Fun Flying

The Weekender is packing tents, sleeping bags and plenty of provisions for some backcountry events found on SocialFlight. Starting Friday, Blue Mountain Air Park in Lafayette, Georgia, will host its annual spring fly-in at the Gibson Field private grass strip. Primitive camping is open Friday and Saturday nights for pilots, with evening bonfires and grills […]

SocialFlight has for The Weekender two days or more of cookouts, fly-ins and airshows, plus an invitation to fly into Pella, Iowa, for the famous Tulip Festival. Pilots-in-command can enjoy breakfast free on Saturday before getting a ride to the festival. Shuttles to and from are available from Pella Municipal Airport Friday, Saturday and Sunday. […]

The Weekender’s SocialFlight schedule is bound to be a tiring one, with early mornings and late nights to enjoy. The Gopher Flying Club at Crystal Airport in Minnesota will host its semi-annual club plane wash on Saturday. All are welcome to see how a flying club works — and how to do a good wash […]

Whether you’re looking for the best in comfort food or some friendly competition, the Weekender found fly-ins on SocialFlight with a bit of everything.Pulled pork and bratwurst sandwiches for lunch, burritos for breakfast and live music will be featured at EAA Chapter 484’s Calaveras Air Fair on Saturday in San Andreas, California. Enjoy classic car […]

The Weekender’s selection on the SocialFlight calendar runs the gamut from laid-back to intense, depending on where you go. Meet hundreds of Minnesota and Wisconsin pilots, and perhaps some out-of-staters, Friday and Saturday during the Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering at Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minnesota. The event will feature aviation vendors and educational sessions from […]

The Weekender’s SocialFlightcalendar includes a variety of choices for pilots pondering a seaplane rating, wondering what NextGen means for them or curious about aerial landmarks over San Francisco. For everything you always wanted to know about getting a seaplane rating, there’s a seminar taking place Saturday hosted byModern Avionics atFlying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, […]

If you’re looking for a ride in something out of the ordinary, say, a Lockheed C-60 or B-17, SocialFlight has a few offerings this weekend. Wings Over Flagler Rockin’ the Runways will take place Friday through Sunday in Palm Coast, Florida, hosting EAA’s B-17 Aluminum Overcast, the Ford Tri-Motor Tin Goose and a variety of […]

The Weekender is still celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with plenty of March-themed events found on SocialFlight. On top of that, the flying season has sprung with airshows starting up around the country.EAA Chapter 1195 will have its first St. Patrick’s Day Fly-In Friday through Sunday at Bud Barron Airport in Dublin, Georgia. Catch a shuttle […]

As spring approaches and the flying season starts warming up for much of the country, getting back to flying will require some review of the basics. Weekender found some pilot seminars on SocialFlight, plus some fun outings as well. On Saturday, the Wiscasset Annual Chili Cookoff will take place at the Wiscasset airport in Maine. […]

The Weekender has some aviation history tours in store on SocialFlight‘s calendar. See the historic Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, and its legacy aircraft at the airport’s annual open house Saturday. Learn about the airport’s origins as a World War II pilot training base at the on-site museum, which will host a Southwest Military Transport […]