Aviation Day

About this event

Cambridge Valley Flying Club,Aviation Day will take place, as always, at our local airport Chapin Memorial Field (1B8) 177 Plaines Rd. one mile north of Cambridge just off rt. 22.

Aviation Day has become a premier local community event for the Cambridge, and Bennington area, as well as a popular fly-in among avid pilots from Virginia to Maine. Pilots fly in to Chapin Field in all types of planes, many of them antiques, even planes the pilots have built themselves. Chapin Field will be crowded all day with lots of families and aviation enthusiasts enjoying the food,  looking at the planes, learning about aviation, and enjoying watching planes fly in and out.

New this year, At 9:00 there will be an FAA Wings Safety Seminar on the topics “Non-Paved Airport Operations” and “Controlled Flight Into Terrain” conducted by CVFC member Michael Levy and FAA official Adina Papp. These seminars are very popular among the pilot community and is certain to increase the number of planes that will fly in.

Also new this year, the Hoosick Air Modelers will present a display of some of their finest model airplanes. They will be on hand to discuss the joys of the model airplane hobby.

Of course, there will be the Aviation Day tradition of pilot cooked food in the large club hangar.  Hamburgers/hot dogs and many other delights. CVFC members will be on hand to greet everyone and answer questions about flying, airplanes and CVFC membership.

And, who knows, you might be able to take a short flight with a CVFC member in their plane. This frequently happens!

Admission is free. Proceeds from food sales and donations will go to the CVFC Chapin Memorial Scholarship Fund which CVFC awards to a deserving Cambridge Central School graduating senior.