Fri, Jun 06, 2003
EAA's Project Achieves Milestone in Plenty of
Time
EAA-member pilots will play a significant role in
helping celebrate the achievements of the Wright brothers and 100
years of powered flight in 2003. As part of EAA's Countdown to
Kitty Hawk program, presented by Ford Motor Company, EAA and the
National Park Service have combined to create EAA's 50 Flags to
Kitty Hawk initiative. One EAA-member pilot from each of the 50
states has been selected to fly their respective state flag to the
Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk (NC), during the
day of their choice in calendar year 2003. Each pilot will also
carry a proclamation from that state's governor declaring the day
of their flight "50 Flags to Kitty Hawk Day" for their respective
state.
After being welcomed by the National Park Service,
the flag of the pilot's home state will be raised and flown
throughout the day at the National Memorial.
Charles Stites, EAA-member pilot from North
Carolina, was the first pilot to fly his state's flag to Kitty
Hawk, kicking off the program on December 17, 2002 at the 99th
Anniversary of the First Flight ceremonies. (Dates for completed
flights are in larger type.)
|
Pilots
Selected:
|
| State |
Pilot |
Date of Flight,
A/C |
| AL |
Ronald David |
|
| AK |
Kendell Smith |
May 30, 2003 |
| AZ |
Robert Brackett |
Oct~Nov, Beech Baron C55 |
| AR |
Tony Palesotti |
Sep. 6, Cessna 310P |
| CA |
Martha King |
May 19, 2003 |
| CO |
Donna Miller |
|
| CT |
Stephen Korta |
|
| DE |
Barry Breeding |
|
| FL |
Barbara
Walters-Phiullips |
|
| GA |
Richard Urash |
Jun~Jul, Luscombe 8A |
| HI |
Eliot Merk |
|
| ID |
Douglas Kandle |
July 22-27, Cessna 206 |
| IL |
Charles Taylor |
|
| IN |
David Clark |
|
| IA |
Shane Vande Voort |
TBD, Cessna 120 |
| KS |
Benjamin Lee |
|
| KY |
Steve Koch |
midsummer, BE55 |
| LA |
Emmett Carson |
TBD, V35 Bonanza |
| ME |
John Gobel |
Maine Powerchute Assn
"Tag Team," multiple machines |
| MD |
Denny Workman |
TBD, Mustang II |
| MA |
Raymond Lehner Jr. |
July 7, Cessna 172 |
| MI |
Kevin Brennan |
|
| MN |
Kevin Rebman |
Aug. 31, PA-28R-200 |
| MS |
Johnny Smith |
|
| MO |
Les Featherston |
|
| MT |
Ray Sanders |
mid-Sep, Travel Air 6000 |
| NE |
Jon Enevoldsen |
July 13, Cessna 170 |
| NV |
James Bonelli |
mid-July, Cessna T-41B |
| NH |
Robert Hough/Jack Ferns |
June 21; 1943 Grumman Widgeon |
| NJ |
Angus Fraser |
|
| NM |
John Rice |
April 8,
2003 |
| NY |
John Morrow |
|
| NC |
Charles Stites |
December 17,
2002 |
| ND |
Malia Mosman |
TBD, Piper Warrior |
| OH |
Carl La Rue |
|
| OK |
G. Michael Huffman |
|
| OR |
Cheryl Cruson |
TBD, RV-6 |
| PA |
Gina Montgomery |
May 29,
2003 |
|
PR |
Edgar Tello |
end of July, Republic RC-3 Seabee |
| RI |
Rick Dyer |
Sep, Viking DragonFly |
| SC |
Kip Pratt |
TBD, Millennium Edition C-172 |
| SD |
Amanda Svec |
June 26, Cessna 172 SP |
| TN |
Marcia Barnes |
|
| TX |
Rick Raesz |
|
| UT |
Marc Reynolds |
TBD, Aviat Husky |
| VT |
Loren Shaw |
|
| VA |
Michael Davis |
April 20,
2003 |
| WA |
Larry Howard/Addison Pemberton |
Sep 19, Stearman Senior Speedmail |
| WV |
Michael Sheridan |
Nov, Cessna 182 |
| WI |
Eric Oxendorf |
|
| WY |
Timothy Hu |
Sep 26, Cherokee Six |
While some arrival dates are yet to be determined (TBD),
and some aircraft are as-yet unknown, the presence of such
dedicated EAA-ers and their aircraft will surely shine a bright
light on sport and general aviation, and perhaps show even
non-aviation journalists some of the joy of flight.
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