NASHUA, N.H. — The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will hold its annual Father’s Day Weekend Fly-In BBQ Saturday, June 17, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nashua’s Boire Field (KASH)
Pilots are invited to fly in, with vintage airplanes and homebuilt aircraft especially welcome, according to museum officials.
A barbecue buffet will be served at noon in the hangar.
Tickets to the Welcome Summer Fly-In BBQ are $30 for adults, $25 for museum members, and $10 ages 6 to 12. Kids 5 and under are free.
Tickets for ramp access only (no BBQ) are $10 per person, with kids 5 and under free.
“Our fly-in barbecue is a great way for families to enjoy something together to celebrate Dad’s special day,” said Jeff Rapsis, the museum’s executive director.
Families can mingle with pilots and inspect the aircraft, giving young people a rare chance to see real airplanes up close.
Pilots flying in for the event should proceed to Tower Ramp at the airport, where a ground crew will guide aircraft safely into parking spaces. Pilots and their guests are encouraged to buy barbecue tickets in advance in case the event sells out.
The event will include the Aviation Museum’s “Rob Holland Experience,” a virtual reality exhibit that gives you a chance to fly with Nashua-based world aerobatics champion Rob Holland.
Using virtual reality goggles, participants can see what it’s like to perform breath-taking flight maneuvers that have brought Holland multiple aerobatics championships around the world.
“This popular exhibit has been in storage during the recent Covid-19 pandemic, but it’s now time to get it out again to give visitors a chance to fly along with Rob Holland, Nashua’s hometown aviation hero,” Rapsis said.
Attendees can also learn about the Aviation Museum’s student plane-building partnership with the Manchester School of Technology, where high school students have completed their first aircraft — a Van’s Aircraft RV-12iS.
The student-built plane will be on display during the barbecue.
You can buy tickets in advance via the museum’s website at AviationMuseumOfNH.org or by calling 603-669-4877.
All proceeds will benefit the non-profit museum.