March 4, Afterburner Social: Trivia Night (LauderAle, Fort Lauderdale)
**All events subject to change**
The SFBAA will be hosting its final General Membership Meeting of 2025 on Tuesday, September 30th in Fort Lauderdale. The meeting will be taking place at the National Jets FBO at the Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL) from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
After the great feedback from last year, we are excited to announce we are having another Panel Discussion in hopes of providing an interactive and informative experience benefiting all facets of our membership. The theme will be "Hot Topics in Business Aviation." We are pleased to announce our panelists:
Katie DeLuca Katie is a partner and the chair of the aviation practice group at Harper Meyer LLP with an international aviation practice concentrated on business aircraft. She has given several presentations on the recent tariff implementations and is going to share her subject knowledge with the group. Katie will discuss the complex and ever-changing landscape of tariffs and their impact on on our industry. John Gabriel John is the Director of Safety at Corporate Aviation and a seasoned pilot, as well as the President of the Connecticut BizAv Group. Given the recent series of high-profile incidents, safety is a paramount issue in business aviation today. He will be speaking about hot-topic safety issues and discuss how business aviation can implement proactive strategies to enhance safety culture and mitigate risks. Michael Pellegrino Michael is a decorated former police detective who has created a non-profit to provide hope, positivity, and practical tools for professionals dealing with the stressors of a demanding life. Mental Health is a long-stigmatized issue, but relevant to our entire membership. We are excited to have Michael bring his expertise on the topic into our panel discussion and provide some best strategies that can be implemented in the cockpit, at work, and into our everyday lives.
Katie DeLuca
Katie is a partner and the chair of the aviation practice group at Harper Meyer LLP with an international aviation practice concentrated on business aircraft. She has given several presentations on the recent tariff implementations and is going to share her subject knowledge with the group. Katie will discuss the complex and ever-changing landscape of tariffs and their impact on on our industry.
John Gabriel
John is the Director of Safety at Corporate Aviation and a seasoned pilot, as well as the President of the Connecticut BizAv Group. Given the recent series of high-profile incidents, safety is a paramount issue in business aviation today. He will be speaking about hot-topic safety issues and discuss how business aviation can implement proactive strategies to enhance safety culture and mitigate risks.
Michael Pellegrino
Michael is a decorated former police detective who has created a non-profit to provide hope, positivity, and practical tools for professionals dealing with the stressors of a demanding life. Mental Health is a long-stigmatized issue, but relevant to our entire membership. We are excited to have Michael bring his expertise on the topic into our panel discussion and provide some best strategies that can be implemented in the cockpit, at work, and into our everyday lives.
Please join us for what will surely be an interesting and engaging event!
3495 SW 9th Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 954-359-9900 National Jets - FLL Google Maps Link
2025 Annual Charity Golf Classic November 13, 2025
Mark your calendar now! An exciting day of golf, fun and camaraderie with South Florida’s business aviation community will be held Thursday, November 13th at the prestigious PGA National Golf Resort and Spa in beautiful Palm Beach Gardens. This is the same venue as the past several years and will once again take place on two courses.
Sign up today! Registration is now open at the cost of $350 per golfer or $1,200 per foursome. Proceeds benefit the SFBAA Scholarship fund, Angel Flight, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. All registrations and payments must be received by October 15th. Please complete the Golf Registration form found here and send to Jeff Ramsden. Registrations will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. This event will sell-out, so register today!
Format: As always, this is a four person best-ball scramble with trophies, prizes, and bragging rights at stake. Skills challenges and side competitions along the way give even the highest handicappers a chance to win. All players receive a complimentary goodie bag, lunch, beverages on the course, and an expanded cocktail reception after play ends which will include hors d'oeuvres, trophy presentations, and a raffle.
Schedule:
Registration: Begins at 10:30 amLunch: 11:00 am - 12:00 pmShotgun Start: 12:30 pmReception: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Sponsorship opportunities! Our headline sponsorships have been filled, but we have a limited number of custom sponsorships still available. Please contact Jeff Ramsden (jr@ramjetaviation.com) for more information. We also welcome any contributions to our raffle or goodie bags. If you are going to send items for the goodie bag, please include at least 220 pieces. Please mail them directly to us and not the golf course. You can email tacking numbers to Scott Ramsden (scott@ramjetaviation.com) for confirmation of receipt:
SFBAAAttn: Golf Tournament1100 Lee Wagener Blvd., Suite 320Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 954-359-0260
The Courses
THE FAZIO COURSE
The Fazio is a reinvention of The Haig, PGA National’s original 18-hole course that opened in 1980. The Haig was designed by George and Tom Fazio in tribute to five-time PGA champion Walter Hagen, and its renovation was led by third-generation designer Tom Fazio II, who emphasized modernizing the course layout.
While the original par-72 routing remains intact, the renovation improved the classic golf architecture with modern advances, including:
Fazio II himself believes his renovation achieved “that ideal balance where single-digit golfers will be fully challenged while higher handicaps will have a layout ideal for a day of enjoyable resort golf.”
THE CHAMPION COURSE
Originally designed by Tom and George Fazio for major tournament play, The Champion was redesigned by Jack Nicklaus in 2014 and hosts the PGA TOUR’s Honda Classic each spring. It features The Bear Trap, which spans three demanding holes designed by Nicklaus, and is called “one of the toughest stretches in golf.” Listen to the designer describe it in his own words.
According to a story by The New York Times, “The Champion’s layout at PGA National is 7,045 yards of venom, a king cobra of a course that rises without warning to strike down the world’s best golfers. Snake charmers may have a better chance of taming it than the players at The Honda Classic.”
Fortunately, our Champion golf course has five sets of tees to make the course more playable for golfers of all levels. However, even though the course has generous landing areas and spacious and accepting TifEagle greens, golfers are presented with course management challenges throughout the round. It’s unquestionably one of the best golf courses in Florida and the entire country!
The Resort
The PGA National Resort & Spa has completed a $100 million transformation, reimagining luxury, from interior and exterior designs to all-new restaurants, activities, and amenities. It has been home to the PGA’s Honda Classic since 2007 and has ninety-nine holes of championship golf on six courses. The state-of-the-art Sports & Racquet Club features 19 tennis courts and it has a 40,000-square-foot spa with exclusive Waters of the World outdoor mineral pools. It has a decorated history and tradition as one of the finest golf resorts in South Florida, located just 20 minutes from the Palm Beach Airport.
We have been granted a courtesy rate of $319+ tax & resort fee per night for those interested in staying on the premises overnight. A block of rooms have been reserved for us. These rates are eligible for any of our participants/sponsors on Wednesday (11/12) and Thursday (11/13). Reservations must be made by October 11th by calling (844) 821-0028 or following this link: SFBAA Charity Golf Classic 2025; be sure to mention our block name: SFBAA Catering Events 2025 or our booking ID: 111325SFBC.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:
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