From the FAA...

Following are the winners of the 2005 Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards drawing held March 8 at the Aviation Industry Week conference in Las Vegas, NV.

The FAA AMT Awards recognize aviation maintenance technicians for their regular attendance at initial and recurring maintenance training classes. "The program's purpose is to serve as an incentive for individual maintenance technicians to actively participate in recurrent and initial training programs on their own initiative or in training programs subsidized by their employer," according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

AMT AWARDS 2005 WINNERS

• Louis Stiles, Southwest Airlines, Dallas TX
  GRAND PRIZE
  (Sponsored by Delta Airlines)
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  For winner and one guest:
  1. 4-night vacation to any Delta domestic city in the US contiguous 48
  2. Air transportation from any Delta domestic city
  3. $300.00 spending money
• Harry Paek, SFO, Swissport USA
  PRIZE Sponsored by Aeroworks
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  A Xzilon Molecular Adhesion paint protection kit from Granitize, Inc.
• Timothy P. Redfern, Colgan Airways
  PRIZE Sponsored by the Aircraft Electronics Association
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  1. Round-trip coach airfare to/from AEA 2006 or 2007 Convention Site (yet to be
  determined).
  2. Lodging at the AEA Convention Hotel for 3 nights.
  3. Full convention registration for the 2006 or 2007 AEA Convention and Trade Show.
• Jerry Luckman, UPS Louisville
  PRIZE Sponsored by Aircraft Maintenance Technology magazine
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  $250.00
• Ben Kerr, Air Logistics
  PRIZE Sponsored by Aircraft Technical Publishers
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  A one-year subscription to the Aircraft Technical Publishers U.S. Regulatory Library on CD-ROM or DVD.
• Julio H. Villalobos
  PRIZE Sponsored by Alaska Airlines
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  Two Coach round trip tickets on Alaska Airlines anywhere that Alaska Airlines flies.
• James L. Martinez SFO, Swissport USA
  PRIZE Sponsored by the Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  Five one-year memberships in the Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance.
  One lithograph.
• Terry Norris, Goodrich Aviation Technical Service
  PRIZE Sponsored by Aviation Data Research
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  The Aviation Data Research PMA Parts Finder CD-ROM with one year worth of updates.
• Loren Ahrens
  Goodrich Aviation Technical Services
  PRIZE Sponsored by Aviation Maintenance magazine:
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  One quarter-page four-color advertisement in one issue of Aviation Maintenance magazine.
• Barry Sterken, Chevron Texaco
  PRIZE Sponsored by Baker's School of Aeronautics
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  1. At no charge, a five-day Inspection Authorization course at Baker's School of Aeronautics located in Nashville, TN.
  2. The Baker's Inspection Authorization Kit.
  3. The FAA testing fee, and the test will be administered if the winner meets the FAA requirements and has in his/her possession a signed FAA Form 8610-1.
  4. Five-night stay at the Wilson Inn.
  5. Transportation to/from school and the airport provided by the Wilson Inn.
  $400 cash to help cover trade expenses.
• Todd M. Audette, Delta Air Lines
  PRIZE Sponsored by Bombardier
  THE WINNER AND A GUEST WILL RECEIVE:
  One week technical training refresher course, on a non-interference basis, at Bombardier's Montreal Training Center (Challenger/Global Express) or D/FW (Learjet 31A/45/60).
• Ken Huete, Chevron Texaco
  PRIZE Sponsored by Continuum Applied Technology
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  A handheld GPS navigator.
• Larry J. Filips, Bombardier Learjet (Wichita)
  PRIZE Sponsored by Dallas Airmotive
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  A leather bomber-style jacket.
• Jeffrey Ballinger, Southern California Aviation
  PRIZE Sponsored by FlightSafety International
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  Attendance in the online Principals of Troubleshooting Course.
• Anthony T. Hare
  PRIZE Sponsored by Frontier Airlines:
  THE WINNER AND A GUEST WILL RECEIVE:
  The winner and a guest will receive one roundtrip ticket to any destination that Frontier Airlines flies.
• Tom Talarico, Chatauqua Airlines, Inc.
  PRIZE Sponsored by JetBlue Airways:
  THE WINNER AND A GUEST WILL RECEIVE:
  The winner and a guest will receive one roundtrip ticket to any destination that JetBlue Airways flies.
• Ronald Erik Mauzy, Delta Air Lines
  PRIZE Sponsored by the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  Free 1 year membership (or renewal) in PAMA.
  PAMA logo golf shirt.
• Mark Schmalz
  PRIZE Sponsored by Rhinestahl
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  A Harrier jump-jet model airplane.
• Thomas Spilberg, Piedmont Airlines Inc.
  PRIZE Sponsored by Skyway Airlines
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  Two round-trip positive-space tickets to anywhere that Midwest Airlines or Midwest Connect (Skyway) Airlines flies.
• Tom Miller, Air Logistics
  PRIZE Sponsored by Southwest Airlines
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  Two positive-space passes to anywhere in the Southwest Airlines system.
• Jeffrey M. Rubi, Morey Air Service
  PRIZE Sponsored by Superior Air Parts
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  A Hawkeye Borescope Kit #HH12 kit.
  A Fluke Autoranging Digital Multimeter #Fluke12.
• James Wedgeworth, Air Logistics
  PRIZE Sponsored by TData
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  A 1-year subscription to TData's IApproach regulatory library on CD-ROM with biweekly updates OR a 1-year subscription to TData's new MTrax maintenance-tracking software.
• Nicomedes Vergara, Southern California Aviation
  PRIZE Sponsored by US AIRWAYS
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  Two positive-space round-trip coach-class domestic tickets to include Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
• Christopher P. Guay, Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket Services
  PRIZE Sponsored by Women In Aviation International
  THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
  A complimentary registration to our annual March conference and one-year membership (if the winner is already a member, we will renew them for a year).

FMI: www.faa.gov/fsdo/PHL/amt.htm