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May 18, 2017

Congressman Steve Pearce Honored with Circumnavigator Diploma

On May 18, 2017, the National Aeronautic Association presented Congressman Steve Pearce with the FAI Circumnavigator Diploma in recognition of his solo westbound flight around the world in 2016. Congressman Pearce, a veteran U.S. Air Force pilot who served in the Vietnam War, made the flight in honor of those who flew west to fight in Vietnam and sacrificed their lives for our country. “Given the challenges of flying in my life – the challenge of overcoming fear – the desire to completely fly around the globe – I decided to embark on this journey in dedication to the memory...

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May 1, 2017

President’s Message

Spring time has always been my favorite time of the year. The days are getting longer and warmer. There are lots of trees and flowers blooming (I do hate the allergy part of that, but it is beautiful!). And baseball season has begun. In my first trip through the NAA cycle of events and activities, I am also finding out that springtime is the beginning of our busy season. We had a terrific luncheon in April, hearing from the authors of a great book, Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission (highly recommended), and we gave the Stinson Trophy to Air Force...

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April 20, 2017

Angela Gittens Selected as the Recipient of the 2017 Cliff Henderson Trophy

Angela Gittens, Director General of Airports Council International (ACI) World has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Cliff Henderson Trophy. The Henderson Trophy, which is in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, was established in 1960 to honor the creator and Managing Director of the world-renowned National Air Races from 1928-1939. His work stimulated a generation’s interest in aviation and challenged the state of the art in aviation development. The trophy is awarded to “…a living individual, group of individuals, or an organization whose vision, leadership or skill made a significant and lasting contribution...

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April 20, 2017

Rob Collings Presented with the Aero Club of New England’s 2017 President’s Medal

The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) honored Rob Collings, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Pilot of the Collings Foundation with ACONE’s 2017 President’s Medal. The Medal is in recognition of the Foundation’s nearly four decades of support to the “Living History” program and its strong focus on the “Wings of Freedom Tour” which involves the preservation and operation of WWII aircraft. The Wings of Freedom Tour has two goals. They are to honor the sacrifices made by our veterans that allow us to enjoy our freedom, and also to educate the visitors, especially younger Americans, about our national history...

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April 20, 2017

Angela Gittens Awarded the Cliff Henderson Trophy

Angela Gittens, Director General of the Airports Council International (ACI) World, was presented the Cliff Henderson Trophy at NAA’s April Luncheon on April 20, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Ms. Gittens was awarded the Henderson Trophy “…f or her dedication in making aviation safer, more secure, and more efficient for all users in the United States and around the world.” The Henderson Trophy, which is in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, was established in 1960 to honor the creator and Managing Director of the world renowned National Air Races from 1928-1939. His work stimulated a generation’s...

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April 17, 2017

Lt Col Christine Mau to Receive the Katherine & Marjorie Stinson Trophy

Lt Col Christine A. Mau, a U.S. Air Force Pilot, has been named the recipient of the 2016 Katherine and Marjorie Stinson Trophy. The Stinson Trophy was created in 1997 by NAA to honor the accomplishments of two sisters – Katherine and Marjorie Stinson. These sisters were among the first 11 American women to be certified as airplane pilots through the Aero Club of America (the predecessor of NAA). Their flying school helped numerous U.S. and foreign pilots to earn their Aero Club licenses, the precursor to FAA pilot certificates. The trophy recognizes a living person for “…an outstanding and...

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April 15, 2017

Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) News

Georgia Tech’s UMASC Club Wins Collegiate Drone Racing Championship One of AMA’s University Model Aviation Student Clubs (UMASC), Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), won the inaugural Collegiate Drone Racing Championship, hosted by Purdue University, on Saturday, April 15. The club received more than $15,000 worth of equipment and prizes. The 48 competitors on the team used their homemade creations to navigate a complicated obstacle course at speeds reaching 80 to 90 mph. UMASC University of California, Berkeley and Purdue University also participated. For more information, click here. Buy, Fly, Repeat at the AMA Foundation Swap Meet Spread the word!...

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April 1, 2017

Skydivers Over Sixty Set New Records!

Skydivers Over Sixty (SOS), an independent organization of skydiving enthusiasts over age 60, set two new SOS world records at Skydive Perris in California in late April. First, the team completed a 65-person freefall formation to set the SOS world record for largest formation skydive. Next, they completed a two-point (two different formations on the same skydive) 60-person jump to set a new SOS world record for sequential formation skydiving (a sequence of more than one formation). Both records surpass the one-point 60-person SOS world record set in 2012. Additionally, a g roup of 24 members of Jumpers Over Seventy...

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March 28, 2017

Major General Charles Bolden Presented with the FAI Gold Space Medal

Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden was awarded the FAI Gold Space Medal at the NAA Spring Awards Dinner on March 28, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Since 1963, the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), has awarded the Gold Space Medal to “…those who have contributed greatly to the development of astronautics by their activities, work, achievements, initiative or devotion to the cause of space.” Along with the Gold Air Medal, the Gold Space Medal is FAI’s highest award.

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March 28, 2017

Blue Origin New Shepard to Receive the 2015 Collier Trophy

At the Spring Awards Dinner on March 28, 2017, NAA announced that the Blue Origin New Shepard has been named as the recipient of the 2016 Robert J. Collier Trophy “… for successfully demonstrating rocket booster reusability with the New Shepard human spaceflight vehicle through five successful test flights of a single booster and engine, all of which performed powered vertical landings on Earth.” The Collier Trophy is awarded annually “…for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been...

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