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Are you feeling lucky? Here is a list of airplane raffles I have found for 2016. This list will be updated as new raffles are announced. I am not including sweepstakes type contests just traditional raffles. Good luck!

1940 Air Terminal Museum – 1957 Cessna 172 – $50 – Drawing 7/16/16
Alaska Airmen – PA-18-150 Super Cub – $60 – Drawing 5/1/16
Big Creek Lodge – 1960 Cessna 172A – Drawing 6/20/16
Dakota Air Territory – 1946 Luscombe 8E – Drawing 8/21/16
Wings of Hope – 1964 Piper Cherokee – $50 – Drawing 6/30/16

UPDATE: Wings of Hope is having a second raffle for 2016. This time for a 1965  Cessna 172F. Drawing is 12/12/16

Note: I am not affiliated with any of these organizations. It is your job to determine the legitimacy of each raffle. 

Are you feeling lucky? Here is a list of airplane raffles I have found for 2015. This list will be updated as new raffles are announced. I am not including sweepstakes type contests just traditional raffles. Good luck!

1940 Air Terminal Museum – 1962 Cessna 172C – $50 – Drawing 7/18/15
Alaska Airmen – PA-18-150 Super Cub – $50 – Drawing 5/3/15
Dakota Territory Air Museum – 1946 J-3 Cub – $50 – Drawing 8/16/15
Pioneer Valley Museum – 1966 Cherokee Six – $100 – Drawing 6/10/15
Wings of Hope – 1972 Cessna 172L – $50 – Drawing 6/30/15

Note: I am not affiliated with any of these organizations. It is your job to determine the legitimacy of each raffle. 

I am not a scientist but I am pretty sure this year was shorter than all previous years. Probably by about a few months. It certainly flew by for me. Overall my hours were down but it sure wasn’t from a lack of trying. I feel like I had the worst luck of bad weather and maintenance issues, but it goes with the territory. At one point I started keeping a log of canceled flights but after 6 or 7 entries it got way too depressing! All in all it was definitely a memorable year aloft. Here a few of the highlights.

• 21.4 Total Hours – Down from last year again!
• Proposed While Flying
• Flew a P-51 Mustang!
• First Glider Flight