Events

THUR, October 24, 2024 @ 6:00pm

Information Meeting at Falcon Field

You can Fly!  Join us in our hangar facility and checkout the Club's five (5) aircraft, including our NEW Cessna 182 Skylane....and learn about membership on Thursday, October 24th at 6:00pm at Falcon Field. 

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots, Time-Builders and Flying Friends are welcome to join us and learn about how to become a Flying Club Member. 

The information meeting is located here:
4800 E Falcon Dr, Mesa, AZ 85215 (Airport Admin Building)

Join us Thursday, October 24th and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory."

- Unknown

FRI, September 13th (5:00pm-9:00pm)

CLUB SOCIAL - HAPPY HOUR

Members, Family and Flying Friends are invited to join the PHX-AFC for a Social/Happy Hour event at the O.H.S.O. Restaurant and Brewery in Gilbert.  Starting with a 2-hour open bar at 5:00pm, plus appetizers will be served for all guests. 

Top notch dining options are available upon request.

More info on the O.H.S.O. Brewery is here: O.H.S.O. Brewery - Gilbert

Don't miss this spirited event on September 13th!

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"The airplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Wind, Sand, and Stars, 1939

SAT, July 27th - (Arrival)

NEW Club Aircraft at Falcon Field (KFFZ)

We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our new-to-us 1999 Cessna 172S Skyhawk, an all-around super plane, perfect for flying, flight training and time building.

N826KS is a top notch, 180hp, 4-seat aircraft with exceptional features.

A few features:

  • Garmin GPS175 Navigator
  • Dual Bendix King KX155 Nav/Coms
  • Garmin 345 Transponder with ADS-B Out & In
  • 4-seats and 4-place intercom
  • New Leather Interior and more...

Showings will be scheduled soon at our KFFZ hangar.

Get ready to Fly!

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"My soul is in the sky."

- William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act V. Scene 1.

FRI, July 26th (6:00pm-10:00pm)

Club BBQ at Oshkosh 2024

Join us for a BBQ event at the Worlds Greatest Airshow in Oshkosh, WI on Friday, July 26th from 6:00pm to 10:00pm in the Camp Scholler campgrounds. 

Enjoy the airshow, great food, beverages, games, music and more.  

Members, family and friends are welcome to attend.  Everything is included.  Feel free to bring a plate to pass.  

The event will be held at the Camp Scholler campground at AirVenture.  A map of the event location will be sent.  Please RSVP for headcount.

Join us Friday, July 26th and get ready for fun!

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"As flying enters into everyday life, the dreams of centuries become actualities. One by one they take shape and become stepping-stones for other dreams."

- Amelia Earhart, 1929

SAT, June 15, 2024 @ 9:00am

Information Meeting at Falcon Field

You can Fly!  Join us in our hangar facility and checkout the Club's five (5) aircraft, including our NEW 2012 Cessna 172SP Skyhawk....and learn about membership on Saturday, June 15th at 9:00am at Falcon Field. 

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots, Time-Builders and Flying Friends are welcome to join us and learn about how to become a Flying Club Member. 

The information meeting is located here:
4800 E Falcon Dr, Mesa, AZ 85215 (Airport Admin Building)

Join us Saturday, June 15th and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"A good pilot may be disappointed by his airplane, but it will never surprise him."

- Len Morgan

SAT, May 12th - (Arrival)

NEW Club Aircraft at Falcon Field (KFFZ)

We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our new-to-us 1981 Cessna 182R Skylane, an all-around super plane, perfect for hauling or flying cross country.

N6219N is a top notch, 255hp, 4-seat aircraft with nearly every feature on our wish list.

A few features:
255hp (John Jewell engine upgrade)
PowerFlow Exhaust
Avidyne IFD540 GPS Nav/Com
Dual Garmin GI-275's
Garmin GTX345 Transponder
Shadin Fuel Flow
JPI EDM 700 Engine Monitor
SureFly Electric Ignition
LED Lighting
Autopilot, and more...

