KHEF – Manassas, Virginia
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
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
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
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
Happy New Year from the the pilots of the FAA Flying Club! For one of our pilots, 2021 will be a truly happy new year with new adventures. Congratulations to Dean Checknita, who successfully completed his Instrument check ride in Read More
Our members have been taking advantage of the club’s new Piper Cherokee 235! Ryan Blanding went out for his indoctrination flight in N9397W yesterday and snapped these amazing photos. The view flying above the clouds is nice, but check out Read More
Congratulations to our very own, Paulie Mamola, on earning your Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) rating! Paulie has been burning through the ratings since April of this year and we are extremely proud of him and his awesome achievements. If Read More
FAA Flying Club members, Mike Walpole and Tom Shalhoub, are on the way to the 2019 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow in our Piper Cherokee Warrior! They are planning on participating in the Piper formation fly-in to Oshkosh which should be Read More
Congratulations to our very own, Mike Walpole, for successfully completing his Instrument checkride and becoming the FAA Flying Club’s newest instrument rated pilot! I’ve flown with Mike and enjoyed learning from him. His love of aviation and his meticulous use Read More