2017 High Desert Fly-In: Fly-In

2017 High Desert Fly-In ■ Saturday, September 16 ■ 7 am to 12 noon ■ FREE

Information

• Free Admission!
• Parking: Free; Shuttles from parking lot to hangar provided by the Winslow Senior Center
• Restrooms: Portable restrooms on site
• More information for pilots here

Vendors

• Pancake Breakfast: Hosted by the Winslow Rotary Club from 7 to 9 am: $6 per person
• HDFI Polo Shirts: Heather grey with embroidered logo: $20
• 2016 Historical Airport Calendars: $5

On the Tarmac

• Airplanes: General aviation planes and medical transport aircraft owned by Guardian Air and Aerocare
• Automobiles: Show-and-Shine hosted by the Just Cruis’n Car Club with vintage automobiles and the Old Trails Museum's 1940 Seagraves fire truck 
• First Flights: Complimentary plane rides to introduce youngsters to aviation; parental release required
  
• New Runway 4-22: Join us for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 am.

In the Hangar

• Flying Fun Kids Area, including:
  • Hands-On Activities provided by the Winslow Public Library (foam gliders, paper airplanes, Tri-Motor coloring pages, plus information on library programming for kids);
  • A Celestron six-inch telescope once used at the Winslow-Homolovi Observatory;
  • An interactive World Travel Map where kids of all ages can pin their favorite travel destinations
• Flying Through History Area, including:
  • The Old Trails Museum's exhibit Flying through History: The Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport;
  • The Swamp Ghost and World War II exhibit;
  • Historian Erik Berg talking about his writings and display of artifacts on aviation in the Southwest;
  • Former Civil Air Patrol instructor Dale Mansfield talking about his display of WWI aircraft models;
  • The Western NM Aviation Heritage Museum in Grants, NM, talking about early aviation in the Southwest
• High Desert Silent Auction, 7 to 11 am: Bid on items donated by local individuals and businesses.
• Homolovi Star Party: Go to Homolovi's Visitor Center Museum and Observatory around thirty minutes after sunset that evening for Homolovi's Star Party; Free with the cost of park entry