Monday, April 20, 2015

Pilots to start air race from Anderson County Regional Airport (KAND), South Carolina

ANDERSON, SC (FOX Carolina) -

Pilots of fixed wing propeller driven aircraft will depart on a cross country air race from Anderson County Monday morning.

The Race to the Sun is a 400 nautical mile race with one turn point that will begin at the Anderson County Regional Airport and end at Gilbert Field in Winter Haven, FL.

Racers will enjoy a breakfast together at the airport before the race begins.

Pilots will get into their planes at 10 a.m. and the engines are expected to start at 10:30 a.m. 

Organizers said when the lead plane is ready, all planes will taxi and launch for the race start.

FOX Carolina will stream the departure live. Click here to watch, when available (Mobile and app users click here).

Original article can be found here: http://www.foxcarolina.com

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