We have lined up the following dynamic speakers who each will speak on the highlights along their incredible aviation journey. Put these dates on your calendar now so you don't miss these great topics. Return here to join each event by Zoom:

Terry Rinehart      January 6, 2022 (Thursday) 7PM

Captain Terry London Rinehart: NAA Award winner, first woman employed as an airline transport pilot by Western Airlines (now Delta Airlines), flew the 737, 757 and 767, helicopter rating and flight instructor certificate, corporate pilot flying worldwide operations, Aeronautical Operations alumni San Jose State University, and former Aeroclub Board member her.

Jeff Lo      January 13, 2022 (Thursday) 7PM

Flyin' Lo Racing Team, Owner Jeffrey Lo enjoys racing in Reno bi-plane races, has built multiple airplanes and his custom built airplane, Miss Gianna, flown by Cris Ferguson, won the 2007 Championship. Lo is involved with UAS and drone operations holding a Remote Pilot Certificate as well as a single engine and multi engine land private pilot, UC Berkeley engineering alumni.

Jeff Lo has been a private pilot for the last thirty years and more recently has flown drones in his work at Intel. He has owned various airplanes including a Cessna 140, Beech Baron and multiple Pitts Specials. Jeff is most often found flying around northern California, but has flown as far as Oshkosh (in a Cessna 120). He is best known for his air racing exploits, having participated in biplane class racing at Reno continuously since his first race in 1995.

Vince Wawrzynski      January 21, 2022 (Friday) 7PM

Lecturer San Jose State University; Duckworks Aviation Sr Builder, building an RV-7 IO390, CS 3 Blade MT, Glass Panel/Avionics; Sailor, Captain/Navigator, S/V Fidelis, circumnavigated both solo and with crew; United States Marine Corps Fighter Pilot, F-18, F-5, F-16, C-130, AH1, CH46, CH5, Worked in Operations at Pentagon, Aviation and Ground Safety Director, Parachutist and Parachute fabrication/repair; San Jose State University Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology Alumni

Patriot Jet [Demonstration] Team Tour (Byron Airport);   July, 2019

Past Speakers

Check out our YouTube channel for videos of past webinars.

• Ed Daley, Director of the Patriot Jet Team Foundation presented their incredible story.
• Josh Olson, presented "People Flying People in Need." He gave us the inside scoop of Angel Flight West operations, talk to us about the vital work Angel Flight does for the community, and describe how you can help. Angel Flight West is always looking for people who believe in their mission, click here to learn more, support, or get involved.
• Steven Rubke, 747 Pilot, presented Flying in the age of COVID. As a captain on the 747-400, Stephen has the privilege to see much of the world every month and enjoy numerous foreign cultures when he's not flying. Stephen graduated with a BA in Geography from San Jose State University in 2007.
• Jeff Homola presented a second talk about his work on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM).
  
• Paul Marshall spoke about Disaster Air Lift Response Team (DART) development and community importance.
• Jeff Homola from NASA Ames presented a talk on Unmanned Aerial Systems (aka drones) Traffic Management (UTM). Jeff is the technical lead for the Advanced Air Mobility Project's National Campaign Airspace Test Infrastructure team. Jeff also is the third generation in his family to serve in the US Navy where he spent over eight years as an Operations Specialist. Following his naval service, Jeff went on to earn a B.S. in Cognitive Science as a UC Regents Scholar from UCLA and a M.S. in Human Factors from SJSU.
• John Aitken, Director of Aviation for Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport. John is leading the Airport team in expanding and elevating facilities and service levels to meet ongoing growth, with SJC’s notable ranking as America’s fastest‐growing major U.S. airport over the past four years. (Watch it here)
• Major John Cabigas, USAF (Ret.) discussed the very 1st Aero Squadron in the US Military. John's presentation included the history of the organization along with some great pictures to help tell the story. (Watch it here)

Scholarship Contributions

The Aero Club traditionally hosts a silent auction at the Crystal Eagle dinner to raise funds for our scholarship program. Without the dinner this year, we are shifting our fundraising efforts online. Please help us achieve our goal of raising $8,000 to present FOUR-$2,000 scholarships this year, like in the past. While we won’t charge a fee for the speakers, we do ask that all participants make a donation through our site to help with this endeavor. You can get started right now by clicking here. All donations are tax deductible and will be used to fund our scholarship program.