Thu, Jun 19, 2003
Fly-In June 28-29 Positively Affected
For the first time in its 25 year history, the Rocky Mountain
EAA Regional Fly-In will have a temporary tower in operation at the
Vance Brand Airport, Longmont (CO) on June 28th and 29th. The tower
frequency has been incorrectly published in the 2003
brochures and flyers as 122.975.
...and the RIGHT frequency will be...
That
frequency has recently been changed and will now be: 120.525. For
complete arrival procedures please go to the event's website.
NOTAMs, as always, are important.
Please, please check all NOTAMs before flying into Vance Brand
and also note that the airport will be closed for an airshow and
air demonstrations from 1230 to 1445 local on each day.
Great celebration and events planned, in gorgeous venue:
The 25th Anniversary of the RMRFI will be biggest in its
history. A third tent has been added to accommodate the
forums and seminars and the traditional workshops promise to be
better than ever. Many of the seminars qualify for the FAA
Wings program, and NAFI (the National Association of Flight
Instructors) has put together a wide variety of seminars for both
days.
Youth
programs are growing this year with rocket building, rib building,
computer simulators and a Colorado Department of Aeronautics kids
area. Young Eagles will be flown on Sunday morning before the
airshow. Any qualifying pilots that would like to participate are
welcome. Keep Long's Peak (right) dead west, and you can't get
lost.
The aircraft awards banquet for 2003 will be held on Saturday
evening and will feature Dennis Ebbets, PhD as the quest speaker.
Dennis is Ball Aerospace's Principal Systems Engineer for the
Hubble Telescope and the 'Next Generation Space Telescope.' A
fascinating speaker, with information about the future that most
people cannot even dream about.
RMRFI may be one of the smaller of the EAA Regional Fly-Ins but
the participants continue to come back every year for the
grassroots fun and excitement.
[I miss living in Longmont: great people, beautiful weather, all
year 'round. Sigh... --ed.]
More News
Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System ODALS consists of seven omnidirectional flashing lights located in the approach area of a nonprecision runway. Five lights are located on t>[...]
"Polaris Dawn, the first of the program’s three human spaceflight missions, is targeted to launch to orbit no earlier than summer 2024. During the five-day mission, the crew >[...]
Also: 1800th E-Jet, Uncle Sam Sues For Landing Gear, Embraer Ag Plane, Textron Parts A friend of the family reported that Lt. Col. (Ret.) Richard Glenn Rutan flew west on Friday, M>[...]
Also: Virgin Galactic, B-29 Doc to Allentown, Erickson Fire-Fighters Bought, FAA Reauthorization After dealing with a big letdown after the unexpected decision by Skyreach to disco>[...]
“Our aircrews are trained and capable of rapidly shifting from operational missions to humanitarian roles. We planned to demonstrate how we, and our BORSTAR partners, respond>[...]
ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.05.24): Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System
See All