Events

SAT, April 29th, 2023 - 9:00am

INFORMATION MEETING @ Portage Airport

You can Fly!  Join us at the Portage Airport (C47) and see the Club's hangar, plane and learn about membership on Saturday, April 29th at 9:00am in the main terminal building.

This meeting is open to everyone interested in flying, flight training and pilot proficiency.

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots, Time-Builders and Flying Friends are welcome to join us and learn about how to become a flying club member.

The meeting location info is here: Portage Municipal Airport (C47)

Join us Saturday, April 29th and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"There's no such thing as a routine flight."

- Chesley B. Sullenberger (Sully)

SAT, March 25th, 2023 - 9:00am

INFORMATION MEETING

You can Fly!  Interested in flying, safety and flight training? Join us for an information meeting and learn all about flying club membership.  Everyone is welcome to attend and get all the details about the Portage Area Flying Club.

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots and Non-Pilots can learn about flying today!

Join us in the main terminal building at Portage Municipal Airport (C47).  Plus, checkout the Club's private hangar, B5 (electric) Best Tug, and the new Club aircraft (Cirrus SR20).

Meeting location info is here: Portage Municipal Airport (C47)

Join us Saturday, March 25th and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing.  If you can use the aircraft the next day, it's an outstanding landing."

- Chuck Yeager

Flight Plan 2023

A New Year, A New YOU...Let's Fly!

Make 2023 the best year ever and start flying with the PAFC!

The Club has eight (8) aircraft available for our members exclusive and we enjoy fun flying, flight training, safety training and more.

Pilots, Rusty pilots and Student Pilots are welcome to apply.  We fly year-round in Portage in a top-notch aircraft - the Cirrus SR20.

Contact us today and learn more about flying with the PAFC.

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"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

FRI, Sept 23, 2022 - 5:00pm

Fall Hangar Party & BBQ

Everyone is welcome to attend the Club's Fall Hangar Party and BBQ.  Join us for great great food, music, friendship and fun!  All Members, Family and Flying Friends are welcome to attend.

RSVP via the Club's Secretary.

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"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that aircraft take off against the wind, not with it."

- Henry Ford

Monday, June 06, 2022 - 6:00pm

GROUND SCHOOL at the Portage Municipal Airport (C47)

Top Certified Flight Instructors (CFI's) will deliver an 8-week ground school for pilots, student pilots, rusty pilots and non-pilots starting at 6:00pm on Monday, June 6th.  This is an excellent refresher and learning opportunity for everyone.

Please register by contacting the instructor at: [email protected]

Classes run for 12 weeks with four "bye weeks" and everything you need to get started flying is provided.  Please register in advance and join us here:

Portage Municipal Airport (main terminal building)
1011 Silver Lake Drive
Portage, WI 53901

NOTE: The Airport entrance leads into the main terminal area, turn left on the property, and signs will be posted.

Get ready to Fly!

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"Flight is the only truly new sensation that men have achieved in modern history."

- James Dickey

Saturday, January 09, 2022 - 6:00pm

Holiday Party of the Portage Area Flying Club (Portage, WI)

Join us as we celebrate the Holidays 2021 with a grand event with drinks, dinner, raffle, games and more.  Members, family, and our friends in aviation are invited to a fun and friendly evening of good cheer.  Plus we will be awarding annual accomplishments: solo flights, private pilot licenses, and of course, the annual Member of the Year.

The party starts at 6pm and is located in ballroom A of the Reedsburg Country Club - a fantastic location.

This event is not to be missed - please remember to RSVP.

Reedsburg Country Club
3003 E. Main Street
Reedsburg, WI 53959

NOTE: Open bar from 6pm-7pm, and dinner will start at 7pm.  Signs will be posted.

Get ready to Party!

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"Pilots take no special joy in walking.  Pilots like flying".

- Neil Armstrong

Saturday, December 11, 2021 - 9:00am

Club Startup & Information Meeting

Everyone is welcome to attend the 2nd startup and information Meeting of the Portage Area Flying Club.  This meeting is open to anyone interested in flying, flight training and flight safety.  Learn more about the PAFC, and start flying today.

Become a Founding Member and attend the 9:00am information meeting in the main terminal building at Portage Municipal Airport (C47).  Plus, all can checkout the Club's private hangar and newly acquired airplane.  The meeting location is here:

Portage Airport (Main Terminal Building)
1011 Silver Lake Dr.
Portage, WI 53901

NOTE: The Meeting will be in the main terminal building. Signs will be posted.

Join us Saturday, December 11th and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"Sometimes, flying feels too godlike to be attained by man.  Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see".   

- Charles A. Lindbergh

Saturday, November 13, 2021 - 10am

OFFICIAL LAUNCH & Startup Meeting of the Portage Area Flying Club (Portage, WI)

This is your opportunity to join the Portage Area Flying Club as a founding member, and enjoy the freedom of flight.  The is the Club's Official Launch & Startup meeting and we will present all the details, answer questions, and sign-up new Members who will be flying in days.  Join us for an exciting information meeting at the following location:

Portage Airport (Main Terminal Building)
1011 Silver Lake Dr.
Portage, WI 53901

NOTE: The Meeting will be in the main terminal building. Signs will be posted.

Enjoy the company of fellow aviators and enthusiasts, get all your questions answered, and check out the Club's newly acquired Cessna 172 Skyhawk airplane at this Official Launch meeting.  Get ready to Fly with the PAFC!

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"Man must rise above the Earth - to the top of the atmosphere and beyond - for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives".   

- Socrates

COMING NOVEMBER 2021!

Portage Area Flying Club - Official launch

Get ready for the Official Launch of the all brand new, Portage Area Flying Club in Portage, Wisconsin.  Pilots, non-pilots, rusty pilots are all welcome to learn more about this flying and flight training opportunity.  We will announce the official launch date in the next 7-10 days, and the launch meeting will be in November 2021.  Find find out how to become a Founding Member and enjoy special privileges reserved only for founding members.  Plan to join us for an exciting meeting.  Also announcing the launch on Facebook, here:

Portage Area Flying Club on Facebook

You can Fly here!

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"The exhilaration of flying is too keen, the pleasure too great, for it to be neglected as a sport".   

- Orville Wright