In January 2021, the sixth meeting of Airplanes & Coffee was held at the Municipal Airport of Corsicana, TX (KCRS). With this decision, he was left with the position of President and CFO, while John Naugle and Mike Roberts were appointed as the CEO and Board Member, respectively.ДЇrom left to right: Russ Keith and John Naugle in front of one of the visitors to Airplanes And Coffee from September 2021.A beautiful L-39 Albatros painted in the USAF Thunderbirds livery. вЂњWhen the Facebook group reached 6,000 members and we saw interest from more people to join, we decided to turn Airplanes & Coffee into a non-profit organization,вЂќ added Keith.

Plus, our Facebook group quickly started to grow,вЂќ which is sure to spark even more interest from both North Texas pilots and beyond. In a conversation with Russ Keith, he mentioned that вЂњfrom the fourth meeting, word quickly began to spread about our meetings, and new pilots began to arrive. Due to the importance of the Addison Airport and itвЂ™s constant traffic of mainly corporate jets, the creators of this initiative decided to move month by month and travel the North Texas area, which would allow better access for new pilots to join the event in the future at an airport more easily accessible. With all this in mind, the first Airplanes & Coffee Fly In was held at the Addison, TX (KADS) airport on August 5, 2020, where a dozen pilots participated. Since these meetings are held outdoors, the respective city authorities did not voice any major concerns, as social distancing could easily be respected. John Naugle, Russ Keith and Mike Roberts, all pilots based in the Dallas, Texas area, decided to organize a meeting between fellow pilots with the intention of sharing flight experiences, anecdotes, and laughter as well as superb coffee. Members of the Commemorative Air Force Staff, working hard at coordinating this event (Javier Vera).ДЄlthough negative and frustrating ideas generally come to mind when talking about COVID-19 and itвЂ™s impacts to our lives, the great initiative carried out by enthusiastic pilots in times of this global pandemic allows us to see how creative we can be even in moments of frustration and lockdown.

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