Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club will be unable to continue its monthly activities until November, according to Cannon Hill, club president. Because of the COVID-19 virus, the Sun Lakes Country Club, where the club has hosted its monthly gatherings and board of directors’ meetings for years, has closed virtually all of its meeting…
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club is still stuck in the hangar for the rest of 2020, but we have high hopes that our monthly gatherings will resume on Jan. 18, 2021. Our scheduled speaker will be member Don Palmer, who will discuss why the U.S. was so far behind the USSR in the…
Gary Vacin “Our goal is to broaden the airport’s uses by tapping into the market of business aviation.” That’s how Chandler Municipal Airport Manager Chris Andres summarized his plans for the airport during a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering Jan. 20 at the Sun Lakes Country Club. “We want the airport…
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 Monday, March 16, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. The event begins with coffee and camaraderie at 6:30 p.m., followed by…
Gary Vacin “One of the most tragic parts of being a flight physician is that you’re not going to be able to save them all—and you’ve got to be able to cope with that.” That’s how Dr. Jeffrey Gaver described his 20 years and 5,000 helicopter flights as a flight physician during a presentation to…
Gary Vacin Sun Lakes Aero Club members will have an opportunity to see A-10 or F-16 attack jets in action by attending a field trip to the Barry M. Goldwater Gunnery Range Feb. 20. The event is sponsored by the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC), which is sponsoring its fourth trip to the gunnery range…
Gary Vacin Twenty-five Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) members and guests—the largest group to attend a field trip in the club’s 25-year history—gathered at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport Dec. 5 for breakfast and tour of the GossHawk Unlimited aircraft restoration facility. Making the trip were Joe Igelmund, Gary Vacin, Vince Sciberra, Paul Beeks, Steve…
Gary Vacin Twenty Sun Lakes Aero Club members and guests turned out for the club’s annual year-end potluck gathering April 19 at Sisk Park. The group enjoyed brats cooked by Bob Walch and Steve Perkins, plus a delicious assortment of salads, desserts and other extras contributed by members. Those attending were Gary Vacin, Jim Theobald,…
Gary Vacin A group of Sun Lakes Aero Club members and guests heard how a squadron of World War II Royal Air Force bombers breached two strategically-located dams in Germany in a raid known as the “Dambusters” during the club’s gathering April 15. Retired USAF Colonel and noted WWII historian Jim Evans described the mission…
Gary Vacin Sun Lakes Aero Club members and guests heard all about aircraft renovation and restoration at a club gathering February 18 at the Sun Lakes Country Club. Speaker was Andy Estes, who operates Desert Rat Aviation located at the Ak-Chin Regional Airport southwest of Chandler. His company provides aircraft maintenance and restoration for both…