Sometimes lifting someone up has very little to do with wings, relative wind, and horsepower. It can be a result of simply caring, interacting, and becoming a mentor to someone who very much wants to know what you know and do what you do.
Flying Clubs
Expanding on an open door policy
A student flying club’s open door policy was tested during Hurricane Ian and while the club’s hangar was damaged, club members are now confident the club can weather any storm.
FlightTyme.com updated
Formerly known as GoAirplane.com, FlightTyme.com has upgraded its reservation system for flying clubs and flight schools, adding new features, such as an Aircraft Dispatching System, Aircraft Squawk tracking, and flight reservation approval, according to company officials.
Picture of the Day: Sunset on a perfect day of flying
Melinda Payson submitted this photo and note: “295 is the ADK Flyers’ plane in Saratoga, N.Y. We had just returned from a day flying over the Adirondack Mountains and as we put her to bed, this beautiful display developed to top off the day.”
200 and counting…
The Lake Shelbyville Flying Club in Illinois is the 200th flying club formed since the launch of AOPA’s You Can Fly program.
The kids outside the fence: Tango Thirty One Aero Clube
Started by a star of “Airplane Repo,” the Tango 31 Aero Clube in McKinney, Texas, is bringing kids inside the airport fence to learn how to fly and work on airplanes.
Lakeland Aero Club: A prototype for success
The largest teen flying club on the planet is helping other clubs on their airplane projects, as well as serving as a model for what success looks like.
To Infinity and beyond
The mission of the Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay is to make learning to fly — as well as flying every day — affordable. It’s also reaching out to kids in socially and economically disadvantaged communities to make aviation more accessible. One of the club’s mottos says it all: “Fostering dreams 2 reality.”
Helping those in need
The toy drive is just one example of the philanthropy of the Columbia Aviation Association, which is one of the “best-kept secrets” about the organization, according to officials.