Wally Scott inducted into TX Hall of Fame

GALVESTON - The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame announced the inductees
of the class of 2005.

The Hall of Fame honors Texans and Texas corporations that have made
outstanding contributions to the development, growth or preservation of
aviation.

The inductees include:

=B7 Wally Scott, a cross-country and world record-setting soaring pilot
who "discovered" the Marfa Plateau as a soaring site and promoted the
1970 World Soaring Championships at an abandoned Army Air Force base
east of Marfa. Scott published the "Marfa Report," a detailed map
and text document identifying the locations of the thermal
"hotspots" that would enable all soaring pilots to improve their
speed around the course, still available by email from
Scott won the Barringer Trophy 21 times for the
longest annual U.S. straight-out flights.

=B7 Gordon Baxter, a three-time winner of the Aviation/Space Writer's
Association's citation for Outstanding Excellence in Aviation/Space
Journalism. He wrote for nine newspapers in the Texas and Louisiana
area. He also wrote commentary on National Public Radio's "All
Things Considered" during the 1980s. Baxter was a B-17 waist gunner
during World War II.

=B7 H.B. Zachary Company, which built airfields across Texas, including
the Army Air Field near Marfa where many US Soaring Contests and the
1970 World Soaring Championships were held. H.B. Zachary received its
first of many aviation-related contracts shortly after World War II
began. The company constructed airfields from Brownsville to El Paso in
support of the war effort. Most were built in less than 100 days and
are still in use today.

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What: Seventh annual Texas Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Gala.

When: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12.

Whe The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame is at the Galveston
International Airport.

Details: The class of 2005 will be recognized on Nov. 14 at the Lone
Star Flight Museum's end-of-season Fly Day. This informal flying
event will feature historic aircraft from the Lone Star Flight
Museum's collection and other aircraft from the area. Flying will
begin at noon and continue until 3 p.m.

Information: (409) 740-7722 or visit on the Web at lsfm.org.

Tickets: Admission to Fly Day is $8, same price as museum admission.
Seats at Saturday evening's gala cost $125 per person or $100 for
museum members. Table pricing is also available for groups.