A newly refurbished Reimagined Cessna 150 will go to the Nate AbelFlying Club in Texas, which won AOPA's latest airplane giveaway. The Nate Abel club, based in Fort Worth, won the prize Thursday over a total of 57 eligible clubs that applied. Club officers received a Skype call from AOPA President Mark Baker, who told them they were the winners. "That's awesome," said James Smith, vice president of the club."The family is going to be floored, they will not believe it."This year's giveaway promotes AOPA's flying club initiative, which encourages pilots to share the costs of flying and aircraft ownership as part of the You Can Fly program. The eye-catching yellow Cessna is among a fleet of Reimagined 150s that underwent restorations by Aviat Aircraft to help promote affordable flying and flight training.
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