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Local pilot Gary Black interviews for Duluth Airport Authority seat, cites decades of aviation experience
Summary
Gary Black, a 28‑year Duluth resident and former Cirrus test pilot, interviewed before the personnel committee for a seat on the Duluth Airport Authority. Black described 50 years in aviation, military service, private‑sector experience, volunteer work and said he would recuse himself from any DITA deliberation that directly presented a conflict.
Gary Black interviewed before the Duluth personnel committee as a candidate for appointment to the Duluth Airport Authority, describing five decades of aviation experience, local ties and ideas for airport amenities and growth.
Black, who introduced himself as a Duluth resident for about 28 years, said he and his wife moved from Vero Beach, Florida, in 1997 when he joined Cirrus Design Corporation as a test pilot. He summarized his background for the panel: “I served 20 years in the Navy flying F‑14s and working off aircraft carriers,” and he said he holds a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and completed MBA work at the University of Washington. He…
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