AOPA Aviation Summit Airportfest - Long Beach. CA Nov 11-13, 2010

[Midnight Mover]

FIFI will be at LGB Nov 11-13!!! For those not going to Nellis this year.

From Jim Bryant  

During the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Associaton Annual meeting, Airportfest will be held at the Long Beach Airport. The airport has a glamorous history and is one of the oldest airports on the west coast. Its iconic original terminal building is still in use, and will serve as the perfect backdrop to celebrate the history and future of General Aviation.
Make the trip out to Long Beach Airport and see all that Airportfest has to offer:


Nearly 100 aircraft on display

Airportfest Main Stage sponsored by Sennheiser

Live music from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM brought to you by the Flying Musicians Association

Autograph sessions with aviation legends

Food concessions by Bushrod's BBQ

Military Aircraft Display to honor Veterans and commemorate Veteran's Day

Public Benefit Aircraft Display

Aircraft manufacturers offering demonstration flights

AOPA Learn to Fly Center

Special Guest speakers

Fun flying activities for adults and kids ...and much more!

Also, don't miss special presentations going on at Airportfest on the Main Stage:

Friday, November 12, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

The Speed of Life: an SR-71 Pilot's Story presented by Brian Shul (Air Force Fighter Pilot) sponsored by DTC DUAT

Saturday, November 13
10:00 AM – 11:00AM
Learning to Fly presented by Rod Machado (Flight Instructor, Author and Aviation Humorist)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

The Flight for the Human Spirit presented by Michael Combs (President, The Flight for the Human Spirit)
Admission is FREE and the hours are 9:00AM - 5:00PM Thursday - Saturday.   Saturday there is a BBQ from 5:00 - 8:00PM for the cost of $30.00.    Enter on Cover Street (North side of the Airport behind Wal Mart on Carson Street).

[aero-engineer]

Never seen FIFI. 

Keep the info flowing!!!!

Kevin
aero-engineer

[phantomphan1974]

Wow, have not see her in YEARSSSSSS!!! Since Chino back in the late 80's-90's.

[nmcbride]

http://www.aopa.org/summit/news/2010/101020superfortress.html

http://www.aopa.org/summit/events-attractions.html#airportfest

[phantomphan1974]

So I guess you might have to register to get close?   

There were also be other aircraft on display as well.  I know we all see them but the USCG MH-65C is scheduled to attend as well.

[nmcbride]

So I guess you might have to register to get close?   

There were also be other aircraft on display as well.  I know we all see them but the USCG MH-65C is scheduled to attend as well.

Not sure. 

This Long Beach calendar page says admission is free.

http://www.visitlongbeach.com/calendar/index.cfm?eventid=4620

[Midnight Mover]

http://www.aopa.org/summit/news/2010/101020superfortress.html

http://www.aopa.org/summit/events-attractions.html#airportfest

Thanks for the updated info

[aero-engineer]

As part of the AOPA Aviation Summit there will be a free Airportfest at Long Beach Airport Nov 11-13.
http://www.aopa.org/summit/events-attractions.html#airportfest

There are shuttles from the Summit at the Convention Center, but you can also just go to the Airport:
http://www.longbeach.gov/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=29229

There are also short autograph sessions at the airport:

Thurs: 2 PM – 2:45 PM Sean D. Tucker Airportfest Stage
Thurs: 3 PM – 3:45 PM Mike Melvill Airportfest Stage
Sat:    1 PM – 1:45 PM Mike Mangold Airportfest Stage
Sat:    2 PM – 2:45 PM Patty Wagstaff Airportfest Stage

Full Schedule here:
http://www.aopa.org/summit/forms/2010/full-summit-schedule.pdf

[aero-engineer]

I made an event page:

http://www.apsocal.com/index.php/topic,2386.msg25950.html#new

Mod Edit, merged topics  MM

I read Fifi will be arriving 3:30ish Wed and giving rides Thurs - Sat.

Kevin
aero-engineer

[nmcbride]

My friend and I will be going down Friday morning.

[Midnight Mover]

From The Daily Breeze, By Kristopher Hanson, Staff Writer

Aviation Summit lands this week

Aviation enthusiasts and pilots from across the world are descending into Long Beach this week for one of the nation's largest general aviation summits. An estimated 13,000 pilots and aviation enthusiasts are expected to attend the 2010 Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Aviation Summit, which includes public events at Long Beach Airport and downtown.

The summit will be a public display of more than 75 aircraft at Long Beach Airport from Thursday through Saturday, a fundraising barbecue and an aircraft auction to raise funds for flight-school scholarships.

City boosters report more than 6,000 hotel room bookings and a total estimated economic impact of $10 million from the three-day event, which draws pilots, families and fans from as far as South America. "This is a great event to have back here in Long Beach because it brings people in from across the country, gives us a chance to showcase the city and it's always a relief to have nice weather for airplane displays and for flying," said Bob Maguglin, spokesman for the Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau. "It's like part vacation, part convention, plus the public's going to have a great time looking at all those old planes up close out at Long Beach Airport."

The organization, more commonly known as AOPA, boasts some 400,000 members internationally, from both commercial and general aviation. The organization's membership, which includes several members of Congress, is actively involved in legal, educational, safety and legislative programs, including issues related to the use of airspace above the Los Angeles Basin. Several thousand AOPA members are expected to fly into Long Beach Airport early this week in aircraft as diverse as World War II-era bombers to multimillion glass-cockpit jets.

A B-29 Superfortress, which was one of the largest military aircraft ever assembled and the airplane that was used to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki, will be on display. The B-29, known as "Fifi," is considered one of the last such planes to be in mint or near-mint condition.

It's the organization's second annual summit in Long Beach, following a stop here in 2004, before the public aircraft events were included in the expo.

The free three-day event at the airport will feature more than 70 aircraft on display - not to mention the hundreds of aircraft expected to fly in. Plus, attendees can enjoy performances by Flying Musicians Association artists each day, attend a presentation by aviation humorist Rod Machado, and stop by an autograph session with air show performer Sean D. Tucker.

Airportfest is open free to the public Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Complimentary transportation will be provided from the Long Beach Convention Center to Daugherty Field.

kristopher.hanson@presstelegram.com, 562-499-1466

[Midnight Mover]

UPDATE from warbirdfotos, FIFI is at Midland TX for the night, so no arrival today 

[TrueblueF-18Girl]

I will be going.

[g0_command0]

fifi is there. will fly tmw at 9am

[Scott D]

Fifi Long Beach 11-11-10 by Scott D 91, on Flickr