Sponsor

The official owner’s group for all models of American, Grumman, Gulfstream, American General, and Tiger LLC light aircraft is the American Yankee Association (AYA). It is a non-profit organization incorporated in the State of California (originally in Massachusetts). The AYA was initially formed in June of 1976 by a group of AA-1 Yankee owners, headed by Ken Blackman and Dicey Miller. Ken and Dicey, along with the late Otto Koppen, Bill Marvel, Roy Garrison, Bob and Irene Arnold and Ron Levy have been honored as the only lifetime members of the American Yankee Association. A total of 17 aircraft met at an EAA fly-in Merced, California on June 3-5, 1976. From this modest beginning, the Association grew to a peak of over 2000 members.