Please join us for a splendid spring weekend of flying at the premier contest of the Southeast! We’re once again hosting the contest at the Lagrange/Callaway Airport (KLGC). This first class airport is conveniently located in west central Georgia, 50 nm southwest of Atlanta. The airport has exceptional facilities and expansive ramp space. The layout allows the judges, starters, conference room, fuel, and etc to be in close proximity and convenient. The extremely supportive airport manager and staff are super excited to have us return!
See attached picture of the box. The box is marked with a full and complete set of box markers, rarely seen at regional contest!
Lagrange has a very nice historic downtown with plenty of hotels and restaurants in close proximity to the airport. Lagrange has proven to be an outstanding venue for our contest.
All Power categories will be flown.
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, May 13
- Pre-registration Closes
- Box set up and Open Practice
Thursday, May 14
- 0800-2030 - Practice
- 0900-1700 - Registration
- 1000-1400 - Food Truck Lunch https://www.chuckydsdeli.com/menu
- 1800 - Pizza & beverages
Friday, May 15
- 0730 - Mandatory Pilot Briefing
- 0900 - Flying Begins
- 1000-1400 - Food Truck Lunch https://www.chuckydsdeli.com/menu
- 1900 - Banquet, catered BBQ hangar party. The Oink Joint. https://www.theoinkjointbbq.com
Saturday, May 16
- 0730 - Mandatory Pilot Briefing & Group Photo
- 0900 - Flying Begins
- 1000-1400 - Food Truck Lunch https://www.chuckydsdeli.com/menu
- 1700 - Awards
- 1800 - Group Dinner, informal gathering after the contest at Captain’s at highlands-https://www.captainsathighland.com/
Sunday, May 17
- Rain/Spillover Date
PRICING
Primary thru Unlimited - $180
Students with college ID - $95
First Time Competitors - FREE!
Includes:
- Welcome pizza & beverages
- T-shirt
Banquet $25
FREE PROGRAMS
Please bring 7 A, 13 B, and 13 C Forms.
HANGAR
Similar to last year, there will likely be a few T-hangars we can tuck away open cockpit airplanes or airplanes without tie downs. Thank you for understanding. Please bring your own tie-down anchors and ropes! Your airplane will be fine. Pretend you're at Oshkosh or Sun n Fun.
LODGING
We have secured a group rate/lock at two hotels, the Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Lagrange and StayAPT Suites off of I-85.
Courtyard by Marriott, in the heart of downtown Lagrange. This hotel is a 10 min drive from the airport. The discounted rate is $154.00 per night and is for either a King or Double Queen. Please use the link:
https://app.marriott.com/reslink?id=1767195963604&key=GRP&app=resvlink
Reservations must be made by Sunday, Apr 12, 2026 to get the discounted price. Cancellations must be made by 11:59 PM two days before arrival. Call the hotel directly at (706) 668-5600 with any questions.
Stay APTSuites off of I-85. This hotel was brand new and a late addition last year. It is a 15 minute drive from the airport. This hotel proved very popular. The discounted rate is $82 per night! There are only 11 rooms available at this rate. Please use the link:
https://res.windsurfercrs.com/ibe/details.aspx?propertyid=17120&rate=LAS&lang=en-us&nights=1
Cancellations must be made by 3:00 pm the day prior to arrival. Call the hotel directly at (706) 883-5700 with any questions.
RENTAL CARS
Rental cars are available through Enterprise. The best way to make the reservation is to use AOPA’s FBO number for Enterprise, (866) 315-9155. You will also need to have a National Emerald Club membership number to arrange for FBO delivery. Enterprise and National are now conjoined. Please call the local Lagrange Enterprise office, (706) 883-8800 to confirm your reservation and ensure the car is set up for delivery. Enterprise is normally closed on Sunday, but they are allowing Sunday returns if the car rental is set up with FBO delivery. Please see the following AOPA link for details:
https://aopa.org/membership/aopa-car-discount-program-enterprise
Please make reservations no later than Apr 30th to ensure availability and delivery!
QUESTIONS?
Email the Contest Director: esquenazij@gmail.com
Email Unknowns to: marybethrudd@gmail.com
