Meet the Authors | Air Facts Journal. Timothy Acker. Timothy is a flying addict with a 4. He holds a SES and SEL rating in the US, but long ago flew commercially in South America with additional ratings including multi- engine. He is 1. 00% English/Spanish bilingual. After several near- death experiences he erroneously decided that practicing law in the United States was safer. He is the author of Pirates, Scoundrels and Saints: Paraiso – the first of a series about modern day piracy in the Caribbean. ![]() These occupational employment and wage estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Get the latest news and analysis in the stock market today, including national and world stock market news, business news, financial news and more. Clutch has just announced Winter tour dates for the continuum of their Psychic Warfare tour, including dates on their annual "Holiday Run". Supporting the tour will. To find out about OneTravel's terms and conditions, please review and check back frequently for updates. Theodore, his renegade doppelganger flies a Twin Beech in the series. He also writes for the Bonanza Magazine on a regular basis. A local paper recently published his flying articles about his attempt to become the benevolent dictator of Belize after arriving in his 1. Beech Bonanza. He has several thousand hours of logged time in most every single engine plane and in South America, and he flew twins including the Beech 1. Aztec. See all articles by Timothy Acker. Cary Alburn. Cary grew up in Wyoming where he went to college and law school. He spent the first 5+ years of his legal career as a USAF JAG. He learned to fly while stationed at Elmendorf AFB, AK. After leaving the USAF, he earned his commercial, instrument, CFI, and CFII. For a decade in the 7. Part 1. 35 charters. A couple of years ago, he added SES to his certificate. He has been flying 4. Retired from law practice, he continues to fly regularly at age 7. Cessna. See all articles by Cary Alburn. Cris Atkin. Born in 1. Cris Atkin was just old enough to remember the moon landings. He has always had a healthy (?) interest in aviation, with the stated goal of being an astronaut. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and for a reward toured the Johnson Space Center, escorted by Dr. Don Lind. Cris earned his Private Pilot Certificate in 1. Army in 1. 98. 8. Using his GI Bill benefits, Cris earned his A& P, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Technology Management. He now works as an A& P, owns a Cessna 1. Sparrow. Hawk, and flies whenever he can. He is working on his IFR, Commercial, and CFI. See all articles by Cris Atkin. Genarro Avolio. Gennaro (Bill) Avolio was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and took his first flight lesson on January 1. He worked as a mechanic (including time as a crew chief on P- 5. Oregon Air National Guard for 2. He spent time as an instructor pilot in the T- 3. F- 9. 4B, F- 8. 9 and F- 1. A commercial pilot, flight instructor and A& P, he holds the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. See all articles by Gennaro Avolio. Gary Bakewell. Gary J. Bakewell (aka Cloud. Dancer) is today retired from a major U. S. airline. Logging his first flying hours at age 1. Alaska. Those hours provided both the drama and the laughter contained in his stories. Since running away at age 1. Alaska, Gary remains devoted to “The Great Land.” He has written a series of books, available at his website: www. See all articles by Gary Bakewell. John Banas. John F. Banas earned his Private Pilot certificate in 1. He had hoped to fly for the airlines but life intervened and he was launched on a successful technology career. Yet he’s never been far from aviation and is now the Safety Officer for the Fox Valley Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol in Illinois and is working his way up to becoming a mission pilot. In his spare time, he pretends to be a novelist and is currently completing a book in the thriller genre. See all articles by John Banas. Maurie Baston. Maurie Baston spent 1. Royal Australian Air Force with a strong focus on pilot training, membership of six separate aerobatic teams, solo aerobatic display flying, and numerous overseas liaison appointments. He flew Convair 8. Cathay Pacific Airways in Hong Kong before returning to Australia, eventually setting up his own company: Air Transport Management. His 1. 1 years with the (then) Australian Civil Aviation Authority involved him at senior executive level in project management and restructuring roles including the introduction of the District Offices concepts, as well as industry oversight of airline B7. In his 1. 