This roving fly-in has been around a long time. Back in the '80s the Quickie and Q-2 were some of the hottest kits out there. Two builders, Robert Herd and Jim Masal, didn't feel the now firmly defunct Quickie Aircraft Company (QAC) wasn't serving the needs of the builders so they formed the Quickie Builders Association (QBA).
A Quickie builders fly-in was the outgrowth of the QBA and if I recall, the first ones were held in Springfield, MO.
The Quickie fly-in, now called the Field of Dreams, has had a number of venues, most often in Kansas and Nebraska. Fast forward 25+ years later and we see the fly-in is still going.
This is the second year Sandy & I volunteered to host the event, but alas, the number of participants continues to diminish so this year I am extending the invitation to any tandem wing/canard aircraft.
The QAC went out of business around 1984, but not before they sold approximately 800 Quickie, Q-2 and Q-200 kits. The QBA filled in the gap for orphaned builders to provide knowledge and experience and the annual fly-in was a great way to meet and greet builders and flyers.
Next year, it's time for someone else to pick up the gauntlet.
Welcome.
This is the official repository of information for the 2012 Quickie/Tandem Wing Fly-in which will be held September 7, 8, & 9. In addition to the Quickies and Dragonflys, we are inviting all canard aircraft. This includes Ezes, Cozys, Berkuts and Wright Flyer replicas. Be sure and scroll down to see all the posts, for all the information.
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