Medals to be awarded for the International Invitational World Champion Rubber Turkey Drop [Credit: Larry Kelley/Facebook]
Key Takeaways:
The "International Invitational World Champion Rubber Turkey Drop" at the Wings & Wheels festival sparked concern from an individual who mistakenly believed it involved animal cruelty.
Event organizers clarified that the "turkey drop" is a symbolic name for a "rubber chicken drop" competition, inspired by a 1970s sitcom, where rubber chickens are dropped onto a target.
The Wings & Wheels festival is a free, two-day event at Delaware Coastal Airport featuring an aviation career fair, hangar dance, car and aviation displays, and various family-friendly activities.
The International Invitational World Champion Rubber Turkey Drop has been part of Wings & Wheels, the annual fall festival at Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED) in Georgetown for many years.
That’s why Larry Kelley, co-founder of the event, said he was surprised when he saw a message on the museum contact page about the event, scheduled for Friday and Saturday:
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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