Fly-Ins Continue As Summer Winds Down

Fly-in organizers around the state encountered two interesting challenges during the month of August. One was breakfast condiment-related and the other involved weather conditions.

The hot, sultry days of late summer produced scattered storms and low ceilings that forced many pilots to make go/no-go VFR decisions the day of an event. Several events with high attendance had to send volunteers scrambling to the store when the pancake syrup ran out.

The Flyer's most recent calendar listings included events in Aitkin, Milaca, Superior, Wisconsin, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Mankato, Forest Lake, Moose Lak...