Gary Vacin An airline pilot who retired March 30 will be the featured speaker at the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering on Monday, April 22, at the Cottonwood Country Club Lecture Hall. The session begins with fellowship at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The speaker…
Gary Vacin “Things You Probably Don’t Know About the First Manned Lunar Landing” will be the topic of a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club at their March 25 gathering in the Cottonwood Country Club Lecture Hall. The session will begin with camaraderie at 6:30 p.m., followed by the presentation at 7 p.m. The…
Gary Vacin Originally scheduled for Nov. 27, 2023, the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering featuring a presentation about military aircraft refueling is set for Monday, Jan. 22. The event begins with camaraderie at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The location is the Cottonwood Country Club…
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…