KHEF – Manassas, Virginia
The FAA Flying Club has 3 Piper aircraft for our members to use for local flying, training and currency, and longer cross-country and extended trips! Check out our aircraft and reach out to us for more information at faafc.membership@gmail.com if Read More
Yesterday, we had a great time at the Wings and Wheels event at the Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR)! There were over 100 cars of all different makes, models, custom, factory, vintage, and modern. And a wide variety of vintage aircraft Read More
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
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
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
Yesterday, JP Stewart, Mike Walpole, and I flew out to KWWD (Wildwood, NJ) for the Smokehouse Pilots June Fly-out. If you are not familiar with the Smokehouse Pilots Club, it is a “club” of pilots and individuals who love everything Read More
This past weekend, my wife and I flew out to Winchester Regional Airport (KOKV) in Winchester, VA. We decided to take advantage of a nice early spring day to enjoy a short flight and have lunch in historic Old Town Read More
Jeff Ensminger and I headed down to Aiken, SC for the first Cherokees to Oshkosh Friday morning. It was looking like we couldn’t make it down and back, but it began to look like we’d have a window to get Read More
Dean Checknita is in the final stages of preparing for his IFR check ride. He put out a call a couple of weeks ago for a safety pilot and I was quick to answer. His goal was to get another Read More
This past weekend, the FAA Flying Club achieved another milestone in its long and storied history. Our 1976 Piper Cherokee PA-28-151 received a much needed boost in power via a brand new 180 horsepower Lycoming engine provided by Bold Warrior Read More