SPORTY'S PRESS

The Sporty's Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law... Sporty's Pilot Shop was founded in 1961 by Hal Shevers and was originally located at Cincinnati's Lunken Airport. Like many entrepreneurial ventures, Sporty's began small. When Hal was flight instructing, he began to sell pilot supplies to his students. Soon there was a small store at Lunken, followed by a new, larger facility at Clermont County/Sporty's Airport, in Batavia, Ohio. All operations were moved to Sporty's current Clermont County/Sporty's Airport location in 1990. From humble beginnings, Sporty's has become the world's premier pilot shop and developer of aviation education programs... Launched in March 2007, The Sporty's Foundation has as its goal, funding programs that work to educate young people on the excitement and life-enhancing potential of general aviation. The Foundation's initial bequest was to the Aircraft Electronics..

Also known as: Sporty's Academy, Inc., Sporty's Foundation, Sporty's Pilot Shop

Primary location: Batavia United States