Merry Christmas!
The FAA Flying Club wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas!
Our Club Now Has 3 Airplanes!
The FAA Flying Club at Manassas would like to announce the newest addition to our Piper Fleet, N6472J, a 1968 Piper Cherokee 180. This brings the Club’s airplane total to three Pipers. I want to thank the Board of Directors Read More
Happy 84th Birthday, Piper Aircraft!
It’s the 84th birthday of Piper Aircraft! Happy #PiperDay! On this day 84 years ago, William T. Piper formed Piper Aircraft, Inc. and the legacy was born. We are proud to fly Piper Aircraft and be a Flying Club with Read More
Our Club Members Are Flying High (even without engines)
It’s taken over 10 years for the stars to align to make this possible but I’m really pleased to finally have completed my diamond altitude (and the diamond badge) with a 16,404 ft gain. It’s even better, to be able Read More
Leesburg Airshow Recap
The FAA Flying Club was at the Leesburg Airshow this past weekend and the event was spectacular! I flew the Club’s Piper Cherokee 235, N9397W, to Leesburg Airport on the morning of the airshow and Sam Bingham joined me. Somehow Read More
My ATOP Experience
ATOP stands for Airline Training Orientation Program. It’s run by Wayne Phillips, or Uncle Wayne as he is affectionately called. Associated with Jet Blue and American, he offers initial orientation training in either a Boeing 737-200 or an AirBus A-320. Read More
Congratulations to our newest instrument rated pilot, Mark Quave!
Mark Quave successfully completed his oral and practical flight test for the instrument rating this past week! He did this tremendous feat in the Club’s Piper Cherokee Warrior N75382. Mark joins the ranks of the many Club members who have Read More
Congratulations, Mike Walpole, our newest CFI!
The FAA Flying Club would like to extend a huge congratulations to our member, Mike Walpole, for passing his CFI checkride this past Friday! Mike has been on a mission the past couple of years becoming an instrument rated and Read More
New Addition to the FAA Flying Club Family
At the end of June, Greyson and Morgan Moore welcomed a baby boy to the family and the FAA Flying Club welcomed a new future member. To quote the new father “Jackson flew into the world on June 24th at Read More
Congratulations to Sergio, our newest Instrument Rated Pilot!
The FAA Flying Club has another IFR rated pilot! Sergio Nirenberg, our Club Secretary, successfully passed his IFR checkride yesterday. These checkrides are normally stressful, but Sergio experienced a little “added stress” when he was notified the night before his Read More