Hot San Jose Nights Silicon Valley S.T.E.A.M. Festival

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hot san jose nights

Calling all pilots, aviation fanatics, aircraft owners, aviators, anything involved in any way with aviation….

In fact, also calling all Science Enthusiasts, Car Fanatics, Music Lovers, everybody in the Bay Area, and beyond…..

Hot San Jose Nights presents Silicon Valley S.T.E.A.M. Festival!!

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Arlington Fly-in Coming Soon

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In less than two weeks one of the largest GA events of the year kicks off at the Arlington Municipal Airport in Arlington, Washington, where more than 1,000 aircraft will congregate. Running between July 10-12, 2014, the Arlington Fly-In will play host to almost every kind of GA craft from powered parachutes to classic warbirds.…

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July 5th & 6th Santa Monica Airport Field Trip

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smo kids204+ families visited the Santa Monica Airport last weekend (July 5th) weekend to put their kids in a real airplane. The weekend alone we introduced 480+ kids to aviation!

Visit this page to view all of the photos on our social media accounts.

Here’s some stats from our most recent Santa Monica Airport events:

Over the past 3 months we have successfully inspired 877+ kids (from 566 families) as they experience aviation from pilots in a real airplane at Santa Monica Airport.

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July/August 2014 issue of FAA Safety Briefing

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faastThe July/August 2014 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on Flying Companions. In this issue we look to provide a basic guide for friends and loved ones who join us in the air or might have an interest in doing so. In addition, you can learn about the current state of ADS-B and where it’s going in the future.

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Join The Santa Monica Airport Field Trip July 5th & 6th

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Santa-Monica-AirportOn July 5th and 6th (Saturday and Sunday) we’re excited to give another 100+ kids the chance to get in a real airplane and take a photo with a pilot at Santa Monica Airport.

1) If you haven’t registered yet, please join us here to learn more about this free “field trip” event.

2) Know someone with kids in the LA area? Please forward this email to them so they can register here for this unique family event.

This is our third time hosting this family event.

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Pilots take control of day-to-day operations at O52

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Sutter LogoPilots involved with the Sutter Buttes Regional Aviation Association (SBRAA – a CalPilots Chapter) will take over day-to-day operations at Sutter County Airport (O52) in Northern California on Tuesday, July 1.

SBRAA is a local association of pilots, aviation advocates, Yuba-Sutter business supporters, friends and families committed to fully assuming the ongoing operation, maintenance, improvement and growth of the Sutter County Airport.

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