Miracle on Hudson’s Skiles to Speak May 20th
/Jeff Skiles, the US Airways Pilot best known as Sully Sullenberger’s First Officer in the Miracle on the Hudson, is the featured guest speaker for the regular bi–monthly meeting of the Atlanta Aero Club scheduled May 20, 2010.
Skiles has logged more than 20,000 hours during his flying career which spans three decades including 24 years with US Airways. He currently serves as Vice President of the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations representing more than 28,000 pilots, advocating in our nation’s capitol for safety and security issues of importance to professional pilots. In this role, he has been interviewed on numerous occasions by the national media and has testified several times before congressional committees.
In addition, Skiles is active in General Aviation, along with Sully, as the Co-Chairman of the EAA Young Eagles program which promotes aviation as a future career or avocation for young people. He also owns a 1935 WACO YOC cabin bi-plane which he flies to air shows and fly-ins over the summer.
The meeting is scheduled for noon on May 20, 2010 in the Grand Ballroom of the Capital City Club, 7 Harris St., downtown Atlanta, Ga. The cost is $30 for members and $40 for non-members and includes lunch. A networking hour begins at 11:00 am and reservations can be made by calling 800-878-7555 or email cc@atlantaaerclub.org.
About the Atlanta Aero Club
The Atlanta Aero Club was founded in 1984 by Lockheed Aircraft Company executives and is one of the oldest continuous operating aviation clubs in the US. With nearly 250 members, the Atlanta Aero Club has operated as a chapter of the National Aeronautics Association (NAA) since its inception. Recently, the Atlanta Aero Club took a leadership position, along with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), in developing a Georgia State Proclamation declaring October as the official Aviation Appreciation Month to honor the businesses and individuals who contribute to the State's and Nation's large aviation industry. The Proclamation was signed into effect by Georgia Governor Sonny Purdue. The Club meets bi-monthly at the prestigious downtown Capital City Club and regularly invites key aviation business leaders as guest speakers for Noon luncheons. For more information go to www.atlantaaeroclub.org