2017 UFO Events
Dec 30, 2017 – The final SOCAL UFO Gaggle for 2017 was held December 30th (New Year’s Eve-Eve) at EAA chapter 14 hangars at Brown Field, San Diego. About 40 UFOs and UFOs in training enjoyed the Teriyaki Beef and…
Read MoreDec 7, 2017 – The skies were solid overcast, temperatures in the 30’s and a wind chill in the upper 20’s, but even so ROUINDUP XVI was a rousing success. On Thursday, December 7 we had fifteen warm bodies: eleven…
Read MoreDec 6, 2017 – The Northeast Region closed out the year with a popular Manhattan dining experience, this year at the renowned 21 Club in the heart of New York City. Fourteen members and guests gathered around the tables for…
Read MoreNov 11, 2017 – Flying weather in the South Texas region has not been that great for the UFOs. However, we did slip in a gathering on 11 November at Hooks Airport (DWH) in the Houston area. This is Dan…
Read MoreOct 26, 2017 – A UFO FLY-IN / DRIVE-IN was had THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2017 at (I19) Greene County-Lewis A Jackson Rgnl. Airport. We appreciate all the help in the success of the event. Ellen DeBerry, with the assistance of Liane and…
Read MoreOct 12, 2017 – Tom Van Petten (UFO area representative VA/NC) sponsored a UFO meeting in Historic Williamsburg on a dreary Thursday. Tom made the 2.5 hour drive from Littleton, NC. Only one of the 7 aircraft that had planned…
Read MoreOct 7, 2017 – 104 yr old Gene Engledow celebrated his birthday with nine UFO members and 27 other guests at Gene Engledow Field in Bolivar, MO on Saturday October 7th. (L to R) Don Miller, Bob Penton, Ron Anderson,…
Read MoreOct 4, 2017 – There were 17 member pilots, adding their guests, the total was 24. The weather was excellent for flying and we had several planes fly in from Oregon and central California, south of Redding. We had excellent…
Read MoreSep 26, 2017 – The first ever Annual All-Kansas seminar was held at the Hutchinson KS Municipal Airport on Tuesday, September 26. In spite of minimum IFR conditions that day, eight die-hard UFO members (six out of fourteen Kansans, and…
Read MoreSep 13, 2017 – A great turn out for the Friday Harbor UFO and Wright Brothers Master Pilots meeting in the San Juan Islands of Washington. The weather cooperated and it was such a beautiful day. We counted 18 planes for…
Read MoreAug 30, 2017 – On Wednesday August 30, there were 9 members, 4 guests and one airplane. After a luncheon of good-old Texas Barbecue, Terry Grimes told us about his personal experience in obtaining the BasicMed certificate from the FAA. A…
Read MoreAug 29, 2017 – Historic Cambridge, MD was the site of a UFO meeting on August 29th. We planned to have 27 members and guests attend including 14 arriving by air, some from faraway places such as FL, CT, PA, NJ,…
Read MoreAug 16, 2017 – The Jersey Jamboree at Sky Manor was the first UFO Fly-In in New Jersey in recent memory. It was a collaborative effort and a colossal success despite the challenge of frequently revised presidential TFRs and ground fog…
Read MoreJul 20, 2017 – The temperature was in the 90s and the people attending had a nice cool place to view the Nampa airport from the terminal. The restaurant put us in a private dining room on the main floor. The…
Read MoreJul 19, 2017 – The UFO and Wright Brothers Master Pilots held their meeting at the Signature Aircraft at Spokane International. We had a great luncheon upstairs for all 28 attendees. Robert Ticknor from the Spokane FAA office of the FAA’s…
Read MoreJul 13, 2017 – The Rockland Lobster Fest has always been a rain or shine event. This year we had rain. But that didn’t stop 11 intrepid pilots with their wives and significant others from gathering at Miller’s pier in Spruce…
Read MoreJun 22, 2017 – A group of UFO’s and Master pilots meet at the Holiday Inn in Bozeman, MT. Bill Webber and his son Rick flew in from Spokane and several made the trek in from Roundup, MT. Also, the local…
Read MoreJun 21, 2017 – A group of UFO’s and Master pilots meet at the Hamilton Ravalli County Airport. Bill Webber and his son Rick flew in from Spokane. Also, the local group from Hamilton, Stevensville, Lincoln, Missoula and Rigby, ID made…
Read MoreJun 15, 2017 – In the three days prior to the scheduled UFO Meeting at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (KMFD), the Midwest experienced WX (thunderstorms, heavy rain & tornado winds). On the day of the Event, 12 UFO members hopeful of…
Read MoreMay 20, 2017 – On Friday and Saturday, May 19-20, there were ten UFO members and assorted wives, friends and UFO wannabe’s who showed up for the first ever Tri-State (FL, AL, GA) Regional meeting at Marianna Florida. The venue was…
Read MoreMay 17, 2017 – Fifty-four UFO members and guests convened at the Danbury, CT airport for the UFO Northeast Region Annual Fly-In. Roland Toutant made the trip with his wife Helene in his Enstrom helicopter. They shared the ramp with eighteen…
Read MoreMay 17, 2017 – Twenty-eight guests attended the NW Oregon UFO and Wright Brothers Master Pilot meeting at the Salem Airport. The weather was marginal but a few flew in to the meeting. Bert Zimmerly, our regional rep, brought some new…
Read MoreMay 16, 2017 – Forty-one guests originally signed up for the NW Washington UFO and Wright Brothers Master Pilots meeting near Paine field (PAE) in Everett. The weather was very wet with a new pile of snow in the mountains. We…
Read MoreMay 10, 2017 – Over 40 Texas UFO members and guests congregated in Fredericksburg (T82) to celebrate the first “Deep in the Heart of Texas” UFO meeting. It was a coordinated effort on the part of three Texas Area Representatives (North…
Read MoreApr 5, 2017 – 20 of us gathered in SLO (San Luis Obispo) for good time, good food and some really great stories.
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