Come And Join The Fun Down South

Ever wanted to fly to the Louisiana Bayou? Well, we have a great excuse o do just that throughout the year. After the success of last year's Centennial of Flight Fly-in Series throughout their state, several Louisiana EAA Chapters have decided to hold another fly-in series in 2004. The series of 11 events will begin on March 20th at the Shreveport Downtown Airport. 

Series Events:

• March 20              Chapter 343 Fly-in - Shreveport Downtown
• March 27-28         Chapter 697 Air Show and Fly-in - Slidell
• April 23-24           Chapter 614 Spring Fly-in - Pineville
• May 1                   Chapter 614 Alexandria International
• May 22                 Chapter 912 Fly-in - Vidalia
• September 11      Chapter 836 Fly-in - Monroe
• September 18      Chapter 343 Air Show and Fly-in Shreveport
• October 9             Chapter 513 Fly-in - Houma
• October 15-16      Chapter 614 Fall Fly-in - Pineville
• November 6          Chapter 971 Fall Fly-in - Reserve
• November 13        Chapter 261 Annual Fly-in - New Orleans Lakefront

Activities at Each Fly-in:
While these events are being organized and sponsored by individual EAA chapters, the organizers encore participation from every aviation organization involved in state affairs, including the FAA, 99's, CAP, Military, Ag Operators, Louisiana DOTD, Flight Schools, Commercial Operators, IAC, etc. Most fly-ins will have Young Eagles flights.

Fly-in Series Prizes:
The event organizers also want to encourage participation by every aircraft in the state. To help provide that encouragement, they are requesting prizes from aviation-related and other companies to present to series participants. Please contact the Series Coordinator if you wish to be a 2004 Sponsor.

The organizers' goals are to raise aviation awareness of the general public and increase aviation activity, which of course are both beneficial to all of us involved in aviation. Last year's fly-in series was very successful and exceeded everyone's expectations and this year event promises to be better than ever.

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