MATA members Nancy Grazzini-Olson of Thunderbird Aviation and Academy College (left) and MATA President Al Lange (right) greeted members of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (center, left to right): Jim Deal, John McClung and Carl Crimmins. Both Deal and McClung are general aviation pilots. Deal was once a crop duster in Wheaton, Minnesota, and McClung owned a Cessna 182 Skylane up until a few years ago.