What's New

What's New at Alexandria Field

May 21-22, 2013: Alexandria Field hosted the Take Flight @ Rutgers Leadership Workshop for female STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) faculty.

April 19, 2013: Alexandria Field's Aviation Education Science Camp was featured in an article in the April 5, 2013 issue of General Aviation News.

Click here to read the article.

September 21, 2012: Photo on left: Chuck, Joe Borin, Bill Fritsche, and Kenny. Three class members jumped with Skydive: Karl Neilson, Flora Stamets Neilson, and Bill (photo on the right).

September 15, 2012: Bill's DVRHS Class Reunion, classmates visited N85 and some even booked to Skydive.

August 1, 2012: Alexandria Field was invited to the "Dream & Soar" event at the Cradle of Aviation
museum by the Northeast Region FAA Office in recognition of the educational
work being done at Alexandria Field.

Bill Fritsche and Linda Castner pictured with Barrington Irving and
Mitch Morimoto, President of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.

June 8, 2012: We are busy getting ready for the "Cleared for Takeoff" Aviation Science
Camp this week (July 9-13). Here is a shot of John Weigele testing out a new experiment for this year
...a solar balloon! It is used to demonstration how hot air is less dense than cooler air.
Just like a regular hot air balloon but powered by the sun!

May, 2012: The classroom addition is complete and ready for camp, tours, and
other great airport event!

April, 2012: Our classroom renovation is continuing at GREAT progress! Stay tuned for pictures
of the completed classroom.

Let the painting begin!

March, 2012: Our classroom renovation is successfully underway and should be completed by April, 2012. Below are pictures of the current progress.

February, 2012: Past "Clear for Takeout" camper and private pilot, Bobby Gower, standing with Professor Terry Hart (Astronaut) at Lehigh University where Bobby is a senior studying engineering.

September 24, 2011: AOPA Aviation Summit in Hartford, CT
We were there!

August 19, 2011 - N85 Aviation Science Club Courtesy Car is finished!

July 25, 2011 - First user of the N85 Aviation Science Club Courtesy Car

Jack Culberston flew into N85 with his Piper Mirage and took his daughter to a local camp with our courtesy car and donated the first $20 to the Aviation Science Club.

May 6, 2011 - New Jersey Aviation Conference

2011 Mid-Atlantic Aviation Coalition Award presented for Innovations in Aviation Education and Contributions to New Jersey Aviation awarded to GAMTTEP Program Direction, Linda F. Castner.