AirShows & Flyins 2008
July 26th-27th, Wetaskiwin, AB: Wetaskiwin bi-annual AirShow. Loacted at the Regional (CEX3). Featuring the Canadian Forces "Snowbirds" and paying respect & tribute to our Veterans. Also featuring Bud Granley, Bill Carter, Julie Clark, Kent Pietsch, Dan Buchanan, Pete Mcleod, Team Rocket, Canadian & US Forces + much more... Event being held at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum & Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Event . For more information please contact Air Show Central 780-361-1351 or email info@wetaskiwinairshow.com.
Visit www.wetaskiwinairshow.com.
Members interested in displaying their aircraft please contact Justin at (780)361-1351 ext. 241 or email cahf@telusplanet.net
July 28th-August 3rd EAA AirVenture 2008, the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration. Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI (OSH) Oshkosh WI Visit www.airventure.org for more information or visit our Hints and tips webpage http://www.eaahighriver.org/AirVenture.htm
August 6 Penticton Airshow Details to follow Penticton, BC Details to follow
August 8 - 9 Abbotsford International Airshow Abbotsford, BC Visit their website http://www.abbotsfordairshow.com/index.html . CALL their OFFICE(604)852-8511
August 13 Rocky Mountain House Air Show
The Rocky Mountain House Air Show Society is pleased to announce that whey will be hosting the 5th Biennial Rocky Mountain House Air Show on Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 at the Rocky Airport. Our 2006 Air Show was an enormous success! We had the “best of the best” for military as well as civilian performers, and we intend to do the same this time around. Check back with this site for updates on confirmed performers. Confirmed Performers - Military:Snowbirds
F-18 Demo Team Skyhawks
Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House Air Show Society P.O. Box 2812 Rocky Mountain House, AB T4T 1L7 Fax: (403)845-2623
website: http://www.rockymtnhouseairshow.com/contact.html
August 22nd-23rd, Nanton, AB: Nanton’s (Alberta) annual event, this year ’Lancs In The Fifties ’. A reunion of air and ground crew who served on post-war Lancasters. Friday eve. reception, Saturday full of activities started by a pancake breakfast, a luncheon for Lancs in the Fifties veterans, ceremonies including honouring Bomber Command ground crew, Merlin engine run-ups, flypasts and much more followed by a hangar dance in the evening. More details at www.lancastermuseum.ca or phone 403-646-2270.
August 23rd, Cooking Lake, AB: Cooking Lake Airport open house & Fly-In. Edmonton Airports is pleased to be hosting the 4th Annual open house & fly-in BBQ from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Rain or Shine! The BBQ is FREE but we will gladly be accepting donations for Hope Air. Located at the Cooking Lake Airport (CEZ3F). For more information contact Edmonton Airports at fly-in@edmontonairports.com.
August 24th, St. Albert, AB: Fred Herzog Memorial Fly In Breakfast, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. St. Albert Airport (CES3). Coordinates N53 41 25 W113 41 37. Please phone Ben Strafford 780-458-1606 or email: larandben@cruzinternet.com.
August 25 - 26, 2008 EAA Mid-Eastern Fly-In Mansfield Lahm Airport, Mansfield, OH Visit their website http://www.merfi.info/index.asp
Event Coordinator Pam Fonseca ihrigpl@neo.rr.com 419-522-7203
September 14, Rose Field (CRF3) : Annual Fly In/ Drive In BBQ from 11am to 2pm. For more information contact Simon at 780-460-0400 or simon@rosefield.net
September 20, Okotoks, AB: COPA Flight 81 will be holding a free fly-in breakfast from 8 a.m. - 11a.m. at the Okotoks Air Ranch. For more details call Flight Captain William (Bill) Zurawell 403-279-4461.
October 23 - 26, 2008 Copperstate Regional EAA Fly-In Arizona Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) Casa Grande, Arizona Visit their website http://www.copperstate.org/
Montana Fly Ins
June 13 - 14 Missouri Breaks Winifred (9S7) Fly In
June 13 - camp and cookout at Cow Creek Airstrip
June 14 - flying the Breaks; hamburgers and hangar talk in Winifred
June 15 - Depart for home - fuel available.
Call Ralph Rogers at 406.462.5487 for more information.
June 14 Lewistown Airport Fly In breakfast
Lewistown, MT
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Call Jerry Moline at 406.350.3264 for more information.
June 14-15 Father’s Day Fly In
Twin Bridges (7S1), MT
Potluck pig roast Saturday night, pancake breakfast Sunday morning with pilot games that afternoon
Contact Kendra Horn or call her at 406.684.5335
June 21
Plains Airport Fly In breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Contact Randy Garrison at 406.826.3605
June 24 – 27
Air Race Classic
Bozeman, MT to Mansfield, MT
On June 21 a barbeque will be held in Bozeman and on June 22 a banquet. Both are open to the public.
Contact Linda Marshall at 406.388.7668 for more information.
June 28
Seeley Lake Flying Club Fly In and BBQ
Seeley Lake Airport (23S)
Camping at new pilot camping area.
June 28
Hardin Fly In breakfast
7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Held in conjunction with Little Big Horn Days a parade will be held at 10:00 a.m. and a host of other activities throughout the day. For those that want to attend the Custer’s Last Stand reenactment transportation will be provided to the site. Will recognize the best antique/classic, experimental, and contemporary airplane.
Call Bob Crane at 406.665.1006 for details.
