Long time local pilot Jim Floyd has been selected to receive the Federal Aviation Administration Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. Basic Requirements to receive the award are to have 50 or more years of piloting experience and no license revocations. While most of Mr. Floyds piloting experience was as an agricultural aviator, he also did charter, flight instruction, and aircraft delivery. While on active duty in the Air Force, he served as an air traffic controller in the interesting experimental aviation environment at Edwards Air Force Base. He witnessed the last flight of the B-70 and the X-15.
The award ceremony will be at the Liberal Mid America Air Museum Theater at 6:30 pm on Friday, June 21st. The presentation will be made by FAA representative Richard (Rick) Stevens. The public is encouraged to attend.
