Bellanca-Champion Club  

...takes place this coming Friday, June 6 through Sunday, June 8

at the Columbia CA Airport.

This will be our ninth Annual West Coast Fly-In held in Columbia, California in the heart of Gold Rush Country. This Mother lode of Fly-Ins has become the largest gathering of Bellanca and Champion Aircraft on the West Coast, perhaps anywhere. Attendees can expect a weekend of beautiful airplanes (spanning several decades), wonderful food and drink, a chance to visit with fellow aircraft enthusiasts, and it all takes place in an idyllic, picturesque setting. We invite all members and their guests, and non-members to join us for this most enjoyable fly-in weekend.

Bellanca, Champion or whatever you fly or drive: Come Join Us!

This is a good opportunity to see our Club in action!

EVERYONE IS WELCOME

Registration will begin on Friday, followed by a Pasta Dinner and an evening of socializing.

Program chair Ozzie Levi has compiled an exciting tour of towns and historical sites around Columbia, CA. Air Tour participants will receive maps and a guide to spotting local historical sites such as Columbia State Historical Park, Sonora, and Angels Camp from the air; the flight will last approximately one hour. A "low-altitude" option is available to those prone to nosebleeds.

A bag of goodies will be given out with every registration, filled with items provided by our generous commercial supporters including:

Trade-a-Plane,

..others will be added as received.

Raffle:   We'll be selling tickets to some great prizes (drawing Saturday night Dinner Meeting) donated by our generous supporters in support of the works of the Club, including:

A $1,000 (!) Gift Certificate from Jon Goldenbaum, for any Poly-Fiber, Randolph or Ceconite materials,

Lightspeed Headset,

Univair Gift Certificates,

SunShield (courtesy of the Club),

Trade-a-Plane Subscriptions,

Sacramento sky ranch book,

.. and more coming.

Cold drinks and Club souvenirs will be available for purchase during the three days of the Fly-In. Breakfast will be offered Saturday and Sunday mornings in the clubhouse.

Friday, we'll run our new event, the Gold Country Air Tour (see above), meet newcomers;

        Danny Smith will provide an update on American Champion Aircraft.

        After-dinner speaker will be Dan Cullman, our History Editor on Bellanca history and restoration.

Saturday morning: ...we try our skills at flour-bombing and spot landings.

During the afternoon, Dan Torrey, Bellanca guru of Mobile Aircraft Repair Service, will hold a seminar on maintenance experience,
    followed by a walk-around to look at participating airplanes:

Roundtables on mods and maintenance on Saturday afternoon:
        ... High-Wing Champions & Aeroncas - moderated by Robert Szego
        ... Triple-Tails - moderated by Ozzie Levi
        ... Vikings - moderated by Sidney Djanogly

American Champion Dealer Danny Smith Aviation LLC and Northwest Back Country Aircraft will bring new Citabrias / Decathlons / Scouts for us to drool over,

...and of course, there will be time to visit with everybody individually.

Saturday evening we will enjoy another wonderful meal * (catered by Original Food Catering of Sonora), and the camaraderie of this wonderful Bellanca-Champion group. There will be recognition for the People's Choice for a high wing and a low wing airplane, the oldest airplane in attendance, and for the longest distance flown to the fly-in. Then we'll draw the winners of the Raffle Prizes.

* Vegetarian Fare Available - please indicate your choices on Registration Form

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