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Archives: October/November 2014
Pilot Mall Founder, Neil Glazer
If the competition among pilot supply companies was not fierce enough, one general aviation pilot decided there was room for one more! Neil Glazer founded the Internet retail business “Pilot Mall” in 1998 at Stewart Airport in the Hudson Valley … Continue reading
President of Wings of Hope To Retire
ST. LOUIS, MO. – Douglas Clements has announced that he is stepping down in 2015 as President of “Wings of Hope,” the international air relief organization. Clements joined Wings of Hope in 1997, and together with the board of directors, … Continue reading
Posted in October/November 2014, People, Sections
Tagged Douglas Clements, Larry Lemke, Wings of Hope
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Randal Mack, Corporate Pilot/Professional Engineer
DANE, WIS. – Corporate pilot and airport engineer, Randal Mack, 45, passed away September 5, 2014, unexpectedly. He is the son of Roland (Rollie) and Joan (Meinholz) Mack of Waunakee, Wisconsin, and was employed at Mead & Hunt, Inc., Middleton, … Continue reading
Posted in October/November 2014, People, Sections
Tagged Inc., Mead & Hunt, Randal Mack
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Senators Urge Quick Action On Third-Class Medical Reform
In September 2, 2014 letters, 11 U.S. senators, all co-sponsors of a bill to reform the third-class medical process, asked U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and U.S. Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan to take quick … Continue reading
GA House Caucus Seeks Speedy Medical Reform
In an August 22, 2014 letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, 32 members of the U.S. House of Representatives General Aviation Caucus urged the department to speed up the review of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposal to reform … Continue reading
Posted in Government/Legislation, October/November 2014, Sections
Tagged Anthony Foxx, FAA, Medical Reform
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GA Industry Urges Transportation Secretary To Take Swift Action On Medical Reform
WASHINGTON , D.C. – In a letter written August 15, 2014, seven influential general aviation organizations urged U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to complete his department’s review of the FAA notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on third-class medical … Continue reading
Posted in Government/Legislation, October/November 2014, Sections
Tagged Anthony Foxx, EAA, FAA, GAMA, HAI, Michael Huerta, NAAA, NATA, NBAA, Rep. Sam Graves, Rep. Todd Rokita, third-class medical reform
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Driver’s License For Class III or Not?
by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Aviation Medical Examiner Professor Emeritus and Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine University of Wisconsin – Madison Driving up to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year, I’m in a Honda CRV. Passing Rosendale, Wisconsin (the nationally-known … Continue reading
Last Events of 2014…. & Preparing For 2015 To Preserve & Promote GA
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Regional Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region What a fun and active (although hot down in Houston where I live) summer it’s been! As fall … Continue reading
