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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1st

Fly-in and show-off your aircraft or drive-in and join the fun. Activities will begin at 8 am and will continue throughout the day with something for everyone.

Be sure to register your plane on arrival for fuel discounts and to be eligible to win one of many great attendance prizes including a flight in a warbird.

Join us for a pancake breakfast and stay for a lunch of hamburgers and bratwurst. The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum will be open with free admission all day and a static display ramp will be open for you to view a classic Convair 440, an Oshkosh award-winning T-28 Trojan warbird, a 1941 Meyers O.T.W. biplane, a TV News Helicopter, and a wide variety of other static display aircraft. Midcoast Aviation will be conducting guided tours of their Bombardier Challenger and Global Express “green” aircraft completion line and back-shop areas. EAA Chapter 64 will be offering free “Young Eagle” flights for youth age 8-17 and several aviation supply companies will be on hand to demonstrate their latest products.

Dirty planes are welcome, but fly them home clean. Parks College aviation students will be washing planes to raise funds for this year’s aviation activities.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
0800-1400
Fly-in Registration
Be sure to register to receive fuel discounts and a chance to win a flight in a warbird or one of many other great door prizes (Door prize drawings will be held at 1400 at the registration desk. Must be present to win grand prize flights; need not be present to win other prizes.)
0800-1500
Aircraft Static Displays
Convair 440, T-28 Trojan, TV News Helicopter, 1941 Meyers OTW biplane, Yang Chang 6 Chinese Trainers, T-34, Pilatus PC-7, Starduster Too, and a wide variety of other experimental and vintage aircraft
0800-1500
Vendor Displays
Aero Performance Ltd., Wooden Models, and others.
0800-1000
Pancake Breakfast
A fresh hot breakfast cooked by St. Louis University’s Park College aviation students celebrating Parks College Alumni Reunion Weekend. $7.
0900-1200
Young Eagles Flights
FREE flights for youth 8-17 by EAA Chapter 64 members. (Contact Larry Frey at 618-654-7808 or via e-mail at lrogerfrey@hotmail.com for advance registration.)
0900-1600
Museum Open
Visit the Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum in historic hangar two. Admission is free!
1000-1700
Plane Wash
Don’t fly a dirty plane. Get your plane washed by members of St. Louis University’s aviation fraternity, Alpha Eta Rho. (Reservations available but not required.) $35 singles / $45 light twins
1000
Midcoast Aviation Tour
A guided tour of Midcoast Aviation’s Bombardier Challenger and Global Express “green” aircraft completion line and back-shop areas. Board the shuttle van near the registration tent. The tour will take approximately one hour. Shuttle leaves at 1000 and 1200.
1100-1400
Burgers & Brats
Lunch, grilled to perfection. Proceeds benefit the Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum’s educational programs.
1200
Midcoast Aviation Tour
A second tour of Midcoast’s aircraft completion area. Board the shuttle van near the registration tent at 1200. The tour will take approximately one hour.
1230 Petting Zoo Visit a variety of animals including a baby giraffe.
1230
FAA Wings Safety Seminar
An FAA Wings Safety Seminar conducted by our very own FAA Safety Counselor and ATC Tower Controller Diane Earhart. Click HERE for advance registration.
1400
Prize Drawings
Attendance prizes will be drawn at the Registration Tent. Must be present to win the Grand Prize, only.

PARTICIPATION PRIZES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

- T-28 Trojan Warbird Flight *
- T-34 Warbird Flight
- Formation flights in a YangChang 6
- 2 Gateway Grizzlies Gift Bags including 4 tickets to a 2006 Grizzlies Baseball Game
- Sightseeing cruises on the Gateway Arch Riverboats
- Pasta dinner for two at Oliver’s Restaurant
- Free introductory helicopter flight
 - Additional prizes provided by Aero Performance, Brockland Pontiac GMC, Gateway Grizzlies & GMC Stadium, Ideal Aviation, Midcoast Aviation, and others...the list is growing!
- AirBP and Phillips 66 fuel discounts for EVERYONE !

Fly-bys are welcome and encouraged. After landing, notify Ground Control that you are here for the Fly-in and they will guide you to the West Ramp. Someone will be there to meet you and guide you to the appropriate parking place. (The breakfast and plane wash will be held in front of Parks College Hangar Eight. Static display aircraft will be parked on the northern half of the West Ramp. Other Fly-in Aircraft will be parked on the southern end of the the West Ramp. Be sure to visit the Registration Tent to sign in. Shuttle transportation will be available. Lunch will be served in front of the Museum at historic hangar two. Transportation to and from Midcoast Aviation and Oliver's Restaurant on the East Ramp will be available on request.)


Click here to download a Fly-in "Flyer."

Please print it out and distribute copies as you fly around to other airports.