On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:45:10 -0800, Michael Robbins wrote:

Please pardon the repeat question and the cross posting.

I'm looking to join a flying club, or find a flying buddy, for flights out
of FRG, ISP, HWV or HPN. I can't seem to find a good source. I've
fumbled around the internet and come up with: WFC-HPN (HPN), Nassua Flyers
(FRG), FEFC (FRG) and also Paramus (CDW), Skywagon (MMU).

Thanks,


Mike:

I'm a member of the Paramus Flying Club. Needless to say, I recommend it.
We've two aircraft at KCDW and two at KLDJ. We fly 172s and 182s (one of
which is a retractable).

You can read more about us at:

http://flyingclub.org/

Our meetings are open to the public. They're the first Thursday of every
month at the NJ Aviation Hall of Fame (at Teterboro Airport). You can
contact me, or write to , if you've any further
questions.

We also have monthly breakfast flights (on the Sunday after the general
meeting).

All club operations, from coordinating maintenance to planning/tracking
our budget to keeping the aircraft supplied with spare batteries is done
by members volunteering their time. This is a terrific opportunity to get
involved in aviation in a new and exciting way. I was involved in our
latest engine overhaul, for example. There was a lot to learn, and others
involved who were there to help me learn it.

When I originally joined, I envisioned this as training for ownership.
And I still might go that route. Certainly, one of the most common ways
to "graduate" from the club is to buy a plane. And we've a very active
community of alumni, who are now owners, to demonstrate this.

But I've come to realize that having access to a fleet, rather than a
single airplane, has advantages too.

- Andrew