Archive for May 2019
DREW LYONS
MA and RI State Liaison RAF MA and RI Liaison Drew Lyons was born and raised near Boston, always dreaming of being an airline pilot, but “life eventually had different plans,” he said. After serving in the US Army 82nd Airborne Division and finishing college, Drew finally achieved his dream of becoming a pilot, earning…
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California State Liaison Richard “Rick” Lach, from Kernville, CA, has had a passion for aviation from an early age. He can recall riding his bike to Van Nuys Airport, where he would sit on the railroad tracks and watch planes land. After joining the Air Force he spent four years maintaining F-100, F-101, and F-105…
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Arkansas State Liaison Few pilots can say they began flying in a Texan T-6 at the age of 12. That’s when Dave Powell was first exposed to flying by his father. They also flew a Navion his dad’s company used for business. Once out of college and working, Dave made the time and had the…
Read MoreMARK SPENCER
Arizona State Liaison and Public Lands Liaison Mark has lived in Arizona since 1974 and has had a long career in the Aerospace industry beginning with Sperry Flight Systems in the early 80’s. From Sperry he moved on to W.L. Gore & Associates where he was involved in microwave coaxial interconnect designs used in avionics,…
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Alaska State Liaison Al was born in Alaska and has been stuck there ever since. As a teenager, he got a ride in the back seat of a Super Cub to a remote hunting camp in the Wrangell Mountains, which convinced him he needed wings. He went off to Oregon for college with a plan get smart…
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Florida Ambassador
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Florida Liaison Amrat’s interest in aviation began as a child. He would travel frequently between the US and Singapore. Prior to the terrorist attacks in New York, security was more relaxed and Amrat was allowed into the cockpit. The pilots gave him “junior wings” and said that he had now become one of them. “It…
Read MoreGREG DELP
Connecticut Ambassador Day job: Corporate Pilot flying Gulfstream 650/550/450 Favorite airstrip: Waterbury/Plymouth N41 Next adventure: Picking up my Maule in Wisconsin and flying her home to CT via as many grass strips as I can find.
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Colorado and Alaska Ambassador Day job: Engineer Favorite airstrip: Ryan Field Next adventure: Idaho/Montana
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Colorado Ambassador
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