Jun132023 by Jeff DavisNo Comments

A note from CFC and EAA member Rick Montero:

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Hartford Chapter of EAA held a very successful Young Eagles Rally yesterday at Brainard during International Young Eagles Day.  A big Thank You to CT Flight Club for allowing me to use 76N for this event. Collectively, all pilot volunteers gave over 30 children their first GA Flight experience. I gave five children their first Flight experience and they were thrilled by the experience.   I've included a flew photos from the event.  The group photo shows all the volunteers which includes lots of students. It is very encouraging to see so many young people interested in aviation. Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4
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Jul162021 by Jeff DavisNo Comments

CFCs own Greg Lachenmayer on Fox 61

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Fox 61 produced a story featuring some of the very important and impressive work of pilots flying Kaman's heavy lift KMax helicopters. Currently, 15 KMax helicopters are fighting massive wildfires in several western states. The video (linked below) features KMax footage from Kaman's headquarters in Bloomfield, which is flown by none other than our own club V. P. Greg Lachenmayer! Wildfires burn in the West and the CT built K-Max joins the fight - YouTube
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Feb12020 by Rockwell SchrockNo Comments
Big turnout for club’s first Sunday School

Big turnout for club’s first Sunday School

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Club members got together on the morning of January 26 for a free ground school session from club CFIs Matthew Macaluso and Dave Chapdelaine. Matthew started off by discussing requirements for entering all the various airspaces, with a focus on the FAA'S ADS-B mandate that took effect in 2020. Then, armed with simulated Garmin GNX 375's on their iPads, Dave walked the students through all the various menus, features, and settings of the brand new GPS avionics that will be shortly available in two club aircraft – N5126V and N7091G.
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Jan292020 by Rockwell SchrockNo Comments
Annual awards banquet – success!

Annual awards banquet – success!

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[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="27" gal_title="2019 Awards Banquet"] On Sunday, January 19, 2020 the Connecticut Flight Club held its annual awards banquet to recognize the achievements of its members in 2019. The banquet was held at the USS Chowder Pot IV in Hartford, Connecticut. Recognition awards went to the following members:  Tyler Carson - Private Pilot ratingJames Giorgio - Private Pilot ratingFredd Baber - Instrument ratingDavid Chapdelaine - CFI ratingMatthew Macaluso - CFI rating And the Top Gun Award for highest number of hours flown went to John Klimas who flew a total of 35.2 hours in 2019! Many thanks to departing Treasurer Bob Scaglia for his hard work in organizing the banquet and ensuring a good time was had by all. Additional thanks to the USS Chowder Pot IV for providing a…
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