free website and app. This weekend, Benton Airport, in Benton, Pennsylvania, hosts an Open House on Saturday, with a ham roast […]

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The Weekender: Air Races to Omelets

As the season changes, the fly-in circuit shows no sign of slowing down-our review of all things SocialFlight uncovered everything from an air race for everyone through an historic airport appreciation day to a fly-in for omelets. The Cleveland Air Races are being revived-a bit more than 1000 miles away and using airplanes that mere […]

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The Weekender: Pumpkins, Homecoming, And A Unique Island Air Show

With fall arriving, SocialFlight has plenty of seasonal events to check out in the Northeast. The Adirondack Regional Airport, in Lake Clear, New York, celebrates PumpkinFest on Saturday, with games, music, food, a hay maze, silent auction, and plenty of pumpkins. The fund-raising event is sponsored by North Country Life Flight, a not-for-profit medevac service […]

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The Weekender: Color Touring and Poker Runs

It’s getting to be that time of year-the leaf-peeping flights are beginning in the far north and the high country, as are associated fly-ins and poker runs. Thanks to SocialFlight, we found out about the first of the fall color fly-ins, two poker runs and a fly-in dedicated to the “Grasshoppers” of World War II. […]

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The Weekender: Mountains, Seashores, Camping Adventures Await

Fall is on its way in the Northeast, bringing the promise of great flying weather, and pilots will find plenty of interesting destinations to explore via SocialFlight’s website and app. At the Goodspeed Airport, near East Haddam, Connecticut, the 5th Annual Helicopter Gathering is set for this weekend. The field is right on the edge […]

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The Weekender: High Speeds and Fly-Ins

AVweb’s regular perusal of SocialFlight found enough excitement for any aviation junkie this weekend-from the Reno Air Races through Wings and Wheels events to a breakfast tradition that has been going on since 1938. The National Championship Air Races-the world’s fastest motorsport, bar none-have already started at Reno Stead Airport, Nevada, and will run through […]

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