by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Chapters, Homebuilding, Youth & Young Eagles
It is always interesting to walk into EAA Chapter 534’s hangar when I return to the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Leesburg, Florida, after spending several months away. It is a veritable beehive of new activity which usually includes a few new faces who...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Chapters, Ray Aviation Scholarship, Young Eagles, Youth & Young Eagles
Kyle Johnson earned a Ray scholarship back in May, got his private in August, and just flew his first Young Eagle. Link To...
by Christina Basken | Mar 20, 2021 | Chapters, Milestones, Ray Aviation Scholarship, Youth & Young Eagles
Mateo Colmenero, Ray Aviation scholar and EAA 1200734, successfully passed his checkride on Sunday, just five short months after soloing. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Learning to Fly, solo, Youth & Young Eagles
After hours of instruction, memorizing procedures and movements of the airplane, my instructor had prepared me for one of the biggest steps I would ever dream of taking as a 16-year-old girl. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Chapters, Learning to Fly, Milestones, Ray Aviation Scholarship, Youth & Young Eagles
Lily Busenbark, EAA 1293705, achieved a Ray scholar milestone on November 22, 2019, when she soloed in a PA-28-140 Cherokee at the Columbus Airport (KCSG) in Georgia. Link To...
by Christina Basken | Mar 20, 2021 | Chapters, Learning to Fly, Milestones, private pilot certificate, Ray Aviation Scholarship, Youth & Young Eagles
Congratulations to EAA Chapter 976 Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient Tabitha Yeomans, EAA 1204058, who passed her private pilot checkride on January 12! Link To...