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SOUTHERN SCALE HELICOPTER CHALLENGE

Only one thing gets more instant attention at a flying field or event than a jet, and that is a scale helicopter. They usually attract a crowd from the time you unload them until you fly! That’s what makes a large gathering scale helicopters such a special occasion.

One such occasion takes place in Hinesville, Georgia the week and weekend after U.S. Labor Day. Long known as “Dalton” for the town in northern Georgia where the event originated, last year the event moved to the Heath-Green Sky Ranch in Hinesville, just a short drive from historic Savannah.

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The Sky Ranch is

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