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Aero Club to hear from WWII historian

Gary Vacin The secret mission to shoot down Japanese Admiral Yamamoto during World War II will be the topic of a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club on Monday, February 19, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. The event begins with coffee and camaraderie at 6:30 p.m., followed by the presentation at…

Aero Club members hear about F-35 fighter jet

Gary Vacin Sun Lakes Aero Club members and guests attending the group’s December 18 gathering heard all about the F-35 fighter jets. Maj. Peter Cossette, an F-35 instructor pilot at Luke AFB, briefed the audience on what it’s like to fly the supersonic aircraft, which has become the backbone of the U.S. Air Force’s strike…

Aero Club announces  2017-2018 speakers

Gary Vacin A wide variety of aviation-related speakers, including an F-35 pilot from Luke AFB and a passenger on the “Miracle on the Hudson” flight in 2009 will highlight the slate of speakers for the Sun Lakes Aero Club’s gatherings for 2017-18. The November 20 speaker will be Phoenix resident Tracey Wolske, a passenger on…

RAF air controller briefs Aero Club members

Roy Partridge (right) guest speaker at the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering on February 20 with club President Cannon Hill; photo by J.R. Scheidereiter

Gary Vacin The role of a Royal Air Force base during the Korean Conflict was the topic of a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club February 20. Sun Lakes resident Roy Partridge served as a controller at RAF Manston during the conflict. The 20-year-old British-born Partridge directed takeoffs and landings of USAF fighter jets…

Aircraft builder to speak at Aero Club meeting

Mike Still will describe his experience building this 3/4-scale P-51 fighter plane during a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering Monday, March 20.

Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering March 20 will feature a presentation by an aviation enthusiast who recently completed construction of a 3/4-scale P-51 fighter plane. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Country Club Mirror Room with coffee and camaraderie, followed by Still’s presentation at 7:00 p.m. The session…

Aero Club announces 2016-2017 speakers

Building and flying a three-quarter scale World War II P-51 Mustang fighter replica like the one pictured above will be the topic of a presentation at a future Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering.

Gary Vacin Veterans of World War II and the Korean Conflict and a Sun Lakes resident who searched for Amelia Earhart’s missing aircraft highlight the slate of speakers for the Sun Lakes Aero Club’s (SLAC) first five gatherings for 2016-17. The November 21 speaker will be Sun Lakes resident Sid Singer, who served as a…