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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:
Mr. Jason Ruedi

Robert J. Ruedi was born June 13, 1942 in Santa Monica. He was raised in Pacific Palisades. In 1963, while working as a mail career, he financed flying lessons at Santa Monica Airport. This developed< flying that has written the blueprint for his life. He soon purchased and flew his own AT-6, and hungrily pursued his development as a pilot an opportunity to continue honing his aviation skills by relocating Mirage Dry Lake, California where he gave glider instruction and w tow plane pilot. It was there that he met his wife Peggy, who was student. In 1969 Robert earned an Airframe and Powerplant certificate. Northrop Institute of Technology. In 1973 he began flying the Loo Hercules (or Herc as it was dubbed by its crews) for Saturn Airway with Saturn Airways, which would become Trans International Airline eventually Transamerica Airlines, he flew his Herc in emerging nations Angola, Honduras and New Guinea. His manifests ranged from people satellites. He was able to fly in areas with little or no air traffic control and land on surfaces ranging from dirt to ice. He continued his w Transamerica and in 1984 he began flying the DC-8. In 1986, Trans Airlines ceased operations. However, Robert was not in the job ma A set of business circumstances was prompting United Parcel Service that had previously handled its airborne shipping via external cha stand up its own aircraft and crews. Robert was the first pilot h With that he became the senior pilot with UPS, a position that he While at UPS, he has continued to fly worldwide in the DC-8, the B B757/767. In 1990 he flew as part of the Civil Reserve Aircraft F support of Desert Shield, an action for which his and other flight officially recognized. Robert Ruedi's love of flying, professional drive to succeed have resulted in his achieving the career that he aspired to have. He has approximately 21,000 hours time...and counting.