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FunPlacesToFly.com and OpenAirNet Inc. shall not be held liable for false or inaccurate listings, financial loss, damages or injury. If you decide to fly your aircraft into one of the locations listed on this website, you do so at your own risk. Always call ahead to confirm any information listed and the existence of the destination or event. Any information displayed may not be accurate or current and should not be considered valid for navigation, flight planning, or for use in flight. Please consult official publications for current and correct information. Please read our Disclaimer. FunFly Pilot Shop DVD's and Movies Aviation Gift Ideas Tablets & Accessories Flight Instruction Aviation Headsets Aviation Flight Bags Aviation Videos! Music of the Merlins An extraordinary assembly of Merlin-powered warbirds took to the skies over Hamilton, Ontario on Father's Day weekend, providing sights and sounds not experienced in decades. The star of the show was Jerry Yagen's recently rebuilt de Havilland Mosquito (the only one of its type flying), and it flew in formation with the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Lancaster, alongside two Spitfires and two Hurricanes. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Mosquito pilot Mike Spalding of the Military Aviation Museum. - YouTube - AVweb GoPro: The Wing Walker Shot 100% on the HD HERO2® camera from ‪http://GoPro.com. Join Teresa Stokes as she risks life and limb performing aerial acrobatics for the crowd at the 2012 EAA Airventure Show! Check out more acrobatic flying at: http://www.airventure.org/ Facebook - http://goo.gl/uI515 www.GeneSoucy.com - YouTube - GoProCamera GoPro: Kirby Chambliss & Red Bull Air Force - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 Shot 100% on the new HD HERO2® camera from ‪http://GoPro.com. Kirby Chambliss and the Red Bull Air Force light up the sky at the 2012 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI. http://www.airventure.org/ - YouTube - GoProCamera C5 Galaxy sensational takeoff! Here you can see C5 Galaxy start on the flooding runway! - YouTube - Lucetube180589 AOPA Live This Week - June 13, 2013 A big step towards replacing 100LL. The inside story on FAA's user fee demands to AirVenture in Oshkosh. New aerobatic airplanes from American Champion and Waco Classic. Dealing with depression - it happens to pilots, too. The faces behind those "Pull up! Terrain!" warnings. - YouTube - AOPALive 5PM THURS EAA AND FAA UPDATE It's not happy about it, but the Experimental Aviation Association says it will pay nearly $450,000 to the FAA to save AirVenture. - YouTube.com - wluk See more Videos! The Latest Updates, Aviation News, Events and Places to Fly! Pilot Destination Update - The Beacon Cafe and Country Store, Fort Worth, TX "The Beacon Café is now open from 7am to 2pm daily, closed Monday. Breakfast Early Bird Special for $4.99 with coffee!" - Submitted by Michael Reddick. Got Comments? - Got Photos? New Aviation Event - Cessna Flyer's Gathering in Ohio, Kidron, OH - Friday - Saturday, Aug 23-24, 2013 Join us at Preferred Airparts headquarters in Kidron, Ohio Stoltzfus Airfield - OH22. We’ll have two days of fun and camaraderie including a hangar party/BBQ, tour of the beautiful local countryside and historic Amish country and Saturday night dinner. Visit cessnaflyer.org for more details. New Aviation Event - Cessna Flyer 9th Annual Gathering in Waupaca, Waupaca, WI - Friday - Sunday, Jul 26-28, 2013 Jul 26 - 28 — Waupaca, WI. Waupaca Municipal KPCZ. The 9th Annual Gathering in Waupaca. CFA’s annual pre-OSH event with several days of fun, food and friendship. Friday night reception, Saturday lunch and dinner cruise, Sunday lunch seminars on Saturday and Sunday morning and transportation to and from the airport and hotel/hotel and Chain O’Lakes. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday bus transportation to and from the EAA AirVenture grounds. The best value in aviation—and the early bird price for members and their guests has been extended. Reserve your room at the Comfort Suites Foxfire, 199 Foxfire Drive, Waupaca, WI 54981. Phone 715-942-0500 and mention Cessna event for a special rate. Register for the Gathering online at cessnaflyer.org or call 800-397-3920 or email johnb@aviationgroupltd.com for more info. New Aviation Event - 2nd Annual International Wings and Wieners Fly-In, Ukiah, CA - Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 FREE FOOD !! Willits EAA Chapter 1027 is celebrating a year of successful events by inviting all pilots and their guests to enjoy a free lunch of hotdogs, potato salad, and a beverage, FREE !! Cool indoor air conditioned seating is available! Pilots participating in the Historical Aircraft display program will be given a free certificate of display. Come join the party with free food and a free certificate! Sunday, July 14th from 11AM to 3PM. New Aviation Event - Lea Regional Airport Fly-In, Hobbs, NM - Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM First annual aviation day and fly in to be held at Lea County Regional Airport in Hobbs, NM. EAA, Commemerative Airforce, and GA aircraft of all types planned and welcome at fly in. Meet the JetHiking Gypsy! The JetHiking Gypsy is a veteran travel writer with an unusual, crazy idea: is it possible to hitchhike around the country on general aviation planes and private jets? If so, how will she find her way