Chapter 50 Calendar


DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION

Last Sunday
of every month

except July

9:00 am

EAA #50 Board Meeting
(visitors are welcome)

Griffing-Sandusky Airport (SKY)
June 1 12:30 pm Annual EAA #50 Picnic & Auction

Hinde Field (88D)

June 21 12:30 pm 5th Annual Gleason Pig Roast

Hinde Field (88D)

July 12 12:30 pm EAA #50's Wakeman Fly-In Picnic Wakeman Airport (I64)
August 10 8am-noon EAA #50's Annual Fly-In Pancake Breakfast Griffing-Sandusky Airport (SKY)
September 7 1:30 pm Educational Meeting:
"A Day in the Life of a FedEx Pilot"
Presented by Mike Weisenburger

Hinde Field (88D)

September 27 12:30 pm Annual Mather Fall Chili Cookout Griffing-Sandusky Airport (SKY)
October 5 12:30 pm Annual Opper Fly-In Picnic Opper Field
November 7 1:30 pm

Educational Meeting:
"Go West, Young RV-6"
Presented by Bernie Ockuly

Hinde Field (88D)

December 13 TBA Annual EAA #50 Awards Banquet TBA
For more details, visit the listing in the EAA #50 Forum.
 

 

EVENT INFORMATION & DIRECTIONS
by Don Hostetler

Opper Field

Driving in?  Take Rt. 61, 6 miles south of Norwalk.  Turn right on Snyder Rd. Travel 1 mile west.  Watch for the "Fly-In" sign on the right.  Turn in and head for the blue silo. The picnic is held in the first building north of the executive hangar.

     1972 Snyder Rd.
     Willard, OH 44890

Flying in?  Bob's strip is 3 1/2 miles due south of the Norwalk Drive-in. The 2,000' X 70' well  maintained turf strip is orientated 18-36 with preferred landing to the south due to trees and a 50' uphill grade at the far end of 18. Wires far to the north are marked by balls and should not be a factor.

     Latitude 41.167613 °
     Longitude -82.659576 °

Bob invites members to come early and stay late for fishing in his 5 acre lake which is stocked with Bass, Bluegill, Crappie and Catfish. Bring your fishing pole!

Kris Leonhatdt's on Kelleys Island
322 Lincoln Rd.
Kelleys Island, OH

Zorn Acres
604 Scheid Road
Sandusky, Ohio 44870

Don's Day Celebration at Valley City Airport

Erhart Northern Roadd is located on the border line of Lorain and Medina Counties.  It is 2 1/2 miles east of State Route 83.  It is 1 1/2 miles long and runs North/South between State Route 303 and Grafton-Eastern Road.  Look for the Don's Day sign 1 mile north of 303 on Erhart Northern Roadd.  Follow the long driveway back to the air strip.  Park on the right (west) side and cross the runway at the very end.