FAA Standards Guide State Senator’s Work Civil Air Patrol Captain and New York State Sen. John Liu has been recognized as the 2024 New York Wing Check Pilot of the Year. Civil Air Patrol presented the award during a meeting of the Falcon Senior Squadron at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The award had been announced earlier in the fall during a statewide conference in Lake George. Liu, a Democratic state senator representing the 16th District in northeast Queens, is an FAA-certificated pilot and instructor. He volunteers with Civil Air Patrol and received the award for contributions to flight safety and pilot advancement across the New York Wing.
