See bottom post for updated date/time. -Z (if the chicken lasts that long), the Catholic Church, Our Lady of Lourdes, in Scio, OR, (20 miles NE of Lebanon, OR, S30) is having a chicken dinner for $10 a head for a fundraiser for their school. Gillette is 2900' long, elevation 735', grass with power lines on the E end. Normally land over the power lines to the W. Departure is wide open, no obstructions. There is also a car show, normally, 100+ cars, 5-10 planes, strip is across from the church. In the past pilots get a free lunch ticket!



Last year, we had some wet stuff come down, not rain, but almost!



Hope to see more planes this year!

Hey John. I have never heard of this one. Looks great! Next year. I am in Madras now pulling my engine.

Cheers...Rob

This looks fun, I'd be there if not for a wedding this weekend in SoCal. :/ Like Rob, next year...

78th Annual Jordan Chicken Dinner Fly-In/Cruise In, Scio,OR. The date is Sunday, Sept., 23, 2012.
Gillettte Field (OR51) 44*43’10.57 N 122*41’58.24” W
Elev.726' - 2900' long

Sunday 9/23, 10:30 am – 3:00 pm, 39043 Jordan Rd, Scio- all you can eat: chicken, ham, noodles, mashed potatoes, gravy, green, beans coleslaw, etc. Of course, lots of desserts to choose from !! There is a Raffle and dinners to go. Info: 503-394-2437.

Not sure of the price this year.

John

I Talked to a friend that will be driving his red coupe to the show, he said the price this year for all you can eat will be $12.00 Have fun good eats.

What a beautiful day to fly here in NW Oregon. I think I'll see if the wife want to go. Hope to see some of you there.

Cheers...Rob

The 78th Annual Jordan Chicken Dinner, Cruise-In and Fly-In is set for 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 at 39043 Jordan Road, Scio.

When the weather is good, as many as 2,000 people have swarmed the tiny, unincorporated village of Jordan for the annual tradition, said Our Lady of the Lourdes Catholic Mission office administrator Jeanne Sanders-Howe. About 300 to 400 classic cars show up for the cruise-in. And in the past, pilots have offered airplane rides and about 10-15 planes fly in.

“It’s a great family day out with a lot of good food, good cars to look at, vendors, handmade items, a country store with handmade food. It’s a trip back into the past,” Sanders-Howe said. “We’re a very small community out here but we become quite large that day.”

8-26 I'm guessing 122.9
http://www.airnav.com/airport/OR51


Who else is in?

G'Day...Rob

I was planning on it but have been stuck on fires since September 2.

I went! What a great event. Lots of great food. Check out the cinnamon rolls, but get there early, they were down to the last about 11A. Tons of neat cars. Oldies playing on the PA. Gillette field is long and smooth. The aviation parking is on an orchard grass field and not very smooth, but it's fine if you taxi slowly.

I wish I'd gone their years ago.

tom

Wish I'd seen ya Tom.

About 35 - 40 planes!


Lots of show cars! 350 - 400+


Gyro-copter and a twin all made it in to the grass strip. Even had a Wilga!


The view when leaving, another great Chicken Dinner!

A few more. I'll never miss this fly in cruise in again. To cool!

Silver Falls SP

Things were winding down. A lot of the planes were gone.

Little John departing

Look Corey another Wilga with a round motor

Dual flat head V-8s who knows what type of motors those are?


Hot rods, music, grass strip and planes, doesn't get much better

Little John and our wives

Smoking giro

Cheers...Rob

OregonMaule wrote:Dual flat head V-8s who knows what type of motors those are?


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IMHO someone ruined a cool old rig with that dual-engine business. Is that a Willys pickup? Maybe Willys engines then.
I really like seeing old rigs that still have the old flatheads in them. For so many years it was mandatory to pull out the flathead engine & drop in a 327 or something, so nowadays the old flatties are an unusal site. Talking to car guys, though, I guess you can buy just about any parts you need either used or new/reproduced, so now they're getting popular again- esp with the rat rod guys.