6 Vol.3 No.6 / June 2014
NEWS FROM HQ
NOMINATIONS ARE now open to recognize
great EAA volunteers at this year's
Volunteer Park ceremony on Sunday, July
27, the day before EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh 2014's opening day. EAA will
add names to the Volunteer Park recogni-
tion bricks alongside 2013's honorees:
Paul and Audrey Poberezny, and Jack and
Rose Pelton.
Making a nomination is simple. Just
go to the
online application form and
complete it before May 31. And it's just
not for Oshkosh volunteers. If there's
someone who has contributed a lot to
your EAA chapter or the entire organiza-
tion, nominate him or her as well.
EAA's Volunteer Advisory Committee
will review the nominations and make
its recommendation by mid-June, and it
will invite honorees to Oshkosh for the
July 27 recognition program.
EAA Seeks Volunteer Nominations
EAA AND ForeFlight , creator of the popular ForeFlight Mobile
fl ight planning and electronic fl ight bag app for Apple iPad and
iPhone, are teaming together to award a pair of $7,500 fl ight-
training scholarships that will help two people fulfi ll their
dreams of fl ight.
The scholarships are open to anyone at least 15 years of age
who meets the
application requirements . The deadline to ap-
ply is June 30, 2014. Recipients will be announced during EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh 2014.
Complete requirements include:
• a 500-word essay on "How I Will Use My License to Fly" via
written document or video (.mov and .mp4 video format)
• Recipients will remain engaged with ForeFlight and EAA
with updates on their fl ight training experience.
• The scholarship will be awarded in $2,500 increments to the
recipients and the fl ight schools of their choice. Recipients
also will receive a one-year ForeFlight subscription and a
one-year EAA membership.
EAA/ForeFlight Offering Two
$7,500 Flight-Training Scholarships
EAA'S PIONEER AIRPORT will be trans-
formed into a fun fl y zone on Saturday,
June 14, as up to two dozen ultralights
and light aircraft fl y to the grass airstrip
for Ultralight Day 2014.
Members of EAA Ultralight Chap-
ters 1 (Southern Wisconsin) and 75
(North Central Wisconsin) will fl y their
ultralights and light planes to EAA's
Pioneer Airport to show the public
what fun fl ying is all about.
"This will be a great opportunity
for anyone visiting the EAA museum
to learn more about this fun, af ordable
segment of aviation," said Timm Bogen-
hagen, EAA Ultralight and Light Plane
Community manager.
Two mass arrivals will take place
between 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. At about 1
p.m., pilots will conduct several profi-
ciency events such as accuracy land-
ing, torpedo runs, and beanbag drops.
Those scoring in the top three of each
event will receive a special plaque.
Admission to Pioneer Airport
is included with regular
museum ad-
mission
. There is no charge for
EAA members.
Ultralight Day Returns to Pioneer Airport
EAA'S AIRVENTURE Oshkosh 2014 Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)
features arrival and departure procedures for the 62nd annual
fl y-in convention scheduled for July 28 to August 3 at Wittman
Regional Airport in Oshkosh, and you can download it now. You
can also order a printed copy at
www. AirVenture.org/NOTAM
or by calling EAA Membership Services at 800-564-6322.
The NOTAM is in effect July 25 to August 4 and outlines
procedures for the many types of aircraft that fly to
Oshkosh for the event, as well as aircraft that land at
nearby airports.
This year's NOTAM cover features a photo of Van's RV
aircraft on the runways of Wittman Regional Airport. It was
designed by the FAA, in partnership with EAA, to assist pilots
in their AirVenture fl ight planning.
For additional arrival and departure hints, visit
www. AirVenture.org/atc .
EAA AirVenture 2014 NOTAM Now Available
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