Co-chairs Becky Center and Cathy Roach are putting together what promises to be another splendid DPA Fly-in during the Wright Brothers centenary festivities in Dayton, Ohio, this coming summer.

The dates are July 14 through 20, the last week of the three-week (July 2-20) Centennial of Powered Flight celebration in Dayton.

Come early if you feel like it, to enjoy some of the events of this centennial. For instance, there'll be a balloon celebration July 4-6 and an international blimp meet July 11-13, both at the U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton. From July 11-13 there'll be a Black Cultural Festival in Dayton honoring the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. From July 17-20 there'll be a big air show at Dayton International Airport. We'll be seeing some of these events as part of our daily scheduled activities.

Visitors can also enjoy the United States Air Force Museum itself, the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, which includes the Wright Cycle Shop, the Huffman Prairie Flying Field, the 1905 Wright Flyer at Carillon Historical Park and the Wright Brothers Memorial; and the Wright B Flyer Museum.

This Boeing P-26 can be seen at the U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, site of the 2003 DPA Fly-in.

Other attractions and events are just too many to list. For a full list and dates, visit www.inventingflight.com.

Make your reservations early at the DPA headquarters motel, Dayton South Quality Inn, 1944 Miamisburg-Centerville Road, Dayton, OH 45459. Phone 937-435-1550; fax 937-438-1878. The deadline for reservations is July 3. DPA has booked up to 50 rooms for $58.00 per night, and the price is good 10 days prior to or 10 days past the July 14-20 fly-in period, in case you want to come early or stay later.

The rate includes complimentary continental breakfast, complimentary in-room coffee service, complimentary local calls and credit card access, cable television with HBO and pay-per-view, and an outdoor pool and patio. A TTY will be available for use at the reception desk.

The Quality Inn will pick up and deliver guests at the headquarters airport for $15 each way. There is no 24-hour service; arrangements must be made in advance.

The headquarters airport is Moraine Air Park (I73), 3800 Clearview Dr., Moraine OH 45439; (937) 866-2489; fax (937) 866-9472; moraineairpark@msn.com. Moraine Air Park has three Cessna 152s and three Cessna 172s for rent, and plenty of other aircraft are for rent at nearby airports. The Spring issue of DPA Newsletter will provide all the details you need.

Meantime, you can reach Becky at Rebecca.center@sinclair.edu or fax at 937-866-9552 or 937-878-8658, or Cathy at planeroach@siscom.net, or fax at 937-253-0038.

Wilbur Wright watches as his brother Orville makes the world's first sustained, controlled heavier-than-air flight at Kitty Hawk, NC, on December 17, 1903.