Sun Lakes Aero Club
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Name:	Richard W. Bender
Call Me:	Rick
Spouse:	N/A
Birthday	10/12/36
Birth Place:	Easton, PA
Raised In:	Easton, PA
Pilot Ratings:	NA
Planes Previously Owned:	Ultra Lights – ESPPER MX & Phantom
Planes Currently Owned:	None
Planes Flown:	J-3 Cub; Cessna 180 & 182; Tomahawk; L-20; Beaver
Hours Flown	Many
Military Experience:	USAF Retired; Aircraft Dispatcher; Base Operations; Ramp Coordinator; Flight Follower; For 5; Launch Control Supervisor (R&D) Atzas/Titan/Minuteman; Freefall Parachute (Halo) Instructor; Military Advisor to Nationalist Chinese (Taiwan) Army and Air Force; Vietnam/Thailand; SR-71 Blackbird Flight Controller; SAC Force Status Controller; Airborne (Looking Glass) Battle Staff (RC-125)
Rank When Retired:	MSGT (E-7)
Professional/Life Work:	R & D Technician – Prototype Tooling’ Racing Mechanic Pro Stock R & D
Interests/Hobbies	Aircraft; Cars; Motorcycles; River Rafting; Skydiving; Travel