It was billed as a chili "cook-off," but

somehow everybody had such a good time, they never

got around to a judging.

The Georgia Chapter of the Short Wing Piper Club showed up recently at Falcon Field in

Peachtree City for an annual event that brought chili

aficionados from all over. The Peachtree City Airport

Authority members did some cooking, while some members of the airplane club brought their own

chili versions.

David Harris, a Coweta County resident and president of the

Georgia chapter, said it began as a way of kicking off Falcon Field's

"Second Saturday" activities. It's a fund-raiser for the Piper organization,

he said, as well as a way to introduce Falcon Field and flying to the public.

About 50 people across Georgia are members, Harris said, but

only two planes were able to come in for the most recent chili dinner

because of the weather. Over the last three years, as many as 140 people and

10-15 planes have been in for the event, he added.

"The first time we had it, we ran out of chili and had to

supplement from Waffle House," he said, but didn't say whether there was

a judging that year either.

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