Today our family went to the annual Discover Aviation Days event at the Anoka County Airport in Blaine. We also attended last year and it’s a lot of fun. The admission is FREE – they only ask for a parking donation to cover event expenses (you choose the amount – we gave $5).

There are LOTS of aircraft to see – experimental, military, civil and more. You can even sit in or look inside some. There are also aircraft & helicopter rides. Someone said three of them went together and it cost them $120 total for an 8-minute ride, so it doesn’t sound cheap but I suppose it’s also not often you get to go for a private aircraft ride. [Read more…]