once she lands? Where will she stay? What will she do? It was questions like these that got the ball rolling on the JetHiking project, which kicked off July 12, 2012. Since then, she has been zipping around the country by air, meeting interesting new friends, and learning about aviation. - JetHiking.com New Aviation Event - 2013 Independence Boogie Fly in Drive in Fireworks and Music, Rochelle, IL - Saturday, Jul 6, 2013 The Rochelle Municipal Airport in partnership with the Chicagoland Skydiving center is hosting a fireworks display and the Los Vicios De Papa band on Saturday July 6th 2013. Cost is $10 per person. This event is a great way to spend time. The airport will be closed during the display. We anticipate closing it at 9:15 and reopening immediately following the show. Fly in early get a bite to eat at the Flight Deck Bar and Grill and enjoy the show. New Aviation Event - Annual Aitkin Fly In/Drive In Car Show, Aitkin, MN - Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 Aitkin Annual Fly-In/Drive-In Auto Show will be held from 7 AM to 3 PM Sunday, June 30, 2013. Come rain or shine, drive or fly in and check out the car show and antique and specialty aircraft on display. There will also be a tractor display and silent auction. For a $5 entrant fee, you can enter your classic car in the car show. There will be dash plaques and cash drawings. Come early for a wild rice pancake breakfast served from 7 AM to 11 AM and a brat/burger lunch from 11 AM to 3 PM and free rootbeer floats from 11 AM to 1 PM. Biplane rides available in the afternoon. New Aviation Event - Dog Days of Summer Fly-In, Quinlan, TX - Thursday - Sunday, Jun 20-23, 2013 Come on down and camp out at our first fly-in of the year. We're planning on having a GRAND time. Karaoke with us through the night and then end the night with a late night movie. We will have a flour bomb and spot landing contest on Saturday. If the airport's a rockin', don't bother knockin' - just come on in!! New Aviation Event - 3rd Saturday Cookout, Tellico Plains, TN - Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 Cookout at Tellico Plains Airport. Sat June 15, 11-2pm, airport is NOT on sectional. Coordinates: N35 22 184 W084 18 349, CTAF 122.9, 5/23 3000' turf AND asphalt 12 mi east of MNV, look for the red roofed hangar. Hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, dirink and cookies. Donations accepted. We shall hold cookouts throughout the summer on the 3rd Saturday, June, July and August. We have 'courtesy' bikes to explore the mt town of Tellico Plains. Hope to see you there. New Aviation Event - Living History Day at the Air Victory Museum, Lumberton, NJ - Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 JUNE 15, 2013, GATES OPEN AT 10:00AM, Special Guests: 9th Infantry Division Reenactors, Korean War Vets, Buffalo Soldiers, South Jersey Military Vehicle Preservation Society, Burlington County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit, Deptford Police Department Hot Air Balloon, The local chapter of the EAA will be holding Young Eagle flights for kids ages 8 to 17 all day long weather permitting. A parent or guardian must be there to sign a waiver for the child to fly. Flights usually last about a half hour and are absolutely FREE! New Aviation Event - EAA 1350 Pancake Breakfast, LaGrange, GA - Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 EAA Chapter 1350 is having a pancake breakfast Saturday, June 15, from 9:00 to 10:30. We have had a hamburger lunch for the last several months but have switched back to a pancake breakfast. The breakfast is only $5.00 for pancakes, eggs, sausage, orange juice, coffee, and all the sunshine you want, weather permitting. We always treat our guests right and welcome anyone looking for somewhere to go on a Saturday morning. If you decide to join us, we promise to serve you a great breakfast and make your trip worth it. New Photo Added - Mariposa-Yosemite Airport, Mariposa, CA "On final for 26 MPI Jan 2010" - Submitted by Sharon Coolidge. Got Comments? - Got Photos? Pilot Destination Update - Mariposa-Yosemite Airport, Mariposa, CA "KMPI Airport Rent-a-Car, Inc. took over as airport manager 06/2010. Now in our 3rd year. Friendly Staff waiting to serve you! We have rental cars on the airfield. Free Wi-fi, pilot's lounge, 24/7 bathroom, picnic area, snacks beverages. Open 7 days a week. 24/7 fuel sales Shell. Closest airport to Yosemite." - Submitted by Sharon Coolidge. Got Comments? - Got Photos? New Aviation Event - RANGER FLY-IN AIRSHOW No.7 Barbecue and Campout, Ranger, TX - Friday - Sunday, Oct 4-6, 2013 Top airshow performers and outstanding aircraft commemorate 102 years of Ranger Airfield. Friday evening hamburgers and airshow. Field closed Friday 7:00-7:30p and Saturday 1:00-2:30p. Breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning. Barbecue served to pilots and passengers Saturday noon. Nice 3400 ft. grass runway. Show your support for the volunteer-supported field by spreading the word and bringing your aircraft. Showers available as well as rides to hotels. Visit the airfield's website.  * Previous Updates and Fun Places To Fly - Check our Archive  Help us spread the word about FunPlacesToFly.com! If you have a website and would like to link to FunPlacesToFly.com, click HERE! We appreciate your help! All Aviation Events and Places To Fly listed are provided by the general public. 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