Annual Moontown Airport Old Fashioned Grass Field Fly-in
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The sky above Moontown will be abuzz with classic, vintage, war bird and experimental airplanes on September 15-16, 2012 when the airport welcomes some 100 aircraft for the annual grass field-fly in. This free, family-friendly event is a unique opportunity for the public to rub elbows with amateur and professional pilots and explore up close a variety of light aircraft in a fun, laid-back environment. For those driving in, parking and admission are free. Bring your lawn chairs. For pilots flying in, tie-down and camping at Moontown is free. There are both men's and women's restrooms in the FBO (no shower though), free Wi-Fi, on-site courtesy car, and access to food and supplies are available. The Microtel Inn and Suites is just a few miles away and offers a very reasonable rate. There are many other hotel options further into Huntsville.
Children ages of 8 through 17, with parent's written permission, can enjoy the thrill of flight at no cost through the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program. The aim of the Young Eagles program is to inspire children to follow their dreams and introduce kids to a passion for flight that might last a lifetime. Flights will be offered on a first-come first served basis and kids and parents can sign-up at the information booth the morning of the event. No advance registration will be offered. For more information on the Young Eagles Program, click on the "Young Eagles" tab at the top of this page.
Children ages of 8 through 17, with parent's written permission, can enjoy the thrill of flight at no cost through the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program. The aim of the Young Eagles program is to inspire children to follow their dreams and introduce kids to a passion for flight that might last a lifetime. Flights will be offered on a first-come first served basis and kids and parents can sign-up at the information booth the morning of the event. No advance registration will be offered. For more information on the Young Eagles Program, click on the "Young Eagles" tab at the top of this page.
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The Annual Moontown Grass Field Fly-In offers a wonderful opportunity for FREE family entertainment. In addition to the many aircraft that will fly into the event and the Young Eagle flights, there will be static displays by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, the North Alabama Radio Control Association (NARCA), the Huntsville Veteran's Memorial Museum among others. The Huntsville Soaring Club typically will also be conducting glider operations. Periodically during the day, several war birds will take to the skies and demonstrate formation flying.
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Acro Air will, for a nominal fee, offer rides in the World War 2 era Stearman Bi-plane pictured below. A breakfast ($6/adults, $4/children) of scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, gravy, biscuits, grits, coffee and juice will be served Saturday and Sunday from 7:30-10 AM by the Buckhorn High School Band Boosters. Lunch, drinks and snacks will be available for purchase from food booths from 11 am until 4 pm by the Madison County High School Band Boosters. Both Band Booster programs use funds from the breakfast and lunch sales to offset cost of band instruments and uniforms.
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Saturday Banquet Guest Speaker - Homer Hickam
Homer H. Hickam, Jr. was born on February 19, 1943, the second son of Homer and Elsie Hickam, and was raised in Coalwood, West Virginia. He graduated from Big Creek High School in 1960 and from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) in 1964 with a BS degree in Industrial Engineering. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Hickam served as a First Lieutenant in the Fourth Infantry Division in Vietnam in 1967-1968 where he won the Army Commendation and Bronze Star medals. He served six years on active duty, leaving the service with the rank of Captain. Hickam has been a writer since 1969 after his return from Vietnam. At first, he mostly wrote about his scuba diving adventures for a variety of different magazines. Then, after diving on many of the wrecks involved, he branched off into writing about the battle against the U-boats along the American east coast during World War II. This resulted in his first book, Torpedo Junction (1989), a military history best-seller published in 1989 by the Naval Institute Press. In 1998, Delacorte Press published Hickam's second book, Rocket Boys: A Memoir, the story of his life in the little town of Coalwood, West Virginia. It became an instant classic. Rocket Boys has since been translated into eight languages and also released as an abridged audio book and electronic book. Among it's many honors, it was selected by the New York Times as one of its "Great Books of 1998" and was an alternate "Book-of-the-Month" selection for both the Literary Guild and Doubleday book clubs. Rocket Boys was also nominated by the National Book Critics Circle as Best Biography of 1998. In February, 1999, Universal Studios released its critically-acclaimed film October Sky, based on Rocket Boys (The title October Sky is an anagram of Rocket Boys). Delacorte subsequently released a mass market paperback of Rocket Boys, re-titled October Sky. October Sky reached the New York Times # 1 position on their best-seller list. Mr. Hickam has also authored Back to the Moon (1999), The Coalwood Way (2000), Sky of Stone (2001), We Are Not Afraid: Strength and Courage from the Town That Inspired the #1 Bestseller and Award-Winning Movie October Sky (2002), The Keeper's Son (2003), The Ambassador's Son (2005), The Far Reaches (2007) and Red Helmet (2008). His latest work is the novel Crater (2012) published by Thomas Nelson. For Banquet tickets ($20/person), call (256) 852-9781. There will be a social beginning at 6 pm with dinner beginning at 7pm. The Banquet will be held at Moontown Airport in George Myers' large hangar. |
Moontown Airport is located approximately 7 miles east of Huntsville, just off of Highway 72, at 200 Airport Drive, Brownsboro, AL.
2011 Annual Fly-in Photo Gallery
