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VOLUME III, NO. 6
APACE WITH THE PACEMAKERS
JUNE, 1960
Three Captains Get
Flight Promotions
Three Piedmont Airlines cap
tains have been promoted to
newly created positions in the
department of operations. The
promotions were effective June
1.
Capt. W. O. Tadlock was
named director of flight opera
tions; Capt. L. W. McNames, di
rector of flight standards; and
Capt. F. C. Nicholson, adminis
trative assistant to the vice-presi-
dent-operations.
Tadlock will be in charge of
all flight activities, including re
sponsibility for all flight and dis
patch personnel and the perform
ance of their duties. He has been
serving as a check pilot since
December, 1959.
In Military Service
He joined Piedmont in July,
1947, after serving in the U. S.
Army Air Corps during World
War n. After discharge from
active military service as a cap
tain, he was associated with Pan
American Air Ferries at Miami
and Twentieth Century Airlines.
Tadlock began flying as a stu
dent in the Civilian Pilot Train
ing program at Piedmont Avia
tion. He is a native of Charlotte
and is married to the former Ann
Talton. They have a son, War-
ren. age 8: and a daughter, Kim,
age 2.
Training Job
McNames, former assistant
system chief pilot, will be re
sponsible in his new position for
training and proficiency stan
dards of all flight personnel. He
will see that training and pro
ficiency is established and main
tained in accordance with com
pany policy and standards.
He joined Piedmont in Jan
uary, 1948, shortly after the air
line division was formed. After
flying as a captain for four years,
he was named division chief
pilot at Winston-Salem ' in 1952
and assistant system chief pilot
in 1957. He is a native of Rock
ford, 111., and received his first
flight training in 1939.
He served as a civilian flight
instructor for the Army at Cole
man, Texas, and was for three
years a captain with the Air
Transport Command during
World War II. After the war he
was associated with Chicago
Southern Airlines and Flying
Tiger Airlines.
He is married to the former
Madeline Craft. They have one
son, Dennis, age 12.
Former Chief Pilot
Nicholson, former system chief
pilot, will assume primary re
sponsibility for all FAA and in
dustry association matters, man
uals and aircraft performance.
He also will perform check pilot
duties and other related duties
as assigned by the vice president-
operations.
He began flying in 1934 with
his aviatrix sister, Mary Webb
Nicholson, and served as an in
structor for Piedmont before en
tering military service. During
World War II he was a co-pilot
with the Air Transport Com
mand and, after release from
active service in 1946, returned
to Piedmont Aviation.
Nicholson transferred to the
just-formed airline' division
July, 1947, as a co-pilot. He was
promoted to captain in June,
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MOVING DAY for the staff of the General Aviation Division found Beechcraft Sales Representative
Bill Work (right) and Nancy Tuttle, stenographer, deciding on a suitable place for the Beech display rack
in the new office building.
New Aviation Division
Formed By Company
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W. O. TADLOCK
F. C. NICHOLSON
L. W. McNAMES
Piedmont Aviation, Inc., es
tablished June l, a new division
of the company under the name
of Central Piedmont Aero Divi
sion which will take over the
Piper Aircraft distributorship
franchise and certain other ac
tivities formerly handled by the
General Aviation Division.
Simultaneously, the General
Aviation Division, which will
continue to be the Beechcraft
distributor and to handle other
activities, moved into a new of
fice building. The offices ^ con
structed on the flight line at
Smith Reynolds Airport, are said
to be among the most modern
aircraft sales' and service cen
ters in the country.
' Concentrate Sales
President Davis said that the
establishment of the new divi
sion and the separation of the
Beech and Piper sales organiza
tions “will permit more concen
trated sales and service in the
expanded lines of both manufac
turers and better service to our
customers.”
“The use of aircraft by all in
dustry is rapidly' increasing.
There are 30 thousand aircraft
in regular use by business or
ganizations in the United States.
We expect this number to
double in the next 10 years. The
re-alignment of our organization
at this time will help meet that
challenge,” he said.
Add Personnel
The establishment of the new
division will require immediate
additional employees. Further
additions are contemplated.
In addition to taking over the
Piper Aircraft sales franchise,
which Piedmont has held for
over 20 years, the Central Pied
mont Aero Division will offer
flight training, aircraft storage,
Piper parts sales, fuel service
and charter and air taxi service.
The General Aviation Division,
in addition to handling Beech
craft sales, will continue to op
erate its aircraft and engine
overhaul and maintenance shops,
one of the most complete such
installations in the South.
Also remaining in the division
will be the extensive wholesale
aircraft parts and accessory de
partment and the branch facili
ties at Roanoke, Norfolk and
Alexandria, Va. It will continue
to offer charter service and air
craft storage.
Cincinnati Station To Open
System Changes Are Announced
Promotions will be effective
July 1 for several Piedmont per
sonnel with the opening of field
ticketing operations at the Great
er Cincinnati Airport.
Ed Laskowski, present station
manager at Columbus, will move
to Cincinnati as station manager.
Charleston station manager Bill
Cash will go to Columbus in the
same position. Bob Hill, assistant
manager at Lynchburg, will be
Charleston manager.
Huntington Chief Agent Frank
Slone will go to Lynchburg as
assistant station manager; and
Bob Waugh will be promoted
from agent to chief agent at
Huntington.
One chief agent and two lead
agents for Cincinnati field op
erations had not been selected
at Piedmonitor press time. Trans
World Airhnes previously has
handled Piedmont’s ticketing at
the Cincinnati airport.
Northington
Wrenn
division managers . . .
R. S. Northington, vice presi
dent of Piedmont Aviation, Inc.,
will continue as general mana
ger of the General Aviation Divi
sion. Remaining as Beechcraft
sales representative is William
F. Work; as service manager,
C. E. Culler; as general parts
manager, C. W. Gough; and as
superintendent of engine over
haul, D. R. Willard.
Appointed Manager
L u c i e n P. Wrenn has been
named general manager of Cen
tral Piedmont Aero. A native of
Mt. Airy, N. C., Wrenn has been
active in aviation for 21 years.
Before joining Central Piedmont
Aero he was for 15 years presi
dent of Wrenn Aviation, Inc.,
which operated the airport at
Mt. Airy.
Wrenn graduated from Mt.
Airy schools and attended The
Citadel at Charleston, S. C.. He
then attended Dallas Aviation
School, Dallas, Tex., and re
mained there as chief of flight
operations until 1943.
During World War II he
served in the Air Force Reserve
as a flight instructor for the
1 See DIVISION, Page Five