** Of special interest to Pilots **
0700 • Gates Open; Static Aircraft Displays; Pilot Experience Opens
0700 – 1400 • Food trucks Open
Great food! Your purchases support our scholarship fund!
- Loaded Lemon ABQ
- Ohana Zia
- Pop Pop’s Italian Ice
- and more to come. . .
0730 – 0900 • Live music: “Hello Darlin'” opens the day!
0800 • Opening Ceremony & Presentation of the Colors by Civil Air Patrol, NM Wing; National Anthem performed by Alex Carothers
0815 • Exhibit Hall, Pilot Experience, Builders’ Square, Kids’ Corner open; Aircraft Judging Begins
0830 – 0930 • ** WINGS Seminar: Flying the Gila: Backcountry Operations in NM**
– John Lorenz, NM Pilots Association, in the Pilot Oasis
0930 – 1130 • Live music: “Fretnaught”
1130 • **Aircraft Judging closes,** People’s Choice ballots due
1200 • **Drawings for LOEFI Pilot Door Prizes, in the Pilot Oasis
1200 – 1400 • Live music: “Turner and Grimes”
1245 – 1300 • ** Aircraft Awards Presentation** – EAA179, at the Stage
1400 • Raffle Prize Drawings at the stage
Custom F-18 Blue Angels Pedal Plane built by EAA 179 volunteers!
2 Domestic Southwest Airlines tickets!
1400 • Exhibit Hall, Pilot Experience, Aircraft Builders’ Square, and Kids’ Corner close
Live Music throughout!
Start the day with live music by Hello Darlin’
Mid-morning, enjoy the sounds of Fretnaught
Then Turner and Grimes will top off the day!
Last Updated on September 10, 2026 by Main Administrator