08/09/2026
Welcome to all of our new followers that have joined us over the last two days! It's amazing how much impact a viral video can have in aviation circles!
So, introductions are certainly in order...We originated out of Spearfish, SD, KSPF beginning in 1979, but it may just as well have been Shangrila, as at that time, it was a magical place with a full service FBO, holding Cessna, Bellanca, Rockwell and Grumman dealerships, Fantastic Instructors and maintenance.
As an eager 16 year old wanna be pilot, I was informed that "real pilots" learn in tailwheel airplanes and thats the route to go to become a superior pilot..yeah, they were right....
Flash forward almost 40 years, licenses and ratings later, Our family had the need to create one last superior pilot.
We purchased a 1939 J3 cub for that mission. All went according to plan until the new generation wanna be's fellow boy scouts and buddies also would like to learn to fly...
Over the next three years, three young birdmen became six, six became 20. It quickly became an unintended part time business of sorts.
Today, we provide Local Civil Air Patrol youth and young adults low cost flight training using a 7kcab Citabria in our spare time. We also still continue to provide a free ground school on tuesday nights at the Tillamook FBO, but thats due to wind down for the season.
This has been a very rewarding endeavor over the last 10 years, helping others to succeed.
This little band of flyers has become part of our family as we continue to create superior pilots. Please feel free to follow their progress and achievements!