Showings will be scheduled soon at our new KFFZ hangar.

Get ready to Fly!

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"Flying is like the most irresistible intoxication."

- Sydney Carline, 10921

FRI, May 10th - (New Hangar)

NEW Club Hangar at Falcon Field (KFFZ)

We are thrilled to announce we have moved to our new Club Hangar on May 10, 2024.

The new hangar is 10,000 sq. feet and is perfect for housing the Club's six (6) local aircraft at Falcon Field. 

With room to spare, we invite our flying friends to reach out if hangar space is needed at KFFZ.

For more information on the Club and hangar space, please contact us here: Contact Us

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"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it."

- J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

SAT, April 20, 2024 @ 9:00am

Information Meeting at Falcon Field

You can Fly!  Join us in our hangar facility and checkout the Club's five (5) aircraft, including our NEW 2012 Cessna 172SP Skyhawk....and learn about membership on Saturday, April 20th at 9:00am at Falcon Field. 

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots, Time-Builders and Flying Friends are welcome to join us and learn about how to become a Flying Club Member. 

The information meeting is located here:
2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215
(Avflight North - on the northwest side of the field - big blue hangars).

Join us Saturday, April 20th and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"Man alone resists the direction of gravitation: he constantly wants to fall–upwards."

- Freiderich Neitzsche

FRI, April 12th - (Arrival)

NEW Club Aircraft at Falcon Field (KFFZ)

We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our new-to-us 2012 Cessna 172SP Skyhawk with advanced avionics and more.

N36JR is a top notch, 180hp, 4-seat aircraft with nearly every feature we could have hoped to have.

A few features:
180hp
Dual Garmin G1000's
Garmin GFC 700 autopilot
4-seat
4-place intercom
Dual PTT
And more...

Showings will be scheduled soon at our KFFZ hangar.

Get ready to Fly!

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"If you’re thinking about being a pilot, it’s no use keeping your feet on the ground when your dreams are up in the sky."

- Anthony T. Hincks

SAT, March 16th at 9:00am

Information Meeting at Falcon Field

You can Fly!  Join us in our hangar facility and checkout the Club's five (5) aircraft, including our NEW Pipistrel Alpha Trainer...and learn about membership on Saturday, March 16th at 9:00am at Falcon Field. 

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots, Time-Builders and Flying Friends are welcome to join us and learn about how to become a Flying Club Member. 

The information meeting is located here:
2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215
(Avflight North - on the northwest side of the field - big blue hangars).

Join us Saturday, March 16th and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

- Douglas Adams

SAT, February 10th at 9:00am

Information Meeting at Falcon Field

It's just coffee and PLANES!  Learn about membership, tour the hangar and checkout the Club's five (5) aircraft, including our NEW Pipistrel Alpha Trainer on Saturday, February 10th at 9:00am at Falcon Field.

(And, there will be coffee and donuts for all attendees!)

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots, Time-Builders and Flying Friends are welcome to join us and learn about how to become a Flying Club Member. 

The information meeting is located here: 2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215. (Avflight North - on the northwest side of the field - big blue hangars).

Join us Saturday, February 10th and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"Flying is liberating.  I can fly anywhere and everywhere I want...  There is no restriction and hurdle in the air.

- Mark Jeffries

SAT, January 20th at 9:00am

Information Meeting at Falcon Field

You can Fly!  Join us in our hangar facility and checkout the Club's five (5) aircraft, including our NEW Pipistrel Alpha Trainer...and learn about membership on Saturday, January 20th at 9:00am at Falcon Field. 

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots, Time-Builders and Flying Friends are welcome to join us and learn about how to become a Flying Club Member. 

The information meeting is located here: 2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215. (Avflight North - on the northwest side of the field - big blue hangars).

Join us Saturday, January 20th and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible."

