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Since 1986, America's
Family-Friendly Fly-In!

 June 9 - 14, 2026

Mark Your Calendar! The Gates at Sentimental Journey 2026 Open on June 9th!
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Mark Your Calendar! The Gates at Sentimental Journey 2026 Open on June 9th!
Value-Pack Memberships Available
for Sentimental Journey 2026

The new "Gold" Membership price plan will help members save money by combining their Annual Membership AND the Fly-in ticket fees.

The annual Individual Gold Membership is $65 per person, and includes one full week pass to the Fly-in at no extra charge. This is a 13% discount per individual.

If you have a family, the annual Family Gold Membership is $150 per year and includes FOUR full-week passes to the event. This is a 25% savings over traditional pricing.

The Gold Membership pricing offer
ONLY IS AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF APRIL, so sign up today and save! 

Join or renew your membershipby clicking here.

The Spring 2026 Newsletter Is On Its Way to Your Mailbox!


Your Board of Directors and dozens of volunteers are preparing for Sentimental Journey 2026, we reflect on our accomplishments of the recent months as well as the massive work we have ahead. This may well be the best Fly-in ever, with many new and exciting offerings, more entertainment, more fly-outs, bounce houses, face painting, spot-landing contests, rocket launches, powered parachutes, and much more. So here's the Spring edition of the venerable Sentimental Journey newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading it and will be excited about the Fly-in. Gentle winds and blue skies until we see you in Lock Haven!

A Great Week Is in the Works
for Sentimental Journey 2026!

 

Now into our 40th year, this year’s fly-in will be bigger and better than ever. Our goal is to make SJ2026  the most family-friendly Fy-in ever. 21 specific events are planned for the Fly-in. For the first time, our forums will be housed in a handsome, weather-proof  tent, sponsored by Univair aircraft parts.


Featured Events include:

  • Youth Aviation Career Day is Friday, where kids can meet recruiters and learn about careers in aviaiton
  • The prize-money winning "Duck Dive" on Saturday
   • Young Eagle flights for all kids, ages 8-17, on Friday and Saturday
   • Powered Parachute demos on Friday and Saturday at sunrise
   • Spot-landing contests by intrepid aviators
   • An eye-popping Short-Take-off-and-Landing demo
   • Bounce houses and face painting for the youngest kids
   • Build and launch a model rocket into the sky, by the Penn State Rocket Club
   • Radio-controlled airplanes from the Wings Over Williamsport Flying Club
   • And much, much more!


Check out all our events! Buy your tickets in advance to save even more.

Mark Your Calendar! The 40th Annual Sentimental Journey Fly-In Is Tuesday, June 9th through Sunday, June 14th, 2026!


Pilot Training Scholarship Program Opened for Applicants
High School Students Must Apply Before May 31st

The Sentimental Journey Association has opened its long-standing aviation scholarship program to new applicants for the 2026 flight training season. The scholarship, in the amount of $1,000, is open to any high school student residing in Pennsylvania aged 15 or older who is interested in a career in some aspect of aviation.


Qualified applicants should email Ms. Esther Gardner, the Executive Coordinator of Sentimental Journey, at sjfly-in@hotmail. com. The Scholarship Application Form is available on this website. More details about the history and the agreement with the winning applicant are available here. There is no fee to apply for the scholarship. Applications must be submitted before May 31, 2026 and the award will be announced at the S-J Awards Banquet Friday night at the Fly-in.

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Univar Aircraft Parts

For almost a century, delivering hard-to-find parts for classic airplanes

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Packer Aviation Insurance

Since 1981, Providing Comprehensive Coverage for

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P.O Box 496, Lock Haven, PA 17745
Tel: (570) 893-4200