Octopus Flying Club

The Octopus Flying Club, Inc. is a not-for-profit flying club, established on September 27, 1962. It operates a fleet of five aircraft, based at Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland and North Perry Airport in Hollywood, Florida.[1]

Octopus Flying Club, Inc.
FoundedSeptember 27, 1962
Location
  • Gaithersburg, Maryland
Area served
Greater Washington, DC
ProductFlying Club
Members
36-48
Key people
Gene Mongelluzzo - President 
 Gus Cois - Vice President
                     George Cois - Treasurer
Chris Everich - Secretary
Volunteers
7
WebsiteOctopus Flying Club

Membership

Membership is open to any qualified pilot, approved by the Club's Board of Directors. Additionally, a limited membership is available to anyone interested in learning to fly, regardless of pilot qualifications. All members pay an initial 'Membership Deposit', and are considered 'owners without equity'. Monthly dues are collected, which are budgeted to cover the fixed costs of the Club. Flight time is charged on an hourly basis, as used.

Fleet

The Club operates five 4-place Piper and Socata aircraft.[2] The Socata TB200, Socata TB10, Socata Trinidad TB20, Archer II, and Arrow II are all equipped with Garmin 430 GPS Navigation/Communication units, as well as Garmin 396 GPS units, which include real-time weather reporting.

References
  1. "Octopus Flying Club". AOPA Airports. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. Schapiro, Steve (July 16, 2014). "Aircraft Spotlight". AOPA. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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