Peter Zaccagnino
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Peter Zaccagnino is a professional air racer,[1] aeronautical engineer,[2] author,[3] and filmmaker[4] originally from New Brunswick, New Jersey.[5] Zaccagnino is the founder and CEO of Park City Aviators, an aircraft management company.[6] He is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.[7]
Competing since his debut in 2005,[8] Zaccagnino is a four-time gold champion at the STIHL National Championship Air Races, with victories in the Sport class in 2007[9] and in the Jet class in 2013,[10] 2015,[11] and 2019,[12] and has been a panelist at AirVenture.[13] Zaccagnino has flown over 24,000 hours in more than 270 aircraft types.[14] He was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey in 2019.[15]
In March 2020, Zaccagnino published his first novel, Relevant: A Military Thriller Inspired By True Events.[16] He released the second book in the Relevant series, The New Cold War: Defending Democracy From Russia’s Secret Tech Weapon, in October 2021.[17] Zaccagnino was a lead cast member on the Discovery Channel’s Dangerous Flights program.[18]
References
- ↑ "2022 Racers". Reno Air Races.
- ↑ "Local Aeronautical Engineer Designs, Builds, And Races Personal Jets". KPCW | Listen Like a Local. December 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Peter Zaccagnino". www.goodreads.com.
- ↑ "Bush Flying DVD released — General Aviation News". generalaviationnews.com.
- ↑ "Pete Zaccagnino".
- ↑ "About". www.pcaviators.com.
- ↑ "Meet Peter Zaccagnino ('90, DB), 2015 Reno Air Race Winner". alumni.erau.edu.
- ↑ https://reports.airrace.org/2005/2005.Sport.Qualifiers.pdf
- ↑ https://reports.airrace.org/2007/2007.Sport.Gold.Results.pdf
- ↑ https://reports.airrace.org/2013/2013.Jet.Gold.Results.pdf
- ↑ https://reports.airrace.org/2015/2015.Jet.Gold.Results.pdf
- ↑ https://reports.airrace.org/2019/2019.Jet.Gold.Results.pdf
- ↑ "AirVenture 2018 A Great Show for Sonex Aircraft!". July 31, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.propilotmag.com/pc-aviators/#:~:text=Park%20City%20Aviators%20Founder%20%26%20CEO,than%20270%20types%20of%20aircraft.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame Inductees – The Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of NJ".
- ↑ "Relevant". Goodreads.
- ↑ "The New Cold War : Defending Democracy From Russia's Se…". Goodreads.
- ↑ "Dangerous Flights". May 8, 2012 – via IMDb.
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