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Club members got together on the morning of January 26 for a free ground school session from club CFIs Matthew Macaluso and Dave Chapdelaine. Matthew started off by discussing requirements for entering all the various airspaces, with a focus on the FAA'S ADS-B mandate that took effect in 2020. Then, armed with simulated Garmin GNX 375's on their iPads, Dave walked the students through all the various menus, features, and settings of the brand new GPS avionics that will be shortly available in two club aircraft – N5126V and N7091G.

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="27" gal_title="2019 Awards Banquet"] On Sunday, January 19, 2020 the Connecticut Flight Club held its annual awards banquet to recognize the achievements of its members in 2019. The banquet was held at the USS Chowder Pot IV in Hartford, Connecticut. Recognition awards went to the following members:  Tyler Carson - Private Pilot ratingJames Giorgio - Private Pilot ratingFredd Baber - Instrument ratingDavid Chapdelaine - CFI ratingMatthew Macaluso - CFI rating And the Top Gun Award for highest number of hours flown went to John Klimas who flew a total of 35.2 hours in 2019! Many thanks to departing Treasurer Bob Scaglia for his hard work in organizing the banquet and ensuring a good time was had by all. Additional thanks to the USS Chowder Pot IV for providing a…

From everyone at the CT Flight Club, have a safe and happy new year! Our wish is for 2020 to bring you fair skies and tailwinds!