by EAA | Jun 30, 2026 | learn to fly, Member Stories, Ray Scholar
By Sophia Lafontaine, EAA 1601398 Sometimes, I wonder how I could have made my private pilot training go by faster. While the length of your flight training is dependent on many factors, such as natural ability, affordability, and weather, I think that there are ways...
by EAA | Jun 21, 2026 | learn to fly, Member Stories, Ray Scholar, Youth Outreach
By Kim Wilson Congratulations to Natalie Wilson, EAA 1535824, EAA Chapter 71 member, for completing her solo flight! Natalie is 17 years old, a high school senior, and a Ray Aviation scholar. She’s also a member of two build-a-plane groups, taking college classes...
by EAA | Dec 19, 2025 | Chapters in Action, Member Stories, Ray Scholar, Youth Outreach
By Joel Kersting, EAA 882109, EAA Chapter 412 Holly Sylvester, EAA 1579274, is EAA Chapter 412’s 2025 Ray scholar. Holly had started her flight training before being awarded a $1,000 chapter scholarship in 2024, and then last February she was awarded the Ray Aviation...
by EAA | Dec 7, 2025 | Chapters in Action, Milestones, Ray Scholar, Youth Outreach
By Jeff Hess, EAA 1505814, EAA Chapter 586 Congratulations to TJ Hess, EAA 1366493, for his first private pilot solo on November 11! It was a great day for him to undertake this amazing milestone in his aviation career. The weather was perfect… no wind, cool...
by EAA | Nov 22, 2025 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, Milestones, Ray Scholar, Young Eagles
By Patty Fulop, EAA 1049894, Geauga County Airport Community Outreach Coordinator Two local youths fly their first solo flights! The Geauga County Airport in Middlefield, Ohio, has remarkable groups that are part of the airport community. EAA Chapter 5 is a longtime...
by EAA | Nov 1, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Chapters, Ray Scholar, Youth Outreach
By Clark Morawetz, EAA Canadian Council, Captain Porter Airlines (I thought you might find these questions revealing since we have an article about one of Chapter 115’s first Ray Aviation Scholarship success stories in this issue of Bits and Pieces. This list of...
