YE MYSTIC AIRKREWE, INC.
TAMPA, FLORIDA

About Ye Mystic Airkrewe The Ye Mystic Airkrewe was founded in 1993 by aviation enthusiasts . The Krewe was the sixth member to join the Tampa’s Gasparilla Festival Inter-Krewe Council bringing a new kind of pirate to the mix as our pirates are pirates in the sky. Our Krewe provides year round flying, and social opportunities for pilots, pilot’s families, and non-pilots with interest in aviation. While social opportunities are very much present, the Krewe offers a unique opportunity for professional formation training and exhibition flying. What started as a love for aviation and the thrill of formation flights performed by some of our pilots grew to an organization with a cause and purpose. Many of our pilots lend a helping hand to a local charity organization titled Cairflight, which gets people in need to the place for treatments and cure of illnesses. In addition, we have begun pursuing a mentoring program for young adults with interest in aviation as to encourage and educate them in their journey or career path. We also offer formation flight instruction and have many certified flight instructors. We meet once a month at an area restaurant for some socialization beginning around 5:30 pm and a business meeting beginning at 7:00 pm.  See  "Upcoming Events" for the next meeting date and location. All are welcome to join us. We look forward to meeting you and answering any questions that you have. Mission: We want to stimulate the love of flying in our community through initiatives' and learning, while reaching out our wings to help those in need. We are a formation flying and social club. As members of Tampa's Gasparilla Festival Inter-Krewe Council, we are the only flying krewe. Our group includes civilian pilots, commercial pilots, retired military pilots, flight instructors, air traffic controllers, FAA employees, balloon pilots, aviation safety counselors, maintenance personnel, and aviation enthusiasts. Some members own airplanes, some rent airplanes, and some are non pilots. Members enjoy social activities as a group and participate in IKC functions. Our flying activities include group fly-outs, formation flights over the Gasparilla parade, the Conch Republic (Key West) annual naval battle and secession from the United States, and other public functions when we are asked to provide formation flights for special events. We are especially proud to provide fly-overs with missing man formations for Memorial Day and Veteran's Day functions, and military funerals. Members also participate in activities which help expose kids to aviation. These include Challenge Air, Young Eagles, and Boy Scouts. A number of our members contribute flights to CAIR Flight ( www.cairflight.org) which is a charity medical flight organization. They coordinate with other similar groups such as Angel Flight and Giving Flight, and Pilots and Paws.