International Learn to Fly Day at Red Baron Aviation
Despite Low Clouds, a Large Crowd Enjoys a Great Day at the Airport
 
Saturday May 15th was International Learn to Fly Day.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2009 launched a new program targeted at promoting general aviation and increasing the pilot population. International Learn to Fly Day is meant to
raise interest in flying and encourage current pilots to get
others
involved in aviation.
With a lot of hard work from the Red Baron staff and friends, we had a very successful event. "Chef" Dutch Holland with some help from Kevin, cooked up hamburgers, hot dogs and BBQ'd shallots to the delight of our guests. Mike cooked up some yummy ribs, Peggy put together some incredible salads and Dennis brought by a big chocolate cake.
People interested in information about learning to fly viewed Cessna's video, tried the Cessna interactive online ground school, demo the Frasca simulator, toured Red Baron Flight School and registered to win one of our door prizes. The "Marine Layer" kept our VFR pilots grounded for the first part of the day, but by noon the sky started clearing. At 2pm we held our drawing for a Cessna Private Pilot Kit with $500.00 of lessons. Two Discovery Flights were given away in our American Champion Decathlon. Alicia Freeman was our first winner and took her flight that day to do some aerobatics! What Fun!
 
We'd like to congratulate all of our winners and thank everyone who attended and enjoyed all the festivities.
Remember; every day is a great day to mentor someone interested in becoming a pilot. |
Pilot Refresher Classes Continue
Improve your Skills
These important continuing education classes conducted by Richard Szwarc CFI, CFII, MEI, meet each Tuesday evening from 7pm to 9pm at Red Baron Aviation . Come to all or pick and choose. Classes are $10.00 each. Call Peggy at 681-9200 for reservations and questions. The remaining schedule is as follows.
June 1st -Aviation Weather. What you don't know can hurt you.
June 8th - Aviation Weather Formats. There's more than Duats!
June 15th - Do the Right Thing. Aeronautical Decision Making.
June 22nd - Cross Country Flight Planning, Techniques and Tools. Getting there
without the hassle.
June 29th - Aviation Emergencies. Yes, it can happen to you.
These classes are geared for the Seasoned Pilot as well as Student Pilots. If you have a suggestion or request for future classes, please talk to Peggy or Richard. |
 June Gloom: VFR Flight into IMC
Know before you Go
Mark June 5th on your calendar for a very important seminar with our Flight Instructor Richard Szwarc. Flight into IMC is a very real possibility this time of year in the Santa Barbara area. The Marine Layer is with us almost daily for the months of May, June and July. Learn what to do if your VFR and find yourself in the clouds. The seminar will be at Red Baron Aviation on Saturday June 5th from 10am to 12pm. Your cost is... $0.00 !! Coffee and pastries will be served.
Please call 681-9200 to reserve your spot. |
The New Red Baron Aviation Website
June 1st is the launch date for our new updated website. Many thanks to Red Baron Pilot Levi Maaia for all his hard work in bringing our web site up to date and more friendly to our visitors. Check the link below after June 1st to see whats new.
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Congratulations to Chris Vail!
Chris Vail got his private pilot's license at Red Baron in 2008. He graduated from Loyola Marymount University and commissioned into the Air Force. May of 2010 he passed his checkride with the Air Force on a T-6A Texan II. Thanks for sharing this with us Chris.
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| FAA Training Seminar
Thursday June 17th at 7pm Red Baron Aviation will be sponsoring an FAA Training Seminar at the Airport Visitor Center. Richard Szwarc CFI, CFII, MEI will cover VFR flight into IMC. The seminar is free to all who wish to attend. This will be the first of a series of public FAA seminars sponsored by Red Baron Aviation. Those of you who receive the FAA News Blast emails will be reminded about this seminar and others to be scheduled in the future. Call
681-9200 for more information.
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