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Come join us for our annual Poker Run Fundriaser! Its a great excuse to fly your airplane, have fun, possibly win some great prizes, and support the Tampa Bay Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. Your participation help us keep our planes in the air.

Here's how it works:

Each aircraft will depart KLAL and fly 1 of 2 defined courses passing over 4 waypoints and the return to KLAL for the 5th waypoint. Each route is approximately 100NM and will be issued to the PIC before departure during the safety briefing.

As much as possible, flights will be verified using ADSB data or breadcrumb options on a flight app. For each waypoint overflown, players will select one card from the deck (for a maximum of 5 cards). This will represent their poker hand. 

Participants may arrive in KLAL, receive their route, and fly the route anytime between 8:00am and 11:00am. Plan your flight in order to get back to KLAL by 11:30am at the latest. At 12noon participants will gather to reveal their hands and determine the winners. As part of the fundraising, there will be food/drinks and merchandise for sale after your flight while waiting for prizes to be awarded. 

Winners will be ranked according to their poker hands. In the event of any ties, a high card draw will take place between those participants. Winners will be able to choose their prize beginning with the participant with the best hand, so you'll want to stick around for the awarding of prizes. 

Current Prizes Include:

• Garmin D2 Air X15 Aviator Smartwatch ($649.99 value) - Courtesy of Stein Air
• One custom Aircraft Paint Scheme design service ($1800 value) - Courtesy of Evoke Aircraft Design
• $100 gift certificate - Courtesy of Gulf Coast Avionics
• $400 credit towards an aircraft cover - Courtesy of Bruce's Custom Covers
• $100 gift certificate - Courtesy of Aircraft Spruce & Specialty
• One aircraft detail and cleaning ($500 value) - Courtesy of Flightline Detailing Co
• One set of Massive Spark Plugs ($250- $370 value) - Courtesy of Tempest Spark Plugs
• One Biannual Flight Review ($450 value) - Courtesy of Mainstreet Flight Academy
• One Discovery Flight ($125 value) - Courtsey of Mainstreet Flight Academy
• One Airplane Ride in our PT-19 Open Cockpit WWII trainer ($225 value)
• One Airplane Ride in the Co-Pilot seat of our “Ike’s Bird” - President Eisenhower’s Air Force One ($285 value)
• Two $25 Gift Certificates for the Happy Hangar Cafe @ Tampa North (X39) - fly in for great food!
• 1 Stearman Airplane Ride ($100 value) @ Tampa North (X39) - courtesy of the Happy Hangar Cafe

... more to come!

While you are here:

We hope to have both of our warbirds on display, along with other aircraft. Our PT-19 should be out of its new paint job, and we are hopeful to have our "Ike's Bird" former Air Force One out of maintenance and on display as well. 

Take this opportunity to interact with our member volunteers and learn more about the Commemorative Air Force and maybe you'll consider becoming a member. This event will coincide with our regular monthly meeting, so you should have the chance to meet a lot of our staff and members.



Registration:

Because of limited ramp space, registration is being limited to 50 aircraft, so if you are interested, Register Now!.
The registration fee is $50 for each person in your group who wants to play a hand. Multiple players in each airplane are allowed, welcome, and encouraged... so bring your friends!