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RV Fly In/Van's Aircraft Homecoming
 at 7S5 Independence State Airport
 Independence, Oregon.

 

Friday August 15 through Sunday August 17, 2008

The Independence RV Fly-In has been combined with the annual  Van's Aircraft Homecoming.  The fly in will offer a very unique opportunity to meet and greet other RV pilots, builders and those still thinking about becoming RV builders.  The RV Fly-in will offer people an opportunity to see other RV's (there are 30 RV's based at 7S5 and another 23 or so under construction), fly out to some interesting destinations, eat, share good times, meet other builders and their families, visit aircraft being built, and enjoy some beautiful Oregon scenery.  Please follow arrival procedures for Independence State Airport, available in a link here.

Here is a link to some scheduled events: RV Fly In/Van's Homecoming 2007

The Independence RV Fly-in will also offer an up-close opportunity to sample airpark living.  With almost 200 homes, and a unique "Residential Airpark" zoning overlay alongside a state airport (7S5), Independence Airpark (Aerial Photo of 7S5 and Airpark, PDF drawing naming taxiways and streets) is one of the most successful airparks in the country.  Pre-registered attendees can take advantage of free accommodations with homeowners in the airpark who have signed up to participate.  Airplane camping is allowed at 7S5, and there will also be space to camp in participating homeowners sites.  Here is the Airnav Independence 7S5 link.

For those of you driving to this event, there is ample parking across the street from the south end of the field (off of Hoffman Street) at the Medallion Cabinets parking lot.  This lot is a one block walk from the Chapter Hangar.  If you walk north up Airport Road, the EAA292 Chapter hangar is a blue building on the left side of the street.

The Starduster Restaurant (recently reviewed in Sport Aviation magazine by EAA292 member Lauren Paine) is on the field at Independence.  From Independence, it is a 20 minute flight to the coast, a 20 minute flight to the mountains, and a 20 minute flight to Van's Aircraft, (just in case you need to buy another kit).  Plan to arrive Friday afternoon (August 15th) and depart Sunday morning (August 17th).  The Northwest Antique Fly-In at McMinnville, OR (KMMV) is the same weekend, which is a 10 minute flight from Independence.  Additionally, the world class Evergreen Aviation Museum (www.sprucegoose.org) and the Tillamook Air Museum (in a huge blimp hangar) (www.tillamookair.com) are located close by.  The Willamette Valley is also home to over 100 wineries, specializing in Pinot Noir wines (Independence is in the Eola-Amity region).  If you'd like to rent a car (or a Harley) to tour the wineries, we can help you arrange that if you let us know when you pre-register.

Whether you plan on staying with a host or whether you are just passing through for the day, we strongly encourage pre-registration to help us in planning meals and parking.  Come back and visit this website every month.  We'll update it with information on lodging and activities as our planning process proceeds.  If you have questions or suggestions for us, let us hear about them now.  This is YOUR Fly-In, so put it on your schedule now!

For more information, contact the Fly-In Chairman, Keith Hamilton at:   
rvflyin@gmail.com 

Or to pre-register, click here

 

 

This page was last updated 26-Mar-2008