Gary Vacin Twenty-three Sun Lakes Aero Club members and guests turned out for the club’s year-end picnic on April 15 at Sisk Park. The group enjoyed sandwiches, chips, and cookies catered by Subway, plus a delicious assortment of salads and soft beverages contributed by members. Those attending were Gary and Dorothy Vacin, Jim Theobald, Karen…
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club will kick off its 2024-25 season with a presentation about the role of WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots) during World War II at its gathering on Monday, Nov. 18, at the Cottonwood Country Club Lecture Room. The session will begin with camaraderie at 6:30 p.m., followed by the…
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club has announced a slate of speakers for its gatherings for 2024-25. The events begin with camaraderie at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7 p.m. at Cottonwood Country Club. The Nov. 18, 2024, speaker will be historian Valerie Adams who will discuss the roles of the WASPs,…
Gary Vacin Changes are forthcoming for Sun Lakes Aero Club gatherings beginning in November, according to Club President Cannon Hill. Beginning with its Nov. 27 gathering, the group will get together on the fourth Monday of each month from November of 2023 through April of 2024. The location will be the Lecture Hall located at…
Gary Vacin “Pursuit is our bread and butter.” That, in brief, is how a helicopter pilot with the Mesa Police Department Air Support Unit described his unit’s mission during a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering on April 17. Bob Buquo, chief pilot for the unit, told his audience how the organization uses…
Gary Vacin Sun Lakes Aero Club members and guests attending the group’s Feb. 21 gathering will hear all about the Barry Goldwater Gunnery Range. The event will begin 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 Navajo Room, and the public…
A noted aviation historian has refuted the notion that the B-17 “Memphis Belle” crew was the first to finish a full 25-mission tour during World War II. He spoke to an audience of 55 during the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering on Nov. 15. Col. James Evans (USAF ret.) told how a B-24 Liberator…
Gary Vacin A retired U.S. Air Force pilot who logged some 1,000 hours of combat time in Vietnam will be the featured speaker at the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering on Monday, Dec. 20, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. The event begins with coffee and camaraderie at 6:30 p.m., followed by the…
Gary Vacin How a B-24 crew was the first heavy bomber crew to finish a full 25-mission tour during World War II will be the topic of a presentation at the Sun Lakes Aero Club’s Nov. 15 gathering at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. The event will begin with coffee and camaraderie at…
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club, grounded since March 2020 because of the virus, is taking off again. We are happy to announce our slate of speakers for the 2021-22 year. The Nov. 15 speaker will be Col. Jim Evans (USAF ret.) talking about “Hot Stuff,” a B-24 aircraft, and the consequential tragedy involving…