Events

  • East Hill Flying Club Tour

    Come tour the East Hill Flying Club! You'll be able to learn more about what East Hill has to offer, hear from their chief flight instructor, and climb into the pilot seat of real airplanes!

  • Taughannock Aviation Tour

    Tour Taughannock Aviation at the Ithaca Airport! Visit their jet hangar and mechanic hangar and learn about their deicing operations!

  • Top Gun Movie Night

    Join us for our movie nights! We’ll be hanging out and watching movies like Top Gun! Snacks and dinner will be provided!

  • CAC Hangout

    Come meet some other people in CAC, have some free food, and learn more about what we do! It's super casual and a great way to meet other people interested in aviation.

  • ClubFest

    Stop by out table at ClubFest to learn more about what we do and sign up for club events!

Club Events

Airport Trips

Cornell Aviation Club provides tangible experiences with flying through organized trips to the Ithaca Regional Airport. We are planning a tour of the air traffic control tower, inspection of an aircraft engine with a certified mechanic, and more!

Guest Lectures

Our club will give members access to speaker events with aviation industry leaders. From airline pilots, management staff, Air Force veterans, mechanics, and more, Cornell Aviation Club hosts speaker events that you won’t want to miss!

Social Events

Club meetings throughout the semester allow members to connect with each other and explore different aviation-related topics together. These include workshops on earning a pilot license, movie nights, and trivia!

View fullsize What’s better than a Gulfstream G4? A Gulfstream G4 with free pizza! Thanks everyone for coming out, we had a blast today. One lesson was definitely learned: aviation is expensive. We look forward to seeing everyone next week.
View fullsize Taughannock aviation tour tomorrow! Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
View fullsize @touchdowncornell came to visit our booth at club fest today! Welcome to all who joined us, and it was also awesome having some existing members stop by and say hello! 🛫
View fullsize Welcome back to campus for the 2023 spring semester! Announcements coming soon regarding new events and executive board updates. Visit our website and invite a friend interested in aviation to our next meeting!
View fullsize Huge thanks to @flyeasthill and Eric Hummel, the chief flight instructor at East Hill Flying Club for hosting us today. Learning about the flight training process and methods involved was certainly insightful, and we definitely got more than we barga
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View fullsize Our next event is tomorrow! We will be having a panel and Q&A session with Howard OShell, a former Boeing 777 Check Airman and aviation entrepreneur. Mr. OShell is an extremely accomplished pilot, so this is a great opportunity to ask any aviatio
View fullsize The Cessna 172 Skyhawk, the Cirrus SR22, and the Socata TBM 850 were some of the aircraft we got to learn about this weekend. Join Cornell Aviation and spread the word for these awesome events and more!
View fullsize We hope you all had fun, and maybe learned a thing or two! We loved seeing all the morning troopers who woke up bright and early to check out planes with us!
View fullsize Thank you to Taughannock Aviation for hosting us this Saturday morning! We could get used to having meetings in the hangar…
View fullsize Todays inaugural meeting turned out great thanks to all of you! We loved hearing all of your stories and unique ties to aviation, whether it was your hopes to become an astronaut or your own flying adventures. We have many more exciting events and co
View fullsize Meet Wally, our VP of external affairs! Wally is from Demarest, NJ and is a junior studying information science. Wally is also an avid fisherman!
View fullsize Meet Alex, our treasurer! Alex is from Glen Ridge, NJ, and is a senior in the hotel school. Outside of his interest in aviation, he maintains a fervor for investment banking.
View fullsize Meet Liam, our Vice-President! Liam is a senior from Glens Falls, NY studying in the Dyson School. He plans to pursue a Private Pilot License after he graduates. He's also a member of the Cornell Sprint Football Team!
View fullsize Meet our President, James Arpey! James is a senior in the Dyson school and is from Dallas, TX. He holds a commercial pilots license with a multi-engine instrument rating, and hopes to start his career in the aviation industry!
View fullsize It was awesome getting to meet everyone at Club Fest; we enjoyed hearing your unique stories about your paths to aviation and personal experiences! Our mission has always been to bring the community together and we're excited that this is off to a g