Gary Vacin A U.S. Air Force retiree who spent 12 years as an aircraft refueling operator will be the guest speaker at the Sun Lakes Aero Club’s Nov. 27 gathering. The group will meet at a new location, the Lecture Hall at the Cottonwood Country Club, and a new time, the fourth Monday, November through April.…
Gary Vacin How the Mesa Police Department uses aircraft in law enforcement will be the topic of a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering on Monday, April 17, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. The event begins with camaraderie at 6:30 p.m., followed by the presentation at 7 p.m. The event…
Gary Vacin “Once these veterans, especially the older ones, get up in that airplane, they’re slow getting in. But when they jump out, they’ve gone back in time to being an 18-year-old.” That’s how Tony Anger, owner and founder of Grounded No More, described taking veterans for an airplane ride free of charge. He spoke…
Gary Vacin A unique organization that provides airplane rides free of charge for veterans will be the topic of a presentation at the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering on Monday, Feb. 20. The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room and is open to the public. The speaker will…
Gary Vacin Ron Wasko of the Sun Lakes Model Airplane Club will be guest speaker at the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering on Monday, Nov. 21. The session begins 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 Phoenix Room. The public…
Gary Vacin “Airships: Giants of the Interwar Period” will be the topic of a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering on Monday, April 18, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. The event will begin with coffee and camaraderie at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7 p.m. The public is…
Gary Vacin “Our plan is to build the impossible airplane.” That’s how Jessica Cox described her plans to partner with Van’s Aircraft Company to build an airplane that can be controlled by only the feet. She spoke to an enthusiastic crowd during the Sun Lakes Aero Club’s Jan. 17 gathering at the Sun Lakes Country…
Gary Vacin Airshow and test pilot Bob Bishop, who has built and flown a version of the world’s smallest jet aircraft, will be guest speaker at the Sun Lakes Aero Club’s gathering on Monday, March 21, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. The event begins with coffee and camaraderie at 6:30 p.m., followed…
Gary Vacin Jessica Cox, the first armless woman to receive a pilot’s license, will be the featured speaker at the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering on Monday, Jan. 17, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. The meeting begins with a social hour at 6:30 p.m., followed by Cox’s presentation at 7 p.m.…
Gary Vacin Because of the COVID-19 virus, the Sun Lakes Aero Club will be unable to continue its monthly gatherings until March, 2021, at the earliest, in accordance with Sun Lakes Country Club HOA guidelines. However, some members who own airplanes continue to fly from their home airports.