PILOT SPIN
Pilot Zone => Pilot Zone => Topic started by: Bamaflyer on October 28, 2021, 09:53:40 AM
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Complete Pilot Series Author Bob Gardner Departs
Bob Gardner, author of The Complete Pilot Series from ASA and a long-admired member of the aviation community, passed away on October 7, 2021. A wealth of knowledge and a great author to work with, Bob had an amazing aviation career that he matched to very entertaining stories. He cared a lot about his work and was constantly working to make improvements to his books and teaching. Bob remained engaged in the aviation education community and kept his technical savvy going strong. Above and beyond this, he was just a hoot to talk to, generous with his wealth of knowledge, and a real pleasure to work with.
His flying career began as a hobby in Alaska in 1960 while in the U.S. Coast Guard. By 1966, Bob earned his Private Land and Sea, Commercial, Instrument, Instructor, CFII, and MEL. Over the next 16 years he was an instructor, charter pilot, corporate and freight captain, and director of ASA Ground Schools. He held an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with Single and Multi-Engine Land ratings; a CFI certificate with Instrument and Multi-Engine Land ratings; and a Ground Instructor's Certificate with Advanced and Instrument ratings. Bob was also a Gold Seal Instructor, well-known author, journalist, and airshow lecturer.
Bob will be greatly missed by the ASA team and the aviation community to which he devoted so much of his life.
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Never met him, but have some of his books and read many of his posts to the various aviation forums, starting with Usenet rec.aviation.* newsgroups.
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Complete Pilot Series Author Bob Gardner Departs
That's really sad. He was a great guy and a very knowledgeable aviator with a great sense of humor. His politics didn't align with mine, but he didn't flaunt that.