On 4 December 2021, the Friends of Oceano Airport (L52) is hosting a toys for kids event beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Jingle Bells will perform live holiday music from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Also, beginning at noon, there will be a lunch supporting the 99s scholarship fundraiser. At 1:00 p.m. Reindeer Games will […]
A huge congratulations to Bakersfield Flying Club, Certified Flight Instructor Thomas Peterson, for receiving AOPA’s 2021 Distinguished Flight Instructor Award! This award is given to Flight Instructors who have reached a high standard of accomplishment in the flight training arena.
The Bakersfield Chapter of The Ninety-Nines International Organization of Women Pilots are offering two $3000 scholarships in honor of past, long-time Bakersfield member, Joan Paynter. Joan Paynter was the heart and soul of the Bakersfield Ninety-Nines as the Membership Chair. She was an avid air racer, charter pilot, and Bonanza owner. She was a […]
A big BFC congratulations to Robbie Smith on his solo on 20 September 2021, in N73977!
A big congratulations to Jessika! Jessika Zaia follows in her son, Michael’s footsteps and earns her Private Pilot Certificate! We are so happy for you!
Christopher Balcsik, under the watchful eye of his instructor Nicholas Costigan, soloed on 2 September 2021.
BFC Member Jordan Shepherd tours the JetBlue University training center at KMCO! He says that there were multiple pilots doing recurrent training while he was there and that he made some good contacts. Jordan said “The motion was on. I was very impressed and wowed by the amount of realism in the simulators with things like […]