Announcing:

The Annual EAA 292 Fly-in

August 17-19, 2018

7S5, Independence Oregon

4803 Airport Rd

97351

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This year the Fly-In features not only Van’s Homecoming, but also our 2nd annual STOL EXPO. 

 

Preliminary schedule of events:

 

Friday afternoon, August 17th:

  • Arrive and register

  • Lunch with our Youth Aviation hosts

  • Set up tent/RV/trailer sites or meet your host family for in-home lodging

  • Join us for a flight-line dinner

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Saturday, August 18th:

  • Pancake Breakfast

  • Over twenty forums on timely subjects; 2017 subjects included:

    • Garrmin - ADS-B update

    • FAA: Owner performed maintenance

    • The future of electric airplanes

    • How to manage BasicMed

    • Companion Pilot safety forum

  • Tour the flight-line with hundreds of airplanes

  • Tours of Willamette Valley Vineyards and Breweries

  • Tour hangars in the adjacent airpark to see ongoing projects

  • Lunch served by the local Boy Scouts

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Sunday, August 19th:

  • French toast breakfast

  • 2nd Annual STOL EXPO 

  • Luncheon and STOL EXPO awards ceremony.

Our first STOL EXPO, Sept 2017, attracted 10 STOL aircraft in four different categories.  A crowd of 200 showed up to watch them takeoff and land in the shortest distance possible.  The winning distance of 152 ft amazed the crowd. Expect more planes and shorter distances this year.

On-line Fly In and STOL registration available soon