What it Takes (And Costs) To Own Your Own Airplane

“Courtland Savage did not grow up living and breathing aviation. He had a fear of heights. He saw airplanes at the Charlotte, North Carolina, airport, where he would occasionally go with his father. But he never saw anyone who looked like himself flying an airplane, so he didn’t think that was a possibility.” Read more…

In this episode of Cockpit Conversations, Fly For The Culture founder Courtland Savage joins entrepreneur Darrell S. Freeman Sr. to discuss diversity and inclusion in the aviation industry, and providing introductory flights and mentorship to those interested in pursuing aviation careers.

Thank you BEYA Stars & Stripes Florida along with Zinger Technology for sponsoring this amazing event. Special thanks to Kalitta Air, LLC Captain David L. Bridges who not only sponsored the event but spent seven straight hours speaking to children about aviation. 

Fly For The Culture Founder & CEO Courtland Savage was featured again in the Aircraft Owner’s and Pilot’s Association (AOPA) magazine. In this session, he discusses unexpectedly encountering a passion for flying during an introductory flight, and the joy he now gets out of taking kids up for their own first flights. Read more at AOPA.

American Airlines welcomed students of West Charlotte High School to their state of the art training facility. During the tour, which is a part of Fly For The Culture’s mission to promote diversity and inclusion in aviation, aspiring aviation professionals learned about the various vital roles that Science, Technology, Engineering, Aviation, and Mathematics (STEAM) professionals…

Fly For the Culture spent the afternoon at Gastonia Municipal Airport in Gastonia, NC. Throughout the afternoon, aspiring pilots were able to take a free introductory flight thanks for the generous contributions of Fly For The Culture donors!