About 10 days away, this is one of 2 events that I try to make it too every year. Turnouts are usually quite large, ALL warbirds allowed: big, small, gas powered, electric powered, and everything in between.
About 10 miles SE of Gary, Indiana, the
Midwest Sundowners have a VERY long and wide, well maintained grass runway, surrounded by open farmland (no obstacles).
They have very a very knowledgable staff, put on a EXCELLENT full course lunch, even includes beverages and deserts (for donation: YOU choose price), and since they have been doing this for YEARS, no wait: DECADES, they run a very professional event.
Landing fees? We don't need no stinkin' landing fees, why should we charge YOU to bring your beautiful warbirds to our flying site? Ditto on parking fees. In fact, there are NO fees of any kind. You only pay for your lunch, and only if you want it, and only as much as you want to pay.
Here is link to
Club Website:
http://www.midwestsundowners.com/
AMA Contest ad:
7/17/2010 Wheeler, IN (C) Warbirds Day. Site: Rainford Field. Stan Zolodz CD PH: 219-662-1199 Visit:
www.midwestsundowners.com. Any size model of military aircraft in military colors, pilots meeting 9:30am, food on site. Sponsor: MIDWEST SUNDOWNERS
Interactive Map (click on "A", option window appears which allows you to enter an origin, then Yahoo calculates driving directions):
http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=41....5%2C-87.191274
Weather(updated to show weekend only):
http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USIN0719?role=
Past Events:
2009:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_8929656/tm.htm
2006:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_44...tm.htm#4488017
2005:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_31...tm.htm#3159281