NAF El Centro Festival of Flight 2022

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NAF El Centro Festival of Flight 2022

Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Dec 06, 2020 4:46 pm

NAF El Centro Festival of Flight 2022
March 12th
NAF El Centro, California
https://www.elcentroairshow.com/

Featuring
- US Navy Blue Angels
- US Navy Leap Frogs
- USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II Demo
- John Collver [SNJ Texan]
- Vicky Benzing [Boeing Stearman]
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Post by Nick » Fri Mar 12, 2021 5:28 pm

While the Boardcasted Festival of Flight is set to take place, the 2022 event theme will be commemorating "75 years of Naval Aviation in Imperial Valley", the plans set in motion for this event for next year are to have a full-on AIrhsow in a traditional in-person format as it stands currently. This event will still be known as the "Festival of Flight". Also, there is a poster contest for the 2022 "Festival of Flight" poster, basically, the winning designer will receive publicity and name recognition, including attribution on the poster and an announcement during the 2022' Festival of Flight", it will also be the headline poster for the event as well. Details are below.
2022 Festival of Flight Poster Contest

Naval Air Facility El Centro (NAFEC) is holding a design contest for the 2022 NAF El Centro Festival of Flight poster. All participants must be 18 years or older to enter. The winning designer will receive publicity and name recognition, including attribution on the poster and an announcement during the Festival of Flight 2022.

Eligibility:

· All participants must be 18 years or older. The contest is open to everyone who meets the age restriction. There is no restriction on geographical location. Multiple entries are allowed.

· Participants must complete and provide the Festival of Flight 2022 Poster Contest Submission Form and Festival of Flight 2022 Poster Contest Entry and Release Form with their original artwork and submit via email to [email protected]. All entries must be received by midnight PST on April 16, 2021. Artwork not accompanied by the Entry and Release Form will not be eligible to enter the contest.

Guidelines for Poster Design:

· The theme of the 2022 Festival of Flight is “Celebrating 75+ years of aviation history in the Valley”

· Poster should include a reference to “Vraciu Field” which is the name of NAF El Centro’s airfield.

· There should be an open area for us to insert next year’s opening times and specific event dates.

· Imagery should focus on aircraft and events associated with NAF El Centro and the Imperial Valley.

· All graphic art/photography used must be your original work. Do NOT use anything copyrighted, registered, or developed by someone else in part or entirety. The required Poster Contest Entry and Release Form includes a statement certifying that you are the copyright owner of the artwork submitted.

· The poster should NOT be Blue Angels-centric, although they may be a component of it. Any entry containing a copyrighted depiction of Blue Angels’ or other Navy copyrighted material may lead to disqualification.

· The word(s) “air show” or “airshow” should NOT be used and entry may be disqualified if used.

· “Festival of Flight” should figure prominently on the poster.

· The poster should be sized at 24”x36.”

· Digital designs should be submitted as a 300 dpi JPG or PDF. If submitting a traditional painting or drawing, it should be scanned and sent as a 300 dpi JPG.

· The design will be made into posters and postcards for event publication purposes. They will be available to local communities to post. The design will also be posted to the Internet, social media sites, and print news, with attribution to the artist.

· JUDGING CRITERIA: Poster designs will be judged on their visual impact, overall appealing effect, and applicability to the theme, neatness, creativity, and originality. The Commanding officer and his team will be the sole judges and their decision is final.

· All entries must be received by midnight April 16, 2021. Winner and honorable mention(s) will be announced on the installation’s Facebook page and the Festival of Flight’s webpage on May 1, 2021.

· There is no entry fee and the prize has no value as the Festival of Flight is free.

· All artists submitting an entry must sign a release providing a non-exclusive license for the U.S. Navy to use the design forever. The design will become the property of the U.S. Navy.

· In the event of a cancellation, the contest and prize become null and void.

Contest Rules:
The Full Contest Rules are included in the Poster Contest Entry and Release Form, which is required to be signed and submitted for eligible entry into the Contest.

Link for PDF document: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/content/cnic/ ... 20FORM.pdf
#NAFEC is looking for your help! We want you to help us design the 2022 #FestivalOfFlight poster! Check out our website for the details and the submission form.
https://www.cnic.navy.mil/.../ElCentro. ... ntest.html
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:39 pm

It’s official! #NAFEC is a “GO” for the Festival
Of Flight! Next week we will release more details! Stay tuned here! #NAFECFOF
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:31 am

Morning Schedule:

1000 Gates Open to the Public

1100 Classic Car Show

Afternoon Schedule:

1200 U.S. Navy Parachute Team - The Leapfrogs

1230 Commanding Officer's Welcome

1235 Vicki Benzing

1300 John Collver and "Wardog"

1320 USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II Demo

1340 Pause/Fod Sweep

1400 Fat Alber Air Lines

1430 US Navy Blue Angels

1600 Festival of Flight ends

Evening Schedule:

1600 Food Fest Begins

1630 Live Concert - Navy Band San Diego: The Destroyers

1830 Fireworks

* Schedule and line up are subject to change without notice; however, we will endeavor to announce as much as we can on the NAF El Centro FB Page located at www.facebook.com/nafec
https://www.elcentroairshow.com/information/schedule
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Mar 11, 2022 4:23 pm

Just a note from the #NAFEC PAO…we are scheduled to “broadcast” the narration of the #FestivalOfFlight on the FM channel 89.9 for those who choose not to come onto base but are near the base. The signal should reach out for a couple of miles.
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