About Us
Passion For General Aviation
The WINGS Industry Network (WIN) is an alliance of many dedicated aviation organizations and individuals whose passion for general aviation safety shows through the many investments they make to help reduce the accident rate.
WIN works to combine members’ resources to build higher levels of awareness to more effectively promote GA safety practices and proficiency.
- WIN will produce WIN Insights, live-streaming WINGS-approved broadcasts
- Distribute a newsletter to industry members filled with news, tips, safety successes and the path they took to promote GA safety.
- Research and develop new tools to make access to proficiency training easier
- WIN works closely with the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) leadership to assist efforts to improve usability and participation of the content of the FAASTeam WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program (WINGS).
- Continue to support the Paul and Fran Burger $10,000 WINGS Sweepstakes
Wings Industry Network Directors
Paul Burger, general aviation safety philanthropist and 2,500-hour ATP, past chair of WIAC, and member of the AOPA Air Safety Institute Hat in the Ring society. In 1997, Paul gifted $550,000 to the AOPA Air Safety Foundation to support GA safety. In 2004, AOPA dedicated their Safety & Philanthropy Report to him.
John Teipen, owner of Aeronautical Proficiency Training, National GA Awards Honoree – CFI of the year and FAASTeam Representative of the year, retired DPE, active CFI
Ron Timmermans, owner of Aileron T flight training, winner of the National GA Awards 2021 CFI of the year, CFI for the American Bonanza Society, and the Bonanza/Beech Pilot Training Program
Lauretta Webb, general aviation marketing professional, past co-chair of WIAC, public relations coordinator for the Airmanship Education Research Initiative, and general aviation safety advocate.
The launch of WIN leveraged the extraordinary success of the WINGS Industry Advisory Committee (WIAC) to generate support for its $50,000 WINGS Sweepstakes. Thirty-two organizations offered their support to the effort to drive more aviators to proficiency training. These include:
- Manufacturers
- Associations
- Training providers
- Universities
- Individuals
- The FAASTeam, and FAASTeam Program Managers (FPM).
- The founders of WIN believe there is so much more to offer aviators in proficiency training through the industry “members” who supported the sweepstakes.