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The Villages Aviation Club
| On The Wing by Judie Betz (The Villages Daily Sun Newspaper Columnist) |
| GREAT FLYING EVENTS IN MARCH by Judie Betz Daily Sun column February 19, 2012 Mar. 2-5 - Keystone Heights Airport (42J). Airfest. Bob Oehl, Susan King: 352- 256-8037 or flyin@wingsofdreams.org. Mar. 3 – Avon Park Municipal Airport (AVO). Regular 1st Saturday breakfast. Florida Aircraft Services: 863-453-5046. Mar. 3 – Sebastian Municipal Airport (X26). Regular 1st Saturday at LoPresti. Breakfast and speaker. 772-562-4757. Mar. 3 – Albert Whitted Airport (SPG), St Petersburg. Regular 1st Saturday Airport Preservation Society fly-in pancake breakfast. 727-822-1532 or awaps. org. Mar. 5 - Villages Aviation Club regular 1st Monday monthly meeting . Hibiscus recreation Center. 7 p.m. Don Field: 751-7521 or donscit@aol.com or Brian Mullady: 753-6465 or mulladybu@aol.com. Mar. 9-11 – Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX), Titusville. Valiant Air Command’s Tico Warbird Airshow. 321-268-1941. Mar. 10 – Love’s Landing Airpark (97FL), Weirsdale. EAA Chapter 1236 regular 2nd Saturday monthly meeting 10 a.m., coffee and donuts 9 a.m. Washburns’ yellow and red hangar on runway 18/36. Lorene Washburn: 750-5312 or lorenewashburn@gmail.com. Mar. 10 – Cannon Creek Airpark (15FL), Lake City. Regular 2nd Saturday fly-in breakfast. 8 a.m. Ray Sessions: 386-752-1957 or www.ccairpark.com. Mar. 15 – Ocala International Airport (OCF). Air Force Association, Red Tail Memorial Chapter 136 regular 3rd Thursday monthly meeting . 6:30 p.m. Rental car building. Mike Emig: 854-8328 or Xtoothman@aol.com or John Murphy: 347- 6064 or bam0607@embarqmail.com or in The Villages, Paul Mink: 430-2972 or amink72@embarqmail.com. Mar. 17 – Cannon Creek Airpark (15FL), Lake City. Annual EAA Chapter 977 Shamrock fly-in. Pulled pork, etc. $7. Mark Wiencek or www.ccairpark.com. Mar. 17 – Paradise Center, The Villages. Hangar Flyers regular 3rd Saturday monthly meeting. Come share your interesting aviation stories. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Lou Branch: 259-6965. Mar. 17 – Ocala International Airport (OCF). EAA Chapter 812 regular 3rd Saturday monthly meeting . 9 a.m. Bob Law: 591-3339 or boblaw2001@yahoo. com. Mar. 17 – Cedar Knoll Flying Ranch (01FL), Geneva. Regular 3rd Saturday fly-in breakfast. Bill Lowery: 407-349-2183. Mar. 17 - Valkaria Airport (X59). Regular 3rd Saturday monthly EAA and airport association-sponsored breakfast. 8 -11 a.m. $5. Steve Borowski: 321-952-4590 or steve.borowski@brevardcounty.us. Mar. 17 – Williston Municipal Airport (X60). Regular 3rd Saturday breakfast at Pyper Kub Restaurant. Mar. 22 - Ocala International Airport (OCF) Advisory Board. Regular 4th Thursday monthly meeting. 3 p.m. Airport Director Matt Grow: 629-8377. Mar. 24 – Umatilla Municipal Airport (X23) – Regular 4th Saturday breakfast at Umatilla Inn and Restaurant. Van shuttle service (tips only). 9 a.m.-12 noon. Hugh Johnson: 352-669-1325. Umatilla Airport: 352-669-2290. Mar. 26 – DFC Society, The Villages Chapter regular 4th Monday breakfast meeting. 9 a.m. Terra del Sol Restaurant. Holders of the DFC, regardless of Service, are welcome. David Lehtonen: 753-1316 or Bob Sherman: 751-1771. Mar. 27-Apr. 1 – Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL). Sun ‘n Fun. Huge annual fly-in with daily airshows, static displays, educational forums, seminars, hands-on workshops, vendors. 863-644-2431 or www.sun-n-fun.org. Mar. 27-Apr.1 – Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL). Florida Sport Aviation Antique and Classic Association (FSAACA) monthly fly-out combined with Sun ‘n Fun. Kim Capozzi: 352-475-9736 or www.fsaaca.org. Mar. 28 – Florida Aero Club, Ocala Chapter regular 4th Wednesday dinner meeting. Ocala Elks Club. 6 p.m. Tom Seng: 267-6500 or in2the@wildblue.net. NOTES: Ocala International Airport (OCF), Civil Air Patrol, Marion County Composite Squadron meets EVERY Tuesday night. 6:30 p.m. Ron Kielty: 239-2947. Judie Betz may be reached at judiebetz@gmail.com or (352) 821-2828. |
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| Judie at Albert Whitted airfield flying her beautiful Vans RV12 (LSA category) |
