Fun Flying

Family-friendly fun and Midwestern hospitality are on The Weekender’s SocialFlight calendar. Scenic Frankenmuth Airport in Michigan invites all to its seventh annual Grassroots Fly-In/Camp-In starting Saturday. Relax under the shade of the Preferred Pavilion and join in on the flying, food and contests. Stay for the evening bonfire and camping under your airplane. Also Saturday, […]

The Weekender hopes you’ve recovered from Oshkosh, because there’s no rest for the weary on the SocialFlightcalendar. For starters, the July’s Skys airshow invites all to come early and stay late Saturday in Preston, Idaho. Watch aerobatic performers do their stuff and enjoy a glimpse of history as four World War II aircraft take part […]

The Weekender’s SocialFlight calendar is already packed for the next two weekends at AirVenture in Oshkosh, and there’s plenty more to do if you’re flying to Wisconsin or looking for other destinations to check out over the next few days. If you’re heading to Oshkosh from the east, the Twin County Airport in Virginia is […]

The Weekender will put money down for the chance at some freebies – a tandem skydive in Michigan and a flight lesson in Vermont, all while enjoying vintage aircraft and live music at several events found on SocialFlight. Gould Peterson Memorial Airport in Tarkio, Missouri, will host EAA Chapter 1405’s 12th annual WingNuts Flying Circus […]

The Weekender’s Fourth of July will be packed with stuff to fly to and enjoy, as seen on the SocialFlight calendar. For Independence Day fun with grassroots flying, there’s the Ogle County Airport’s summer Best in the Midwest breakfast in Illinois. The fixings include pancakes, Eichmans ham and sausage, hash browns, eggs, blueberry topping, applesauce, […]

A scroll through The Weekender’s SocialFlight calendar has turned up big airshows in the heartland to GA-friendly fly-ins back East that offer a bit of everything. The skies above Olympia, Washington, will come alive this weekend when the Olympic Air Show flies into town. The show is hosted by the Olympic Flight Museum and takes […]

Father’s Day weekend has lots in store on SocialFlight and The Weekender only has to decide which way to head — east or west. Starting with Washington state, there’s an all-day, family-friendly event in store, hosted by EAA Chapter 782. The Columbia River Chapter Air Meet will take place on Saturday at Pearson Field. It […]

SocialFlight’s offerings for The Weekender range from lakeside getaways to big-name airshow performers and more.Saturday’s Escape to the Lake at the privately owned Johnson Lake Airport in Nebraska offers a 2800-acre lake with over 10 miles of shoreline. Camp on the field or at the state park, which is within walking distance. The event will […]

The Weekender kicks off camping season with some fly-in tent trips found on SocialFlight.On Saturday, there’s the annual all-you-can-eat breakfast fly-in at Ojibwa Airpark (D11), just northwest of Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Pilots eat free, and french toast is back on the menu. The field will be open to campers the night before.The annual Colorado BackCountry […]

The Weekender found plenty of ways on SocialFlight to take in the early summer weather. On Saturday, enjoy lunch, music and a tour of the Veterans’ Museum at Arnold Field in Tennessee, all for just $10. Fly in and pull right up to the Command Headquarters building, where Rosie the Riveter will serve you lunch. […]