Balloons crowded the skies over Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Florida the first weekend in May when the three-day Up Up and Away Florida Hot Air Balloon and Music Festival took off.
Lakeland Aero Club: A prototype for success
The largest teen flying club on the planet is helping other clubs on their airplane projects, as well as serving as a model for what success looks like.
Passion and a plan: Zach Drum’s aviation journey
Zachary attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, with his friend Drew Wilson. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He earned his commission as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy in 2012 and a Master of Science in Finance from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
To Infinity and beyond
The mission of the Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay is to make learning to fly — as well as flying every day — affordable. It’s also reaching out to kids in socially and economically disadvantaged communities to make aviation more accessible. One of the club’s mottos says it all: “Fostering dreams 2 reality.”
Ben Templeton’s flight of passage
Ben Templeton skipped his graduation from J. L. Mann High School in Greenville, South Carolina, to begin a super cross-country journey to the 48 lower states.
Fun, fellowship, and flying at the Triple Tree Fly-In
How do you measure a great fly-in? “By the number of happy people who say they can’t wait to come back. By the people who tell us this is where they come to meet their friends every year. We have a lot of repeat visitors,” says Triple Tree Aerodrome Executive Director Robb Williams.
With sass and class, women fly the 2021 Air Race Classic Air Derby
A team from Western Michigan University takes top honors in the first-ever Air Race Classic Air Derby.
A super cross-country
After his high school graduation, Ben Templeton plans a solo cross county flying to the 48 states in the continental U.S. as a youth ambassador for Triple Tree Aerodrome in South Carolina.
Cessna restoration helps family work through their grief
An award-winning restoration is completed in honor of a lost son, thanks to a tight-knit flying community.