Throughout the year, Rick Mantei and his team host flying events throughout South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, giving one-of-a-kind experiences flying in Mantei’s 1941 Stearman biplane. In recent...

For more than 20 years, Rick Mantei has generously supported the Epworth Children’s Home in Columbia, SC, donating over $20,000 to help support children in need.  Epworth Children’s Home was...

A display shelf in the head office of Lowcountry Food Bank displays a miniature model of Rick Mantei’s 1941 Stearman, alongside framed photos of volunteers with the plane. Throughout the year, Rick...

During his long career in the US Air Force, Rick Mantei learned the valuable lessons of leadership, responsibility and service, values at the core of the curriculum at the US Air Force Academy. Now...

March 27, 2022 CAMDEN, S.C. — Retired Major General Tom Rew is back on the ground after celebrating part of his 100th birthday in the sky.  “It was a lot of fun,” Rew said...