Airfield holds 63rd annual pancake breakfast
LIMERICK >> The sweet aroma of pancakes cooking on the griddle filled the air while the cacophonous sound of propellers spinning zoomed overhead Sunday morning.
The Pottstown Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associ- ation Inc. held the 63rd annual Drive-In Fly-In pancake breakfast at Heritage Field. About 600 visitors filled up on flap jacks before checking out classic cars and airplanes. Some even got a view from above as they paid for a helicopter or airplane tour.
The event remembered the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001 with a fly over and moment of silence.
The successful event, which has only been interrupted once by the Korean War, celebrates the spirit of aviation and tries to instill a passion for flying in the public, said Tim Drager, president of the Pottstown Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Inc.
“Someone told me the other day that they thought one day that planes would be common for everybody. Everybody could fly and it’s not that way,” he said. “Here at the airport we say it is that way. We say it’s common for us to just get in our airplanes and fly.”
Many visitors brought their kids for the event who enjoyed climbing inside many of the different cockpits.
“It’s good, this is our second year coming,” said Karisa Pike, of Phoenixville. “It’s really fun for my son. He’s 2. He really likes to see all the planes and we can teach him all about different planes and helicopters. So it’s fun.”
Juan and Amy Mauras said their two sons were having fun.
“It’s pretty cool,” Amy said. “It’s amazing to show the kids what an actual real plane looks like.”
“It’s nice that it’s free and their doing it for the community,” said Juan. “It’s good to get people out.”
As they were enjoying their breakfast Doris Neher and Joan Tornetto, both of Limerick, agreed it was a nice event.
“I used to bring my grandson here,” Neher said.
“It’s a nice event for kids,” Tornetto said.