SALINA — Two Kansas State University Salina clubs, Flight Team and Women’s Air Race Team, are planning Flight Fest during K-State Salina’s open house on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
Flight Fest will feature an FAA WINGS safety seminar about Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) on the K-State ramp at the Salina Regional Airport (KSLN).
The event will also include a tour of the campus’s aeronautics program, kids activities, and a pancake breakfast.
Proceeds raised from Flight Fest will support travel, lodging, and registration fees for K-State Salina’s competitive student aviation teams, Flight Team and Women’s Air Race Team.
Flight Team competes in regional and national competitions where students compete against and network with their peers from other universities around the country.
The Women’s Air Race Team will compete in the Air Race Classic from June 18-21, 2024. Women pilots from across the United States and around the world fly more than 2,600 statute miles through 11 states.
Those arriving for Flight Fest by air can utilize parking provided by Salina-based AvFlight.
The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Those interested in the FAA WINGS program Seminar must register by March 26, according to university officials.