Later he played a pivotal role in bringing Gates Learjet to Tucson where, in 1985, he retired as senior vice president for corporate affairs. While a director of the Tucson Air Museum Foundation of Pima County, he was instrumental in establishing the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame and the Aero Club of Arizona. An award-winning author, he serves on several national boards, including the General James H. Doolittle Library and Aviation Space Writers Foundation. His numerous awards include the Federation Aeronautique Internationale’s Paul Tissandier Diploma for “a lifetime of service to the cause of aviation.”