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Jack J. Pelton

Jack J. Pelton is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Jack J. Pelton rather than just read about it. In short: Jack J. Pelton is an American aviation businessman who is chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) since 2012 and its CEO since 2015.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Jack J. Pelton is an American aviation businessman who is chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) since 2012 and its CEO since 2015. He was CEO of Cessna Aircraft Company from 2004 to 2011, a subsidiary of Textron Inc and now a brand of Textron Aviation. Before becoming Cessna's CEO, Pelton was its Senior Vice President of Product Engineering since 2000 and prior to that, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Programs at Fairchild Dornier. Previous to Fairchild, he worked at McDonnell Douglas for over two decades. Pelton grew up in an aviation family in Riverside, California. His father flew in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and was an early member in the local EAA chapter in Riverside. His mother was also a pilot. Soon after Pelton was named CEO of Cessna, it was revealed in 2004 that his resume included references to education received from Hamilton University, which 60 Minutes discovered was a diploma mill. Neither his undergraduate or graduate degrees in Aerospace Engineering were earned from an accredited school. Temporarily embarrassed by the revelation, Textron released a statement proclaiming that Pelton was chosen for his 30-year-long career in leadership and not for his faked diplomas. Pelton testified in favor of a property tax increase to build an aviation training facility that would benefit Cessna at an August 9, 2006 Sedgwick County Commission meeting. At a December 12, 2006 meeting of the Wichita City Council, Cessna applied for industrial revenue bonds that include an exemption from paying property tax on property purchased with IRB proceeds. In March 2008, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius appointed Pelton to lead the Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group. On May 2, 2011, Textron announced that Pelton retired from Cessna as its chairman, president and CEO "effective immediately". The aviation news media noted Pelton's hasty retirement. AvWeb editor-in-chief Russ Niles questioned "who retires 'effective immediately' at age 52 on a Monday morning when the boss is in town?" and speculated that it was related to a possible demand from Textron for cuts to Cessna after a first-quarter 2011 loss of US $38 million. On October 22, 2012, Pelton became Chairman of the Board of EAA and its annual convention, AirVenture Oshkosh. This marked the first time in the EAA's history that a Chairman was elected from outside the organization's founding Poberezny family (Paul and Tom Poberezny). By the end of 2012, Pelton was also managing director of Aviation Alliance, a partnership of ten individuals and companies that intends to sell remanufacturered turboprop-powered Cessna 421s under the name Aviation Alliance Excalibur. On November 9, 2015, Pelton was named CEO of the Experimental Aircraft Association. The CEO position at EAA had been vacant since November 2012. He has been on past boards such as the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA), and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), acting as its chairman in 2006. Pelton was given the 2008 EAA Freedom of Flight Award and is an honoree of the Living Legends of Aviation. In 2017, he received the National Aeronautic Association (NAA)’s Distinguished Statesman of Aviation Award and was inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame.

References

External links Jack Pelton biography from the EAA

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jack J. Pelton

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Jack J. Pelton claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Jack J. Pelton before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Jack J. Pelton ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Jack J. Pelton

In research: Jack J. Pelton appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Jack J. Pelton in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Jack J. Pelton is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American businesspeople in aerospace, American chief executives in the manufacturing industry, Businesspeople from Kansas, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Jack J. Pelton outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Jack J. Pelton in simple terms?

Jack J. Pelton is an American aviation businessman who is chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) since 2012 and its CEO since 2015.

Why does Jack J. Pelton matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Jack J. Pelton?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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