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Aero Club members visit Pima Air Museum

Aero club visit to Pima Museum

Gary Vacin Fifteen Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) members and guests participated in a field trip to the Pima Air Museum at Davis Monthan AFB near Tucson January 22. The museum features 80 acres of aircraft and spacecraft on display. The trip also included a bus tour through the base’s boneyard storage area featuring more…

Aero Club announces 2014-2015 speakers

Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) has announced its slate of speakers for the first four gatherings of the 2014-15 year. The November 17 speaker will be retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Carl Schneider, a pilot who trained at Williams Air Force Base (now Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport) and flew more than 100 missions…

Happy Birthday to You – October 2014

Aero Club member celebrates 100th birthday Gary L. Vacin Sun Lakes Aero Club member Vern Nelson first discovered aviation as a youth while watching rubber-band launched gliders flying over the California sand dunes. During the next 90-some years, flying became a part of his every-day professional and personal life. The long-time Sun Lakes resident celebrated…

Galvi, Nelson honored by Sun Lakes Aero Club

Sun Lakes residents Al Galvi (left) and Vern Nelson were honored as founding members of the Sun Lakes Aero Club at the group’s gathering April 21. Photo by Gary Vacin.

Gary Vacin The two living founding members of the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) were honored at the group’s gathering April 21 at the Sun Lakes Country Club. Vern Nelson and Al Galvi received plaques recognizing their years of service since helping launch the club in 1996. The other two founding members, Elton Dyal and…