EAA Sweden Fly-in, Falköping

A warm welcome to EAA Sweden Fly-In 2022 in Falköping at Falköping Airport, ESGK, the weekend of 3th – 5th June with Saturday the 4th of June as the main day.

Falbygden’s Aviation Club has been entrusted to host this event for EAA Sweden. Falbygdens Flygklubb is located at Falköping Airport and it is located just outside the city of Falköping. Falköping is located in the middle of Skaraborg, between the plateau mountains Ålleberg and Mösseberg, a village that has been breathing airplanes for decades.

During Friday afternoon and evening, there will be officials on site to welcome long-distance guests who wish to stay overnight until Saturday. The clubhouse will be open until 22:00, it is possible to buy BP Avgas 91UL and 100LL and passenger transport to various accommodations. In the clubhouse, breakfast will be served on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Notification that breakfast is desired is made in the secretariat or by text message to 0704-446472. There will also be officials on site on Sunday morning with the same service as on Friday afternoon/evening.

Aviatiors who arrives on Friday and who stays over until Saturday will be invited to supper in the clubhouse, 17:00-19:00!

Saturday, June 4th is the main day of this EAA meeting. We look forward to a traditional EAA Fly-In with many flying guests, an exhibition of aircraft and exhibitors showing their products, seminars, EAA information and a hangar party in the evening. Coffee and food will be served in the area throughout Saturday.

Falköping Airport, ESGK, is a uncontrolled airport. As you approach, you call on our frequency 123,350 MHz. Notam will be submitted for the event. As a pilot, you have an asphalt track and a grass track (eastern lane) to choose from. The runway headings are 04/22. The length of the asphalt track is 1300 meters and the grass track 1000 meters. An ancient monument is located at the southern end of the eastern grass track, this will be marked. Left turn to 22 and right turn to 04. The traffic pattern altitude is 1500ft MSL.

“Falköping’s motorstadion” will serve as an access point, coordinates are on the information map. From the entry point “Falköpings motorstadion” you go directly to the left base and final for landing asphalt track / grass track 22 or down wind, right base and final for landing asphalt track / grass track 04.

Keep an eye open for gliders and paragliders around Ålleberg east of the ESGK. Avoid overflight over the city of Falköping under 1500 feet. After landing, officials on quad bikes in yellow vests, “Follow Me”, will guide you to the parking lot or refueling, feel free to say on the radio what you want. As we hope for an accident-free weekend, our wish is that taxing takes place at low speed and with high attention.

Also keep in mind that there will be less flight-skilled people in the staging area. Frequency for Falköping Airport is 123,350 MHz. Also keep in mind that Ålleberg is only 4 kilometers east at 123,40 MHz.

Guests arriving by car
For guests arriving by car, there are designated parking spaces adjacent to the airport. Follow the instructions of officials in yellow vests.

Fuel BP Avgas 91UL and 100LL is available at the airport. Card payment or Swish as far as possible.
Secretariat The secretariat will be staffed on Saturday 09:00 – 16:00. The secretariat will be located adjacent to the refueling tank. At the secretariat you can get help with information about everything possible, report that you want breakfast, accommodation opportunities, program and times etc. Wi-Fi is available in the area around the clubhouse.

Seminars and EAA information Seminars and EAA information from the EAA board will be held on Saturday afternoon. The seminars will be held in the hangar to the left of the clubhouse.

Hangar party
At 19:00 on Saturday evening, the gates to the hangar party will be opened. Locally produced food from https://wragarden.se/ is offered. In the Biggles bar, all kinds of drinks will be offered. Registration and purchase of a ticket to the hangar party no later than Saturday 13:00 at https://wragarden.se/. The food ticket that you buy at Wrågården includes dinner with coffee and cake. Dinner starts at 19:30.

Transport
From Friday afternoon to Sunday at 10:00, transport can be booked on 0761-269 002, to and from accommodation and attractions for a small fee. Take the opportunity to visit the Gliding Museum at Ålleberg, 0515-37185. Open daily 11-17. Well worth a visit! Other times by appointment. More information on how to order transport will be available at the secretariat.

Accommodation
If you do not choose to sleep in a tent under the wing of your aircraft, there are a variety of accommodation options near the airport. Hotels Falköping, www.hotelfalkoping.com 0515-68 61 00.
Ålleberg Café and Restaurant, camping cabins, https://www.facebook.com/allebergcaferestaurang/ 0515-37157. Mössebergs Camping och Stugby, http://www.mossebergscamping.se/ 0515 – 173 49. Other tips on accommodation can be found at https://www.vastsverige.com/falkoping/boende/ or booking.com.

Hours
Friday Arrival in the afternoon. Evening meal in the clubhouse for overnight aviators 17:00-19:00. Saturday Breakfast for guests 08:00-09:00. Flight exhibition 10:00-17:00.  The bar opens in 19:00 The food is served 19:30 (hangar party). Sunday Breakfast for guests 08:00-09:00.