- Edward Vernon Richenbacher

FRI, December 8th (6:00pm-9:00pm)

ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY

Members, Family and Flying Friends are invited to join the PHX-AFC for our annual Holiday Party at the Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa.  Tickets are just $15 per person and includes a drinks, appetizers and a top notch dinner. 

More info on the Organ Stop Pizza is here: Organ Stop Pizza - Mesa

Don't miss this spirited event on December 8th!

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"Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying.  What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description."

- Barry Goldwater

SAT, December 9th at 9:00am

Information Meeting at Falcon Field

You can Fly!  Join us in our hangar facility and checkout the Club's five (5) aircraft, including our NEW Pipistrel Alpha Trainer...and learn about membership on Saturday, December 9th at 9:00am at Falcon Field. 

This meeting is open to anyone interested in flying, flight proficiency, and flight safety.

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots, Time-Builders and Flying Friends are welcome to join us and learn about how to become a Flying Club Member. 

The information meeting is located here: 2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215. (Avflight North - on the northwest side of the field - big blue hangars).

Join us Saturday, December 9th and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"There is no sport equal to that which aviators enjoy while being carried through the air on great white wings."

- Wilbur Wright, 1905

SAT, Aug 19th at 9:00am

Information Meeting at Falcon Field

You can Fly!  Join us in our hangar facility and checkout the Club's five (5) aircraft and learn about membership on Saturday, August 19th at 9:00am at Falcon Field. 

This meeting is open to anyone interested in flying, flight proficiency, and flight safety.

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots, Time-Builders and Flying Friends are welcome to join us and learn about how to become a Flying Club Member. 

The information meeting is located here: 2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215. (Avflight North - on the northwest side of the field - big blue hangars).

Join us Saturday, August 19th and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"Airspeed, altitude, and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight."

- Unknown

FRI, July 28th (6:00pm-10:00pm)

Club BBQ at Airventure 2023

Join us for a BBQ event at the Worlds Greatest Airshow in Oshkosh, WI on Friday, July 28th from 6:00pm to 10:00pm in the Camp Scholler campgrounds. 

Enjoy the airshow, great food, beverages, games, music and more.  

Members, family and friends are welcome to attend.  Everything is included.  Feel free to bring a plate to pass.  

The event will be held at the Camp Scholler campground at Airventure.  A map of the event location will be sent.  Please RSVP for headcount.

RSVP here: RSVP here

Join us Friday, July 28th and get ready for fun!

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"Just go for a ride.  Get into an airplane.  Take off from the ground.  See the world from a different perspective.  See if you have the flying gene."

- Tom Stillwell

WED, April 19th (5:00pm-8:00pm)

TOP Golf Night with the Club

Join us for a Spring Swing on Wednesday, April 19th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at Top Golf in Gilbert.  Enjoy the open air, open bar, food buffet and golf. 

Members, family and friends are welcome to attend.  Everything is included for just $25.00 per person.

The event will be held at Top Golf Gilbert, located here: 1689 S. Santan Village Pkwy, Gilbert, AZ 85295

More info is available here: Top Golf Gilbert Website

Join us Wednesday, April 19th and get ready for fun!

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"An airplane stands for freedom, for joy, for the power to understand, and to demonstrate that understanding."

- Richard Bach

SAT, April 15th at 9:00am

Information Meeting at Falcon Field

You can Fly!  Join us in our hangar facility and checkout the Club's four (4) aircraft and learn about membership on Saturday, April 15th at 9:00am at Falcon Field. 

This meeting is open to anyone interested in flying, flight proficiency, and flight safety.

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots, Time-Builders and Flying Friends are welcome to join us and learn about how to become a Flying Club Member. 

The information meeting is located here: 2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215. (Avflight North - on the northwest side of the field).

Join us Saturday, April 15th and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of takeoffs."

- Anonymous

SAT, February 25th at 9:00am

Information Meeting at Falcon Field

You can Fly!  Join us in our hangar facility and checkout the Club's four (4) aircraft and learn about membership on Saturday, February 25th at 9:00am at Falcon Field. 

