2006 FAA AMT Awards Winners

April 10, 2006
The FAA Awards program is an incentive program to encourage AMT employees to participate in available initial and recurrent maintenance training/courses.

The Federal Aviation Administration awarded the 2006 AMT Awards to 24 recipients during the Aviation Industry Expo in Las Vegas. The award winners received industry contributed prizes ranging from round-trip airfare, to tools and equipment. The FAA Awards program is an incentive program to encourage AMT employees to participate in available initial and recurrent maintenance training/courses. This incentive program is called the AMT Awards Program. Participants are entered into a drawing for prizes at the conclusion of each calendar year. More information can be found on the awards program in AC 65-25C.

Prize winners for 2006 industry prizes are as follows:

1. Free one-year Professional Aviation Maintenance Association membership and PAMA logo golf shirt

David E. Hetman, Sheboygan, WI

2. Jet model airplane from Rhinestahl Corporation

Robert B. Cooke, Wilmington, OH

3. A $500 Snap-On gift certificate from Soundair Repair Group

Joven Tomas Domingo, Phillipines

4. Hawkeye Borescope Kit and Fluke Autoranging Digital Multimeter from Superior Air Parts

Michael Zeeb, Portland, OR

5. Two round-trip positive-space tickets by Skyway Airlines

Harold A. Miller, Browns Mills, NJ

6. Two positive-space passes from Southwest Airlines

Trung Le, Orlando, FL

7. IApproach regulatory library on CD-ROM or MTrax software from TData

Elizabeth Wilson, Oakland, CA

8. Two positive-space round-trip coach-class domestic from US AIRWAYS

Christian Metro, Tucson, AZ

9. Free registration to Women In Aviation International and one-year membership

Richard Ray, Little Rock AR

10. Xzilon Molecular Adhesion paint protection kit from Granitize, Inc. from Aeroworks

Victor Vega, Miami, FL

11. Round-trip coach airfare to/from AEA 2006 or 2007 Convention Site, lodging at the AEA Convention Hotel for three nights and full convention registration for the 2006 or 2007 AEA Convention and Trade Show from Aircraft Electronics Association

Matthew James Richardson, Wichita, KS

12. $250 from Aircraft Maintenance Technology magazine

John Markowitz, Keenesburg, CO

13. Five one-year memberships in the Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance. An AWAM gift basket from Women in Aviation

Timothy E. Lute, Wilmington, OH

14. A one-year subscription to the ATP U.S. Regulatory Library on CD-ROM or DVD from ATP

Bill Dvorak, New Iberia, LA

15. The Aviation Data Research PMA Parts Finder CD-ROM with one year worth of updates from Aviation Data Research

Wendell D. Lawrence, Black Creek, WI

16. $250 from Aviation Maintenance magazine

Dean Showalter, Mount Crawford, VA

17. Baker IA course to include books, lodging, related fees, and $400 cash to cover expenses from Baker's School of Aeronautics

Robert "Lynn" Armour, Memphis, TN

18. One week technical training refresher (Montreal or D/FW) from Bombardier

Brent Miller, West Jordan, UT

19. One one-week technical training course from CAE SimuFlite

Alex S. Wiley, Leavenworth, KS

20. A handheld GPS navigator from CORRIDOR Aviation Service Software

Michael Ackal, New Iberia, LA

21. A leather bomber-style jacket from Dallas Airmotive

Jeffrey D. Rieck, Wilmington, OH

22. Attendance in the online Principals of Troubleshooting Course from FlightSafety International

William W. Tow, Juneau, AK

23. Roundtrip Ticket from Frontier Airlines

Jacob Dicks, Galloway, OH

24. A Newport Jacket, Horizon Circling Airport Watch and Multi-Purpose Backpack with Inline Skate Wheels from Horizon Air

Michael W. Hamilton, Richmond Heights, OH