5 years involvement in airline operations with Cathay Pacific, Qantas, United Airlines and Air Nauru, he has worked as an airline operations manager/chief pilot, on route and fleet development all over the Pacific. He still flies his own Piper Twin Comanche, and operates an aviation consultancy business based in Australia and the USA. See all articles by Maurie Baston. Larry Baum. Larry has been flying since 1. Piper Tri- Pacer. Aerostar 6. 01. P/7. P. After the Tri- Pacer, he has owned or partnered in five airplanes including a Piper Arrow, Piper Seneca, Navajo, Cessna 3. Aerostar. Larry learned to fly from a bunch of charter pilots in Ithaca, NY. Back in the early to mid- 7. Larry and other students got to ride along as well as fly left seat on the empty legs. Flying different airplanes in all kinds of weather into small and large airports throughout the northeast was just part of the training. It was a great way to learn. Everything was done with a purpose and all aspects of flight were constantly evaluated. Larry holds a private pilot’s certificate, with an instrument and a multi- engine rating. Professionally, Larry was a newspaper photographer and reporter before beginning a computer technology company in 1. He is also a board member of the East Hill Flying Club and an avid Young Eagles pilot. See all articles by Larry Baum. Dan Baxter. Dan Baxter, regrettably, is not closely related to former FLYING contributor Gordon Baxter–although each of them spent years in broadcasting and both loved old airplanes and the people who keep them flying. He is mostly an Oklahoman who has used up more lives than an unlucky cat. Dan owned several almost- new and classic airplanes, including two Stinson Voyagers, before he retired from obstetrics and gynecology. Carolyn, his wife of nearly fifty years, tries to keep him out of trouble. They now live in northwest Arkansas where he lists his current profession as “curmudgeon” on his business cards. See all articles by Dan Baxter. Liad Biton. Liad Biton is a 3. VFR pilot based in San Diego (MYF) with 2. Born in Israel, he met his wife in high school before moving to the United States. Liad now runs a software company in San Diego. See all articles by Liad Biton. Matt Beattie. Matt Beattie is attending Embry Riddle Aeronautical University for a degree in Aerospace Engineering, and he lives in Port Orange, Florida. He is 2. 0 years old, and he has been flying for seven years. He has earned his Private Pilot Glider, SEL, and Instrument ratings. Matt says, “If you’re not having fun with your flying, you are doing it wrong.”See all articles by Matt Beattie. Robert Bernstein. After retiring ten years ago from a career in research and practical applications of weather satellite information, Robert finally had the time and money to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a pilot. He and his wife divide their time between San Diego and Portland, Oregon. When early summer arrives, he repositions his Diamond DA- 4. San Diego in October (“…just like the geese”). He holds a commercial/instrument license, with emphasis on recurrent training every few months. See all articles by Robert Bernstein. Grant Boyd. Grant Boyd is the owner of Boyd Aviation Group, an aviation marketing and communications firm based out of Wichita, Kansas. In addition to owning his own marketing firm, he works for Textron Aviation and The Wichita Aero Club. His professional plans are: growing his business into a household name in the aviation industry and showing youth the joys of general aviation. Mr. Boyd grew up around aviation and earned his pilot’s license at age seventeen. See all articles by Grant Boyd. Trevor Bradley. Earning his Canadian Private Pilot’s license before a drivers license, flying has always been a top priority for Trevor Bradley. Trevor learnt how to fly at Boundary Bay Airport in Delta, British Columbia, and can currently be found above the rugged shores of Atlantic Canada. As an avid advocate for General Aviation, he is an active member of COPA and BCAC, and flies with clubs in both British Columbia and Nova Scotia. Trevor also runs a Digital Marketing Consulting business – Pielot Communications. And continues to work with innovative Aerospace & Defence companies in the US and Canada. See all articles by Trevor Bradley. Bob Brewer. Bob Brewer began his flying career at NAS Pensacola in 1. Now with more than 1. Bob is an ATP and CFI with type ratings in LRJET, BE3. BA- 3. 10. 0/3. 20.
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