The HellasGA community celebrated its one year of operation with a "Fly In" event at Greece's two airports which recently accommodated the provision of AVGAS 100LL fuel. Aircraft arrived at Sitia LGST on Saturday 23/10/2004 and departed for Ikaros the next day. Sitia had 21 fixed wing aircraft and 3 helicopters at some point. Ikaros the next day had 12 aircraft and 4 helicopters attending the event.

 Press Release for the Event.

 

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Participants :

Sitia LGST 23/10/2004

Registration	Type	Captain	Passengers
SX-ART	C-182	Kapakas	2
SX-ARF	C-172	Ragousas
SX-AMX	C-172	Kimionis	2
OE-KDC	DA40TDI	Lucio Meli	2
SX-AVL	DA20A1	Vassilakis	1
SX-APV	C-172	Maliotakis	1
SX-APS	C-152	Kelarakis	1
SX-ARL	C-150	Kokolakis
OO-SKG	C-172	Papadakis	2
SX-ATK	TB-20	Biris	2
SX-ATS	TB-20	Mavrakis	2
SX-ACV	PA-32	Efstathiadis	1
SX-ANU	PA-32	Pavlakis	2
SX-ATI	TB-09	Vafias	1
N6305C	TB-20	Klaoudatou	2
SX-APE	C-172	Kalafati	3
SX-ATN	C-172	Anemodoura	3
SX-HTN	R44	Sofianos	2
SX-HVP	R44	Pitoulis	3
N555KY	R44	Alexiou	3
SX-ABL	PA-46	Balopoulos
SX-BSA	PA-34	Haskakis	1
SX-KOS	C-152	Kerpinis	1
5B-CFZ	PA28	Michaelides	1
SX-BIB	ATR42	Olympic Airlines :-)	28 :-)

Ikaros 24/10/2004

SX-APQ	C-182	Beglis	1
SX-ATK	TB-20	Biris	1
SX-ATS	TB-20	Mavrakis	2
SX-AKR	C-172	Bisbikis	1
SX-APE	C-172	Trivellas	3
N502ES	C-172	?
SX-AGE	TB-09	Sotiropoulos	2
SX-ATN	C-172	Dourdoulakis	3
SX-HJB	R44	Fragos	1
SX-HOR	R22	Foleros	1
SX-HCW	R22	Sofianos	1
SX-HMK	BO105	Kyriakou	1
Experimental	RV6A	?
OE-KDC	DA40 TDI	Schwarzmeier	2
SX-APT	PA-28	?	1
SX-AJX	C-172	Boznos	1
SX-GEB	Motorglider	Nicholas Bartzelai	1

 

We have set up an album online where photographers from that weekend uploaded pictures. You can visit the album by clicking on the link below :

FLY IN PICTURES ALBUM

 

Schedule of events :

Aircraft started arriving at Sitia Airport around 10 am. They all parked at the South (new) apron since space would not be enough at the small apron (old). By 4 pm most aircraft had arrived and pleasure flights to local residents already took place, as well as demonstration flights to pilots by the crew of the "Star", Diamond DA40TDI Reg. OE-KDC. Around 6pm last pilots and passengers left for downtown Sitia where they had an afternoon coffee and some local cakes. After checking in the hotels participants met again at 10pm for a group dinner at the tavern downtown.

Next morning some of the 24 aircraft refueled (total 1600 liters) and started departing one by one. By 1pm the first aircraft were already landed at Ikaros airfield. Again there were demonstration flights from the "Star" crew to pilots. Participants enjoyed the complimentary catering facilities provided by Ikaros airfield and by 5pm the 17 aircraft and pilots had left back for their bases.

 

More Pictures :

http://www.aer.gr/aeroclub/trip-to-sitia-flyin.htm

 

HellasGA would like to thank :

• John Georgantakis and Christos Metaxakis, for their priceless help in Sitia airport and town operational preparations for the welcoming and accomodation of more than 70 people for one night.

• Mr. Dimitris Verigos, Sitia Airport director and Mr. Manolis Chatziantoniou, the Tower controller, who both went beyond their duties to serve the Fly In.

• John Soldatos, aviation enthusiast in Sitia, who with his luxurious taxi provided rides to the Fly In participants from the airport to town and back during both days.

• Mr.Zervos from AirBP, who made sure we would have enough AVGAS fuel at Sitia.

• Ikaros Airfield owner Mr. Moshonis & wife who hosted the second day of this Fly In and provided catering facilities for free to pilots & passengers.

• Mr. Nikos Moshos who took care of all the operations at Ikaros airfield.

• "AOPA Hellas" president, Mrs. Yiouli Kalafati who spread the news to the members and supported the Fly In.

• The following Aeroclubs for their participation : Dekelia, Mesogeion, Paphos, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Chania, Cretan Eagle and Patras.

 

Regards,

Kyprianos Biris

HellasGA "Fly In" coordinator