Places to visit in your plane in and around the Ozarks
Here is my local flying rag with some things to do in flyover country if you find yourself out here. Mostly involving food! Lol.
Andy Anderson<andya@diamondcity.net>
Lots of choices this weekend.
Enjoy,
Andy
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Here is the link to the FAA Safety Team home page. You can enter search
parameters that suit you to find events in your area:
https://www.faasafety.gov/default.aspx
May 6 - Shell Knob, MO - Turkey Mountain Airport (MO00) from 10 am - 2 pm...
Judy's famous "Burgers & Dogs" Lunch fly-in. By donation. For additional
information call: Judy at 417-858-6345; Cell 417-671-1832 This event will be
in the hangar on the south parking area. ** Note CTAF 122.
May 6 - Morrilton, AR - Morrilton Municipal Airport (KBDQ) 9:00 AM until all
food is gone. Fly in or Drive in. Full Breakfast with Petit Jean Sausage &
Bacon. Sponsored by EAA 1590. EAA Meeting will follow breakfast. Breakfast
will be served in the big blue hangar, Unicom 122.8. This will be a
recurring event on the first Saturday of the month. Contact: 501-472-1197
May 6 - Springdale, AR (KASG) Free Ground school at Springdale first
Saturday of every month upstairs in the conference room 9 AM until noon or
whenever we finish CFII Gary O'Neal and NWA Flying Club. Note that the
restaurant in the terminal is open now for breakfast before or lunch after
May 6 - Ponca City, OK- Ponca City Regional Airport (KPNC) - Ponca City
Aviation Booster Club Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast - 7-10:30 AM. Fantastic
food; very well attended long running event. The requested donation is $10
adults, $5 children under 12. (and well worth it) you can have pancakes,
scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, biscuits & gravy, orange juice,
coffee, and fruit. Sponsored by the Ponca City Aviation Foundation on the
first Saturday of every month rain or shine. Contact Bruce Eberle
580-761-5884 email: ou444@yahoo.com
May 13 - Mountain View, AR - Wilcox Field (7M2). 8-10 am - Second Saturday
Breakfast: full breakfast with pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, coffee, juice
and milk. By donation. Will be every second Saturday through the summer.
Come and enjoy a summer day in Mountain View! Contact Larry Snyder
501-203-8644 for more information or email: 7m2@Yelcot.net
May 18-21 - Branson, MO - Point Lookout Airport (KPLK) 2023 USPA Flyout. ALL
PILOTS WELCOME! For more information, go to www.uspilots.org.
May 20 - Pine Bluff, AR - Grider Field Airport (KPBF) fly-in breakfast 3rd
Saturday of every month. Our specialty is eggs anyway you want them, from
fried to eggs Benedict. You should try our omelets. Come enjoy your
breakfast in our WWII style Officers Club. A $8.00 donation gets you all
you can eat. Contact: Sara Works (870-543-9933) email: works_sara@yahoo.com
May 20 - Berryville, AR - Carroll County Airport (4M1) 3rd Saturday
BREAKFAST EVENT!! 8:00 - 10:00 AM. Farm fresh scrambled eggs, sausage
patties & links, flapjacks, sweet tea and always a bunch-o-sweet treats made
by the airport wives...$10.00 suggested donation. Contact: 870-423-8393.
May 20 - Stuttgart, AR - Stuttgart Airport (KSGT) 10 A.M. - 1 P.M. Fly-In
lunch and FAASTeam talk on "Fly the Aircraft First". Participants will be
eligible for WINGS credits. Presentation starts during the 10 o'clock hour
with hamburgers and hot dogs to follow. Fuel prices will be discounted for
the event. Check @flystuttgart on Facebook and Instagram after Tuesday the
16th for event fuel prices. Static displays have been requested from medical
and military aircraft. Others who wish to display aircraft please call
870-673-2960. Rain or shine event! Event will be held in the City
maintenance hangar south of the terminal building OR in the Wilkerson Hangar
if conditions warrant. Donation accepted. For questions please email
airportmanager@stuttgartar.com or call 870-673-2960.
