Places to fly in eastern Nebr?

alindsay

alindsay

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I'm in Omaha for most of July and wondered where some of you around here go? I found a hangar at Blair and even though I'm from Omaha, I haven't flown around here much.

Any ideas?


Allan
 
Pancake breakfast 17 July in Crete; Norfolk has one 18 July. I think there's one in York as well but I don't know the date.

Depending on your time, the sand hills and Scott's bluff are supposed to be pretty...as I'm from out east, I'm still learning what's here myself.
 
There are a few pancake breakfasts. No real fun destinations with restaurants unless you venture 200 nm or so. Not much for scenery around here. Missouri River / Platte river...That's about it.
 
Here's some more:

-York- Pancake Breakfast, 1st Saturday of every month, 0800-1000.
- Crete Airport (CEK), EAA Chapter 569 Fly-in breakfast on the 3rd Saturday of every
month. 0800-1000.
-Offutt AFB Airshow Open House- Sat. Aug. 28 and Sun. Aug 29.
-ANUG Central City- Saturday, August 28. Keep updated on the planning, by visiting
our web sight www.anug.org .This years’ fly in is being organized by the HUC Flying
Club, you may also check their web site for up dates, www.angelfire.com/ulra/huc
-Norfolk Airport Fly-in- 0700-1200 July 18. Be sure to stop at the EAA Chapter 918’s
“on your way to Oshkosh” Fly-in at OFK. Free breakfast for fly-ins.
-Council Bluffs Airport- Sat. September 4. Great Plains Wing of the Commemorative
Air Force ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE/FLIGHT BREAKFAST. Museum Open House
8AM to 4PM. View over 1600 WWII Items, P-51 Mustang ‘Gunfighter’; Stinson L-5
and Aeronca L-3; Mohawk OV-1; Alfa Jet and others. Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast 8AM to
11AM. Featuring THE PANCAKE MAN! PIC Free- Adults $ 5.00 Children 3 to 7 $ 3.00
For Info Call Dale Standley 712-366-3505
-Koinzan Airfield 33nm west of OFK (NE44)- July 11, 0700-1200. Fly-in breakfast
with all you can eat pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and good company. Free to Fly-ins.
For more info call Lynn at 402-843-5800
-Wayne Municipal Fly-in- Sat. July 10. Sun July 11, 2010. 30th annual Chicken Show.
Sat- Coffee and donuts 0700 to 1000. Omelet feed- 0730- 0930. Bressler Park. Fly-ins
eat free. Sun- Brunch 0800-1200. Fly-ins eat free. Poker Run for motorcycles and cars.
Classic car show.
-Chadron Fly-In 125th Anniversary- July 10. Breakfast starts at 0800 (Donation
only). Displays include: Civil Air Patrol, Radio controlled model aircraft and E.A.A.
Young-Eagles Program. Rides start at 1300.
-BIE 4th Annual Flying Conestogas Fly-In- June 19, 2010. Lunch- 1100-1300. Young
Eagle rides-1000-1200 ages 8-17 free airplane ride. Lunch free to fly-ins. Also Porsche
Club of America will have a static display.
-Parachute Boogie- July 15-18. Plattsmouth, Ne.

Source here: http://www.aero.state.ne.us/junjul10pi.pdf
 
Nebraska City has the Arbor Lodge and arboretum, which is really nice. There's some other interesting historical stuff there, too.
 
Thanks for the info...I figure part of the fun is exploring too. I like to fish and the sandhills are nice so maybe a trip to Ainsworth for fishing at Long Pine.

Allan
 
Cap'n Jack said:
Don't know what a ".ram" file is...but the link offered to save it to my computer.

I hit "no" to that offer. With a an extension name like that...it's probably going to fill my computer with porn.
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RealAudio file....A 60-sec snippet of the song "I Hate To Wake Up Sober in Nebraska".
 
ScottM said:
Are the cranes out on the Platte river in July?
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Scott, believe it or not, I've seen more cranes in IL than I have in NE and I lived in NE for 25 years. OK, maybe I didn't look that hard while I lived there but I really have seen cranes over the years just west of Crystal Lake before Woodstock. Cool looking birds.

On a side note, Man are there a LOT of towers out here! I took off from Millard and my garmin was RED with towers...had to climb a bit to get them to go yellow. In the pattern I got a warning for obstacle...a little scary when you are not that familiar with a place.

Allan
 
alindsay said:
On a side note, Man are there a LOT of towers out here! I took off from Millard and my garmin was RED with towers...had to climb a bit to get them to go yellow. In the pattern I got a warning for obstacle...a little scary when you are not that familiar with a place.
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Those garmins just scare you. Look out the window and don't fly into anything.
 
alindsay said:
Scott, believe it or not, I've seen more cranes in IL than I have in NE and I lived in NE for 25 years. OK, maybe I didn't look that hard while I lived there but I really have seen cranes over the years just west of Crystal Lake before Woodstock. Cool looking birds.
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Just saw a couple in that are on my way to Galt the other morning. But I would still love to see the mass migration on the Platte River one day.

I live across the st from the back side of the Hollows and we get all manner of birds over there including cranes.

Another cool place to go see cranes is up in Baraboo at the ICF. I am a member there and try to go every years.
 
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