The Fly-In is this week!
Posted July 19, 2010 at 12:01 am by Ian Byington
This weekend...don't miss it!
Port of Friday Harbor Airport Manager Dave Ryan and his crew are pretty excited about this one – here’s more:
Get ready for the first ever Fly-In in Friday Harbor Airport! On Saturday, July 24, the airport won’t just be the place you go to get to the Island, it will be the place to be on the Island.
The day starts at 8:00 with a two-hour Pancake Breakfast at the Experimental Aircraft Association hangar. At 11:00, the popular Blackjack Squadron will do a flyover and arrival.
At noon, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island will do a search and rescue demonstration. At 1:00 the Henry James Blues Band fires up at Island Air’s hangar, and at 3:00 there’s a paper airplane contest for kids of all ages.
Mid-day fare includes Fish Tacos and Bratwurst in front of the tower.
Pilots have the option of two FAA seminars (10:00am and 2:00pm) at Westwind Aviation.
All-day events include classic aircraft, aviation videos, a working flight simulator, model airplane displays, paper airplane making, aviation organizations and authors, and an Experimental Aviation Association exhibit.
Fans of classic aircraft will see a 1940’s era Howard DGA15P, a 1929 Travel Air biplane, 1942 Piper J-5, 1951 De Havilland HDC-1 Chipmunk, early 40’ DH82 Tiger Moth, a Great Lakes biplane, a Hatz home-built, a twin-engine ultralight AirCam, and others.
Airport manager David Ryan is encouraging aircraft from around the Northwest, as well as Island visitors and local residents to celebrate the airport’s 25th birthday.
The only way for visitors to spend money will be food and memorabilia. Everything else is free, including parking, shuttle, admission and entertainment.
For a printable complete Daily Schedule, click:
http://portfridayharbor.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/KFHR-Fly-In-Event-Schedule.pdf
And for a printable Aerial Photo Site Map, click:
http://portfridayharbor.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/KFHR-Site-Plan-Jul-81.pdf
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