Sam Gardner soloed on Friday, December 3, 2021. His flight instructor is Paul Wirkowski. Congrats Sam!
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Chloe Park Soloed!
On November 26th, Flight Club 502 member Chloe Park soloed! Congratulations Chloe! Her instructor is UPS flight intern Mike Ausley.
Angelo Ramirez was featured in the Courier Journal!
On October 27, 2021, the Courier Journal wrote a news article about Angelo Ramirez, a Flight Club 502 member. Congrats Angelo!
Balloon Glow Event
TEENS ONLY. On November 13th, at 5:30pm, Flight Club will be hosting a balloon glow party!
Flight Club 859
On November 7, 2021, Flight Club 502 successfully launched Flight Club 859 in Lexington!
Please fill out permission form!
Hello! For those of you participating in the Fly-In in Lexington, please remember to fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfm845BGSMo-_Y_XRVwWCJIhdJYkeAOwYKi3vQmEpNYcgGk-w/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 Thank you so much, and have a great time!
1946 Piper Super Cruiser Raffle has concluded!
Our 1946 Piper Super Cruiser Raffle has concluded! The winner was Mr. Tim Buck from Maine. Congratulations Tim!
Charlotte earned her wings!
Today, Flight Club 502’s president Charlotte McCarthy earned her wings! Congratulations Charlotte!
Theron Varda completed his Checkride!
Theron Varda completed his Checkride!
David soloed!
David Loring soloed on August 7th. His instructor is Rob Melio, and he is the son of UPS pilot Mark Loring.
Annika soloed!
Annika White soloed on June 15th, her instructor is Paul Wirkowski and her father is UPS pilot Tom White. Way to go Annika!
Keaton soloed!
One of our founding members and graduating seniors Keaton Jones soloed today! Congratulations Keaton!
Stephen soloed!
Stephen Leonard soloed on Friday, July 9th! His flight instructor was Meghan Schaefer. Congrats Stephen!
Jonas Soloed!
Jonas Gordon soloed on July 6th! Jonas is a graduate of Manual High School. His instructor is CFI Henry Buckey. Congrats Jonas!
Gabi soloed!
Gabi McDonald, past president of Flight Club, obtained her private pilots license today! YAY!! Congrats to Gabi and to Captain Jim Yonts who taught her how to fly.
Eli Soloed!
Eli Lawrence, Senior at Louisville Male HS soloed July 5th! His instructor is Natalie Hill. Congrats Eli!