FREEMAN SWANK

Ohio State Liaison RAF Ohio State Liaison Freeman Swank is as comfortable piloting a John Deere tractor or a motorcycle as he is flying his Piper Cherokee. An Ohio native, Freeman started flying in 1971.  He was inspired by the Flying Farmers he met while he was in the Farm Science program at Ohio State. …

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CHRISTINE MORTINE

Ohio State Liaison Following a career in classical music, Christine turned from conducting instruments to flying by them. She is an FAA appointed pilot examiner, maintains CFI-ing (especially tailwheel), a former AOPA safety seminar presenter, and when not flying in the back country, is thinking about it. Christine has a Cessna 185 and a Super…

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OHIO GAINS AN ADDITIONAL STATE LIAISON – CHRISTINE MORTINE

The RAF is pleased to announce a new State Liaison in Ohio, Christine Mortine, teaming up with Freeman Swank, current Ohio State Liaison. During a career in classical music spanning over twenty-five years, Christine Mortine turned from conducting and playing instruments to flying them. She is now a full-time flight instructor, having spent the past ten years…

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