Richardson earns prestigious award

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Barry Richardson Sr. received the prestigious Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the FAA in March. The award, which was presented by Rick McCord, recognizes pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise by maintaining safe operations for 50 or more years. Richardson has been flying since his first solo flight on Aug. 3, 1952. He has flown for 69 years and accrues over 12,000 flying hours. He has earned his private, commercial, multi-engine, instrument, Beechcraft turbine and helicopter ratings throughout his aviation career and has been a member of AOPA since 1955 and the American Bonanza Society since 1978.

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