MAY DAY FLY-IN SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (MAY 2005)

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2005 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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**Throughout the weekend, there will be a free shuttle providing transportation for event participants between the airport and town.**

+ Friday, April 29

Noon-8pm Registration Desk at Valdez Airport

All Day Discover Valdez   

6:30PM Burgers & Brew / Hangar Flying

+ Saturday, April 30

All Day Registration Desk at Valdez Airport

All Day Aircraft Static Displays & Judging

All Day Vendor and Concession Fair

All Day Sales of commemorative hats, pins, & bags

Prince William Sound Poker Run
Valdez – Whittier – Chenega – Cordova
Tatitlek – Valdez

Port Valdez Rides

$25 per ride

7:45AM Pilot Safety Briefing

8AM Prince William Sound Poker Run
Valdez – Whittier – Chenega – Cordova
Tatitlek – Valdez

8-Noon Airplane rides

10AM Pilot Safety seminar- Unusual Attitudes

Noon  Pilot safety briefing- Competition Events

12:30PM Flour Bombing Competition

1PM STOL Competitions

Heavy Touring, Light Touring, Bush Class

ALL Day Door prize drawings

6:30PM Door prize drawings

7PM

Historical Aviation Dedication - Reeves family

Dinner & Awards- Landing Lights Restaurant

+ Sunday, May 1

Air Show Day

All Day Vendor and Concession Fair

All Day Static Airplane Displays

All Day Sales of commemorative hats, pins, bags

8-11 Port Valdez Rides

$25 per ride

9-11 Pancake Breakfast

Valdez Airport

10:30AM  Pilot safety briefing

11AM  Air show opening

Color Guard

National Anthem

11:15AM Aerobatics- Marc Paine

11:30AM Skydivers

11:45AM On hold for ERA flight

12:15-12:45PM Demonstration events

12:45PM Door prize & 50/50 Drawing

1PM Bush "Challenge" STOL

1:45PM "The Money Drop" (under 12)

2-2:30PM Demonstration events

2:30PM Skydivers

2:45PM Antique & Homebuilt flyby

3pm Airplane raffle & 50/50 drawing

3:30PM Aerobatics- Marc Paine

3:45PM Group Photo: Center Field

4PM F-15 Eagles Flyby: Closing

4:15PM Weather briefing

4:30PM Departures

 

ALL WEEKEND LONG DISCOVER VALDEZ & PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND - VALDEZ, FIELD TESTED & ALASKAN APPROVED!!!!

Contact vendors listed below for great deals on places to stay and things to do:

Totem Inn                                  

$69/double   $89/suites                   

www.toteminn.com          

Aspen Hotel 

$75/night               
www.aspenhotelsak.com

Best Western Valdez Harbor Inn

$69/night
www.valdezharborinn.com

Valdez Museum

FREE Aviation postcard w/purchase of regular admission

www.valdezmuseum.org

**Rates based on availability and not to be combined with any other offers.  Proof of registration will be required**


2005 SPONSORS

Platinum Sponsor - $2500

        City of Valdez

        Alyeska Pipeline Service Company

        Alaska Bush Wheels

        Unusual Attitudes

        Prince William Sound Community College

Gold Sponsor - $1000

        Alaska Airmen's Association

        Totem Inn

        Copper River Airmotive

        Atlee Dodge

        Micro Aerodynamics, Inc.

        PetroStar

        TCC

        Captain Joe's

Silver Sponsor - $500

      Alaska Tanker Company

      Conoco Phillips

      KVAK

        North Pacific Fuel

Bronze Sponsor - $250

        Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative

        Ellis Air Taxi

        Arts Design

        Alaska 99's

      Richard Lehr

       Aircraft Spruce and Specialty

        Wells Fargo

        Air Logistics of Alaska

        Bell Tech, Inc.

       Wrangell Mountain Air

        Reeve Air Motive

        True Course Aviation, LLC

        Big State Logistics

        Valdez Harbor Inn

        Aspen Hotel

        Inside Scoop Ice Cream Shop

        Beaver Sports

        Anderson Plumbing

Burgers & Brew Welcome Dinner - $300

        Alaska Airmen's Association

        Valdez Fuel Company

Prince William Sound Fun Flight - $300

        South Central Hardware

        Rotor Ops, Inc.

        Oregon Aero, Inc.

Flour Bombing Competition - $1250

        Totem Inn

STOL Competition

        Alaskan Bushwheel

        Atlee Dodge

        Micro Aerodynamics

Awards Banquet - $650

        Valdez Fly-In Committee

Pancake Breakfast - $300

        Reeve Air Motive

Aerobatic Performance - $1250

        Copper River Airmotive

 'The Money Drop' - $1250

        Petrostar

        

If you would like to be a 2005 sponsor contact: 

Dino Allen

(907) 834-3465

Fax:  (907) 834-3420

flyin@valdezalaska.org


2004 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:  We thank you for your support!

Alaska Airmen's Association, Alaska Command - Elmendorf, Alaska National Guard, Alaska Tanker Company, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Arts Design, Aspen Hotels, Beaver Sports, City of Valdez, Copper Valley Electric Association, Eagle Quality Store, Eagles - Valdez, Ellis Air Taxi, ERA Aviation, First National Bank Alaska, Best Western - Harbor Inn, Harbor Landing General Store, Petro-Star, Northern Lights Avionics, North Pacific Fuel, Prince William Sound Community College, South Central Hardware, TCC Three Bears, Totem Inn, Unusual Attitudes, Valdez Airmen's Association, Valdez Convention & Visitors Bureau, Valdez High School Football Team, Valdez High School Jazz Band, Valdez Museum, Valdez Snow Machine Club, Wells Fargo Bank, Copper River Airmotive, and Walker, Walker, & Levesque.