The ninth annual Long Island Skyhawks’ (LISH) Dawn Patrol was a very successful event. Even though Covid-19 required social distancing at the flying field, the 2020 WW I get together went off without a hitch. The club members are serious giant scale modelers and their impressive low-pressure WW I fun fly includes a dash of competition that spices things up. As always, to be a true “Dawn Patroller,” you have to get to the flying field early … really early, like before sunrise! Then as the fog clears your airplane has to be ready for action.
Most of the regulars get to the flying field mid-week and help with field set up for the event. The LISH members really do have a great flying field. Leased from a local sod farm, the grass runway is always well maintained and there’s a chalked centerline running down the entire 1,000-foot-long runway. At show center, there is a spot landing and bomb drop target marked out, and there are always plenty of pilot stations behind the safety fence. During the Dawn Patrol mass flight this year, there were about 10 to 12 pilots socially distanced down the flightline.
LIFE ON THE FLIGHTLINE
One of the great traditions at Dawn Patrol is the hot breakfast sandwiches cooked right on the flightline by club secretary Bob Sikora and president Andy Marone. This year there was plenty to feast on from sausage grinders, burgers and hotdogs and even grilled shish kabobs. Saturday, everyone was treated to an excellent catered lunch, and of course there are always loads of homemade sweets and goodies.
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