Spend Memorial Day at the Airport

This Memorial Day is going to be a blast! The South St. Paul wing of the Commemorative Air Force will arrive to display several of their rare, restored warbirds. Among the historic aircraft will be a B-25 Mitchell, the aircraft used in Doolittle's famous Tokyo Raid in World War II. If you're feeling particularly adventurous, you can buy a RIDE in this spectacular aircraft!

The event is from 11AM to 6PM on Monday, May 26. Admission is free, so there's no excuse to not show up!

Link to the CAF Event Posting

I'll have more details in the next couple weeks!

Cirrus Event This Saturday

This Saturday there will be an event sponsored by Cirrus Design! They will arrive in several company demo aircraft, answering questions, and even giving demo flights! This is a great chance to sit in a great aircraft (I used to build them, they're quality) and play with all the whizz-bang toys.

The hours for the event will be 12PM to 6PM. Stop by the flight school and say 'Hi'.

I've been lazy!

Apologies to those of you waiting for the next post! I just realized it's been almost 2 weeks (and 2 spring storms) since I last posted. There are several exciting developments that I'll be talking about soon!

Barry

Here we go!

Well, winter's not giving up without a fight! Right now (Thursday afternoon) it's 06020G25, and it's supposed to get worse. Sleet has been pelting the windows since noon. The longer it stays liquid, the better.

On the upside, I'm hearing predictions of 60's, maybe even a 70 next week! Keep your fingers crossed!

Barry

Private Pilot Ground School

Well, we're in the final week of the Early-Spring ground school. That means it's time to think about the next one! The class is still pretty small, but I'd like to get it started by the end of April. If you or anybody you know is thinking about their Private Pilot License, let me know. The course is $150 + materials. The Private Pilot Kit we use is $209.95, full of everything you need except charts. We've got plenty of expired charts to practice on, too, and they're free. Call the office or my cell phone if you have questions.

Barry

Is it really (finally) spring?

Wow. Fifties... in Minnesota! Can you believe it's actually warmed up to where I could fly in short sleeves!?!? Tomorrow is supposed to be gorgeous too.

With that in mind, remember that other pilots are thinking the same thing. That is, "Now that it's warm, I can finally schedule and fly!" Try to think a few days out so you can get the time slot you'd like. Right now the schedule is pretty open three or more days out, but that may change! If you're planning on stepping up your training schedule, grab those slots for several weeks out. You can schedule up to 60 days in advance, so if Monday-Wednesday-Friday at 3 PM is your time, snatch it up!

If you do schedule and can't keep the appointment, you can cancel no-questions-asked as long as it's 24 hours in advance. If you've got a good reason, we're pretty understanding. (Our absolute biggest pet peeve is a no-show...fortunately we don't have that problem.) Also, if we have to cancel due to weather, there is no penalty. None of us can influence the weather.

As a side note about the weather. Please assume you'll be flying unless you hear from your CFI. Sometimes what seems like unflyable weather to you is a great learning experience with an instructor. If you have any questions about if you'll be flying or what the lesson will include, just give us a call and we'd be glad to discuss.

Hope to see you all in the next few weeks!