Minnesota ice pilot wins Lightspeed’s $500 Burger Getaway

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Frank Vittorio of Saginaw, Minnesota is the latest weekly winner of Lightspeed Aviation’s $500 Burger Getaway sweepstakes. The Getaway consists of a series of weekly drawings for a $500 package that includes gift cards for av gas, rental car, dining, and lodging. Any eligible customer registering a new Lightspeed Zulu.2 or Sierra headset is automatically entered. (Photo – Frank Vittorio, the latest Lightspeed Aviation $500 Burger Getaway winner, doing what he loves most: landing his 1939 Piper J4A on Minnesota’s frozen lakes.)

Frank has been a private pilot for 37 years. Just after retiring as an IBEW electrician five years ago, he purchased a 1939 Piper J4A and has logged over 700 hours of flying since. He has a special love of “ski flying,” especially landing on Minnesota’s frozen lakes. Frank was entered into the drawing when he registered his new Lightspeed Zulu.2 headset. He plans to use his winnings to support his, as he puts it, “aviation habit.”

“Week after week our drawings find interesting and adventuresome pilots,” said Teresa De Mers, Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Support for Lightspeed. “Because they are a random sample of the hundreds that enter, it is fun to imagine how many remarkable aviation stories are out there.”

The $500 Burger Getaway weekly drawings run through January 7, 2014. For more information, visit LightspeedAviation.com/500DollarBurger.

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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.