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Advanced Air Academy Was Incredible
An inside look at EAA’s Advanced Air Academy from the perspective of EAA Chapter 63’s Katie Cook. […]
Month: September 2022
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9/11 Fighter Pilot to Host Speaker Series
Maj. Heather “Lucky” Penney, EAA 1266991, known for her involvement in attempting to stop Flight 93 on 9/11, will be speaking about her experiences on Sunday, September 11, at 7 p.m. as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. […]
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Volunteer Spotlight — The Shay Family
For the Shays, volunteering is a family affair. Spouses Bill, EAA 292424, and Margaret, EAA 1051869, have volunteered since the mid-1990s. Daughters Raquel, EAA 612853, and Sophia, EAA 1051870, joined in volunteering in 2009. Since then, the family hasn’t stopped giving help to the aviation community. […]
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Getting Attached
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses some of the trouble spots when it comes to aircraft attachments. […]
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Chapter 485 Goes All-In for Scholarships
Thanks to an anonymous and extremely generous donor, an EAA chapter in Florida was able to award three additional $10,000 scholarships in addition to this year’s Ray Scholarship. […]
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EAA’s The Green Dot — F-16 Pilot Sharon Preszler
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris were joined by Sharon “Betty” Preszler, who was part of the initial cadre of female fighter pilots to serve with the U.S. Air Force and was the first woman to fly and instruct in the F-16. […]
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Alain Bombard: the voluntary castaway | On this day
Seventy years ago, Alain Bombard journeyed from the Canaries to the Caribbean in a 15-foot dinghy to prove that man could survive on water, fish, and plankton alone. James Ferguson tells the tale
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