Upcoming FOG Events
December 2020
The Sacramento Trilogy
Anytime during the first 2 weeks of December fly to Sacramento California and land at all 3 towered airports in one day. Sacramento International (KSMF), Sacramento Executive (KSAC) and Sacramento Mather (KMHR). Submit a 1 sentence description of your flight to flyoutgroup@gmail.com so we can all compare all of our experiences. Don't forget to beware of valley fog.
Find out more »Fly to Chico (KCIC) and Witness Where History Took Place in 1961
According to some “official” sources the first air hijacking attempt on American soil happened on July 31, 1961 when pipeline worker Bruce Britt, Sr., boarded and attempted to commandeer a Pacific Airlines flight at the Chico Municipal Airport, in Chico, California, intending to return to his home in Smackover, AK. CLICK HERE First U.S. skyjacking attempt was in Chico
Find out more »January 2021
IFR Pilots Assemble
IFR Pilots assemble! Your mission anytime this month is to fly down to southern california and complete at least ONE Tower Enroute Control (TEC) Route of your choice. Take a screenshot of the FlightAware tracking and send it to flyoutgroup@gmail.com Let's see how many TEC routes we can do as a group.
Find out more »New Airport of the Month – KPTV
2021 brings in a new year and FOG would like to explore a new airport every month. If you have been to our choice, investigate another and fill us in. This month, Porterville Municipal Airport (KPTV) is our choice. The airport was opened in September 1942 as Porterville Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force as a training base during World War II. It's an easy place to land and fuel and the…
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Airport of the Month, Paso Robles KPRB
Located just north of LA Center's Airspace is Paso Robles Municipal Airport, a busy non towered airport and convenient fuel station with the Paso Robles VOR on site. If you fly to the LA Basin, you will want to become familiar with it. The Paso Robles Municipal Airport is a 1300-acre site approximately four miles northeast of downtown Paso Robles. Originally constructed in 1943 as the Estrella Army Air Field, the airport plays its own part in the history of aviation in the…
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