Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the&nbsp;Aviation International News&nbsp;monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;for eight years. She joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in December 2014 as a senior editor covering Washington and business aviation news. She has also served on Convention News teams, including as editor of&nbsp;HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered&nbsp;The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the&nbsp;Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the&nbsp;Show News&nbsp;staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for&nbsp;Business &amp; Commercial Aviation&nbsp;and&nbsp;Overhaul &amp; Maintenance&nbsp;monthly magazines. In 2021 she was honored with the National Business Aviation Association Platinum Wing Award for lifetime achievement in journalism and was the 2004 recipient of the National Air Transportation Association’s Aviation Journalism Excellence Award. She also has been a recipient of an Aerospace Media Award for business aviation (2022) and NBAA Gold Wing Award (2003, 2024). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

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Kerry Lynch

Chuck Aaron, the only pilot licensed by the FAA to perform aerobatics in a helicopter in the U.S., will be available to meet and greet HAI attendees during an autograph session that Aspen Avionics is hosting from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday March 2. The session will be held at Aspen Avionics Booth 9235.

 


&nbsp;Aaron has entertained helicopter aerobatics fans in a modified MBB Bo 105,&nbsp;performing&nbsp;acrobatic moves that included loops, rolls, vertical climbs, Split S’s, Cuban Eights, Immelmans and his version of a Lomcavak (a “Cuckcevak”).

 


A retired Red Bull pilot, he was the first helicopter pilot honored with the Art Scholl Showmanship Award presented by the International Council of Air Shows in 2009. “HAI is like a family reunion for me,” he said, adding, “I’m looking forward to seeing all my old friends and making new ones.”

Aspen Avionics Meet and Greet with Aerobatic Pilot Chuck Aaron

Aaron was the only pilot licensed by the FAA to perform aerobatics in a helicopter in the U.S.

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