Fun Flying

The Weekender: Christmas Lunches And Year-End Pancakes

This weekend’s annual holiday airport parties get perfect timing just a few days before Christmas, as seen on SocialFlight‘s calendar. This month’s Wings and Wheels fly-in on Saturday at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston will honor museum volunteers and planespotters. Weather permitting, Hobby Ops will offer airport tours with rare photo ops. Santa arrives […]

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The Weekender: See Santa, Watch A Marathon

Weekend activities on SocialFlight offer holiday fly-ins and even a marathon. Santa will land at the Lapeer Airport in Michigan Saturday. Fly (or drive) in and look to the skies as Santa makes a special appearance at 12:30 p.m., so be sure to arrive in time to see his approach into Lapeer. Bring the little […]

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The Weekender: Toys, Chili and Ski-Outs

The holiday spirit is gearing up on SocialFlight, where winter flying and Christmas treats are plentiful, snow or no snow. On Saturday, Oceano Airport in California will host its annual Toys for Tots event in cooperation with the U.S. Marine Corps. Bring a new, unwrapped toy and enjoy the fun. Arrivals and holiday beverages will […]

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The Weekender: Hot Dogs, Homestyle Breakfasts and Homebuilding

A weekend getaway from Thanksgiving leftovers and shopping crowds is in store for pilots viaSocialFlight, especially those looking for continuing education opportunities. If you’re still looking for food — perhaps something other than turkey — head south for breakfast and east for lunch.The Sugar Hill Pilots Association will hold its Fly-In Foot Long Hot Dog […]

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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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