May 20 - North Little Rock, AR - North Little Rock Municipal Airport (KORK)
RAZORBACK WING, COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE - SEE THE 1941 PT-22 RECRUIT "MISS
CHERIE" COME RIDE IN A RARE WARBIRD THAT TRAINED PILOTS IN WWII. Will be
having our monthly meeting and offering rides at 8800 Remount Road, North
Little Rock Airport (KORK) from 0900 to 1200. We are recruiting pilots,
mechanics, non pilots and youth 12 and older to join and help grow our team
so that we can accomplish the CAF mission to EDUCATE, INSPIRE and HONOR here
in Arkansas. Follow us on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/CAFRazorbackWing/ To contact us call or email
Jeremy Lashbrook at 501-920-9635 or jeremylash@gmail.com For a donation of
$250 you can ride in the Ryan PT-22. Riders must be 12 years of age or
older. Riders weight limited to 220 lbs due to aircraft weight and balance
restrictions. To sign up for rides go to https://www.razorbackcaf.com
May 27 - North Little Rock, AR - North Little Rock Municipal Airport (KORK)
EAA Chapter 165 4th Saturday Breakfast. We start serving at 8:00 and go
until 10:00. If it is cold or hot, the hangar is well heated and air
conditioned. DIRECTIONS : The main entrance to NLR Airport is on Remount
Road. We have OUR OWN ENTRANCE, Gate #20, which is located about a city
block south of the main airport entrance still on Remount Road. Planes park
in front of the hangar and cars in the parking lot behind the hangar. We
are located right at the beginning of runway 5. Please come on out Arrive
hungry, leave stuffed. Any questions - 419 360-7414
June 1 - 4 Mountain View, AR- Wilcox Field (7M2) Annual Ercoupe Regional
Bust out of Winter weekend. Every type of aircraft is welcome. Friday
Evening Banquet at Angler's Inn with guest speaker Dan Gryder from Probable
Cause YouTube channel. For information and registration:
https://ercoupe.org/index.php/calend...-events/2023-b
ust-out-of-winteror
June 3 - Shell Knob, MO - Turkey Mountain Airport (MO00) from 8 am - 12
pm... Judy's famous "Omelet in a Bag" breakfast fly-in. By donation. For
additional information call: Judy at 417-858-6345; Cell 417-671-1832 This
event will be in the Restaurant building. Park in the south parking area and
a shuttle will pick you up ** Note CTAF 122.9
June 3 - Morrilton, AR - Morrilton Municipal Airport (KBDQ) 9:00 AM until
all food is gone. Fly in or Drive in. Full Breakfast with Petit Jean Sausage
& Bacon. Sponsored by EAA 1590. EAA Meeting will follow breakfast. Breakfast
will be served in the big blue hangar, Unicom 122.8. This will be a
recurring event on the first Saturday of the month. Contact: 501-472-1197
June 3 - Springdale, AR (KASG) Free Ground school at Springdale first
Saturday of every month upstairs in the conference room 9 AM until noon or
whenever we finish CFII Gary O'Neal and NWA Flying Club. Note that the
restaurant in the terminal is open now for breakfast before or lunch after
June 3 - Ponca City, OK- Ponca City Regional Airport (KPNC) - Ponca City
Aviation Booster Club Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast - 7-10:30 AM. Fantastic
food; very well attended long running event. The requested donation is $10
adults, $5 children under 12. (and well worth it) you can have pancakes,
scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, biscuits & gravy, orange juice,
coffee, and fruit. Sponsored by the Ponca City Aviation Foundation on the
first Saturday of every month rain or shine. Contact Bruce Eberle
580-761-5884 email: ou444@yahoo.com
June 9-11, 2023 Willow Springs, MO (1H5) Annual Fly-In/Camp-Out A full
weekend of aviation fun, fellowship, friends, great food, static displays,
spot landings and music all in a park-like setting. (This year a 50s
Doo-Wop dance is planned on Saturday evening. with a jukebox.) All meals
are home cooked and by donation only. Free overnight camping, no hookups.
Fuel and outdoor shower available. All are welcome! Contact: 417 233-1218
June 10 - Mountain View, AR - Wilcox Field (7M2). 8-10 am - Second Saturday
Breakfast: full breakfast with pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, coffee, juice
and milk. By donation. Will be every second Saturday through the summer.
Come and enjoy a summer day in Mountain View! Contact Larry Snyder
501-203-8644 for more information or email: 7m2@Yelcot.net
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Blue Skies,
Andy -- email: andya@diamondcity.net
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