2022 Convention

We will be flying into the Sturgis Municipal Airport, 49B. Bruce Bowen, our gracious host this year, has arranged a fantastic series of tours and events.

The Convention hotel will be at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Spearfish, SD. This is approximately 15 miles West of the Sturgis exit, a straight shot down the Interstate with scenic views all the way.

Rooms have been reserved for $105/night. The ever popular Hospitality Suite and our Banquet will be at the Holiday Inn and as usual, the Flying Games, Maintenance Forum, etc will be at Sturgis Muni.

Nearby is the historic city of Deadwood, the Needles Scenic Highway, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Devil’s Tower to name a few must see things to do.

Details for the schedule are still being worked out, expect Enterprise rental cars at Sturgis Muni, the evening show at the Mount Rushmore, possibly a bus ride to Custer Park for the wildlife loop and as always the best Hospitality Suite you’ve ever seen.

Early arrivals will no doubt show up on Monday, 12 September although there’s so much to do here in the Black Hills you may want to schedule more time. The official schedule begins Tuesday the 13 with the Banquet on Friday the 16th. Wednesday and Thursday will be jam packed with scheduled outings for the group, final schedule to be announced. Basically there’s so many things to do we’re having trouble trying to decide. Stay tuned.

You will want to have a rental car for this Convention, there’s that much to see and do.

Online registration will be up soon, the Holiday Inn is available for booking immediately at a very reasonable rate so mark your calendars and make plans for a little Cessna convention you’ll remember…and talk about for years. Cya there‼️

Lunch at the Sturgis Airport

Safety Briefing for flying games

Flying games at Sturgis Airport

Historic Deadwood

In 1876, the Wild West town of Deadwood was born when prospectors came across a gulch full of dead trees and a creek full of gold. Historic Deadwood, SD is just as wild today as it was when legends like Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Seth Bullock roamed the streets. Casinos, breweries and wineries, historical tours and shopping await.

Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. The sculpture’s roughly 60 ft. high granite faces depict U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The site also features a museum with interactive exhibits.

Badlands National Park

Wall Drug

A roadside attraction and tourist stop adjacent to Badlands National Park. Wall Drug consists of a collection of cowboy-themed stores, including a drug store, gift shop, several restaurants, and various other stores, as well as an art gallery and an 80-foot (24 m) brontosaurus sculpture.

The New York Times has described Wall Drug as “a sprawling tourist attraction of international renown [that] draws some two million annual visitors to a remote town.”