SoCal STOL

2022 SoCal STOL

SoCal STOL
SoCal STOL Short Take Off and Landing Competition

ATTENTION STOL FANS! SCHEDULE CHANGE ANNOUNCED

Due to the wind forecast for Tehachapi Municipal Airport and for the safety of our pilots, our STOL contest start time has been moved up to 7am, but we will be flying as long as the winds allow, hopefully well into the afternoonIf the STOL contest is cut short, our STOL Pilots will have their aircraft on static display, so you get up close and meet your favorite STOL Pilot!Golden Age Flight Museum will have a Static Display and we may have demo flights throughout the day. Red House BBQ will have a food booth set up along with other vendors! Hope to see you there!

CLICK HERE to purchase General Admission Tickets

Click HERE to Volunteer for SoCal STOL

Schedule & Fly-In Info

Thursday, May 26th

3:00pm – Competitor aircraft arrivals and camping open!


Friday, May 27th

1 pm Pilot Safety Briefing – MANDATORY ATTENDANCE REQUIRED TO PRACTICE

1:30 pm Practice Open

4:30 pm Practice Closes

5:30 pm Staff/Sponsor/Competitor/Volunteer Dinner Sponsored by Aviat Aircraft

***REGISTRATION CLOSES AT THE END OF PRACTICE***


Saturday, May 28th

TSP Airport will remain open during the entire event. We will be operating off of the dirt adjacent to the north side of the runway. Broadcast on & Monitor UNICOM to ensure safe arrival and departure.

9:00 am Pilot Safety Briefing
MANDATORY ATTENDANCE FOR COMPETITORS

10:00 am
Vendor Booths Open
Food Vendors Open

10:30 am
Aircraft Staging Begins

11:00 am
Competition Begins

12:45pm, after the Bush Class concludes – 1/2 hour Lunch Break

1:45pm
Competition Resumes

4:00 pm
Competition Concludes

Trophy Presentation following shortly after the end of competition

COMPETITORS CLICK HERE TO REGISTER


HOTEL INFORMATION

Hotel information is coming soon.


SPECTATOR CAMPING

RV Camping, Dry / Tent Camping and Aircraft Camping for spectators inside the airfield is available and by reservation ONLY. Spots are limited. Camping reservations will open soon.

CLICK HERE to register for Spectator Camping

Please place a placard in your windshield that says “CAMPER” to help our volunteers route you to the correct location.


COMPETITOR CAMPING

  • Gates open to campers on Thursday, May 26th at 3:00pm.
  • Check out by Sunday, May 28th at 10am.
  • There are no hookups; camping is primitive. Bring your own generators & water.
  • Arrive via the main runway and plan on camping adjacent to the STOL Area.
  • Space is limited, reserve today!

COMPETITOR REGISTRATION

A competitor entry allows you to compete in one of our 6 aircraft classes. Click HERE to enter. All of the event rules can be found HERE.