Status: Notices regarding our Fall Fly-in will be posted here within a week of the event date.
Our 2024 "EAA Chapter 1467 Fall Fly-in" is scheduled for Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 from 10:00am until 3:00pm at Gilbert International Airpark (SC45), aka GIA. In case of bad weather, we'll postpone the event until Saturday, November 9th (same hours). We'll update the above "Fly-in Status" periodically to let you know how plans are progressing, especially within the final week before the event, so that we'll have a very good indication of what the weather forecast will be on that date.
You are invited to fly in, drive in, or even walk in (GIA residents). If you wish to drive in, the address is 332 Downwind Leg Road, Gilbert, SC, 29054. You may park on either side of Downwind Leg Road, but please park OFF the paved portion so that local traffic may pass.
This event is intended
primarily for members of our chapter, GIA, EAA members, local airparks/airports,
visiting aviators, and their guests. The general public is not being
invited, but anyone who is genuinely interested in aviation will be allowed
to attend. We plan to provide a very nice LUNCH MEAL between the hours
of 12:00noon - 1:00pm on a donation basis. We also plan to have a 50/50 drawing to help fund the meal and to
award prizes based on tickets that we'll give to each attendee.
The runways at SC45 are 27 and 9. The runway is grass
and in good condition. The runway length is approximately 3,000' with about a 500'
downhill overrun on the west (27) end. Both runways have a standard LEFT pattern
at 1500' MSL. A large solar farm is located on the west end of the runway,
so it should be easy to find, but be aware of possible glare. CTAF at Gilbert International Airpark is 122.9. We plan to
have someone monitoring the radio to assist you upon arrival. If radio
equipped, please announce
"Gilbert traffic" at least 5 miles out. If NORDO (i.e. NOT radio equipped), be very vigilant for
other aircraft near the airpark. Click the icons below and
consult your aviation maps and websites 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).
The luncheon will be held in the large hangar located about mid-field on the south side of the airpark runway. Be aware that a tall, thin, hard to see tower listed at 1,063' MSL is located about 2 miles to the NW about where the left downwind to base turn is located for runway 9, so we highly recommend that you maintain at least 1,500' MSL until you see it. There is also a cell tower located about 600' NORTH of runway 27 on FINAL approach, just past I-20. It shouldn't be a problem for you, but do exercise caution not to drift into it, especially if the winds are from a southerly direction. If landing on runway 27, we also recommend that you stay well above the trees and land about 100 yards from the end beyond the gray colored hangar (2nd hangar) on the left side.
Please park aircraft ONLY on the SOUTH side of the runway and to the WEST of the hangar for these reasons: (1) to avoid participants having to cross the runway, (2) it's the shaded side, and (3) the NORTH taxiway is reserved for departing aircraft as they leave in order not to have aircraft taxiing on the active runway. Please do NOT park in front of nor to the east of the large hangar. We may possibly have rotary wing aircraft and/or powered parachutes coming in and parking on that side of the hangar and end of the runway. Also, the runway has a hump in the middle which makes it impossible to see from one end to the other end, so we'll have safety personnel to advise you when it's safe to cross the runway upon leaving. We plan to have ground marshallers there to assist you with aircraft parking upon your arrival.
If you need fuel, 100LL fuel is available at the following airports:
Lexington County Airport (6J0-about 9nm SE of SC45, ; Saluda County (6J4-about 20nm West); 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 of the photos taken at our 2019 Fall Fly-in, click each of the
photos at the top of this page.
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.
To visit or return to the Gilbert
International Airpark website, click the icon above.
(Check out the "Runway 9/27" page.)
For the
weather/winds from a personal weather station located at SC45, click the image above.
To return to the TTF HOME page now, click above.