The Blackwater Airfield, FL annual fall work party will be held December 13-15, 2024. Florida Liaison Bobby Capozzi has pulled a blanket permit so all are welcome to attend, without the need for an individual permit. Tasks to be completed: general clean-up, paint runway tires and grills, replace windsock – if the weather permits. For…

A work party is taking place at Grand Gulch November 23-24 on BLM land in Northern Arizona. Brush needs to be removed, and the runway surface smoothed. Please bring work gloves, tools such as rakes, pulaskis, and sickles, tie-downs and your own camp food and water.Grand Gulch has a vault toilet but offers primitive dry camping with great views. For…

Pilots welcome at wild and wonderful Creighton Island, Georgia, airstrip along the Georgia coastline November 14-17, 2024. Contact Frank Williams for details, justfbw@gmail.com.

Visit the ‘mountain top airport’ (Jackson County 24A) for the annual Autumn Fly-in and Drive-in. The event is Saturday, November 2, 11 AM – 2 PM. Meal plates with hamburgers, hot dogs and all the trimmings are only $10. The event is located in a fantastic place up in the mountains, right next to Smoky…

Pilots welcome at wild and wonderful Creighton Island, Georgia, airstrip along the Georgia coastline October 25-27, 2024. Contact Frank Williams for details, justfbw@gmail.com.

The Beech Party is the Beechcraft Heritage’s Museum annual event welcoming pilots and aviation enthusiasts from all across the globe. It is a family atmosphere with rare aircraft and renowned technical and historical experts. In 2023 we had a banner year with a 140+ aircraft ranging from Staggerwings, Beech 18s, Barons, Bonanzas, King Air, Queen Air, Musketeer,…

A work party is scheduled to take place at Gravelly Valley airstrip (IQ5) on Saturday, October 12. The main goal is to place a new windsock at the southwestern corner of the airstrip. This will require making, hauling, and placing sakrete in the hole, along with putting the windsock and pole together. We will also…

Come enjoy beautiful West Virginia! Good food and lots of fun will be had at the Cheat River Fly-in, Saturday, October 12, 2024. Last October we lost Richard McSpadden to a tragic plane accident. Richard was a good friend and well known aviator who loved Cheat Island. We are planning a short tribute to Richard…

If you read the article by Julie Summers Walker in the August issue of AOPA Pilot on Starry, starry nights, you might be looking for a dark sky community or place to fly in and enjoy a night sky full of stars. You don’t have to go far. Henderson Field (95IL) is again hosting a fly-in…

Volunteer help is needed for completion of a crossbuck fence around the historic ranger station at Moose Creek (1U1) airfield in Idaho. This is a continuation of work that was started last fall. The fence is important for keeping Forest Service stock off the runways. The work is not overly demanding and mostly consists of…