News

As you may be aware, the FAA will discontinue the Direct User Access Terminal Service (DUATS II) Program on May 16, 2018. On that date, the AOPA Flight Planner, AOPA GO and other flight planning tools will no longer have the ability to brief or file via CSRA DUATS. Users should transition to using 1800WxBrief Read More…

Good Morning Members and Friends, Two weeks from today, we’ll be holding our quarterly Plane Wash and Wax on Saturday May 19th at 8:30 am til noon.  Mark it on your calendar. OCFC Club Meeting and Plane Wash This would be a great opportunity for our newest members and potential members to meet and greet Read More…

The FAA has discontinued the requirement that applicants for a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine rating or a flight instructor certificate with an airplane-single engine rating provide a complex airplane for their practical tests. AOPA has long urged the FAA to drop the complex-airplane requirement for the two practical tests and welcomed the Read More…

Good morning everyone!! Attached please find the latest edition of the Propwash Newsletter as well as the invitation to our next tenant social scheduled from Friday, 4/27.  I hope to see you all there!! Please also take note of the fundraiser event for Elisha on page 4 which is this Saturday night.  It is open Read More…

Good afternoon everyone – Please see note below from the Airport Authority…. SONYA BRAUER | Manager SOUTH EAST RAMP Sanford Airport Authority Tenants: FFWC has informed us of recent bear activity near the National Reserve building located at Lake Mary Blvd and Skyway Dr. (near the Boombah Sports Complex). FFWC will be attempting to trap Read More…

Good afternoon everyone I wanted to bring to everyone’s attention again, that our dumpsters are here for your use but all items must be placed INSIDE the dumpster can (not just inside the fenced area).  The dumpsters are also to be used for trash that is accumulated here within your hangars and not household items. Read More…

We had a great time of fellowship washing and waxing the club airplanes.  Lunch subs were excellent and can’t wait until next club meetup.

So for the last year, I’ve been flying around Florida looking for some cool places to get away to, while enjoying my freedom of the skies.   Florida is a pilots paradise as there are so many different and unique ways to experience this great state from the air.  Here are just a couple of Read More…

BREAKING NEWS Push to give away ATC ends—for now February 28, 2018, By Joe Kildea House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), the leading proponent of legislation calling for the removal of air traffic control from the FAA, announced he would no longer pursue the controversial proposal. AOPA, along with hundreds of other Read More…

I’ve been planning a trip from Sanford/Orlando FL (KSFB) to Boca Raton, FL (KBCT) since the beginning of January for a weekend of College Softball as well as my wife and daughter’s birthdays.  My only fear leading up to this weekend, was if President Trump would be visiting Palm Beach, FL  (KPBI) at the same Read More…