Originally published in 2010
by Jay Carpenter
Jason Schappert and Vincent Lambercy recently flew their Cessna – 152 from Daytona Beach, Florida to Catalina Island off the coast of California and back this summer to help raise awareness of general aviation. Along their journey they stopped in Texas including Houston, Sweetwater, El Paso and Georgetown.
Jason Schappert is a 1500-hour Certified Flight Instructor and was awarded AOPA’s Top Flight Instructor Award at NIFA 2008. He currently works as a flight instructor in the central Florida area and operates Schapp Aviation. Vincent Lambercy is a Swiss private pilot, now living near Frankfurt (Germany). He learned to fly in Geneva, Switzerland, where he earned his IFR rating.
Earlier this year Jason and Vincent used Twitter to communicate their common interests and soon became close internet friends. They agreed to make this trek across America to help raise awareness about the benefits of general aviation. The pilots started on June 18th and ended their long journey on July 17. Their first stop in Texas was June 23rd at Houston Hobby airport. On June 27th they landed in Sweetwater and visited El Paso on June 29.
TXAA hosted their return visit at the Georgetown Municipal Airport on July 10th with a safety day at the new Aero Centex FBO.
Story courtesy of TXAA