Fly Iowa Challenge

IAPG Sponsors the Fly Iowa Challenge

The Fly Iowa Challenge is a continuing program of IAPG.  The goal of the Fly Iowa Challenge is to:

  • Encourage pilots to visit Iowa’s fine airports
  • Increase awareness of and promote Iowa’s airports
  • Increase activity levels at Iowa’s airports.
  • Increase support for the goals of the Iowa Aviation Promotion Group
  • Increase the activity and proficiency level of Iowa pilots

Pilots from all across the U.S. will attempt to visit as many of Iowa’s 109 public access airports as possible. There is no time limit for completion of the visits, and when a participant completes the initial or Bronze level, they may claim a prize and continue qualifying for Silver or Gold (the highest level—all 109 airports).

Flights must be recorded in the FAA logbook and the Fly Iowa Challenge Passport log and the participant must remain registered as an IAPG member for the flights to count.

Participants will be eligible for pilot accessories such as hats, shirts, pilot bags, and leather jackets.

Rules & Registration

The files below are applicable to the Challenge. Please use them for your entries.

Fly Iowa Challenge Rules

Fly Iowa Challenge Registration

Now that it has warmed up from the outside cold temperatures, and I ‘dared’ try it on…….I can report that it fits WONDERFULLY and looks SHARP! LOVE that leather smell! I will wear it proudly and comfortably!

Robert Briggs

The Fly Iowa Challenge began as an IAPG program in 2007 and was to be a one-year program. It has since been modified and extended as a perpetual program with recognition awards made as participants qualify. The following pilots have won awards in the Fly Iowa Challenge:

Go ahead, take the Fly Iowa Challenge!

Name
Year of Award
Award Level & Comments
Bruce Beecroft & Paul Stoeker
2007
100%, all airports with C-172
Ron Maryland
2007
Runner-up
Jason Boggess
2007
Student pilot scholarship
Steve & Ginger Kleinschnitger
2009
Silver award, 60+ airports
Marc Broer
2010
Platinum 100%
Eldon Gast
2010
Silver award, 60+ airports
Tim Cloyd
2011
Platinum 100%, balloon pilot, drove to airports
Denis Biscobing
2011
Platinum 100%
Treavor Kleinschnitger
2012
Platinum 100%
Eric Kleinschnitger
2012
Platinum 100%
Lee Harker
2012
Platinum 100%
Michael Hubbell
2013
Platinum 100%
Stuart Rauh
2014
Platinum 100%
John Dutcher
2016
Platinum 100%
Jim Meade
2016
Platinum 100%
Matt Sawhill
2016
Platinum 100%
Arnie Sperfslage
2017
Platinum 100%
Russell Kinneberg
2017
Platinum 100%
Jeffery Kaminski
2018
Platinum 100%
Dr. Tom Carlstron
2018
Platinum 100%
Mark Kennett
2018
Platinum 100%
Mike Cooley (Urbandale, IA)
2019
Platinum 100%
Jim Fleming (Des Moines, IA)
2019
Platinum 100%
Greg Malkowsky (Oshkosh, WI)
2019
Platinum 100%
Mike Haubrich (Racine, WI)
2019
Platinum 100%
Brian Foltz
2020
Platinum 100%
Hank Harris
2021
Platinum 100%
Robert Briggs
2021
Platinum 100%
Warren Brecheisen
2022
Platinum 100%
Jeff Jorgenson
2023
Platinum 100%
Brian Kuennen
2023
Platinum 100%