Fun Flying

Winter doldrums won’t stop the Weekender from heading out as SocialFlight has a few fun and informative events, all indoors. On Friday in Atlanta, Fulton County Airport’s Aviation Community Cultural Center-Contemporary Gallery opens its new aviation photography exhibit featuring 21 large prints by aviation photographer John Slemp. Southern Maine Aviation in Sanford will host a […]

The Weekender’s fly-in season has already begun, as far as breakfast is concerned. TheSocialFlightcalendar has plenty of choices in warm and wintry climates to suit your taste. EAA Chapter 237 in Blaine, Minnesota, invites all for its mid-winter famous pancake breakfast on Saturday, where a donation will get you a big plate and a boost […]

The Weekender is hangar flying for a few days as the SocialFlight calendar is full of events to help brush up on flight safety — especially for those in the midst of winter weather. Learn about the hazards of icing in a Redbird simulator in Burlington, North Carolina, on Saturday. Group scenarios will include airframe […]

The Weekender hopes to start the new year right by getting others airborne, and SocialFlight found at least one New Year’s Eve party to kick things off. TheLiberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton, Ohio, will host a 1940s-style Big Band Hangar Dance complete with live music, food, free dance lessons and theme contests. The event […]

The Weekender hopes to catch up with Santa Claus before his big cross-country flight next week, but he’s already on the move, according to SocialFlight. For starters, he’ll drop in via parachute at Bennington, Vermont’s Christmas fly-in Saturday. Stay for the holiday festivities with hot cocoa and a potluck lunch. Bring a dish to share […]

The Weekender will fly coast to coast on toy-delivery missions while enjoying plenty of Christmas celebrations found on SocialFlight.Casa Grande Municipal in Arizona welcomes all to its first holiday party on Saturday afternoon. Along with food and live music, there will be a toy and food donation drive for the local community.In Lompoc, California, Barnstormers […]

Winter has already landed in some states, which means brushing up on cold-weather flying — unless you head west or south. The Weekender found destinations in four different regions onSocialFlight.Join fellow pilots for a fly-in breakfast followed by a free winter flying seminar Saturday in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Airframe icing will be the topic, covering avoidance […]

The Weekender is on the road after Thanksgiving and found a few places to stop on SocialFlight. All pilots(current and non-current) are invited to share their experience with budding aviators at the St. Louis Science Center, where the Gateway Eagles will host nine simulator stations to introduce visitors to flying the Cessna 172. Volunteer instructors […]

SocialFlight’s calendar shows some last chances to for fall fly-ins, but The Weekender is also gearing up for the many informative seminars that will take place in the coming months. Stag Air Park in North Carolina has rescheduled its fall fly-in for Saturday due to runway conditions. Weather permitting, all are invited to land on […]

The Weekender’s SocialFlight calendar shows a busy Saturday coming up, including the start of holiday-related events. EAA Chapter 414 and AVP Kenosha Aviation in Wisconsin will host a first Toys 4 Tots drive, welcoming all to fly or drive in for a donation day on Saturday. Bring a new unwrapped toy and join the chapter […]