National Stearman Fly In

2 weeks ago

By late Sunday afternoon, the airport was quiet as those attending the 46th Annual National Stearman Fly-In were headed home (some in a Stearman, some by commercial airliner, some by a smaller general aviation aircraft, and some by car) tired but happy as another fun and successful week came to close. The weather, especially Hurricane Irma, may have caused some to arrive later than hoped or leave earlier than planned, but it didn't dampen the spirits of those in attendance. Final count was 101 registered Stearmans from 26 states and one Canadian province.

The week began with the Stearman 5K Rendezvous, which was well-attended and a great way to start the week! Thank you to those who participated and to Cricket and Daniel Wolford and their family, friends and volunteers for making this a fun and successful event. And to Ric and Lisa Woldow for arranging the use of a flight simulator (it was a huge hit this morning and during Saturday's childrens' events) and for assisting the many Junior Pilots-in-Command.

Carrie and Matt Wolford, the Young Professionals of Galesburg, Hans and Tania Norsdiek and Ric and Lisa Woldow; your creativity, enthusiasm and love of children made Saturday's children's events a fun and memorable afternoon for many children and their parents.

We would also like to say a huge thank you to the City of Galesburg, Jet Air, G & M Distributors, the local businesses who let us borrow vehicles and equipment, the caterers, and the many volunteers who man the flight line, retail hangar, office, and drive the trams and shuttle vehicles. This week couldn't happen without all of you!

Our thanks to Dave Brown and Robert Preston who have chosen to arrive early, stay late, or miss some of the events in order to provide the Fly-In with "ride planes", then write us generous checks at the end of the week.

To the many people who visited the Fly-In (both from near and far -- we are aware of Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands, but there could be more), we hope you enjoyed the time you spent with us.

And to the pilots who brought their Stearmans (and to those who didn't) -- we love having you here and look forward to next year when, once again, we will hear the sound of those radial engines overhead. Remember -- only 51 weeks 'til Galesburg!

Over the next several days/weeks, daily pictures, along with this year's attendees and award winners will be added to the website. So, continue to check out www.stearmanflyin.com for updates. ... See MoreSee Less

National Stearman Fly In

2 weeks ago

COME OUT AND PLAY!!!
Free kids activities today (Sat) in the Jet Air Hangar from 1pm - 3pm
-Build a rocket
-Make a helocopter
-Flight simulator
-Pantomime show
-And more!!!!
See our events page for the complete schedule
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