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United States Pilots Association |
According to IFR magazine, the FAA Flight Standards office in Anchorage has reported that Alaska pilots recorded their safest 12 months in 20 years. There were only 100 accidents state-wide in the fiscal year ending 9/30/04, contrasting sharply with their worst year—1995—when 173 accidents were reported. The FAA credits a coordinated effort for the improvement.
Let’s not forget that USPA conducted the FIRST EVER WINGS WEEKEND in Alaska in 1999, when a large number of USPA members flew to Anchorage in their own planes to carry out their mission. For bringing together Alaska pilots and the FAA, Pat Poe, FAA’s Alaska Aviation Director presented USPA with the coveted Totem Award for our efforts. Just maybe our “ice breaking” started a real “landslide”.
Way to go, Alaska pilots! And way to go, USPA!
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association