Upcoming Events

Check this column each month to see that dates have not been cancelled or changed. Send notices six weeks in advance of publication to the Minnesota Flyer, P.O. Box 750, Sandstone, MN 55072-0750 or mnflyer@pinternet.com or charlotte@mnflyer.com.

February 25:  Warroad, MN, 40th Annual Warroad Lions Ski Plane Fly-In Breakfast. Ski Planes land on the Warroad River, others at Warroad Airport (KRRT), 8 a.m. - noon.  Shuttle service available.  Contact Dave Paulson, 218-386-1818 or 218-386-2098 or dpaulson@ssbwarroad.com

March 17: Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Airport (COQ), EAA Chapter 1221 Annual Birthday Fly-In-Drive In, 10 a.m. 2 p.m., lunch will be served. Contact Pete Bergman 218-269-1523

April 27-28: Blaine, MN, Anoka County Blaine Airport (KANE) Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering. Event space, Golden Wings Flying Museum at Jane’s Field entrance. Contact mnpilots.org

May 18-20: Brainerd, Madden’s Resort on Gull Lake, MSPA Safety Seminar, contact Steve Guetter steve@penguinflight.net, 952-484-9457

May 21- 26: Albert Lea, MN, Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL), Region 7 Soaring Contest. Contact: Soaring Society of America, or Leon Zeug at 612-590-7157, k63rt@yahoo.com

June 2-3: Blaine, MN, Anoka County Blaine Airport (KANE), Discover Aviation Days 2018, Jane’s Field. Contact 763-568-6072, info@discoveraviationdays.org

June 9: Brainerd, MN, Brainerd Airport (KBRD) is the starting point for the Grass is a Gas Poker Run to four grass strips. Preflight briefing 8:15 a.m., Contact Mike Petersen 612-750-2981 winger701@gmail.com

June 19-22: Women’s 42nd Air Race Classic, Sweetwater, Texas to Freyburg, Maine. Third stop on route is Faribault Municipal Airport, Liz Wall Strohfus Field (FBL), Details at ARC – Air Race Classic

June 16: Granite Falls, MN, Granite Falls Muni-Lenzen-Roe-Fagan Memorial Field (GDB), Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., contact Evan Fagen at 320-564-3324

June 19-22: Wommen’s 42nd Air Race Classic, Sweetwater, Texas to Freyburg, Maine. Third stop on route is Fairbault Municipal Airport, Liz Wall Strohfus Field (FBL), Details at ARC – Air Race Classic

July 1: Austin, MN, Austin Airport (AUM), Austin Morning Lions Club Fly-In Breakfast, featuring SPAM, pancakes, sausage, 7 a.m. – 1 p.m., PIC free. Contact Taggert Medgaarden 507-440-6596, tmedgaarden@cedarvalleyservices.org

June 24: St Cloud, MN, St Cloud Airport (KSTC) 26th Annual Fly-In Pancake and Sausage Breakfast from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., hosted by the Cloud Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol and Granite Days, PIC free. Contact Brooke Ziwicki, ziwicki4@gmail.com

July 7: Starbuck, MN, Starbuck Municipal Airport (D32). Annual Pope County Flyer’s Camp-In/Fly-In Breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Under wing campers welcome July 6-8. Contact Don Lilienthal at 320-760-3033 or MaryJo Brown at 320-392-5869

July 7-8: Isle, MN, Isle Airport (MY72) Isle Airport Flying Club, Saturday night Fly-In/Camp-Out, Sunday Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast 7 a.m.-11 a.m., PIC free, Private air strip, contact Dave Retka, daveretka@gmail.com

July 15-17: Brainerd, MN, Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (KBRD), American Barnstormers Tour, 9 a.m. to dusk daily. Contact Mike Petersen 612-750-2981 winger701@gmail.com

August 4: Elbow Lake, MN, Annual Flekkefest Fly-In Lunch, with our famous Ribeye Steak Sandwiches, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Elbow Lake Airport (Y63), contact Laura LaRue, 218-685-6594, laura@prairie-air.net

August 5: Springfield, MN, Springfield Municipal Airport (D42) Fly-In/Glide-In/Classic Car Drive-In, Breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon. Contact John Ryan 507-920-7816, jryan@newulmtel.net

August 12: Lino Lakes, MN, Surfside Seaplane Base (8Y4), MSPA Annual Pig Roast, contact Steve Guetter steve@penguinflight.net, 952-484-9457