VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Ronald Davis, Vicksburg Municipal Airport Director, will receive the official plaque recognizing him as a Master Pilot on Thursday, Feb. 26, at a conference in Raymond, Miss.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) designated him a Master Pilot earlier this year after examination of records of his work in aviation. Only those pilots who have completed and provided verified documentation of at least 50 years in aviation, starting with learning to fly, are eligible to receive the award.
The award is named for aviation pioneers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, who took their plane on its first heavier-than-air flight in North Carolina in 1903…