The Jack Edwards National Airport will have its first Aviation Education and Awareness Day. The organizers plan to make in an annual event.

The schedule of events follows:

AVIATION EDUCATION 

& AWARENESS 

Friday, April 15, 2011; 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm

On the Gulf Air Center Ramp: Busing from parking site begins at 11:30 a.m.  The Airfield will open at noon and will remain open until 4:30 p.m..

STATIC DISPLAYS

• 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron’s 403rd HURRICANE HUNTERS Lockheed-Martin WC-130J 

• F-4U Corsair

• Authentic 1943 Navy N2S-4 and an Authentic 1941 N2S Boeing Stearman

• US Navy and Coast Guard T34-C’s

• Bird of Paradise 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65 Biplane

• Trident Aircraft; 152’s and 172’s

• Antique Stinson 108 Voyager

• Van’s RV-3 Custom Built Aircraft

• “Lite” Blue Angels Ultra Light Club

• Kit Airplanes under Construction

• 1946 Aerouca Champ

• 1963 Cessna 172

• 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D

• Nanchang CJ-6 and a 1987 Chinese Military Trainer

• 1946 Taylorcraft

• Cirrus SR 22

• 1964 Huey H1 & 1985 HumVee

ACTIVITIES

• Discounted “Intro” Pilot Lessons by Trident Aircraft.

• Discounted Scenic Flights in open cockpit biplane by Bird of

Paradise

CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES

• Build-A-Plane (balsa wood plane kits by BWSC)

• Face Painting

• Fly-A-Plane- Game

INFORMATION BOOTHS

• FAA So. Region; Aviation and Space Education

• EAA; Experimental Aircraft Association, Magnolia Springs

• EAA; Experimental Aircraft Association, Pensacola

• “Lite” Blue Angels Ultra Light Club

• Trident Aircraft; Flight School

• GreyHawk; Flight School

• Complete Customs

• Southern Avionics

• Bird of Paradise

• Emerald Coast Sky Divers

• Marine Corps. League

• Goodrich Aerostructures, Interactive Display

• Cirrus Aircraft

FOOD VENDORS

• The Dog House

• The Pizza Guy

RECEPTION FOR PARTICIPANTS AND 

VENDORS: 5:30 p.m. at GreyHawk Air

AVIATION EDUCATION 

& FAMILY DAY

Saturday, April 16, 2011; 10 a.m.4:30 p.m.

On the Gulf Air Center Ramp  Busing from parking site begins at 9:30 a.m.  The Airfield will open at 10 a.m. and will remain open until 4:30 p.m.

STATIC DISPLAYS

• 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron’s 403rd HURRICANE

HUNTERS Lockheed-Martin WC-130J 

• F-4U Corsair

• Authentic 1943 Navy N2S-4 and an Authentic 1941 N2S Boeing

Stearman

• US Navy and  Coast Guard T34-C’s

• Bird of Paradise 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65 Biplane

• Trident Aircraft; 152’s and 172’s

• Antique Stinson 108 Voyager

• Van’s RV-3 Custom Built Aircraft

• “Lite” Blue Angels Ultra Light Club

• Kit Airplanes under Construction

• 1946 Aerouca Champ

• 1963 Cessna 172

• 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D

• Nanchang CJ-6 and a 1987 Chinese Military Trainer

• 1946 Taylorcraft

• Cirrus SR 22

• 1964 Huey H1 & 1985 HumVee

ACTIVITIES

• Discounted “Intro” Pilot Lessons by Trident Aircraft.

• Discounted Scenic Flights in open cockpit biplane by Bird of

Paradise

CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES

• Build-A-Plane (balsa wood plane kits by BWSC)

• Face Painting

• Fly-A-Plane- Game

INFORMATION BOOTHS

• FAA So. Region; Aviation and Space Education

• EAA; Experimental Aircraft Association, Magnolia Springs

• EAA; Experimental Aircraft Association, Pensacola

• “Lite” Blue Angels Ultra Light Club

• Trident Aircraft; Flight School

• GreyHawk; Flight School

• Complete Customs

• Southern Avionics

• Bird of Paradise

• Emerald Coast Sky Divers

• Marine Corps. League

• Goodrich Aerostructures, Interactive Display

• Cirrus Aircraft

FOOD VENDORS

• The Dog House, The Pizza Guy

AWARDS: 12:00 p.m. 

The local Schools Competition Awards Presentation for top aviational art, science and mechanical projects.

“WAR STORIES”: 4 p.m.  Come hear unbelievable war stories told by the Ancient Aviators