Love to zoom and soar? You can picture yourself doing just that in an upcoming event in Minden.
Wings and Wheels Fly-In and Car Show will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, September 21 at the Minden Airport – 100 Aviation Drive.
“Anyone who wants to participate can just show up that morning,” said Interim Airport Manager Molly Fowler.
The planes that will be present are flown by local pilots from surrounding airports.
“They will be displayed where the public can easily walk through and look at all of them,” she said. “The cars will be set up the same way, to where people can easily walk and see them.’
The cars will have a registration sheet to fill out when they arrive, that shows the year/make/model of the vehicle.
“We welcome all types of vehicles to enter, classic cars, sports cars, trucks, muscles cars,” Fowler said. “There are no fees to plane or car owners. There will not be an airshow or any type of stunts. However, we will have two pilot competitions where pilots will try to drop an object out of their aircraft and hit a designated spot in the grass and there will be another competition to see if pilots can land as close as possible to a designated area on the runway.”
Fowler said business owners are welcome to set up booths.
“We just ask that they reach out ahead of time so we can make sure we have a table available,” she added. They can do so by emailing mfowler@mindenusa.com or calling the airport at (318) 371-7862. “We will have food trucks set up as well so people can grab a bite and look at everything out here. We will also have DJ’d music playing too. This event is free to everyone, we do not have any fees for car owners, plane owners, or the public. People are welcome to park in the airport parking lot and along the road, we just ask that people be respectful of neighbors’ yards.”
Fowler said she and her crew look forward to hosting this event every year.
“It is a great way for the community to get together to learn about aviation and how the airport benefits our community,” she said. “It gives people a chance to see what types of aircraft typically fly into the Minden Airport on a regular basis. Having cars on display as well adds a special touch because most enjoy looking at cool cars and it gives car owners a chance to display the hard work that they put into their vehicles.”