Say Hello To Maxine Scheer And Scott Wagner!
With the final days before the official start to EAA AirVenture
2008 counting down all too rapidly... and, not quickly enough...
ANN's senior staff is all-too-aware of the Herculean task ahead of
us in reporting EVERYTHING that's news at The World's Greatest
Aviation Celebration.
Fortunately, this year we'll have some help... and some really
GREAT help at that. Over the next several days, we thought we'd
take the time to introduce you to the staff members -- both
full-time, as well as our "stringers" -- who will be bringing our
readers and listeners all the news from Oshkosh that's fit to
pixilate, orate and videotape this year.
And now, without further ado...
Maxine Scheer
Maxine Scheer has honed her aviation skills over the last 26
years working on the planning and development of the necessary and
the sometimes frustrating montage of buildings and pavement we call
airports. Her assignments have taken her as far west as Manila, and
as far south as Tierra del Fuego -- and to the farthest reaches of
Wittman Field, where Maxine first joined the ANN team as a stringer
at Oshkosh 2007.
These days, she spends her time doing research on the airport
industry and brainwashing her two young boys with way too many toy
airplanes and frequent visits to the airport. Maxine holds a B.S.
in Aeronautical Studies from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,
where she also earned her Private Pilot Certificate.
Scott Wagner
Born into an aviation family, Scott Wagner has been in love with
flying machines since before he could say "airplane”. A
third-generation aviator, Scott is an instrument rated Private
Pilot. In the near future, he plans to finally complete work on his
Commercial and CFI tickets, and provide instruction in taildraggers
and light-sport aircraft. He has assisted in the construction and
restoration of several projects, and plans to one day build or
restore one of his own. Obsessed with history, Scott can usually be
found lurking in the Warbird and Vintage areas at AirVenture.
Scott has been writing for ANN since AirVenture 2006, and brings
you the daily Aero-Linx and Aero-Terms features. However, due to
unfortunate circumstances beyond his control, Scott will not be
onsite at this year’s rendition of "The World’s
Greatest Aviation Celebration”. He will, however, be working
behind the scenes to assist Jim, Rob and the rest of the ANN crew
in covering everything Oshkosh has to offer.
When not reading, writing, dreaming about or committing
aviation, Scott is an Investigator for the US Office of Personnel
Management, where his office is located 300 feet BGL (that’s
right, BELOW ground level) in an old limestone mine that has been
converted into office space. His previous careers include
broadcasting, information technology security and
telecommunications technical support. Just prior to his current gig
at OPM, he served three years as a Lead Screener with
everyone’s favorite doormat, the Transportation Security
Administration. (Please don’t hold that against him, he was
smart and got out!)
Scott lives in Pittsburgh, with his wife, Tina, and daughters
Alyssa and Abigail.
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