Happenings

Here's a picture of myself, student pilot Malcolm Adams to my left and pilot Richard Mack to my right as we explore a flight from Valparaiso Indiana to Ricks Cafe Boatyard located in Indianapolis Indiana

Chicago Area Pilots Association celebrating the 2019 Annual Christmas Banquet

Here's one of our own private pilots from CAPA soaring between cloud layers @ 7 thousand feet.. In route for breakfast at Southbend Airport

Some of CAPA members help give out turkeys at the BMOA Annual food giveaway

A few of the CAPA members coming together for a flight safety seminar.

CAPA Aviation Banquet 2023

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We were honored to attend the Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame 2023 Induction Banquet the other night. There were several notable inductees. Janet Harmon Bragg, an African American pioneer in aviation, she passed away in 1993. CAPA member Rufus Hunt Jr., an African American pilot and aviation historian, he passed away in 2020. Luanne Wills-Merrell, an African American pilot and among numerous of accomplishments devoted her life to inspiring minority and female youth to enter the field of aviation. Take time to google search these people to fully grasp their contributions to aviation.