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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:

Captain Roy Liggett began flying in 1957 and attended Embry Riddle University where he received advanced flight ratings while studying aeronautical engineering.

In 1963 he became a flight instructor in the ROTC flight program at Auburn University and studied Aviation Management. He designed and implemented the first ground school program at Auburn and taught many of the first courses.

In 1966 he joined United Airlines as a pilot and has flown the DC-6, B-737, B-727 and B-777 in domestic and international operations. In 1991 he became a Standards Captain in United's flight training center and was a designated examiner for the B-737 as well as a Line Check Airman. He was a member of the team that developed United's first Central American operation and flew many of the inaugural flights and qualified many of the first check airmen into the region.

In 1993 he became a Flight Manager and in 1998 he was selected Chief Pilot for the Washington D.C. crew base. He is the recipient of the Brodigan-Forsythe Award for 2002. He was an active participant in United's Employee Drug and Alcohol Assistance program. He has represented the Air Line Pilots Association on their accident investigation team and has served on several committees for the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics.

In 2001 Captain Liggett retired from United after 35 years. He continues his interest in aviation and flies a 1944 deHavilland Tiger Moth which he has owned and maintained since 1982.