CURRENT NEWS!

Join S.O.A.R and local EAA Chapter 842 for Aviation Days 2024 at the Greene county Airport in Waynesburg PA.
Use the Navigation Menu above and click on the Aviation Days link, or Click Here for Young Eagles registration and other info.

John Strope Celebration of Life
It is with sincere sadness that we at S.O.A.R. are announcing a Celebration of Life to be held at the Greene Count Airport.  As many of you know, John passed away a few weeks ago after only 79 trips around the sun.  John loved his many years as the anchor of airport in Waynesburg, only second to his love of his children and family.  From the day he opened his business as owner operator of the Strope’s Aircraft Maintenance, he dedicated his life to all things aviation.  He never failed to close the shop and volunteer his time, hangar space, and his years’ worth of contacts and knowledge to provide the much needed help for Aviation Day, or breakfast fly-ins, or whatever was needed that he could spare to make any event successful.  He served his community, and as a younger man his country well, and lived an honorable life along with being a good friend to many of us. 

And may we also say that he was the best flapjack cook this side of the Monongahela River, making likely thousands of them over the years at the many fly-in breakfasts. So please come and join us celebrate not his passing, but his life well lived. Click Here for information about the celebration on 8-18-24. And if you would like to read his obituary as well Click Here. A few pictures of John at the various events that he volunteered his help for can be seen by Clicking Here. 

    
Gail S. Halvorsen, the Berlin Candy Bomber, dies at 101.  As many of you know, we often celebrate and honor the Berlin Airlift at our Aviation Day events.  Halvorsen, who flew many missions during the airlift, was an example to all of us of how having a kind heart and forgiveness in your soul can change, for the better, the world we live in.  Thank you Colonel Halvorsen, for your sacrifice, courage, and for giving the hopeless hope.  Read More About Him Here




The Greene County Flying Club
If you have ever thought about learning to fly, or are already a licensed pilot and want back in the game, it would be a challenge to find a better deal. Click Here for more information.
Other Events
Check this page often as we periodically host other events such as pancake breakfasts, movie nights and so forth, often with guest speakers covering educational or other topics of interest. The County also hosts events at the airport from time to time, a link can be found on the Location Page in the navigation menu above and below.