by EAA | Sep 13, 2024 | EAA, EAA chapter, EAA member, Learning to Fly, Member Stories, Ray Aviation Scholarship, Ray Scholar
By Sharon Puschmann, EAA 1382843 Pilots come in all shapes and sizes with different motivations, drives, and desires. Some are inspired by family members, military ambitions, or dreams of becoming an airline pilot. Our 2023 Ray scholar, Josiah Harding, EAA 1481653,...
by EAA | Jul 24, 2024 | AirVenture, Chapters, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA chapter, Ray Aviation Scholarship, Ray Scholar
By Robbie Culver In April 2024, the Ray Aviation Scholarship Fund reached a milestone of 500 completed Ray scholars who have earned their pilot certificate through the program. A corn roast in the EAA Chapters Pavilion was held on Monday, July 22, to celebrate the...
by Christina Basken | Jun 3, 2021 | Ray Aviation Scholarship, Young Eagles, Youth & Young Eagles
Former Young Eagle and EAA Chapter 13 Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient, Randall Novak, paid it forward and flew his first Young Eagles passenger on Sunday, May 16. Read...
by EAA | Apr 23, 2021 | Learning to Fly, Ray Aviation Scholarship, Ray Scholar, youth, Youth & Young Eagles
I dreamed of being an aerospace engineer since I first heard of the field around the age of 12. Read...
by EAA | Apr 23, 2021 | Celebrating Women, milestone, Milestones, Ray Aviation Scholarship, Ray Scholar, solo
EAA Chapter 1 celebrated a huge milestone on November 21, 2020, when its Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient, 18-year-old Patricia Kackert, EAA 1380209, made her first solo flight. Read...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Chapters, EAA Chapter 534, Milestones, Ray Aviation Scholarship
After five active years with EAA Chapter 534’s weekly youth program following his Young Eagles flight, Mateo Colmenero, age 18, was awarded the chapter’s first $10,000 Ray Aviation Scholarship in May. Link To...