Gary Vacin “My jaw dropped when I learned what this secret mission was all about,” retired USAF lieutenant colonel told a large audience of Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) members and guests during a presentation at the group’s gathering April 18 at the Sun Lakes Country Club. Sun Lakes resident Tom Waldron served as an…
Gary Vacin During a field trip to the Barry M. Goldwater Gunnery Range April 20, 26 Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) members and guests viewed U.S. Air Force fighter jets in action. The facility is a military restricted area and can be accessed only by permission from Luke AFB. The visitors climbed an observation tower…
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) concluded another successful season with its annual year-end potluck gathering April 15 at Sisk Park; 28 members and wives attended, enjoying brats cooked by Bob Walch plus a delicious assortment of salads, desserts and other extras contributed by members. Those attending were Gary and Dorothy Vacin, J.R.…
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club completed its final breakfast fly-in of the spring on April 21 when 10 members gathered at the San Carlos Apache airport just east of Globe. Members then walked across the highway for breakfast and slot machine play at the Apache Gold Casino. If you’re looking for something similar…
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) completed one of its longest breakfast fly-in trips recently on February 20 when four aircraft and 11 members and guests showed up at Benson, located 35 miles southeast of Tucson. Pilots and their passengers included Richard Simmons, Gary West and Larry Perkins in Steve Perkins’ Cessna 182;…
Gary Vacin A standing-room-only crowd of more than 110 turned out at the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering January 18 to hear Jessica Cox relate her experiences as the first armless person to receive a pilot’s license. Born without arms, Cox described how she does most things with her feet that most people do…
Gary Vacin Types of drones, where they typically fly and how to avoid them will be the topic of a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering March 21 at the Sun Lakes Country Club Mirror Room. The session begins with coffee and camaraderie at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7:00…
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) completed one of its most successful fly-ins in recent years when 14 members showed up in six aircraft for a lunch at Pima Airport just north of Marana January 22. The former military training base now is home to a company that performs maintenance and storage for…
Gary Vacin “When we saw all the airplanes circling overhead with the rising sun insignia, we knew what was happening.” That’s when Jack Holder knew the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A Sun Lakes resident, Holder described his experiences during that fateful day during a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero…
Gary Vacin The first armless woman to earn a pilot’s license will be the featured speaker at the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering Monday, January 18 at the Sun Lakes Country Club Mirror Room. Open to the public, the event begins at 6:30 p.m. with coffee and camaraderie followed by the presentation at 7:00…