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
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.
RSVP
LightHawk pilots and invited guests please contact Bev Gabe at 207-699-4145 or email to rsvp.
Montgomery Airfield Information
(KMYF)An official FAA Notam is due later in September which will identify airspace restrictions. Here's an initial heads up for our pilots planning to fly themselves to San Diego regarding when they can and cannot expect to use KMYF.
Times of closure:
Thursday, Sept 30th 1230 - 1700
Friday, Oct 1st 1330 - 1700
Saturday, Oct 2nd 1330-1645
Sunday, Oct 3rd 1330 - 1700
Important note: this refers to the KMYF airport closure only; surrounding airspace will likely have other restrictions as they did last year, with closures beginning as early as 1030. All this points to early morning arrivals and departures on those days, or after 5pm. Please contact our Pilot Outreach Manager, Greg Bedinger for more information.
Check back often for updated schedule information.
photo courtesy of Kip Evans