Alberta COPA Flights
AIRDRIE, Flight 134: 2005, The Airdrie Flying Club,
Richard Wiskar, 28 Edgepark Road NW Calgary, AB T3A 4P5 (403) 777-6670 ext 2002, evening (403) 239-2132, fax (403) 282-2557,
rkwiskar@telusplanet.net.
www.airdrieflyingclub.ca Meetings are held the first Thursday of every month 7:30 p.m. at the clubhouse at the Airdrie Airport.
BANFF, Flight 117: 2003, Bill Clark, Box 8445, Canmore, Alta., T1W 2Y2. 403-609-7762; Fax: 403-678-2491; E-mail:
banfflyingclub@hotmail.com. Meet bi-monthly at the Banff Tilden Rent-a-Car. Call for dates and times.
CALGARY, Flight 14: 2006, Chad Conrad, 201 - 804 - 3rd Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 0G9. Tel.: 403-699-9460 (day); 403-590-0577 (evening); Fax: 208-474-1786;
captain@copaflight14.org. Join us every Saturday morning for coffee and flying. If the WX is bad we still talk about flying! Meet at the Calgary Flying Club (upstairs) at 7:30am (9:00am from November through March). If you'd like to know in advance where we're thinking of going, send us an email and we'll add you to our weekly bulletin."
CALGARY ULTRALIGHT, Flight 114: 2002, Pat Cunningham, 205 Panamount Green N.W., Calgary, AB T3K 5R6, 403-276-2617,
patcunningham@shaw.ca;
www.cufc.ca. Meetings second Thursday of the month (except July/Aug.) at 1900 hrs, Northeast Armoury 1227-38 Ave NE
CAMROSE
CAMROSE, Flight 137: 2005, Barry Graham, PO Box 1584 Camrose AB T4V 1X4, 780-672-7973
grahamb@cable-lynx.net. Meetings are the third Wednesday of each month at usually at 6 PM. Call for locations.
COLD LAKE/BONNYVILLE, Flight 90: 2001, John Vardy 4014-38 Street, Bonnyville AB T9N 2K2 780- 826-2132;
jvardy@telusplanet.net. Meetings last Monday of every month at the Bonnyville Regional Airport at 7:30 PM. Guests welcome
EDMONTON, Flight 61: 1997, Ben Strafford, Box 14, Site 2 RR1, Calahoo, AB, T0G 0J0. 780-458-1606;
larandben@cruzinternet.com. Meetings first Sunday of the month, breakfast meeting 8:30 am at Muggn’z Restaurant, St. Albert, Sept through June
HINTON, Flight 126: 2004, Glen Davies, 117 Cribb Cove, Hinton, AB, T7V 1Y8. 780-865-2871; Fax 780-865-1328;
glenair@shaw.ca. Meetings second Friday of the month at 2000 hrs at the Hinton/Entrance Airport Clubhouse/Terminal Building.
INNISFAIL (The Innisfail Flying Club), Flight 130: 2004, Don Rasmussen, RR #1, Innisfail, AB, T4G 1T6. 403-728-8298;
rasmd@pentnet.net. Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:30 pm in the clubhouse at the Innisfail Airport, CEM4.
LACOMBE
LACOMBE, Flight 155: 2008, Leonard Bardick, Lacombe Flying Club, 3910-63 Avenue, Lacombe, AB, T4L 1V6; 430-350-1338;
Leonard@albertahighspeed.net; Meetings second Wednesday each month, Lacombe Flying Club Terminal Building at 7:30 PM.
OKOTOKSOKOTOKS, Flight 81: 2000, WIlliam (Bill) Zurawell, Okotoks Flying Club, PO Box 1463, Okotoks, AB. T0L 1T0; H:(403) 236-9644 O:(403) 531-8147;
bzurawel@telusplanet.net;
http://ofc.homelinux.org. Meetings Last Monday of month at Okotoks Air Ranch. Call for details.
PINCHER CREEK, Flight 77: 1999, Alan Cornyn, Box 938, Pincher Creek, AB, T0K 1W0. 403-627-3538; fax 403-627-5024;
acornyn@telusplanet.net. Meetings third Thursday of the month at Pincher Creek Airport, 7 p.m.
RED DEER, Flight 92: 2001, Sherry Cooper, P.O. Box 323, Penhold, AB, T0M 1R0. 403-886-5191; fax 403-886-4279;
scooper@copanational.org. Meetings third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Red Deer Flying Club.
SEDGEWICK
STETTLER, Flight 135, The Stettler Flying Club, Cam Andres, Box 3 Nevis AB T0C 2E0 403-742-0909, Fax 403-742-0933
andresc@xplornet.com. Meetings held First Monday of each month 7:30 PM Stettler Airport Terminal Meeting Room.
SUNDRE, Flight 146: 2006, Norma F. Bicknell, Box 1338, Sundre, AB T0M 1X0. 403-638-9001; fax 403-638-7628;
anbic@telus.net website:
www.fn7.ca Meetings: the Second-Wednesday of the
month at 19:30 hrs.
WESTERN CANADIAN WARBIRD REPLICAS, Flight 140: 2006, Dan Hawkin, 838 9th Street SW, High River, AB, T1V 1C3. 403-931-4243;
george@ace-aero.com. Meetings First Saturday of the month at 1000 hrs at the High River Airport.
WESTLOCK, Flight 139: 2006, Earl Siegle, Box 220, Clyde, AB, T0G 0P0. 780-349-5650;
SFG@telus.net. Meetings third Wednesday of the month at 1900 hours at the Westlock Airport Terminal Building.
WETASKIWIN, Flight 51: 1997, Ed Saulou, 5807 - 47 Avenue, Wetaskiwin, AB, T9A 2G6. 780-352-6513; fax 780-422-3734;
emsaulou@telus.net. Call for meeting times.
