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The Fly-in is planned for the 7-9 October 2022 weekend with fun flying over beautiful Lake Logan Martin in central Alabama just east of Birmingham. The weather is very nice this time of the year. Our goal is to eventually build this into a major east coast Formation/Warbird annual event. This will be our second year to incorporate warbird flying into the schedule. We will not have a wavier but most of the local pilots will avoid flying that weekend to support our operation. We will issue a NOTAM advising a high volume of formation flying at the airport.  On Saturday, 8 October at 12:00 – 13:00 we will showcase the event with a formation flyby program. Pell City / St Clair County KPLR is a great venue. Last year’s event was a great success and the local social media exploded with positive commentary as most had never seen any warbird formation flying.

We have great sponsorship and support and there will be no landing fee again this year. The local management is doing everything it can to support the warbird pilots who attend and want to ensure they come back every year! We have arranged the following:

• A nice private hangar with bathroom, lounge area, bar and briefing area.
• Private gated entrance adjacent to our operations hangar.
• Free food, soft drinks, water and beer to include a dinner meal on Friday, Pancake Breakfast on Saturday Morning, Lunch on Saturday, and a catered BBQ on Saturday Night.
• A Classic Rock n Roll Band will play on the field 7pm – 9pm on Saturday Night (Band is called the “Wingnuts” and most are local pilots…. They are very good!)
• A beer and BS Party at a nearby Logan Martin Lake House after the daily events on both Friday and Saturday
• 1-2 barrels of smoke oil. ( Yes it is free but we must ensure we have plenty for the Saturday 12-1 display)
• We have plenty of ramp space and room for 12-15 aircraft right next to our Ops Hangar. Also have a dedicated golf cart and van to get everyone to their aircraft if the closer areas fill up.
• The first 50 pilots who show up with their warbirds will get a very nice “goody bag” that includes a custom event T-shirt, patch, hat and other goodies.
• A pilot smart pack with local area flying info and practice areas along with ground maps for hotel and parties.
• A timed Formation fly over contest ( The Redneck Regatta ) where you must fly over several locations (docks) on Lake Logan Martin with a different formation at each point. The winners will be presented a nice cheesy award.

We have arranged discounted fuel, rental cars (Which will be delivered to our Ops Hanger) and discounted hotel rooms for the weekend. (10 min from airport) We are requesting that you provide us with your intent to attend as soon as possible so we can make sure we have enough food and drink for everyone. To sign up register here or contact David “R+10” Rothenanger at 317-201-0010 and/or DavidRothenanger@aol.com. For rental cars and hotel rooms contact them directly to make your reservations.  Check back for updated info on Hotel and Rental cars.

                Hotel:  TBD