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Posted By: Hal Brown
Date Posted: Apr 5, 2016
Description: The FAA has decided to
award N. Frank Gracy the
Wright Brothers Master Pilot
Award. It is a small
recognition, along with his
command pilot wings and air
medals, of his service to
country and aviation.
Date Taken: Dec 12, 2010
Place Taken: Central Florida
Owner: Dan Nickens
File Name: Frank_in_Formation.jpg   - Photo HTML
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Category: SeaRey_People, Gracy''s_Gems
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Frank A. Carr - Dec 12,2010   Viewers  | Reply
    Awesome. Congratulations to the Colonel!     
  
Don Maxwell - Dec 13,2010   Viewers  | Reply
    Terrific! The FAA finally does something good.     
  
Dave Edward - Dec 13,2010   Viewers  | Reply
    TLAR to me !! Congratulations Frank.     
  
Robert Loneragan - Dec 13,2010   Viewers  | Reply
    Congratulations Frank. Well done and a most deserved acknowledgement.     
  
Charles Pickett - Dec 13,2010   Viewers  | Reply
    Congratulations Frank     
  
Daniel Paul Myers - Dec 13,2010   Viewers  | Reply
    Dan, can we get more info on the ceremony?     
  
Dan Nickens - Dec 13,2010   Viewers  | Reply
    Seminar Details and Registration<br /><br />aero0121@aol.com<br />(Airman)Logout<br /><br />Below you will find the details for this seminar. You may register by clicking the 'Register' link. (Print-<br />friendly version) <br /><br />Registration Information:<br />Click here to register online now!<br />Title: 2010 Master Pilot Awards<br />Topic: Master Pilot Awards<br />Date and Time: Saturday, December 18, 2010 , starting at 10:00 am Download Calendar File<br />Speaker(s): Fred Kaiser - Host<br />Brief Description: The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is a new, nationally sanctioned FAA award for <br />active senior pilots. The award is named for Orville and&#160;Wilbur Wright, and recognizes a lifetime of safe <br />flying for pilots who have been active for at least 50 years and who also meet strict eligibility <br />requirements.<br />Select Number: NR0034417<br />Location of Seminar: FAA Production Studios at the FAASTeam NRC<br />4425 Sun 'n Fun Drive<br /><br />Lakeland, FL&#160;33811<br />Directions to Venue: Studio A -FAA Production Studios at the FAASTeam NRC <br />View Map<br />Fly-in Seminar?: Yes&#160;&#160;LAL<br />Seating: 100 seats at the facility, 60 remaining for online registration.<br />Sponsoring Division: FAA NRC &amp; FAA Production Studios<br />Contact Information: Obie Young / Marco Grillo<br />Phone: (863) 647-3434<br />obie1@cfl.rr.com<br />Additional Seminar Information &amp; Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):<br />The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award ceremony at the FAA Production Studios is a live multimedia <br />presentation of the lives of a special group of senior pilots. The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is a&#160;<br />nationally sanctioned FAA award.&#160; The award is named for Orville and&#160; Wilbur Wright, and recognizes a <br />lifetime of safe flying for pilots who have been active for at least 50 years and who also meet strict <br />eligibility requirements.&#160; The Wright brothers first flew their frail craft, the Flyer, on December 17, 1903 at <br />Kitty Hawk, NC.&#160; The Wright Brothers Master Pilot award ceremony at the FAA Production Studios at the <br />FAASTeam NRC in Lakeland, Florida marks the 107th anniversary of that monumental event.&#160; Each <br />recipient will be presented a certificate signed by FAA Administrator, and a special lapel pin identifying <br />their special achievement.&#160; Additionally, each will have his or her name inscribed in the Roll of Honor at <br />the FAA headquarters in Washington, DC.<br /><br />The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award winners at this event will be Keith Mackey, Ocala, Fl,&#160;Erwin T. <br />King, Ocala, Fl, &#160;Raymond Parker, Ocala, Fl, &#160;Frank Gracy, Leesburg, Fl and Sharkey Abbes Baz.<br /><br />You don't want to miss this presentation. Space is limited so please register.&#160; Guest may fly in if they wish <br />and taxi right up to the entrance.&#160;<br /><br />This broadcasts&#160;can be seen over the internet by clicking the 'View Live Seminars' icon in the upper right <br />corner of the main menu at <a href="http://www.faasafety.gov /">www.faasafety.gov </a> or a simular icon on the main menu of <br /><a href="http://www.faaproductionstuidos.com/">www.faaproductionstuidos.com</a><br /><br />The FAA Production Studios is located at the FAA Safty Team (FAASTeam) National Resource Center at <br />the Sun 'n Fun Complex in Lakeland, Florida&#160;<br /><br />&#160;     
  
John Robert Dunlop - Dec 14,2010   Viewers  | Reply
    Good for Frank!     
  
Kenneth Leonard - Dec 14,2010   Viewers  | Reply
    Well done Col.     
  
Jack Peters - Dec 15,2010   Viewers  | Reply
    Well done Frank, and well earned, did you know the Wright Brothers, you are still the highest endorsements held pilot I know.<br />I'll admit to you only that your hours were all awake, mine were 'sometimes' asleep.<br />Your 'old' mate .................Jack from OZ     
  
Nickens, Dan - Apr 03,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Late this afternoon Norman Frank Gracy, Major USAF ret., departed on an out of this world adventure. He was 83 years old. His fascination with flight occupied more than 74 of those years. He started out in Stearmans, flew through the cold war in a B-47, fought in a hot war flying a C-47, was shot down in Albuquerque, flew military brass and a U.S. Vice President around the world, was a senior instructor at Flight Safety, and ended up his tour here flying a 1996 SeaRey of his own creation (AKA ""Up Thang"", AKA ""Calculated Risk""). Though late in life he could be outspoken, he left behind a legacy of love of aviation that is unexcelled.     
  
Jon Ladd - Apr 04,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    I really enjoyed being Frank's wingman and fellow catherder. We shared a few beers over the years at the end of the flying day. I can
recite a few of his stories from memory and I never tired listening to him spin the yarn. Godspeed Frank. 		    
  
Don Maxwell - Apr 04,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Sad news, indeed. Frank was one of the first SeaReyers I met--at the Garners' First Annual SeaRey Gathering--and he was always thoughtful and gracious. He was sometimes outspoken online, but he knew what he knew, which is more than one can say about most people. He once pointed out, as we were hefting a Ercoupe wing at X-61 (it was lighter than a SeaRey wing), that we were wearing identical running shoes and seemed amused by it. I thought it was really cool.     
  
Kenneth Leonard - Apr 04,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    A true subject matter expert on the Searey. Always safety focused and he produced some delightful flying drawings.     
  
Dave Edward - Apr 04,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    He called a spade a spade. It was always entertaining to read his posts. RIP Frank !     
  
Russ Garner - Apr 03,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Sad news Dan, Lou Ann and I will always remember Frank our lovable curmudgeon.     
  
Charles Pickett - Apr 05,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Frank will be missed
I will never forget the many lunches we had at Persy's Place when he would come to MA for the
summer
Dan; even you made it to one or two of them

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Rick Oreair - Apr 07,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Sad to hear. Frank was full of aviation wisdom (and life's wisdom as well) I'll never forget ""never get the ""A"" model of
anything, and TLAR engineering. The world lost a gem. God Speed Frank! 		    
  
Jack Peters - Apr 13,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Dan, we in OZ love your posts, keep it up, you are a real aviator, keep upright and warm, regards Jack     


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