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June 1 – Pancake Breakfast, 8:00 to 11:30 am. Fly-in and drive-in. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 241 at DeKalb Airport (KDKB). Contact info is Dan Thurnau 815-631-6629. piperdan@charter.net
June 8 – Fly-In/Drive-In Pancake Breakfast, Montevideo, MN (KMVE), 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PIC eat free! Young Eagle rides: 320-269-4829.
June 13 -15 – Madison EAA Chapter 93 will be hosting the Ford Trimotor. Rides are available: www.flytheford.org
June 17-20 – Women pilots from across the United States and around the world will take off Tuesday, June 17 from H. L. “Sonny” Callahan Airport in Fairhope, Alabama, for a 2,426-statute mile competition across nine (9) states that ends Friday, June 20 at Felts Field in Spokane, Washington. For more information, go to airraceclassic.org. Follow Air Race Classic on Facebook. On Instagram: @airraceclassicinc.
June 17-21 – Sentimental Journey – www.sjflyin.com – Family Friendly Fly-In, Lockhaven, PA.
June 20, 21, & 22 – EAA Chapter 551 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, is hosting the EAA Ford Trimotor. Rides will be available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. www.flytheford.org. 320-420-9817 (rcjahnke@gmail.com).
July 5 – Starbuck, MN (D32) Fly-In Breakfast, 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. Pilots eat free! More information under Heritage Days Events at the Starbuck Area Chamber of Commerce website: starbuckmn.org. Contact Tom Beuckens 612-715-1995
(starbuckchamber@gmail.com).
July 12 – “Wings Over PDC,” Prairie du Chien, Wis. (KPDC) annual fly-in and breakfast. Military static displays. Follow us on Facebook for updates as the day gets closer www.facebook.com/airportPDC or call Todd at 608-412-6163.
July 13 – 7:30 am to 12 noon. Middleton Municipal Airport/ Morey Field (C29). Middleton, Wisconsin. EAA Chapter 93 Fly-In/ Drive-In Pancake Breakfast. Fundraiser for aviation education and scholarships. Contact: Geoff Gallagher, gizzgallagher@gmail.com, 608-513-3495.
July 13 – Isle, Minn. (MY72). SE side of Lake Mille Lacs. Fly-In Breakfast. Under-the-wing camping July 12. 2460 ft turf Rwy 16/34. 1271 ft. MSL field elevation. Unicom 122.9 Mhz. Note: 70 ft. trees 700 feet beyond north end and 180 feet left of Rwy 34 centerline. 10:1 slope to clear. Mark Priglmeier <createlift@gmail.com>. 320-200-8050.
July 21-27 – 72nd Annual Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-In Convention, “EAA AirVenture Oshkosh,” Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wis.
Aug 3-8 – Canada Fishing Fly-Out To Miminiska Lodge, Ontario. Email dave@midwestflyer.com for details.
Aug 10 – Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Pig Roast, Lino Lakes (SPB), MN: MSPA Pig Roast at Surfside SPB
Aug 16-17 – Fagen Fighters WWII Museum “250th Anniversary of the U.S. Navy & Marines.” Navy and Marines WWII Aircraft Reunion, Guest Speakers, WWII Reenactors, WWII Vehicles, Food and More! Granite Falls, Minn. www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.com
Aug 30 – Glencoe, MN (KGYL), EAA 1658 Sweet Corn & Bratwurst Fly-In/Drive-In, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For details contact Jim Andrews at 763-218-9568 or go to www.eaa1658.net
Sept 4-6 – Midwest Aviation Expo, Outlander Airport, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
Sept 5-7 – Wisconsin Seaplane Fly-In, Maple View Resort, Pioneer Lake, Conover, Wis., 10 miles north of Eagle River, Wis.
Sept 7 – Aitkin Wild Rice Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m. – noon. Aitkin, Minn. Municipal Airport (KAIT). Serving pancakes (with and without wild rice), bacon, sausage, coffee and orange juice. Contact: Charlotte Montgomery – familyflying@yahoo.com.
Sept 19-20 – Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Safety Seminar, Madden’s Resort, Gull Lake, Brainerd, Minn.
Sept 20-21 – 23rd Annual Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association Splash-In, Pokagon State Park on Lake James. For details check the website: https://indianaseaplanes.com/, email zack.willig@gmail.com, or call 630-470-2935.
Oct 2-5 – Wisconsin Cran Fest, Cranberry International Seaplane Base, Eagle River, Wis.
Oct 20-22 – Wisconsin Airport Conference, La Crosse Center, La Crosse, Wis. https://wiama.org