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The Tampa Bay Wing is proud to have developed partnerships with Trig Avionics, Lakeland Linder Airport, Sun-N-Fun Aerospace Expo, SheltAir Aviation, and Double M Aviation. Our partners' support helped the Tampa Bay Wing receive its first airplane, a Fairchild PT-19, which we flew from Dallas to Lakeland in May, 2024 and placed in our hangar at Sun-N-Fun.

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PT-19 Status: UP

The Tampa Bay Fairchild PT-19 is being flown by Sebastian DaSo with Larry DaSo in the rear cockpit south of Lakeland Linder Airport. Sebastian Flew the PT-19 from Fresno, California, to Dallas. He returned two weeks later and, with the help of Ken Hewes, flew the PT-19 from Dallas to Lakeland. Sebastian flew our PT-19 from coast to coast, a true cross-country trip. Thank you, Sebastian, for your commitment to the Tampa Bay Wing.

HomePoker Run 2025
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The Tampa Bay Wing wants to thank all the pilots and crews participating in our 2nd Annual Poker Run. The weather had us move the event several times, even at the last minute, but the weather was clear and cool, with great flying. We hope everyone had plenty to eat and did not have to adjust their weight and balance too much. We plan to hold the 3rd Annual Poker Run on Saturday, January 10, 2026. We hope to have two CAF-Tampa Bay Wing aircraft on display next year.


2025 CAF-Tampa Bay Wing

2nd Annual Poker Run

Winner List

1.     Jim Ostrich                Bose A30 Headset

2.     Jason Stringfellow    Concorde Battery Gift Certificate

3.     Donald Ellsworth      ICOM A25N Radio

4.     Carlo Farrugia          MyGoFlight Pilot bag

5.     Joe Joiner                  John’s 360 Gift Certificate

6.     Ben Mack-LaPlat      Tempest Gift Certificate

7.     Kelly O’Donnell        Flying Eye Sunglasses Gift Certificate

8.     Kelly Prince               Bruce’s Aircraft Covers Gift Certificate

9.     Greg Piehl                  X-Naut Cooling Knee Pad

10. Bob Curry                 Mission BBQ Gift Basket

11. Carl Roselli                MacFarlane Aviation Gift Certificate

12. Robert Prine              MacFarlane Aviation Gift Certificate

13. Joe Costa                    MacFarlane Aviation Gift Certificate

14. Rick Hendrick           6-Qt Cas Aeroshell W100Plus

15. Josh Fountain            6-Qt Cas Aeroshell W100Plus

16. Jamie McCague         6-Qt Cas Aeroshell W100Plus

17. Drew Clark                6-Qt Cas Aeroshell W100Plus

18. Brian Wilkins            6-Qt Cas Aeroshell W100Plus

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