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“It Takes a Chapter,” Say Gettysburg Barnstormers
In the EAA world, the adage “It takes a village to raise a child” might be rendered, “It takes a chapter to train a pilot.” EAA Chapter 1041 has an outstanding Ray Scholarship track record, including the first helicopter pilot to come out of the program.
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The Leading Edge: Finding LSA ‘Unobtanium’
That sleek demo bird at Oshkosh led to the discovery of a whole new up-and-coming breed of high-performance aircraft emerging in Europe spurred on by maturing technologies. I believe this segment of the market will be well received in the U.S., and a surge in demand will follow the implementation of MOSAIC. I would like to believe I got in on the leading edge of this wave, but for right now, it is time to return to TL Sport Aircraft in the Czech Republic for the builder-assist portion. Stay tuned to see how the build goes.
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What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — California Van’s Aircraft RV-14
In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member and Navy veteran Ken Taylor talks about the four-year build of his RV-14.
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Retired TOPGUN Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series
Retired Commander Hermon “Munster” Cook, an F-14 Tomcat pilot during the 1980s Libyan incidents, is the next speaker in EAA’s Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. Hermon will share his journey of graduating from the Navy’s TOPGUN fighter pilot program and his subsequent Navy career, as well as his experience engaging with two Libyan-operated MiG-23s in 1989, in his presentation at the EAA Aviation Museum on Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m.
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Eli’s 30 Shares
Pat Halligan, EAA 363158, shares the story of his grandson’s kind and remarkable gesture.
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