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Mr. Bill Koukourikos (callsign "Kouk") is a retired USAF pilot, currently
working at the Edwards AFB Flight Safety Office. He has flown at the Air
Force Flight Test Center for the past 10 years, and is an instructor at the
USAF Test Pilot School. Kouk has accrued over 4,400 hrs, mostly in military
jets, holds an ATP, and is a FAASTeam member. He has travelled throughout
Southern California educating general aviation pilots about the R-2508
Complex, what it means to be a professional pilot, and other safety topics.
The Briefing:
Edwards AFB, and the surrounding airspace, known as the R-2508 Complex, have
seen great leaps in aviation technology, from the busting of the sound
barrier to the Space Shuttle and beyond. The airspace is not only used by
the military, but by many civilian users and the general aviation community.
Mr. Koukourikos, from the Air Force Flight Test Center, will share with us
the current test programs at Edwards AFB and will educate us on proper
procedures and techniques to use whan transiting the R-2508 or any other
Special Use Airspace.
We will also get a briefing by the Edwards AFB Survival School instructors
on basic survival and signaling after an aircraft accident until rescued. Sponsored by the Palm Springs Air Museum Call Rafael Sierra for seat reservations |
