The Ray Aviation Scholarship provides $10,000 for the cost of flight instruction. The Ray Scholarship fund awards 100 of these scholarships each year to be given to a deserving young person through selected EAA chapters. Rosie’s award represents the third consecutive year EAA Chapter 534 has been able to award this scholarship.
Neighbors pitch in to grow aviation
Not every EAA chapter has the resources to have a youth aviation program, but that doesn’t mean they can’t help grow the next generation of pilots and mechanics.
Santa arrives in style at the SUN ’n FUN Holiday Festival Fly-In
The second annual SUN ‘n FUN Holiday Festival Fly-In and Car Show was a success, with Santa and Mrs. Claus the stars of the show.
Christmas comes early for EAA chapter
Small changes to a hangar — like new lights and a new air compressor — makes the mission of inspiring kids to learn to fly, build and repair aircraft just a little bit easier this holiday season.
Master of the Round flies west
Roger Currier, known as “Master of the Round” for his expertise and love of old radial aircraft engines, passed away in April 2021.
The little airport that could
While somewhat a secret, Brewer Airport in Maine has been catering to general aviation pilots for more than 80 years.
Future of Maine Air Museum in question
Hit hard by its forced closure during the pandemic, the Maine Air Museum is also facing the loss of the volunteers who have taken leadership roles to keep the museum open.
One man’s unfinished history with a Pietenpol
After a lifelong fascination with aviation, Ted Luebbers finds a connection with a long-forgotten Pietenpol project.
EAA Chapter 534 awards $10,000 aviation scholarship
Emily Lininger, a member of EAA Chapter 534’s Youth Aviation Program, has won a $10,000 scholarship for flight training. Now 17, she hopes to be a missionary pilot one day.