EAA
UL Chapter 62 Fly-in/Pig-out
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Rain or Shine!!
Page last updated Sunday, September 14, 2008
Saturday, August 23rd is when we
held our annual
Fly-in/Pig-out at
Fisher Field in Middleboro. The event included a display of
members' aircraft, a sumptuous feast and aviation related raffle, not
to mention a great opportunity to socialize with folks interested in
flying and building experimental aircraft. Thanks to Chapter member
Marty Himmelfarb and all the volunteers who made the Fly-in possible,
the event was a great success!!
John
Duffy and Larry Bean contributed pictures of the event, which you
can see here.
Alex
Paleologos contributed a video of the event. Click the "Play" button on
the video screen below to start playing the video. If you
don't
have a fast Internet connection to view the video live below, you can
download it to your computer (8.4MB WMV file) by right-clicking here and selecting
"Save Target As..." or "Save Link As...", then play it after it
finishes downloading. (I'm not sure if it will play on Apple computers,
can anyone verify that for me?)
Display
of amateur built ultralight and light sport aircraft
Meet
the builders
Aviation
related raffle
Presentations
Parade
of Flight (weather permitting)
Free
camping
Free
parking or fly-in
Socialize
with your flying buddies
Make
new friends
Raffle
Items
The
following items
are confirmed for the raffle that will take place at the Fly-in.
We are working on securing more items, so keep checking back
on
this page for updates.
Cordless electric drill valued at
$99 donated by Morse Lumber of Wareham
2 $25 gift cards from Aircraft
Spruce
2 $30 flight training DVDs from
Sportys
Safety wire combo tool and hat from
Lockwood Aviation
Collection of 6 aviation coffee
table books from Wareham Recycling
Gold plated golfing putter from
Clark Home Improvement of Wareham
Pop riveting hand tool ($20) from
Marty Himmelfarb
2 child-proof gun locks from the
Onset Crime Watch
T-Shirt
Presentations
Fred Paris will give a short talk
on Ultralight flying
Mike Butts will discuss Light Sport
operations
Judy Snow will present her
experiences in the 2008 Transcontinental Air Race
Parade
of Flight
We
will have a parade of flight with low level fly-overs featuring our
aircraft and a commentary by our air traffic controller for each one
(weather permitting)
Schedule
of Events
1:00 PM
Flying
activities end
1:30 -
Pig-Out with
music by our very own Mike Butts and the Fisher Field Runway Boys
3:00
Raffle
3:30
Special
guest Judy Snow, a pilot from PYM, presents her experiences in the 2008
transcontinental air race for women pilots that has been flown since
1929 and once featured Amelia Earhart as a contestant.
3:45
Free Seminar: Ultralights,
Light Sport Aircraft and Sport Pilot Overview
4:15
Kids Briefing (All kids who want
to participate in the candy drop must attend)
4:30
Candy Drop for
children
4:45
Pilot Briefing for The
Parade of Flight
5:00 - 5:15
Pilots
prepare aircraft and equipment for Parade of Flight
(Pilots will be doing Pre-flight inspections, testing radios
etc.
Please stand back and allow pilots quiet preparation time during this
period)
5:15
Parade of Flight takeoff
5:45
Parade of
Flight and Candy drop ends Open flying restarts
Dark:
The music
starts flying may continue until 1/2 hour after sunset
If you are flying in ...
We
plan to use North-South runways (36 or 18) only. If wind or safety
conditions dictate otherwise, changes will be covered during the pilot
briefings.
2500' grass runway (suitable for ultralight
& light aircraft only).
Incoming aircraft should identify themselves,
inquire for active runway, and state their intention 5 miles out on
122.75.
Calm wind runway is 36. For 36 we fly a Left
downwind, a Right downwind if 18.
There is a utility pole-line under the downwind
path, when in downwind you should fly above or just outside of this
pole line.
Pattern Altitude is
800'MSL. Field elevation is 120'.
GPS co-ordinates: 41.52.43 N - 70.50.61 W
All Pilots flying during the event will be
required to complete a waiver of liability form.
If you will need fuel and/or oil for your
return trip, notify a UL62 Staff Member as early as possible.
If you
are driving in ...
You can use 154 Purchase Street, Middleboro, MA
02346 as your destination for Internet mapping software
The
entrance to the airport is a gravel driveway on the west side of
Purchase Street, about 10 or 20 yards south of the stop sign at the
intersection of Purchase Street and Chestnut Street in Middleboro
The entrance has a sign that says "No Entry
Without Prior Permission"
(Fly-in attendees are permitted, of course)
The closest Interstate exit is I-495 and Rt 28,
about 2-1/2 miles away
Other
Notes
Camping
and flying-in are free. If you are camping, supply runs to
the local store for provisions can be arranged.
You
need not be present to win raffle items. So be sure to legibly complete
your raffle tickets.
All
Pilots flying during the event will be required to complete a waiver of
liability form.
Aircraft may be flying and moving on
the ground at all times.
Look around, be alert, be safe and help us out.
