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AMTSociety Mx Logs Update Avionics Technician of the Year; Vicki Lynn Sherman, MCFI of DeLand, FL, FAASTeam Representative of the Year; and Judy Ann Phelps, MCFI-A of Santa Paula, CA, Certified Flight Instructor of the Year. Since national FAA representation was notice- The 2011 General Aviation Award winners with jackets from AMTSociety: Judy Ann Phelps, Vicki Lynn Sherman, Russ Callender, and Joe Morales. Photo courtesy of Ronald Donner. General Aviation Awards Recipients of the 2011 National General Aviation Awards are Joseph "Joe" Morales (A&P;, IA, CFI) of Lakewood, CO, AMT of the Year; Russell John "Russ" Callender, FAA repairman and pilot of Houlton, WI, We're very big on small parts. ably absent because of the shutdown, a plan B for Wednesday evening's awards presentation at Theater in the Woods was engineered. Valerie Palazzio, Great Lakes Region FAASTeam program manager, and JoAnne Hill, National General Aviation Awards Program Chairman, explained the Industry/FAA Awards program to an audience of approximately 3,000 AirVenture attendees. They outlined the nomination process and encouraged the audience to nominate wor- thy individuals in the four GA awards categories. They also explained that the program's expenses and the gifts for the four national winners are provided by the indus- try's program supportsers/donors. In lieu of FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, four previous national award winners, one in each categoty, were recruited to present each 2011 winner with his or her plaque. As 2003 National AMT of the Year, Tom Hendershot presented the plaque to Joe Morales. Al Ingle, 2003 National Avionics Technician of the Year presented to Russ Callender. The GA Awards Committee hosted a luncheon on Thursday July 23 at EAA that was attended by 65 peo- ple. The award recipients received gifts from the indus- try, including monogrammed jackets from AMTSociety. AMTSociety IA Renewal Consortium Program Saturday, September 17, 2011, Crimson Technical College, Los Angeles (LLAX) Wednesday, September 28, 2011, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX (CRP) Wednesday, October 12, 2011, NBAA, Las Vegas (LAS) International corporate sponsor Welcome to David Van Den Langenbergh, air- Long known as the industry leader in PMA carbon brushes, we have expanded our market and product offerings to include our new line of PMA bearings and other products for a variety of aircraft motor applications. We work closely with our customers to identify potential replacement part needs and have the ability to move quickly on a range of new products from design to PMA. worthiness manager for ABELAG Premier Private Jet Services located at the Brussels National Airport, Zaventem, Belgium. He communicated to Tom Hendershot saying, "Our 345 Rt. 17, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 201-288-8877 • Fax: 201-288-7356 • email: mirajcorp@aol.com • www.mirajcorp.com PMA DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND SALES. 52 September 2011 Visit us at NBAA Booth #N5118 Aircraft Maintenance Technology • www.AMTonline.com • www.AMTSociety.org maintenance department is 95 percent focused on in- house maintenance of the ABELAG fleet. Of course we do support those that are in need on our apron. Since we are the only business jet operator and FBO at the Brussels Airport, we provide AOG support, etc. "We can share a lot of experience on EASA Part 145 and Part 66 maintenance aspects. Running a Part 145 department in Europe can be a challenge.