Gary Vacin Changes are forthcoming for Sun Lakes Aero Club gatherings beginning in November, according to Club President Cannon Hill. Beginning with its Nov. 27 gathering, the group will get together on the fourth Monday of each month from November of 2023 through April of 2024. The location will be the Lecture Hall located at…
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Clubs & Classes, June 2023
Mesa Police Helicopter Pilot Briefs Sun Lakes Aero Club
Gary Vacin “Pursuit is our bread and butter.” That, in brief, is how a helicopter pilot with the Mesa Police Department Air Support Unit described his unit’s mission during a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering on April 17. Bob Buquo, chief pilot for the unit, told his audience how the organization uses…
Clubs & Classes, February 2022
Sun Lakes Aero Club to Hear About Goldwater Gunnery Range
Gary Vacin Sun Lakes Aero Club members and guests attending the group’s Feb. 21 gathering will hear all about the Barry Goldwater Gunnery Range. The event will begin with coffee and camaraderie at 6:30 p.m., followed by the presentation at 7 p.m. The location is the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room, and the public…
Clubs & Classes, January 2022
Noted Aviation Historian Briefs Aero Club Gathering
A noted aviation historian has refuted the notion that the B-17 “Memphis Belle” crew was the first to finish a full 25-mission tour during World War II. He spoke to an audience of 55 during the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering on Nov. 15. Col. James Evans (USAF ret.) told how a B-24 Liberator…
Clubs & Classes, December 2021
Sun Lakes Aero Club to Hear from Vietnam Combat Pilot
Gary Vacin A retired U.S. Air Force pilot who logged some 1,000 hours of combat time in Vietnam will be the featured speaker at the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering on Monday, Dec. 20, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. The event begins with coffee and camaraderie at 6:30 p.m., followed by the…
Clubs & Classes, November 2021
Sun Lakes Aero Club to Hear from Noted Aviation Historian
Gary Vacin How a B-24 crew was the first heavy bomber crew to finish a full 25-mission tour during World War II will be the topic of a presentation at the Sun Lakes Aero Club’s Nov. 15 gathering at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. The event will begin with coffee and camaraderie at…
Clubs & Classes, October 2021
Aero Club Back is Taking Off Again
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club, grounded since March 2020 because of the virus, is taking off again. We are happy to announce our slate of speakers for the 2021-22 year. The Nov. 15 speaker will be Col. Jim Evans (USAF ret.) talking about “Hot Stuff,” a B-24 aircraft, and the consequential tragedy involving…
Clubs & Classes, March 2021
Sun Lakes Aero Club Grounded Until November
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club will be unable to continue its monthly activities until November, according to Cannon Hill, club president. Because of the COVID-19 virus, the Sun Lakes Country Club, where the club has hosted its monthly gatherings and board of directors’ meetings for years, has closed virtually all of its meeting…
Clubs & Classes, November 2020
Sun Lakes Aero Club Hopes to Resume in January
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club is still stuck in the hangar for the rest of 2020, but we have high hopes that our monthly gatherings will resume on Jan. 18, 2021. Our scheduled speaker will be member Don Palmer, who will discuss why the U.S. was so far behind the USSR in the…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Chandler Airport Manager Briefs Sun Lakes Aero Club
Gary Vacin “Our goal is to broaden the airport’s uses by tapping into the market of business aviation.” That’s how Chandler Municipal Airport Manager Chris Andres summarized his plans for the airport during a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering Jan. 20 at the Sun Lakes Country Club. “We want the airport…