Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Chad Trautvetter

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) congratulated Robert A. “Bob” Hoover on being awarded the 2014 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy. Hoover was given the trophy–awarded annually to a living American for “significant public service of enduring value to aviation in the U.S.”–by the National Aeronautic Association last week at a dinner sponsored by the Aero Club of Washington. His 50-year career began in the Army Air Corps, where he distinguished himself as a pilot during World War II. Afterwards, Hoover became a flight-test pilot and then later spent nearly four decades flying as an airshow pilot.

Bob Hoover Awarded with 2014 Wright Brothers Trophy

Trophy awarded annually to a living American for “significant public service of enduring value to aviation in the U.S.”

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