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Unusual Attitudes: Shaking Things Up at Bristol Village

My old friend Air Force Lt. Col. Jerry Kemp and his F-16. Martha Lunken
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Key Takeaways:

  • The author, an FAA safety program manager, recounts the freedom and satisfaction of their role, often organizing seminars with external speakers.
  • One such seminar, featuring Lt. Col. Jerry Kemp presenting military air training videos, was held at a retirement community for local ultralight pilots but unexpectedly drew a large audience of residents.
  • These residents, frustrated by noise from low-flying military aircraft in their community's operational area, reacted angrily to the videos, misinterpreting the event as an opportunity to voice their grievances.
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I hadn’t seen Jerry Kemp in a while, but an email from him recently brought a flood of memories and a delightful (in retrospect) reminiscence about this hero and friend, an FAA safety meeting and a place called Bristol Village in rural southeastern Ohio.

Martha Lunken

Martha Lunken is a lifelong pilot, former FAA inspector and defrocked pilot examiner. She flies a Cessna 180 and anything with a tailwheel, from Cubs to DC-3s.

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