This meeting is open to anyone interested in flying, flight proficiency, and flight safety.

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots, Time-Builders and Flying Friends are welcome to join us and learn about how to become a Flying Club Member. 

The information meeting is located here: 2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215. (Avflight North side of the field).

Join us Saturday, February 25th at 9:00am, and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"There's no such thing as a routine flight."

- Chesley B. Sullenberger

SAT, February 4th at 9:00am

EAA Young Eagles by Chapter 228 at Falcon Field

Join us as we volunteer to assist Chapter 228 as pilots, ground crew and general support for the Young Eagles Flight Event.

The event will be held at the California Aeronautical University (CAU) building on the north side of Falcon Field. The address of CAU is 4517 E. Mallory Circle Suite 115, Mesa, 85215. 

More info is available here: Young Eagles Day at Falcon Field

Join us Saturday, February 4th and help young eagles fly!

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"Flight is the only truly new sensation that men have achieved in modern history."

- James Dickey

WED, December 14th at 6:00pm

Information Meeting at Falcon Field

You can Fly!  Join us in our hangar facility and checkout the Club's four (4) aircraft and learn about membership on Wednesday, December 14th at 6:00pm at Falcon Field. 

This meeting is open to anyone interested in flying, flight proficiency, and flight safety.

Pilots, Rusty Pilots, Student Pilots, Time-Builders and Flying Friends are welcome to join us and learn about how to become a Flying Club Member. 

The information meeting is located here: 2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215. (Signs will be posted)

Join us Wednesday, December 14th at 6:00pm, and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime."

- Adolf Galland

SUN, Nov 27th (2pm - 4pm)

Ground Seminar at Falcon Field

Everyone is welcome to attend a 2-Hour Ground Seminar on ATC Communications and Radio Calls at the Club's Falcon Field (KFFZ) hangar facility. 

Walk-In's are welcome, or pre-register by email or phone (see flyer).  CFI/I Shelbi Morland and CFI Bijan Azarabadi will lead the seminar.

The Club's Falcon Field hangar is located here: 2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215 (AV Flight)

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Maverick: "I feel the need...."    Goose: "...the need for speed!"

- Tom Cruise & Anthony Edwards (Top Gun)

SAT, November 12th at 9:00am

Information Meeting at Falcon Field

Everyone is welcome to attend the startup and information Meeting of the Phoenix Area Flying Club (PHX-AFC) at Falcon Field.  This meeting is open to anyone interested in flying, flight proficiency and flight safety. 

Friends, family and everyone can join us and learn more about how to become a Flying Club Member, plus see the Club's new hangar facility and aircraft at Falcon Field (KFFZ) located here: 2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215. (Signs will be posted)  

Join us Saturday, November 12th at 9:00am, and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"Sometimes, flying feels too godlike to be attained by man.  Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see".

- Charles A. Lindbergh

SAT, October 29th, 2022 @ 9:00am

It's Just Coffee....and PLANES!

Members, CFI's, Friends and Family are welcome to join us at our main Falcon Field hangar for coffee and planes...view all 4 of the Club's top notch aircraft, featuring: a Cessna 150, Cessna 172 Skyhawk, Cessna 182 Skylane and a Piper PA-32-301T Saratoga.

Message the club here for our hangar location and more information: Contact Us

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"The exhilaration of flying is too keen, the pleasure too great, for it to be neglected as a sport".

- Orville Wright

MON, September 19th, 2022 at 6:00pm

Chandler Municipal Airport Startup & Info Meeting

Everyone is welcome to attend the startup and information Meeting of the Phoenix Area Flying Club (PHX-AFC) at Chandler Municipal Airport.  This meeting is open to anyone interested in flying, flight proficiency and flight safety. 

Friends, family and everyone can join us and learn more about how to become a Founding Member of the Club, and see the Club's new hangar facility and aircraft.  The meeting is located here: 2380 S Stinson Way, Chandler, AZ 85286. (Signs will be posted)  

Join us Monday, September 19th at 6:00pm, and get ready to fly with the PHX-AFC!

