The Hondo Early Bird

Great news aerobatic enthusiasts, the long-discussed two contests at Hondo thing is on!  We will open the season with The Hondo Early Bird hosted by Chapter 107 at Hondo, Texas (KHDO). 

For those of you who participated in previous years, the outstandingly well defined box will remain unchanged!  

I will update this page periodically as Andrea lines up sponsors for the event.  I would anticipate lots of outstanding raffle items again this year.

Practice and registration will be on Thursday, 23 April 2026.

Contest flying will be on Friday, 24 April 2026 (all day) and Saturday, 25 April 2026 (hopefully complete by early afternoon so folks can fly home if desired).

Back-up/rain day is Sunday, 26 April 2026.

Intermediate and Advanced pilots please bring 5 copies of your Form A and 10 each of your B and C forms for your Free.  Sportsman competitors please double these numbers.

We will keep you well fed.  Plan on Pizza on Thursday night after practice, Subway for lunch on Friday and BBQ for dinner on Friday.  All will be catered at the FBO.

While not requiring pre-registration I would still ask you to pre-register or contact me so we have a good base of information to plan with.  Thanks in advance!

Hondo offers plenty of accommodations.  While there is no official contest hotel, the local options are affordable and convenient.  A quick perusal of several websites revealed the following options (in no particular order):

Hondo Inn Hotel  (830) 426-4466

Regency Inn (830) 423-2257

Executive Inn (830) 426-2535

There are many other Hill Country B&B options to look at as well.

Please do your research and choose the option that's best for you.

And yes, we will still have cookies! Many pilots have reported that the main reason they make it to our contest is the cookies.  They are that good.

If you have questions, or need more information, contact the CD, Doug Jenkins at bagsf15 [at] yahoo.com or phone 210-485-8025.  We look forward to seeing you in Hondo!