Fly-in
Status is "GO" for 11/3/18!
11/3/18
Update: The day has finally arrived! Looks like it will be a
beautiful, crisp fall day. The forecast is for cool temperatures (43-66F),
clear skies, very little chance of rain, and 5-6mph
winds from the WNW grdually changing northwards during the day. See you all there!
Notes
Please! We ask that you NOT perform aerobatics or unusual manuevers over or near the airpark. We have neighbors with horses
on the north side of the runway who get very upset,
especially if someone flies at low levels over their homes. Also, we request that
you NOT park directly in front of the hangar. We'll have someone giving
advisories on 122.9 and marshallers to assist on the ground upon your arrival..
Our 2018 "EAA Chapter 1467 Fall Fly-in" is scheduled for Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 from 9:00am until 4:00pm at Gilbert International Airport (SC45), aka GIA. In case of bad weather, we'll postpone the event until Saturday, November 10th (same hours). 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, so that we'll have a very good indication of what the weather will actually be on that date.
This event will
primarily be for EAA members, members of GIA and other local airparks,
visiting aviators, and their guests. Although no one will be turned
away who is genuinely interested in aviation, the public is not generally
being invited. We plan to have a very nice FULL LUNCH MEAL between the hours
of 12:00noon - 1:00pm on a "donation"
basis. We fervently request that you not
perform aerobatics, unusual maneuvers in the local area, or
fly over nearby houses. We have neighbors with horses nearby who get very upset
if we do so.
The event will be held in Ron
Angerman's hangar at 332 Downwind Leg Road, Gilbert, SC 29054. It's the
largest hangar at the airpark located about mid-field on the south side of
the runway. Aircraft parking will generally be on the south side of the
runway because it's shaded under some trees, it's nearer to Ron's hangar,
and also to avoid participants having to cross the runway as much as
possible. Our runways are 27 and 9; standard LEFT pattern on both runways at 1500' MSL.
We plan to have ground marshallers there to assist you upon your arrival.
Please do NOT park in front of Ron's hangar. If you are driving in, you may
park on either side of Downwind Leg Road, but please park off the paved
portion so that local traffic may pass.
CTAF at Gilbert
International Airpark is 122.9. We plan to have someone monitoring the radio
on 122.9.
If radio
equipped, please announce
"Gilbert traffic" at least 5 miles out. If NORDO (i.e. NOT radio equipped), 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 9/27" write-up on the GIA website (see link below),
especially with regards to local towers in our area. One tall thin tower is listed
at 1063' MSL about 2 miles to the NW about where the left downwind to base
turn is located for runway 9, so we recommend that if the wind favors that
runway, you maintain at least 1500'MSL until you see it. There's another tower at 838' MSL located only about
600' north of FINAL approach
to runway 27 after crossing I-20. It shouldn't be a problem for you, but do
exercise caution on final approach to runway 27.
If you need fuel, 100LL fuel is available at the following airports:
Lexington County Airport (6J0-about 9nm SE of GIA- currently $4.15/gallon); Saluda County (6J4-about 20nm West-also
$4.15/gallon); 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.
To view some photos taken at one
of our past fly-ins, click the PIPER CUB image above..
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. Search on "SC45".
To see the announcement for this event on the EAA calendar, click the EAA icon above.
For detailed information on the Gilbert Airpark website, click the icon above. Check out the "Runway 9/27" information especially.
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