STL Aviators Flying Club Holds Annual Dinner Meeting at Creve Coeur Airport

By Carmelo Turdo

STL Aviators, the area's non-profit, non-equity flying club, held their annual club dinner meeting Saturday at Creve Coeur Airport. Founded in 2019, the club has grown to fifty members and five aircraft, three based at Creve Coeur Airport and two at Spirit of St. Louis Airport. The club provides an avenue for members to fly a selection of Cessna and Piper models while building an attitude of ownership through participation in managing the operations of the fleet. Aircraft preferences and utilization rates are closely monitored, and continuous improvements are made each year to make the club more valuable to current and future members.

The Aero Experience has posted several feature stories covering STL Aviators over the years, and we thank the club for inviting us to their dinner meeting. The guest speaker for the evening was Randy Ottinger, FAASTeam Program Manager for the FAA's St. Louis Flight Standards District Office. His theme of a Just Culture of Compliance, involving pilots in the process of working through safety and training issues, is part of the current FAA message he brings to aviation safety events throughout the area. 

The current STL Aviators club aircraft can be seen operating out of Creve Coeur Airport and Spirit of St. Louis Airport:

We will visit with STL Aviators again this spring for more insights on the success of the flying club. For more information about becoming a member of the club, contact them at stlaviators@gmail.com.