On Saturday, August 12, local residents are invited to drive out to Custer County’s airport to take in the free SilverWest AirFest 2023. Enjoy the beautiful Sangre de Cristo mountains as a backdrop and watch an array of vintage airplanes take off and land. Bring the whole family for the free pancake breakfast, which is from 8 – 10 a.m., and let them meet pilots of vintage aircraft and homemade planes. Plan to come early because most of the events take place in the morning, and the airplanes depart mid-morning because of Colorado’s unpredictable weather. The AirFest will take place at Butler Field at the SilverWest Airport 10 miles south of Westcliffe on CO-69. You can even view up close some of the different planes…