Fri, Jun 13, 2008
Take Your Dad To Watch The Planes!
It's Fathers Day weekend... and it
may be the best time of the year to hold a fly-in. If Dad says he
wants to leave the yardwork until Monday evening so he can go look
at airplanes, odds of getting away with it are excellent this
weekend.
But of all the fly-ins scheduled this weekend, one of the bigger
question marks is the 11th Annual Virginia Regional Festival of
Flight. Last year, the event -- which had previously been held in
October and called the Virginia Regional EAA Fly-In -- wasn't held
at all. Starting Saturday, after a year off, it returns with its
new name, at a new time of year, at a new airport 60 miles from the
old.
The new location is the Suffolk Executive Airport, within 45
minutes' drive for more than a million people who live in the
Hampton Roads metro area. Attendees will be able to take flights in
Robinson R-44 helicopters, a Stearman Biplane and a Beech
Staggerwing. Among the forums and workshops will be a Q&A with
EAA's Ron Wagner on Sport Pilot and Light Sport aircraft rules and
regulations.
The Potomac TRACON will present the details of navigating the
Washington area ADIZ, a big deal for pilots in the Mid-Atlantic
region. An engine overhaul workshop will allow participants to tear
apart and reassemble a Continental O-200 aircraft engine.
This is a new face on a heritage event, the new airport has
power, paved streets and running water, and lots of great things
have been planned. All that's left is to see how many people show
up!
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