Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Donated auction items are piling up for the NBAA/Corporate Angel Network Soirée, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Fla., next Wednesday evening during the NBAA Convention. Aviation-centric items include a Cessna Citation CJ/CJ1/CJ2 initial type rating course at FlightSafety; Breitling and Hamilton watches; King Air recurrent course at SimCom; $5,000 Avfuel card; 1,000 gallons of jet-A from World Fuel Services; five-day technical or professional maintenance training course at Global Jet Services; and Flight Research’s two-day pilot upset recognition and recovery training in Mojave, Calif.

Donated Aviation-themed Auction Items Flow in for NBAA/CAN Soirée

Items includes Cessna Citation CJ/CJ1/CJ2 initial type rating course at FlightSafety and Breitling and Hamilton watches.

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