Fly In to Protect the Yosemites of the Sea:
California’s Marine Protected Areas
San Diego, California
October 1-4, 2010
Please join us for the annual LightHawk Fly-In.
Catch up with fellow fliers, celebrate LightHawk’s role in creating protected areas along the California coast and enjoy an interesting and informative program of events.
A historic decision on California's Marine Protected Areas is expected toward the end of the year, so program flights on October 4th will help generate some extra attention for this effort that LightHawk has committed many missions to over the past few years.
Events
Download the entire Fly-In schedule
Friday October 1st - casual evening reception honoring LightHawk's volunteer pilots.
Saturday October 2nd - Adventurous all-day program including:
Renowned National Geographic and iLCP underwater photographer, Brian Skerry delivers the keynote address. Brian has spent more than 10,000 hours beneath the surface and has documented marine reserves, coral reefs, the plight of the right whale, sharks of the Bahamas, sea turtles and squid. He has dived everywhere from warm tropical waters to below Arctic ice.
The Kings of aviation, John and Martha King will share tales of their experiences training the pilots of the Kenya Wildlife Service who use aviation to protect wildlife. Until the Kings' visit, these noble pilots flew low-altitude ground reference maneuvers in Huskies and Super Cubs, but, under the Kenyan system, had no formal training.
Volunteer pilots Ken and Gabrielle Adelman will talk about their adventure photographing the entire coast of California for their California Coastal Records Project.
Sunday October 3rd - Free day to explore San Diego or visit the Miramar Air Show.
0800 - 1030 Mesoamerica Pilots Roundtable - breakfast buffet and discussion. Moderated by Brian Williams. All current and interested Meso Program Pilots should attend.
Monday October 4th - Media and educational flights for participating pilots.
Hotel
We've secured a competitive rate at the lush, waterfront Island Palms Hotel and Marina on Shelter Island, San Diego. The hotel is within 10 minutes of the San Diego Airport with free parking and a shuttle service to and from the airport. A block of rooms is being held for attendees starting at the LightHawk rate of $110 and the first 30 reservations will enjoy a water view. Reservations will be on a space and rate available basis, so book your rooms early. For more information, you can visit their website or phone them at 800-922-2336. Our deadline for the LightHawk room block is September 15th, reservations made after this date are on a space available basis and may not qualify for the discounted rate.
RSVP
LightHawk pilots and invited guests please contact Bev Gabe at 207-699-4145 or email to rsvp.
2010 MCAS Miramar Air Show
Overlapping the LightHawk Fly-in, the Miramar Air Show will take place October 1-3. Performances by the Blue Angels and the Canadian Snowbirds will result in temporary airspace closures and restrictions at Montgomery Airfield.
Fly-in attendees may wish to attend the air show on Sunday, October 3rd. For information on tickets, performers, parking and schedules, check out the official 2010 MCAS Miramar Air Show website.
Montgomery Airfield Information
(KMYF)Official FAA Letter to Airmen identifying airspace restrictions is here. Posted below are the closure times for KMYF
Class D only; see the letter body for additional airspace restrictions and times that may impact your arrival and departure options in the area.
Times of closure:
Thursday, Sept 30th 1230 - 1659
Friday, Oct 1st 1330 - 1659
Saturday, Oct 2nd 1330-1645
Sunday, Oct 3rd 1330 - 1659
Please contact our Pilot Outreach Manager, Greg Bedinger for more information.
FBO - Pilots flying in to KMYF are encouraged to work with CrownAir Aviation for tie downs, fuel and obtaining rental cars. CrownAir is offering a $.20 discount per gallon on posted fuel prices for LightHawk Volunteer Pilots. Contact Debi Carlston, Director of Marketing, CrownAir Aviation, (760) 390-7386 or [email protected]
photo courtesy of Kip Evans