2017 Short Wing Piper Club Convention
June 11 – 15, 2017
Short Wings Over “Lancaster”
Lancaster PA
Airport: Smoketown (S37) Smoketown Airport Phone 717-394-6476
311 Airport Drive, Smoketown, PA 17576
Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center 717-299-5500 Call NOW! Rooms are going FAST!
2300 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster PA 17602 Rates: $119 Single; $129 Double; $145 Triple; $159 Quad All SWPC Group Reservations Include a Full B’fast Daily
- Preliminary Schedule:
Sunday, June 11:
– Convention arrivals and early registration
– Annual Board Meetings: Club & Foundation 1PM – 3:30PM _Young Eagles SWP Flyout 4PM ET. Thanks, to EAA Chapter 540 – Hangar Party 5-6:20PM at S37
– Meet & Greet at 6:30PM ET at Host Hotel
Monday, June 12:
– Annual Membership Luncheon: 12 Noon – 1PM
– Annual Membership Meeting: 1PM – 3PM
– Activities are being planned
Tuesday, June 13:
– Chapter President’s Breakfast Meeting: 8 – 9:30AM
– National Technical Adviser’s Forum 10 – 11:30AM
– Activities currently being planned
Wednesday, June 14:
– AM Activities currently being planned
– Annual Banquet: 6:30 – 9PM
Thursday, June 15:
– Activities TBD
– Early departures for Lock Haven PA
Friday, June 16:
– Departures for Lock Haven PA
June 20-24, 2017 ~Meet at Sentimental Journey, Lock Haven PA~ Piper Aviation Museum: SWPC Exhibit Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Breakfast & Buy, Build & Fly Forum 10 – 11:30 AM ET
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Local Attractions:
– Dutch Wonderland Amusement Park
– Pennsylvania Railway Museum
– Strasburg Steam Railroad
– Amish Farms
– Factory Outlet Stores - Poker Run includes a Flight Around the Statue of Liberty
– Date & Time TBD
- Possible Bus trips:
– Washington DC – Smithsonian
– “The Mall”
– National Air & Space Museum, &
– Other Smithsonian Museums &
– the Paul Garber Restoration Facility (Free Admission)
– Philadelphia
– Liberty Bell &
– Other Historic Sites
– Atlantic City
– Casinos