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Tom George
Oct 6, 20214 min read
Keeping Alaska's Airports Healthy: AOPA Needs YOU!
By Tom George, AOPA Alaska Regional Manager Most of us lucky enough to own airplanes keep our planes on an airport and fly to many others....
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Will Day
Oct 6, 20215 min read
Long Live the Grumman Goose
By Will Day, Alaska Airmen's Association The daily migration of floatplanes outside our Lake Hood building is occasionally interrupted by...
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John Bone
Oct 6, 20215 min read
VFR Across Russia
By John Bone Editor’s note: This is part 1 of a 2-part submission by John Bone. Part 2 will appear in the next Transponder. JMD In 2019...
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Bernie Willis
Oct 6, 20216 min read
Overheard!
By Bernie Willis A regular reader of this column asked for some thoughts on ski flying. But before I get to that I must share what was...
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A.J. Roan
Oct 6, 20217 min read
Member Spotlight: Ron Sheardown
By A.J. Roan; Mining News Piloneering Explorer, pilot Ron Sheardown, for 69 years, Canadian-born Alaskan has flown the world in search of...
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Will Day
Oct 6, 20212 min read
NextGen Spotlight: Anchorage Kids Take to the Skies
On August 7th, 28 kids enjoyed their first flights in small aircraft. Volunteer Pilots Cliff Belleau, Burke Wick, Bernie Willis, and...
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Melinda Farmer
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Regal Air Sponsors NextGen Event
On Wednesday evening of September 29th, the Alaska Airmen’s Association hosted the first of what they hope to be many NextGen events...
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Adam White
Oct 6, 20214 min read
Advocacy at Work
By Adam White, Alaska Airmen's Association Government Affairs The following are a few of the hot issues the Alaska Airmen's Association...
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John Dahlen
Oct 6, 20214 min read
Zara Rutherford Arrives in Alaska, Flying Solo Around the World!
By John M. Dahlen By now you have probably heard of Zara Rutherford. She is the 19-year-old brilliant and charismatic pilot from Belgium...
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Abby Austin
Oct 6, 20213 min read
Your Membership at Work
By Abby Austin, Executive Director, Alaska Airmen Association Hello Airmen! It has been just about a year since I took on the role of...
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Stephen Ratcliff
Oct 6, 20213 min read
President's Report
Airmen Association Members, Greetings and I hope that you are well and settling in nicely to the start of fall. The cooler weather is...
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