'The sky's the limit' for OSU Flying Club
Students, faculty and staff of OSU and LBCC can join OSU's Flying Club with no experience and gain a private pilot's license
Lauren Sigel
Issue date: 3/3/09 Section: News
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This nonprofit organization is dedicated to giving members and alumni of OSU and Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC) an inexpensive opportunity to learn how to fly, with a strong emphasis on safety.
According to their website, club membership is available for current staff, faculty and retired employees of OSU and LBCC, as well as for family of current members.
Based at the Corvallis Municipal Airport, the club currently owns six Cessna aircrafts that members can rent at an hourly rate, depending on the plane.
Marcos Cintron, a senior majoring in computer science and the student president of the club, has been a member for four and a half years and said that prior flying experience is not necessary and that anyone of any skill level is more than welcome to become a member.
"You can start from not knowing anything about flying to getting your instructor rating," Cintron said. "It's all about having fun. The purpose of the club is for recreational flying. It does not have any commercial operations."
The first goal that members strive to achieve is their private pilot's license, which requires 40 hours of flight time. Having a private pilot's license allows members to fly the plane by themselves without a flight instructor and allows them to take out the planes whenever and wherever they wish. They can even take friends with them.
"The fact that you have the ability to go somewhere that would normally not be accessible and take a trip is awesome, you can fly places that would take forever to drive to," Cintron said. "There's a lot of freedom of where you can go. The sky's the limit."
Robert Foster, a senior majoring in business and the student vice president of the club, is more than aware of the freedom that comes with having a private pilot's license.
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Bud Weisbrod
posted 3/10/09 @ 3:33 PM PST
Aloha!
I soloed at Corvallis Airport in 1952, and eventually went on to become a Flight Instructor (in addition to an OSC Engineer!).
Been flying for 57 years, still flying! No club in those days, so four of us bought a Piper Cub for $600. (Continued…)
TD
posted 3/12/09 @ 2:45 AM PST
WOW..
I want to join the club...
Bob Parrott
posted 4/24/09 @ 5:23 PM PST
I learned to fly through the flying club in 1986 and I have since obtained my flight instructor ratings for single, multi-engine and instrument. OSU Flying Club is an opportunity for students and staff to see the world from a different perspective, one from above!
games
posted 11/01/09 @ 12:00 PM PST
An ability to get a private pilot's license, that is really cool!
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