WINTER RAFFLE

During the months of January, February and March, MIAS will be running a raffle for a free hour of flight (dry) in an ISP C- 172 R or HWV C-172. For each flight taken in one of our aircraft during these months, the renting pilot receives an entry. The more you fly, the more entries you receive. Just tear off the invoice number from your rental receipt and put it in the raffle box located at the dispatch desk. The winner will be announced on the 1^st day of February, March and April on our website; www.midislandair.com. Happy flying and good luck!

NEWS UPDATES

Congratulations to Jim Orehosky on his promotion to Flight Operations Manager at ISP. Jim's responsibilities include all operations pertinent to the flight desk. Jim's pleasant personality and can do attitude make him a real asset to our management team. Please join us in welcoming him.

Awareness of our New York Jet operations has increased and we are pleased to be welcoming more corporate jet customers. Our new department of "Corporate Guest Services" is headed by Lindsay Durand.

Congratulations to the following new dads; Dan Tew, Gene Portela, Trel Sidoruk, Eric Au, and Peter Meier. Girls out number boys 4:1 (a matter of which our marketing department has already taken note of …..)

Looking for flying adventure and companionship? Call Don Lawrence and see if he can help you find a flying pal to share costs and savor the fun of flight. If you would like to take advantage of our "Concierge Flight Planning" service, give Don a call at 631 588 5400 or email don.lawerence@midislandair.com ..

New Mid Island Flight Specials will be going into effect for 2004. All are designed to keep our pilots both current and on budget. All specials are for club members who are certificated pilots and are for solo flying only:

Warrior Special The ISP Warrior special will be extended to include Monday and Tuesday as well as the 1st Sunday of each month. Scheduling is limited to 2 hour blocks during the day. Pilots save 50% off the AFC dry rate and 46% off the GFC dry rate. Night current aviators may schedule after 1830 hours and keep the aircraft until 0730 the next day and the special rate applies. Where else can you rent a Warrior for $37.00 dry?

Cessna 152 Special At either Islip or Brookhaven, rent a 152 on a weekend and receive 25% off the dry rate.

Cessna 172 Special Rent N55169 based at Islip on any Wednesday and save 25% off the dry rate.

All specials begin January 2, 2004.

Learning to fly has always been something I wanted to do. Last year, while browsing the internet, one of those annoying pop-up advertising pages temporarily commandeered my screen. This one however took me by surprise. The title read; "be a pilot for $49.00." Ok so what's the catch? I thought. Well, further investigation led me to an information page which needed to be filled out. After that, a certificate was then mailed to my home address entitling me to a $49.00 introductory flight. A list of participating flight schools was also given. I chose Mid Island Air Service located at Long Island MacArthur Airport. I had heard of its good reputation and wanted something close by my home and office. A phone call and an appointment with the Flight Operations Manager, Jim Orehosky led to the actual flight. It was unbelievable, the CFI (certified flight instructor) actually passed me the controls over Port Jefferson harbor. That was November of last year. Today I am a private pilot with over 100 hours logged, and currently working on my instrument rating. That $49.00 changed my life. I now have the freedom to rent a plane and fly my family and friends anywhere around the Northeast. I have piloted day-trips to Atlantic city, Martha's Vineyard, and New Hampshire. The ski season is here and I have trips planned to Vermont and upstate New York. Thank you Mid Island for allowing me to fulfill my dreams.

Rick Abrahall
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