Lou Nalbone to Be Recognized for Contributions to Local Aviation

A Chautauqua County resident who has spent nearly six decades flying, teaching and maintaining aircraft will be recognized later this month for his lifetime of contributions to aviation. Lou Nalbone will be honored on Sunday, July 26th at the Dunkirk Airport during the 59th annual Dunkirk-Fredonia Rotary Fly-In Breakfast. Event co-chair Jefferson Westwood, who was a guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program this week, says Nalbone will receive two awards from the FAA. One of them is the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award...

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John Machemer, Chautauqua County's Deputy Director of Public Facilities for Airports, calls it "a fitting tribute to someone who has helped shape aviation in Chautauqua County for generations." Nalbone has trained generations of aviators, served as a chief flight instructor and chief pilot, helped grow the Dunkirk Aviation Flight School, and helped develop Jamestown Community College's Professional Pilot Degree Program.