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2014 Airplane Raffle List

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Are you feeling lucky? Here is a list of airplane raffles I have found for 2014. This list will be updated as new raffles are announced. I am not including sweepstakes type contests just traditional raffles. Good luck!

Organization Plane Max Entries Drawing Date Cost
1940 Air Terminal Museum  1960 Cessna 172B  2,500  7/19/14 $50
Alaska Airmen Piper PA18 150 Super Cub
Dakota Air Territory Museum 1946 Piper J-3 Cub  3,000  8/17/3014 $50
Wings Of Hope 1976 Cessna 172 3,000 6/30/14 $50

Other 

  • Fargo Air Museum – 1st Prize 2014 Ford F150, 2nd Prize is a P-51 Mustang ride, $50
  • South Africa Raffle – Open to residents of any country. Aircraft is a Piper Cherokee 235.

 

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2013 Airplane Raffle List

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Here is a list of all of the airplane raffles I can find for 2013. Good luck!

Edit: Check out the Updated 2014 Raffle List here

Organization Plane Max Entries Drawing Date Cost
 1940 Air Terminal Museum  1969 Cherokee 140  2,500  7/20/13 $50
 Winged Warriors  1964 Cessna 210D  2,500  7/4/13  $50
 Wing of Hope  1958 Cessna 172  3,000  When Sold Out  $50
Alaska Airmen 2007 Aviat Husky 8,500 5/5/13 $50
Dakota Museum 1947 Luscombe 8E 2,500 8/18/13 $50
Luscombe Endowment Luscombe 8A 1,500 Late 2013 $100

Update: Winged Warriors is no longer raffling the Cessna 210. Instead they are offering a cash prize. See details here.

 

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The Year in Review – 2012

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Every year around this time I see plenty of ‘year in review’ segments on television and online. So I got the idea to make a post chronicling what in the world I did with my private pilot’s license this year. Regrettably I rarely updated this blog this year. For the most part I think that is because I haven’t done many interesting trips this year. I can’t imagine a post about me flying 20mi away to get a burger would be very interesting so I just don’t write about it. Instead I will try to summarize anything notable that took place here in one post.

  • I flew a total of 38 hours
  • My first twin engine
  • Checked off some more NJ Airports. Only EWR and TEB left!
  • Flew down the Hudson River Corridor 6 times, once at night
  • Flew the night before Thanksgiving and saw the lines of planes coming into the big three airports
  • Took up several first time flyers, more family & friends.
  • And of course ate many hamburgers

Overall it was a great year. Like most pilots I wish I could have flown more but hey it is what it is. I am still lucky to be in the position in life to fly and enjoy every second of it.