FLY-IN STATUS
Last Update: 10/15/14
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The weather forecast for 10/18/14 on several weather
sites is for clear and sunny skies with nearly 0% chance of precipitation
and a high temperature of around 80ºF. The
winds may get up to 11mph around mid-day, but they are forecast out of the
west. That will be almost directly down our runway 27. Therefore, we have
decided to proceed with having the fly-in on October 18th.
We hope you'll
plan to join us.
Our 2014 "EAA Chapter 1467 Fall Fly-in" is planned for Saturday, October 18th, 2014 from 10:00am until 4:00pm at Gilbert International Airport (SC45). In case of bad weather, we'll postpone the event until Saturday, October 25th (same times). We'll update the above Fly-in Status periodically to let you know how plans are progressing, especially within the final 2-3 days before the event.
Although no one will be turned away who is genuinely interested in aviation, the general public is not being invited. This event will be mostly for EAA members, members of GIA and other local airparks, visiting aviators, and their guests. We plan to have a very nice lunch beginning at 12:00 noon on a "donation" basis. Most pilots like to fly to an event, relax, eat, check out the aircraft, meet old friends, make new friends, and fly out at their leisure. Therefore, we have no seminars or special activities planned other than lunch. However, we do plan to hold a "50/50 drawing" sometime during or soon after lunch. So, come join us for a relaxed event and some good fellowship.
CTAF at Gilbert Airpark is 122.9. We plan to have someone monitoring 122.9 on an advisory basis to assist your arrivals and parking. Our runways are 27 and 9; standard left hand pattern on both runways at 1500' MSL. If radio equipped, please announce "Gilbert traffic" 5 miles out. If NOT radio equipped (NORDO), be very careful and vigilant for other aircraft in the local area. Click the icons below and consult your aviation maps for further information about Gilbert International Airpark (SC45). Be sure to check the runway write-up on the GIA website (see link below), especially with regards to local towers in our area (one of which is listed at 1063' MSL to the NW and another at 838' MSL located only about 600' north of final approach to runway 27).
If you need fuel, 100LL fuel is available via automated fuel pump with your credit card at "Lexington County at Pelion Airport (6J0)" located about 9 NM to the southeast of GIA; last reported price was $5.25 per gallon. CTAF there is 123.0 with paved runways 36/18. Fuel is also available at the following airports: Columbia Metro (KCAE-13.5nm-east), Hamilton-Owens (KCUB-20nm-east), Aiken (KAIK-21nm-southwest), Fairfield County (KFDW-29nm-northeast), and Barnwell County (KBNL-37.5nm-south). KBNL also has 93 octane non-ethanol auto gas.
You may also wish to click the thumbnail at top for some photos taken at our fall fly-in held at GIA on November 3rd, 2012.
For airport info about Gilbert Airpark (SC45) at AIRNAV.COM, click the
GPS icon above.
To see the announcement for this event on SocialFlight.org, click the icon above.
To see the announcement for this event on the EAA calendar, click the EAA icon above.
For runway and other information on the Gilbert Airpark website, click the icon above.
To print a brochure for this event (in PDF format), click the icon above.
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