Sun Lakes Aero Club members at Benson February 20 (left to right)) Robin Sundstrom, Paul Beek, Gary Vacin, J.R. Scheidereiter, Gene Evans, Gay West, Richard Simmons, Steve Perkins, Craig Day, Cannon Hill and Larry Perkins.
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; Gene Evans and Robin Sundstrom in Paul Beek’s Bellanca Cruismaster; Craig Day in Cannon Hill’s RV-6; and J.R. Scheidereiter in Gary Vacin’s Grumman AA1. SLAC scheduled a fly-in to Payson March 24 and to San Carlos Apache just east of Globe April 21. The club will host more fly-ins and field trips beginning in November 2016. Additional information is available from Club Activities Director Steve Perkins at 507-920-3532.