On Saturday, August 5, the Aitkin Flyers EAA Chapter 965 held their annual Pancake Breakfast, Fly-In and Classic Car Show at the Aitkin Airport. Several members of the Brainerd EAA Chapter 1610 volunteered to help with various duties, enjoy the camaraderie, and have breakfast (of course!). The all-you-can-eat menu consisted of wild rice or regular pancakes, bacon and sausage, coffee, orange juice and milk.
The Aitkin Flyers have fine-tuned this event into a well-orchestrated machine, as these pictures will show. Terry, with his fancy-schmancy batter dispenser, and chefs at the stoves cooking bacon and sausage patties kept a continuous supply of food ready for the servers to fill plates for hungry customers.
Despite a cloudy sky, they did have a number of fly-in's. "Follow-Me" director Craig Rodamaker and the tarmac marshal Mike Petersen made sure they got to the right locations.
For those who drove to the airport, valet service made it easy for them to get to and from the parking lot and the breakfast hanger.
From there, the process was pretty straight forward. Just follow the crowd.
Once finished with breakfast, guests could wander to admire classic cars, classic airplanes, or take a "flight" on the simulator.
