Make your plans now to attend the 2013 National Biplane Fly In
Arrive Thursday, May 30th - Depart Sunday morning, June 2nd
Make your plans now to attend the 2013 National Biplane Fly In
Arrive Thursday, May 30th - Depart Sunday morning, June 2nd
The Hatz Biplane will be the featured Biplane at the 2013 National Biplane Fly In
Thursday, May 30 - Aircraft Arrivals
5:00 pm - Soft Drinks and hangar flying at the EAA Hangar for Pilots and guests.
6:00 pm - Welcome hamburger feed at EAA Hangar
Friday, May 31
High Noon Fly In Luncheon at Abilene Airport, K78, 20 nm SW of Freeman field, course 243˚.
Evening events held at Millennium Bank hangar
5:00 pm - Hangar Social for pilots and guests.
6:00 pm - Brats picnic for Pilots and guests.
7:00 pm - "Everything you wanted to know about flying formation but were afraid to ask!" Formation Flight seminar presented by former Navy pilot and flight school instructer, current Great Lakes biplane pilot, "Lakes Flight" 11 ship formation leader and American Airlines Captain Jeff Edwards.
Saturday, June 1
Heavy traffic aircraft arrivals from 7:00 am till 11:00 am.
7:00 - 9:30 Pancake Feed
10:00 - 11:00 Hatz Biplane presentation in main vendor hangar.
11:00 - REQUIRED Pilot briefing for teams competing in Formation Flight contest in EAA Hangar
12:00 - 1:00 Formation flight contest. All types of aircraft are eligible to participate in the formation contest
2:00 - 3:30 Fly Out to Ice Cream Social at Jim and Debby Clark's Prairie Cottage airport, 8KS8, 11 nm SW, course 223˚.
5:00 - 6:00 Soft Drinks and snacks Awards Presentation at Millennium Bank hangar.
6:00 - ? Hay wagons begin transporting Pilots and Guests to Rathert Stadium entry gate at the South end of the airport.
Dinner in the Beer Garden at historic Rathert Stadium to watch the opening night game between the Junction City Brigade College League baseball team vs Rossville Rattlers.
The shuttle van will be operating from Rathert to area motels for Pilots and guests.
Sunday, June 2
6:30 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast avaialble in the terminal building for departing pilots and guests.
Drag your tail on the beautiful grass runways of Freeman Field, 3JC, Junction City, Kansas
WOW, the 2012 NBFI was GREAT!
For video wrap up of the fly in click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=WqpSqbF4TIg
For Pacific Flyer article by Gilles Auliard click here: http://www.pacificflyer.com/2012/07/national-biplane-fly-in-2/