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News & Media One-day fly-in, drive-in to replace Sport Aviation Showcase in January

One-day fly-in, drive-in to replace Sport Aviation Showcase in January

Showcase postponed until November 2021

November 17, 2020 By David Tulis
Editor's note: This event has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase in Florida that was originally planned for November 12 to 14 and postponed until January 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic has been delayed again until November 2021, organizer Jana Filip confirmed. Instead, a one-day event will take place in January.

The DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase has been postponed until November 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo courtesy of DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase.
The DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase has been postponed until November 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo courtesy of DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase.

Filip said it became clear during a recent meeting with Florida state and local officials that a “predicted third wave of COVID-19 infections” could coincide with the event set for January 28 to 30. “Additional factors” affected the latest postponement decision to an as-yet determined weekend in November 2021.

However, Filip said the city approved “a much more scaled down” one-day-only fly-in and drive-in at DeLand Municipal Airport-Sidney H Taylor Field on January 30 that promised to bring airplanes, cars, and food together in the Sunshine State.

She encouraged Central Florida pilots and aviation enthusiasts to visit Aerolite, Seamax Aircraft, Pipistrel, and other manufacturers’ ramp displays; test drive a Tesla electric automobile; and experience a pancake breakfast sponsored by the local Experimental Aircraft Association chapter.

Filip added that Pipistrel would bring the new four-seat Pipistrel Panthera that is drawing praise from aviation aficionados.

The event provides an economic boost to the area, bringing in $2 million “in sales and services” at DeLand Municipal Airport, officials said, adding that the economic impact to DeLand was more than $1.5 million.

“I really just wanted to thank people who helped put the show together,” she added. “We’re all trying to get through this.”

David Tulis
David Tulis
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Senior Photographer David Tulis joined AOPA in 2015 and is a private pilot with single-engine land and sea ratings and a tailwheel endorsement. He is also a certificated remote pilot and co-host of the award-wining AOPA Hangar Talk podcast. David enjoys vintage aircraft and photography.
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Topics: Aviation Industry, Fly-in, U.S. Travel

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