I'm planning on attending this fly-in but have not seen any info on it. Does everyone bring/prepare their own food, potluck or is there food prepared on site to purchase? Is there a fee to attend? Is there a camping area? Any other info I should know about?

An email I received:


Re: UBCP Fall Fly-in, September 28 and 29, 2012, Huntington Airport, Huntington, UT

UBCP -

We would like to take this opportunity to invite you and your passengers to the UBCP Fall Fly-in at Huntington, UT. The airport is 69V, and is located in central Utah http://www.airnav.com/airport/69V . This will be the third year that the Huntington Airport has invited UBCP and once again they are going all out. There will be plenty of food. Snacks and such will be out all day Friday. Saturday morning breakfast is free as will be the hosted dinner Saturday evening. This year, we are having dinner at Huntington State Park, about a mile from the airport. Transportation will be provided. The airport has up-dated and enlarged the camping area. As always, the shower and bathrooms are sparking clean. Fuel will be available with an expected price of $5.40 which makes it one of the lowest in Utah.

You can tour the back country or take part in several activities at the airport on Saturday There will be a 8-position sporting clays course set up around the dirt runways. There will be a charge of $7.00 per 25 clays - bring your own shotgun and ammo. The county will have a van or two on hand for those who may want to visit the Natural History Museum in Castledale or drive out to the "Wedge" Overlook or any number of other locations. The county has also invited the local car club to display their cars on Saturday.There will be special marshallers to make parking airplanes safer.

This has become a fun event and we look forward to it. The weather seems to be perfect every year at this time. We hope to see you there.

A few UBCP members have asked why we do not select a more "back country" landing strip for the fly in. The UBCP Board feels that our back country landing strips are not conducive to large fly ins for several reasons. First, we feel that generally, the back country should be a place where pilots find solitude, not crowds. Second, our back country landing strips can be challenging and may not be suitable for arrivals and departures during all times of the day. And most importantly, we are not aware of any Utah back country airstrips that have adequate parking for all of the airplanes that would want to attend.

Here are some of the reasons that Huntington is a good location for our fly in. It has two dirt runways plus a long paved lighted runway, lots of parking and a nice comfortable camp ground. Many of our favorite back country landing strips are only a short distance away, making it perfect for those who want to fly out in the morning and return later in the day. Last but not least, Emery County, is very aviation friendly and has gone all out in inviting us to their airport. Over the past few years, we feel that UBCP has forged a positive bond with the county leadership, partly by showing them the importance that back country aviation has in Utah.

We hope you will consider flying in on Sept. 28 and 29, 2012.