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"If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing.  If you can use the aircraft the next day, it's an outstanding landing."

- Chuck Yeager

MON, August 8th, 2022 at 6:00pm

Falcon Field Startup & Information Meeting

Everyone is welcome to attend the startup and information Meeting of the Phoenix Area Flying Club (PHX-AFC) at Falcon Field.  This meeting is open to anyone interested in flying, flight proficiency and flight safety. 

Friends, family and everyone can join us and learn more about how to become a Flying Club Member, plus see the Club's new hangar facility and aircraft at Falcon Field (KFFZ) located here: 2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215. (Signs will be posted)  

Join us Monday, August 8th at 6:00pm, and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 - 1:00pm

Startup of Flight Operations - Falcon Field (KFFZ)

The new Club Cessna 172 (N9392F) outside our hangar facility on the North side of Falcon Field.  So exciting to launch flight operations in this state-of-the-art hangar facility.  Thanks AV Flight Mesa! 

Our Club's (Falcon Field) hangar is located here: 2443 N Greenfield Rd, Suite 117, Mesa, AZ 85215

Join us start flying today!

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"Every takeoff is optional.  Every landing is mandatory."

- Unknown

Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 - 6:30pm

Club Startup & Information Meeting

Everyone is welcome to attend the 2nd startup and information Meeting of the Phoenix Area Flying Club (PHX-AFC).  This meeting is open to anyone interested in flying, flight proficiency and flight safety.  Learn more about the PHX-AFC and start flying today.

Friends, family and everyone can join us and learn more about how to become a Founding Member, plus see the Club's hangar and airplane at Falcon Field.  The meeting will be in the Main Terminal Building at: 4800 E. Falcon Drive, Mesa, AZ.  (Signs will be posted)  

You can get more meeting location info here: Falcon Field - Mesa AZ

Join us Tuesday, June 14th at 6:30pm, and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards."

-Leonardo Da Vinci

Sunday, June 5th, 2022:  7:00am - 12:00pm

70th Annual Reedsburg Community Fly-In, Drive-In Pancake Breakfast

For the past 70 years, on the first Sunday in June, the Reedsburg community and our flying friends from far and wide have come together to celebrate and support general aviation.  Annually, we host over 1,500 attendees and 100+ planes, along with dozens of custom cars, municipal vehicles, DJ/Emcee, plane rides, games, great food, and good times.  Join us at the Reedsburg Municipal Airport (C35) on Sunday, June 5th, 2022 from 7:00am until 12:00pm (noon).

During the event the Reedsburg Area Flying Club (RAFC) will be giving away Free Flights in two (2) aircraft (the Club's Cessna 172 Skyhawk and our Piper Archer PA-28-180).  Stop by the RAFC booth and enter to win a complimentary flight.  Plus, come see the Douglas A-1 Skyraider - a true American war hero.

This is a rain or shine event.  For more airport info, click here: Reedsburg Municipal Airport (C35)

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"The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards and carry that which is heavy up to the place where dwells the race of gods.  More than any other thing that pertains to the body it partakes of the nature of the divine."

-Plato, Phaedrus (370 BC)

Saturday, April 09, 2022 - 9:00am

Club Startup & Information Meeting

Everyone is welcome to attend the 1st official startup and information Meeting of the Phoenix Area Flying Club (PHX-AFC).  This meeting is open to anyone interested in flying, flight proficiency and flight safety.  Learn more about the PHX-AFC and start flying today.  

Friends, family and everyone can join us and learn more about how to become a Founding Member, plus see the Club's hangar and airplane at Falcon Field.  The meeting will be in the Main Terminal Building at: 4800 E. Falcon Drive, Mesa, AZ.  (Signs will be posted)  

You can get more meeting location info here: Falcon Field - Mesa AZ

Join us Saturday, April 9th at 9:00am, and get ready to enjoy the freedom of flight!

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"Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying".

-Neil Armstrong