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2011
Southern Illinois
University at Carbondale will host the
Motorcycle Rider Program and the Experienced Riders Course at the Coles County Memorial
Airport from April through
October. For questions, please call 1-800-642-9589 or visit their Web site. Tentative dates are being scheduled
now. Classes fill up quickly, please register early.
Beginner Classes
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April 8, 9,10,
April 15,16,17
April 29,30 May 1
May 13,14,15
June 6-10
June 20-24
July 8, 9,10
July 22, 23, 24
Aug 12,13,14
Aug 19, 20, 21
Sept 9, 10, 11
Sept 23, 24, 25
Oct 7, 8, 9
Oct 21, 22, 23
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6-9:30pm Fri and
8am-6pm Sat/Sun
6-9:30pm Fri and 8am-6pm Sat/Sun
6-9:30pm Fri and 8am-6pm Sat/Sun
6-9:30pm Fri and 8am-6pm Sat/Sun
8:00AM-12:00PM Mon-Fri
5:30-9:30pm Mon-Fri
6-9:30pm Fri and 8am-6pm Sat/Sun
6-9:30pm Fri and 8am-6pm Sat/Sun
6-9:30pm Fri and 8am-6pm Sat/Sun
6-9:30pm Fri and 8am-6pm Sat/Sun
6-9:30pm Fri and 8am-6pm Sat/Sun
6-9:30pm Fri and 8am-6pm Sat/Sun
6-9:30pm Fri and 8am-6pm Sat/Sun
6-9:30pm Fri and
8am-6pm Sat/Sun
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Experienced Rider
Classes – Please
call 1-800-642-9589 to see if you qualify for the experienced rider program
course.
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June 11
Sept 17
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9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Sat
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Sat
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Intermediate Rider Classes – Please call 1-800-642-9589 to
see if you qualify for the intermediate rider program course.
Apr 23
8:00AM – 5:30PM
Sat
June 18
8:00AM –
5:30PM Sat
*NEW* Trike Rider Classes
May 7 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Other activities scheduled at the Coles County Memorial
Airport are:
May
4-6 Illinois Agricultural
Aviation Association Operation Safe - Aerial applicators from the Midwest descend on MTO to calibrate their spray
equipment and discuss safety issues. Contact Rick Reed at Reed's Fly-On
Farming, 217-234-9439.
21 Bark for Life – Cancer walk benefit. Local contact is Jessica Seeley. You may contact her at
jessilynne78@yahoo.com
21-22 Windy
City Corvettes - Corvettes (and a few other types of cars) from Missouri,
Indiana, Illinois,
Minnesota and Wisconsin compete against each other on
slalom type, closed courses. For more information, please contact Bill
Docherty, Event Chairman, at 708/710-1138 or at 708/301-1138 or visit their
website at www.windycitycorvettes.com
28-29 Windy City
Corvettes - Corvettes (and a few other types of cars) from Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota
and Wisconsin
compete against each other on slalom type, closed courses. For more
information, please contact Bill Docherty, Event Chairman, at 708/710-1138 or
at 708/301-1138 or visit their website at www.windycitycorvettes.com
June
4-5 Champaign
County Sports Car Club Auto Cross - Sports
cars from across Illinois
compete against the clock on slalom style courses. For more information,
contact Barry Rowe at 217-351-1907 or email Barry at farquasi@mac.com
17-24 Civil
Air Patrol (CAP) Johnson Flight Encampment - Now in its 44th year. Promotes aviation to young
people by teaching them to fly gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft. For
more information, call the Airport Authority office at 217-234-7120 or
217-345-7120.
24-July1 Civil
Air Patrol (CAP) National Glider Academy
- Dedicated to
promoting aviation to young people from across the United States by teaching them to
fly gliders. Now in its ninth year!
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July
4 Coles County Fireworks Display - Food vendors on site. Free
admission; handicapped parking available. Bring lawn chairs/blankets. The fireworks show will begin at dusk. No
personal fireworks allowed. No pets allowed. Shuttles available from Mattoon and Charleston.
8-9 Wings
Program - This FAA Pilot Proficiency Award Program is designed to encourage
general aviation pilots to continue their training. Open to all pilots with a
private certification or higher with a current medical certificate. For
details, contact Carol Para of the Illinois Division of Aeronautics at
217-785-4989, or Dale Rust at 217-524-5269.
August
6-7
Champaign County
Sports Car Club Auto Cross - Sports cars from across Illinois compete against the clock on
slalom style courses. For more information, contact Barry Rowe at
217-351-1907 or email Barry at farquasi@mac.com
27 Air Show 2011 - This is the tenth year for the
Coles County Airport Authority's annual Air Show. The gates will open at 11am with the show
starting around 1pm. In celebration of
100 years of Naval Aviation, Clyde Zellers will be performing in his Navy
SNJ. There will be Monster Truck rides for $5
per person and a children’s area. We
will have a fully aerobatic Corsair, a Blackhawk Helicopter and a B-2 Stealth
Bomber flyover. The Red Thunder Airshow Team will
be performing. Take a helicopter ride
for $20 for 3 minutes. Ride in a Navy
SNJ. 15 min ride for $150 or 20 min
aerobatic ride for $350. We will have
aviation vendors as well as food vendors on site. NO PETS PLEASE!!!!!
September
3-4
Windy City Corvettes -
Corvettes
(and a few other types of cars) from Missouri,
Indiana, Illinois,
Minnesota and Wisconsin compete against each other on
slalom type, closed courses. For more information, please contact Bill
Docherty, Event Chairman, at 708/710-1138 or at 708/301-1138 or visit their
website at www.windycitycorvettes.com
For additional Special Events in
our area, please check out:
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