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Pittsburgh Flying Club
Pittsburgh Flying Club
Welcome to the Pittsburgh Flying Club located in Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania.
We're a friendly group of pilots sharing the joy of flying and we
invite you to join our club.
If you have your certificate then you can be flying our Piper Archer
very soon after contacting us. If you're not yet a
Private Pilot you may still join, become an owner, and learn how to fly in
your own airplane.
Pilot or non‑pilot, we look forward to meeting you!
Location and Aircraft
The Pittsburgh Flying Club was established over 50 years ago in
Pittsburgh, PA, but is now located at the
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
in Latrobe, PA.
We own an IFR certified 1976 Piper Archer II. Our airplane is hangared at
the Latrobe airport. A description of the Archer can be found on our
Archer page.
There are additional photos throughout our site. We get compliments on the
appearance of our airplane wherever we go and we're quite proud of
its looks and condition.
Why Join?
We offer a well-maintained aircraft at very competitive hourly rates based
on tachometer time. It is available for use anytime that no other
member is flying and can be reserved for overnight or multi-day trips.
We offer the camaraderie of like-minded pilots, share the responsibilities
of aircraft ownership, meet regularly to discuss club business and
aviation issues, attend AOPA and FAA safety seminars as a group, and fly
together every chance that we get.
Membership
The club is 22 pilots strong and is accepting new members. Join us,
become a part owner, learn how to fly, earn an advanced rating, take
an extended trip, and have great fun!
Why Are We Called The Pittsburgh Flying Club?
We were incorporated as the Pittsburgh Flying Club more than 50 years
ago when we were located closer to the city of Pittsburgh. We have been
based in Monroeville, Murrysville, Delmont, and Greensburg, PA, and
have also homed numerous aircraft at the Greensburg Jeannette Regional
Airport / Boquet Airport in Jeannette and at the Westmoreland County
Airport in Latrobe.
Although we've been headquartered in multiple locations in Allegheny and
Westmoreland counties in southwestern Pennsylvania, we've consistently
kept our name as the Pittsburgh Flying Club. Given our location today
and of the past several years, we could have changed to the Latrobe Flying Club,
the Westmoreland Flying Club, or the Greensburg Flying Club but we
prefer to keep the identifier that we've used for more than half a
century.
We are glad that you found us as the Pittsburgh Flying Club and we
welcome you and invite you to join us.
Flight Training and Exam Preparation
If you're not a pilot but are interested in learning to fly, the
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
has useful getting started information and of course our officers,
members, and club flight instructors will advise and encourage you
throughout your training. We want to help you to progress from new member
to new pilot!
Are you ready to start studying for your FAA written exam, or perhaps
have previously passed the written but need to review the material
covered in the ground school? On our
links page
you'll find recommendations for DVD and online versions of FAA exam
preparation courses and you can ask any of our recently
certificated pilots for pointers on what study material they found
most useful.