Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Pilots Make Stop at St. Louis Downtown Airport, Visit Museum

By Carmelo Turdo

Student Pilots from Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology in Tulsa, OK flew their 4 Cessna 152s to St. Louis Downtown Airport Friday and stayed for a few hours before taking off in formation late in the afternoon. It was a pleasure to speak with one student at the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum before an impressive 4-ship takeoff. Blue Skies, Spartan. For more information about Spartan, see the video below and visit http://www.spartan.edu/.

Progress on EAA 64 Pietenpol Project Proceeding Nicely

EAA Chapter 64, which meets in historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia, IL, is making great progress on its Pietenpol aircraft rebuild project.  Here is a photo update from today's work.

St. Louis Aviation Book by Jeremy Cox Now Available!

Jeremy Cox holding his book, St. Louis Aviation

Images of Aviation - St. Louis Aviation, by Jeremy Cox, is now available for purchase!  This pictorial history of the rich St. Louis area aviation heritage contains rare images of early airship and airplane flight, including many 'firsts," spanning from 1836 to the space age.  Proceeds from the book benefit the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum, located in historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia, IL.  Copies can be obtained through the museum or your local bookstore.

Sightings: 1946 Ercoupe 415-C N99340 from Mountain View, AR Visits St. Louis Downtown Airport