March Pilot Spotlight : Chris Clarke
Flight Outfitters' March Pilot of the Month is Chris Clarke! You may know Chris online at @chrisclarkefly on social media where he loves to share content flying his plane, information about cars, and all things mechanical! Having…
February Pilot Spotlight: Jan Greenberg
This month Flight Outfitters is highlighting Jan Greenberg as our pilot of the month. “I was living in New Orleans and heard a radio ad offering an introductory flight. The ad said if I didn't like it, I wouldn't have to pay for it. I thought,…
Announcing: Flight Outfitters is the EXCLUSIVE Retailer of Fat Tire Cowboys
Flight Outfitters is proud to announce their partnership with Fat Tire Cowboys. From FO flight bags and apparel to FTC caps, t-shirts, knives and cleaner, you can now find it all here EXCLUSIVELY at FlightOutfitters.com. Learn more about the…
June Pilot Spotlight: Brian Jenkins
This month Flight Outfitters is highlighting Brian Jenkins as our Pilot of the Month. Brian knew he wanted to be a pilot from a very young age. His passion for flying grew throughout high school when he began flight training. Brian instructed…
Backcountry Flying tips from Instagram
Flight Outfitters teamed up with @emilyattheairport and @brush_pilots on Instagram for an exciting new series about backcountry flying. Head out in a 1956 Cessna 172 taildragger with Emily and Brian for some midwest flying as they discuss lots…
Hit the trail with Flight Outfitters Gear
Flight Outfitters is known for it's pilot gear and flight bags, but what you may not know is we can outfit you for more than just epic flying adventures. If you're like us you like to hit the trail as well as the numbers on the runway. Here's…
High Sierra Fly-in Video (part 2) released!
In part one of this video series, two members of the Flight Outfitters team set off to attend the High Sierra Fly-in in Nevada. Join them as they make their journey from Cold Springs, Kentucky to Dead Cow Lakebed in Western Nevada. We'll make…
Flight Outfitters becomes the official apparel partner of Angle of Attack
Flight Outfitters is proud to announce a partnership with Angle of Attack. From flight bags to officially licensed apparel, you can now find it all here at FlightOutfitters.com. Learn more about Chris Palmer and Angle of Attack. Chris…
The pilots of STOL Drag: Nat Esser
Aircraft: Kitfox Model VII - Rotax EP912STINat Esser, from Edmonton, Canada may be a newcomer to STOL Drag racing, but she has been working to perfect her aggressive forward slip ever since she first learned to fly gliders with the Royal…
Fly Before You Drive: Solo on 16th Birthday
For as long as I can remember, I could not wait to become a pilot. I was so impatient to fly that I wanted to be ready to solo on my 16th birthday, the very first day I could legally fly an airplane by myself. This is the story of how I made that dream come true, and the people who helped and inspired me along the way.
Pilot Your Own Adventure Trailer
Last summer we handed over the keys to the Pilot Your Own Adventure #FOcamper to Josh Flowers from Aviation101films and Chelsea Smith (@highmaintenance_chels) to take it on an adventure of a lifetime. They traveled all over the country before…
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PYOA Adventure Series – Meet Charlee
Our newest Flight Outfitters Navigator Charlee was born into a family of aviators. In fact, Charlee and our founder Mark Glassmeyer are cousins, and were each inspired by their grandfather's WWII experiences in the South Pacific.Charlee…
PYOA ADVENTURE SERIES – FINDING SOLITUDE ON ISLE ROYALE
We’re headed for solitude in this month’s installment of the Pilot Your Own Adventure Blog series. There’s no driving to this destination, in fact there are only two ways to visit - by air or by boat. Book a seaplane flight or take a ride…
PYOA ADVENTURE SERIES: TACKLING ANGELS LANDING
In this month’s installment of the Pilot Your Own Adventure blog series we take a trip to Zion National Park in the southwestern corner of Utah for one of the most exhilarating, tightrope walking, don’t look down (or maybe do) hikes in the…
PYOA ADVENTURE SERIES – YURT CAMPING IN BIG BEND
Big Bend is one of the largest, most remote, and as an added bonus one of the least-visited national parks in the contiguous United States. While it lacks five star restaurants and hotels in its surrounding areas, it more than makes up for it in natural splendor.
PYOA ADVENTURE SERIES – CANADA’S BERG LAKE: HELIDROP INTO AN ADVENTURE
While sleeping in the wild alongside grizzly bears may appeal to some, to me there had to be a more appealing option. The target was the phenomenal Berg Lake in Canada’s remote Mount Robson Provincial Park.
MY AVIATION STORY – SYLVIE BOUFFARD
Getting into aviation is never an easy process, but as a nineteen-year-old girl who definitely looks fifteen, I always had to go the extra mile to prove myself. Here is the story of how I finally got to my commercial…
MEET DEON MITTON – PILOT, PHOTOGRAPHER, PROFESSIONAL WEEKENDER
Once I became a pilotAfter I earned degrees in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, I spent many years working and saving to obtain my Private Pilot license in 1993. The fascination with aviation and photography came…
FLY-IN FISHING WITH A GOLDEN RETRIEVER
Check out Flight Outfitters Navigator Andrew's latest trip with his dog Maverick as they go on a fly-in fishing adventure at the Setting North Outpost Camp in Northern Ontario. Plenty of Pike and Lake Trout in this deep, no…
FALL FLOATPLANE CAMPING IN ONTARIO
There’s something special about fall camping that I can’t quite explain. There’s about a two-week window where the Canadian wilderness just lights up, and the sheer beauty of it is breathtaking.The destination of this…
PYOA ADVENTURE SERIES – FLYING THE ALASKAN BUSH
Long before television channels were full of Alaska-this and Alaska-that reality TV shows, my grandparents took a trip there with the Cincinnati Zoo. When they returned, there was the usual childhood excitement of “what gift did…
PILOT YOUR OWN ADVENTURE: DESTINATION SELDOVIA
Flight Outfitters, creators of rugged, feature-rich gear for pilots, has released its second video in a series that complements the company tagline: Pilot Your Own Adventure.
The second video in the series takes the viewer to Seldovia, Alaska,…