The Flight Center hosts a variety of flying activities to meet your interests and schedules, including safety seminars and WINGS programs on a monthly basis. We are also sponsoring fly-out events to great destinations as often as possible. Call us for more details on these scheduled events or to book space, where applicable. Also, we welcome your suggestions for programs you'd like to hear or destinations you'd like to visit!
All “Flying After Hours” programs are free of charge and qualify as FAA “Wings” Safety Programs under the jurisdiction of the FAA Safety Team. Take advantage of the fly-outs to knock the dust off your flying skills; if the rust has gotten too thick, take your instructor along!
Here's a list of our scheduled events for the next few months.
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 2nd, 8:00 am to 12:00 noon - Garmin GNS 430/530 Ground School - Truly understanding your Garmin 430 / 530 will greatly enhance your situational awareness, help you avoid terrain hazards, and keep you a couple pushes away from an aviation database which tells you virtually everything you need to know about airports and facilities. Taught by Curt Thomas, CFI, this course includes everything you need to know to better utilize your Garmin 430/530 for both VFR and IFR flight. Also included will be a discussion on the WAAS capabilities of these receivers, and the potential to display additional flight critical information, such as TAWS, terrain, traffic, lightning, radar, and satellite weather data. Location: West Star Aviation Training Room, 790 Heritage Way (2nd floor.) Cost: $60. Please call us at 254-0444 to register, or download the registration form.
Friday and Saturday, October 8th and 9th - Crownpoint Rug Auction Flyout - Join us for a beautiful flyout across the southern Colorado Mountains and northern New Mexico Navajo Country en route to Gallup, NM and the Crownpoint Rug Auction. After the Friday morning flight, we'll have lunch in Gallup and check in to the historic El Rancho Hotel. Then we'll make our way to Crownpoint for the auction, where we will have the unique opportunity to view and purchase Navajo rugs directly from the weavers themselves, at wholesale prices. We'll return to Grand Junction Saturday morning via a scenic flight through the San Juan mountains. The cost for this flyout is $225 per airplane, which includes lodging, ground transportation, and all flight information. Register by October 1st. NOVEMBER
We've posted some of the photos from recent flyouts; follow these links to see some great flying adventures: