My name is Jerry Proctor. I am one of seven MAPA Safety Foundation Directors. The President, Mr Jerry Johnson has talked to all seven of us and no one has sent such a letter as described by Jeff. Jeff was indeed at the Lakeland event in early Feb, 2020. It was the last event we have conducted to date. All the rest of the 2020 schedule was postponed until 2021 due to safety concerns of the Virus. We just met virtually last week and have again postponed the now end of Jan 2021 event but are very much looking forward to the April event in Santa Fe and the remaining three events. We have no idea who would send such a note, but it was NOT, nor every could have come from the Safety Foundation. Yes, while MAPA is the pilots Association and there is a close relationship ,but the Safety Foundation is a separate organization. We conduct (on normal years) Five, 3 day seminars across the nation. It consists of approx a day and a 1/3 of excellent ground school and each pilot then gets a two hour Flight Review and a two hour IPC. All conducted by a Mooney specific, highly experienced CFII.
As I typed this note, Mr Johnson just sent the below note to Jeff.
Jeff one of our directors sent me the Mooney Space posting of the donation letter.
This donation letter did not come from any of the Directors at the MAPA Safety Foundation.
We need to know who sent it and who all it was sent to. Can you please provide me with that information?
There are many comments on the space that is misunderstood about the MAPA Safety Foundation.
I sure would like the have this fake donation letter retracted and have the Mooney Space members know that
it did not come from the Safety Foundation. I would very much apricate you helping clear up this matter.
Jerry W. Johnson, President MAPA Safety Foundation