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future events

8/14/2022 Sunday

Board Meeting

2:00 pm

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6:00 pm

Princeton, MN

Event Details

8/14/2022 Sunday

Board Meeting

Flight Expo's general meeting followed by a business planning meeting.

For more info, please call Sharon Sandberg at (763) 568-3360.

2:00 pm

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6:00 pm

Princeton, MN

9/25/2022 Sunday

Board Working Meeting (private)

2:00 pm

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4:00 pm

Princeton, MN

Event Details

9/25/2022 Sunday

Board Working Meeting (private)

The Board will meet at the concrete buildin4 to prep for the up coming Build-A-Plan session. 

For more info, please call Sharon Sandberg at (...

Event Details

2:00 pm

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4:00 pm

Princeton, MN

10/4/2022 Tuesday

Build-A-Plane Fall Session Starts!

5:30 pm

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8:00 pm

Princeton, MN

Event Details

10/4/2022 Tuesday

Build-A-Plane Fall Session Starts!

Build-A-Plane meets weekly on Tuesdays from 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm and every other Saturday from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. The first Saturday will be 1...

Event Details

5:30 pm

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8:00 pm

Princeton, MN

11/6/2022 Sunday

Board Meeting

2:00 pm

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4:00 pm

Princeton, MN

Event Details

11/6/2022 Sunday

Board Meeting

For more info, please call Sharon Sandberg at (763) 568-3360.

2:00 pm

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4:00 pm

Princeton, MN

TBD

Build-A-Plane's Christmas Party

5:30 pm

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8:00 pm

Princeton, MN

Event Details

TBD

Build-A-Plane's Christmas Party

For more info, please call Sharon Sandberg at (763) 568-3360.

5:30 pm

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8:00 pm

Princeton, MN

RECENT EVENTS

7/8/2022 - 7/10/2022

The CAF Rise Above Display including Video!

Marv's True Value Hardware, 31620 125th Street, Princeton, MN 55371

Event Details

7/8/2022 - 7/10/2022

The CAF Rise Above Display including Video!

The CAF Rise Above Trailer is making a unexpected stop at the Princeton, MN area.   The trailer talks about both the Tuskegee Airmen and the...

Event Details

Marv's True Value Hardware, 31620 125th Street, Princeton, MN 55371

7/6/2022 Wednesday

Flight Expo's Flying Club

5;30 pm

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1pm

Princeton, MN

Event Details

7/6/2022 Wednesday

Flight Expo's Flying Club

This is a PRIVATE EVENT for our Build-A-Plane students and guests to celebrate all of the hard work of the students this past year. Please b...

Event Details

5;30 pm

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1pm

Princeton, MN

5/7/2022

BUILD-A-PLANE'S END OF YEAR CELEBRATION

9am

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Princeton, MN

Event Details

5/7/2022

BUILD-A-PLANE'S END OF YEAR CELEBRATION

This is a PRIVATE EVENT for the flying club. We will be gathering to show our Cessna 150 a little extra TLC and a good cleaning. All members...

Event Details

9am

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Princeton, MN

4/23/2022

Flight Expo, Inc. Open House

1pm

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4pm

29563 144th St. NW, Princeton, MN 55371 (private residence)

Event Details

4/23/2022

Flight Expo, Inc. Open House

Guests will be able to see first hand the work our Build-A-Plane students have been doing on various aircraft as well as the Tsunami Project...

Event Details

1pm

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4pm

29563 144th St. NW, Princeton, MN 55371 (private residence)

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Past Events Photo Gallery

    Past Events

    Pizza Ranch Fundraiser

    Build-A-Plane Spring Session of 2019

    Pizza Ranch Fundraiser

    In January a fundraiser was held at Pizza Ranch in Elk River, helping to fund the Build-A-Plane program.

    Spaghetti Fundraiser

    Build-A-Plane Spring Session of 2019

    Pizza Ranch Fundraiser

    On January 28th, the Build-A-Plane students helped create a dinner night which included a live band and raffle.

    Build-A-Plane Spring Session of 2019

    Build-A-Plane Spring Session of 2019

    Build-A-Plane Spring Session of 2019

    Build-A-Plane program has started back up despite the large amounts of snow. Students have started working on the wings of the Piper Colt, preparing them for fabric.

    Piper Colt Restoration in Spring of 2018

    Piper Colt Restoration in Spring of 2018

    Piper Colt Restoration in Spring of 2018

    Sanding is a necessary to remove the rust and corresion.

    Like any restoration, there are always a few bumps in the road.  This is what we experienced with the Piper Colt when we found certain areas on the wing with corresion.

    Piper Colt Restoration in Fall of 2018

    Piper Colt Restoration in Spring of 2018

    Piper Colt Restoration in Spring of 2018

    Working hard to make sure we will have an aircraft flying this spring 2019.  Control surfaces are now covered.

    Piper Colt Restoration in Fall of 2017

    Piper Colt Restoration in Spring of 2018

    Piper Colt Restoration in Fall of 2017

    The Piper Colt in November of 2017.

     Over the last 18 months our Build A Plane program has been completely restoring a Piper Colt Aircraft that was donated in by  Michele Heins.   

    Hot Air Balloon Donation

    Flight Expo's Flying Club

    Piper Colt Restoration in Fall of 2017

    Winter of 2018 a Hot Air Balloon was donated into Flight Expo, Inc.  On the way home the trailer had issues causing it to flip on its side.  Select students were put to task on restoring the trailer to make the balloon transportable.

    Hot Air Balloon Donation

    Flight Expo's Flying Club

    Flight Expo's Flying Club

    Now ready for the basket

    We are ready for an instructor to help us out with flying our Hot Air Balloon.  

    Please contact Sharon at:  763-568-3360

    Flight Expo's Flying Club

    Flight Expo's Flying Club

    Flight Expo's Flying Club

    We have our first Build A Plane student soloed on December 11, 2018.  

    E-Mail: flightexpoinc@aol.com 

    Phone: 763-568-3360. 

    Address:  P.O. Box 155, Zimmerman, MN 55398  

    Flight Expo, Inc is a 501c3 organization.  41-1869452

    Flightexpoinc@aol.com

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