The following organizations and businesses have been critical in the planning, preparation, and execution of Friendship Flight '97: 

The mission of our museum is to preserve the "History of Aviation Collection," honor aviation and aerospace pioneers, develop the museum into a resource of national significance, recognize and promote the contributions of aviation and aerospace to our community, and to create and sponsor exhibits and educational programs suitable for school and public groups. Thousands of area schoolchildren visit our museum for guided school tours every year. The museum is open 10am - 5pm Monday through Saturday and 1pm - 5pm on Sunday. Ample parking for tour buses. Guided tours are available upon request and our admission fees are kept low to assist families: only $2 for adults, and $1 for children under 12. We provide an excellent gift shop with aviation gifts for all ages and interests. We make available a special meeting room, focused on the history of Love Field, suitable for up to 90 people. We host several special events every year including "Focus Nights" on a particular segment of aviation's history, and a yearly Airshow the second weekend in September on Love Field. 

Since its formation, the mission of the Foundation has been to further a balance between technological advancement and environmental preservation. The changing of the organization's name, which took place in 1994, honors Anne Morrow Lindbergh and recognizes that she and her husband shared the vision of this balance in the devoted partnership they formed in pioneering aviation, exploration, conservation, writing and philosophy. 

The Foundation seeks to support present and future generations in working toward such a balance, that we may "...discern nature's essential wisdom and combine it with our scientific knowledge..." (Charles A. Lindbergh) and "balance power over life with reverence for life" (Anne Morrow Lindbergh). 

The Foundation pursues its mission through three major program areas: 

The presentation of Lindbergh Grants of up to $10,580 (a symbolic amount representing the cost of the "Spirit of St. Louis" in 1927) to individuals whose initiative in a wide spectrum of disciplines offers significant potential to actively further a better balance between technology and the natural environment; 

The presentation of the honorary Lindbergh Award to an individual for his or her lifelong contributions toward the Lindberghs' shared vision of balance; and 

The sponsoring of educational programs and publications which advance the shared vision of balance of Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. 

Pilots worldwide depend on the reliability and performance of Auburn plugs; stunt pilots, pilots of the major airlines ... across the board to just-for-fun pilots count on our experience and dedication to manufacturing quality products. 

Auburn aircraft spark plugs, formally known as AC spark plugs, were the plugs Lindbergh used in The Spirit of St. Louis seventy years ago. Since then, Auburn has sponsored many great flights including Friendship Flight '96 when Bill Signs was pilot in command of the first single engine aircraft to fly around the world, landing on each continent. 

This year we will have the honor of sparking the Friendship Flight '97, and we look forward to being a part of another Bill Signs success. 

Type certified and supplemental type certified McCauley propellers equip every calss of reciprocating-engine and many turbine-powered aircraft including regional airline, personal, business, agricultural, experimental and military aircraft and kit planes. British Aerospace, Beech, Cessna, Fairchild, Maule, Mooney, Piper and many other aircraft manufacturers specify McCauley propellers as original equipment. 

McCauley makes fixed pitch propellers in cruise, climb and standard configurations, constant speed propellers, full feathering propellers and reversing propellers. Its one-piece, oil filled aluminum hub with threadless blade retention provides constant lubrication of internal components resulting in low maintenance requirements. The company also designs deice systems and designs and manufactures governors for all applications. A recent innovation is the BlacMac QZP, or Quiet Zone Propeller. The patented QZP blade design reduces flyover and cabin noise while improving overall performance. 

McCauley has close ties to the "birthplace of viation" -- Dayton, Ohio. Company founder Ernest G. McCaulley, earned many patents on controllable propellers while enployed in the 1930s as an aerodynamicist at Wright-Patterson Field. He used captial from the sale of some of those patents to form McCauley Aviation Corporation in 1935. In 1960, Cessna Aircraft Company acquired McCauley, and today it is a division of Cessna, which is a unit of Textron, Inc. 

McCauley is located on the east side of Dayton International Airport. Its parts are distributed worldwide through two master distributors, Cessna Service Parts center and Ryder Aviall, and through McCauley authorized service centers and many FBOs.