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Guest Speaker: John Kounis, Pilot Getaways Magazine | Glendale, CA |Fun Fly-in Destinations in the West Westmark Gold Room
From awe-inspiring national parks, secluded romantic hot springs, and luxurious golf resorts to vibrant cities bustling with casinos and nightlife, the Western United States has it all.As editor of Pilot Getaways, John Kounis has spent the last nine years crisscrossing the country to research the best fly-in weekend getaways, airport restaurants, and even complete flying vacations for the magazine.He shares some of his discoveries in an audio-visual tour with stunning aerial and ground photography.
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John Kounis, Pilot Getaways Magazine | Glendale, CA | Jade Room
The Western United States offers excellent opportunities for backcountry flyingâ€"if you know where to find them.Some of the airstrips, such as those in the Idaho backcountry, are well known, but others are uncharted and known only to a select few local pilots.John Kounis, editor of Pilot Getaways, shares some of these hidden gems that he has discovered by flying his Cessna 185 on research trips over the last nine years since founding Pilot Getaways magazine.