Gadsden Fly-In
Please download and complete the attached registration form if attending.
Alternately, contact International Jets (256-442-8099 or kjones@InternationalJets.com) to register
1-4 OCT – Monday – Thursday
- Instructors available for training if coordinated ahead of time
- Ferry pilots can be arranged to get your aircraft to KGAD
5 OCT – Friday
- Arrivals
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Evening brief and dinner
- Guest speaker, Rich Hess discussing Transatlantic Ferry flights
6 OCT – Saturday
- Greg Koontz spin training
- In flight video seminar (Patrick Carter, owner of NFlightcam)
- Aviation paint seminar (Tom Wade, Director of Paint at International Jets)
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Ground school classes
- Formation
- IFR basics
- Maintenance
- Ejection
- Formation flying
- FAR 61.58 Proficiency check rides
- Lunch available, sponsored by NFlightcam
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Dinner, sponsored by DuPont Paint
- Guest speaker, Brig Gen Dan Cherry (ret.), author of My Enemy, My Friend
7 OCT – Sunday
- Formation flying
- FAR 61.58 Proficiency check rides
- Departures
Cost:
- $100 per person to attend, includes T-shirt, dinner Fri, Sat, and lunch Sat
- Cost for check rides and training are on an individual basis between the student and instructor
- $275 for Greg Koontz ground training and one flight in his Super Decathlon (only 4 slots left)
Hotels/Logistics:
Participants should make their own hotel accommodations, but be aware this is also Talladega weekend and some hotel operators may overcharge or advise no availability. Please don't wait to make your reservation.
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Comfort Suites of Gadsden 96 Walker Street Gadsden, AL 35904 256-538-5770 |
Best Western Gadsden Hotel and Suites 205 Enterprise Drive Gadsden, AL 35904 256-570-0569 |
Comfort Suites of Gadsden 96 Walker Street Gadsden, AL 35904 256-538-5770 |
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Hampton Inn 206 Walker Street Gadsden, AL 35904 256-538-5222 |
Holiday Inn Express 106 Walker Street Gadsden, AL 35904 256-691-0225 |
Alternatively, feel free to contact International Jets (256-442-8099) so we can coordinate your hotel room for you. There will be a shuttle service available between the airport and the hotels.
Gadsden Fly-In sponsored by International Jets











