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VIP seating at the AOPA Foundation's A Night for Flight gala for two with special guests Doug Stewart and Dave Coulier!

The winner will receive 2 tickets for the AOPA Foundation’s A Night for Flight Gala event on the evening of Thursday, October 11, 2012 at the beautiful Riviera Palm Springs Resort. Enjoy an evening of celebrating our freedom to fly with VIP seating at a table with Doug Stewart and Dave Coulier (Uncle Joey), from the hit sitcom "Full House". These quick-witted pilots are sure to be entertaining.

Read Doug's bio below.

Doug Stewart
Doug obtained his pilot's license in Seattle during his senior year of high school. After a brief stint as an actor on "All My Children," he arrived in Nome and was immediately given the nickname "Hollywood" by the other pilots. His favorite thing about flying in Alaska is the freedom, the lack of air-traffic, and the lack of people on the radio telling you what to do. But with that freedom comes risk.

Doug recalls his most harrowing experience as being when he had to perform the "Rockford Maneuver" while landing on the Diomede Island ice runway years ago. This maneuver is named after the "J-Turn" frequently used in the car chase scenes in "The Rockford Files" TV show. The tires of Doug's Piper Navajo were slipping on the wet icy surface and with the end of the runway fast approaching, he spun the plane 180 degrees and used forward thrust to prevent an imminent crash. It was a gutsy maneuver that saved his life, but one he hopes to never repeat.

Read Dave's bio below.

Dave Coulier
David is perhaps best known for his work on the long-running hit ABC television series, Full House as Uncle Joey, which aired for eight seasons (1987-1995, with 192 episodes produced). Dave followed this success by hosting his second prime-time hit series, America’s Funniest People, which ran on ABC for four seasons. Today, he tours with the Clean Guys of Comedy performing at sold-out events around the country.

Dave is a private, instrument rated pilot and Co-chairman of the AOPA Foundation’s Hat in the Ring Society. He started flying in Michigan when he was 17 years. His son Luc is also a private pilot. Dave stopped by the AOPA headquarters earlier this year and sat down for an interview with AOPA Live®.

Item Special Note

The bidding on this item will close on Tuesday, October 9th at 9:00 am EDT. The gala will be held on Thursday, October 11th from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

If the winner of this auction item has previously purchased tickets for the A Night for Flight gala the original tickets will be refunded.