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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★National Aviation Hall of Fame inductee (2001)
★Flying magazine ranked #13 on '51 Heroes of Aviation' (2013)
★Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy (1994)
★FAA Award for Extraordinary Service (1991)
★NBAA Award for Meritorious Service to Aviation (1991)
★NBAA American Spirit Award (2001)
★National Aeronautic Association Elder Statesman Award (2001)
★Wings Club Distinguished Achievement Award (2006)
★Godfrey Cabot Award from Aero Club of New England (2003)
★NBAA named humanitarian award after him (Al Ueltschi Award for Humanitarian Leadership)
★ORBIS Lifetime Achievement Award (2006)
Notable Facts
→Founded FlightSafety International in 1951, sold to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for $1.5 billion in 1996
→Personal pilot to Pan Am founder Juan Trippe and associate of Charles Lindbergh
→Considered the 'father of modern flight training' and aviation safety pioneer
→Co-founded and chaired ORBIS International flying eye hospital humanitarian organization
→Signed The Giving Pledge with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in 2012
→Born 1917, died 2012 at age 95 - aviation industry legend spanning 20th century
→Company provides training to 35 world leaders' pilots including US President
→Started hamburger stand at age 16 to pay for flying lessons, soloed at 16
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