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Redwood Falls, Minn. —
Contrary to rumor, you don’t need to arrive in an airplane to eat at the Rotary Club’s annual fundraising breakfast at the Redwood Falls airport this weekend.
Cars, trucks, motorcycles, roller skates, pogo sticks, and your own feet are all acceptable means of transportation there.
This year diners will get the same sausage and pancake breakfast that has made the event a popular after-church gathering spot every MIC weekend for the last 33 years.
However, this year will features something new: a free air show, featuring the Aerobatic Racing Challenge (ARC).
ARC features two pilots racing head-to-head in high-performance aerobatic aircraft. After both pilots dash through an identical sequence of aerobatic maneuvers, the first plane to finish the sequence wins the race.
With varying pilot strategies and no two aircraft exactly alike, there’s always a battle for the lead and a close side-by-side finish.
Each aerobatic race is about two minutes long, and roughly eight minutes from takeoff to landing.
The 34th annual Redwood Falls Rotary Club’s pancake and sausage breakfast takes place at the Redwood Falls airport at 8 a.m. - 12 noon on Sunday, June 12, with the airshow starting at noon, weather depending.
All money raised will go to support Rotary Club activities and donations throughout the coming year, such as the new lawn furniture at the Family Aquatic Center, among other causes.
Contrary to rumor, you don’t need to arrive in an airplane to eat at the Rotary Club’s annual fundraising breakfast at the Redwood Falls airport this weekend.
Cars, trucks, motorcycles, roller skates, pogo sticks, and your own feet are all acceptable means of transportation there.
This year diners will get the same sausage and pancake breakfast that has made the event a popular after-church gathering spot every MIC weekend for the last 33 years.
However, this year will features something new: a free air show, featuring the Aerobatic Racing Challenge (ARC).
ARC features two pilots racing head-to-head in high-performance aerobatic aircraft. After both pilots dash through an identical sequence of aerobatic maneuvers, the first plane to finish the sequence wins the race.
With varying pilot strategies and no two aircraft exactly alike, there’s always a battle for the lead and a close side-by-side finish.
Each aerobatic race is about two minutes long, and roughly eight minutes from takeoff to landing.
The 34th annual Redwood Falls Rotary Club’s pancake and sausage breakfast takes place at the Redwood Falls airport at 8 a.m. - 12 noon on Sunday, June 12, with the airshow starting at noon, weather depending.
All money raised will go to support Rotary Club activities and donations throughout the coming year, such as the new lawn furniture at the Family Aquatic Center, among other causes.
