The Experimental Aircraft Association ( EAA ) is an international aviation fan organization based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Since its inception, it has grown internationally with over 200,000 members and nearly 1,000 chapters worldwide.
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Organizational structure
The organization is overseen by the chairman, president, CEO, and board of directors. Paul Poberezny took over the duties of the president and CEO at the founding of 1953. In 1989 he took a newly created position as chairman of the board, and his son Tom Poberezny became president and CEO. In March 2009 Paul Poberezny resigned, and the council voted to appoint Tom Poberezny to the chair of the council. At AirVenture 2010, it was announced that Rod Hightower will replace Tom Poberezny as president of the organization, effective September 2010.
Hightower resigned on October 22, 2012 "effective immediately", immediately after a board meeting in which former chairman Cessna, president and CEO Jack J. Pelton was elected chairman. Hightower indicated he was resigned to spend more time with his family and would not move out of St. Louis to Oshkosh. Pelton was appointed acting CEO and will oversee the recruitment process for the permanent replacement of Hightower. Responding to the question of Hightower's resignation, Mac McClellan, EAA's vice president of publishing, stated that it was because Hightower failed to relocate himself from his home in St. Louis. Louis to the EAA headquarters in Oshkosh, as expected by the council. McClellan said, "I know there are many complaints, but that's not it. [Housing] is an unsolvable requirement The board sees the president/CEO living in the Fox Valley is important for missions."
Local chapters can be formed whenever ten or more EAA members are in a particular area.
Chapters are encouraged to meet each month. The first chapter meeting took place at Flabob Airport in California, with aircraft designer and lead Ray Stits builder.
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History
EAA was founded in 1953 by veteran aviator Paul Poberezny along with other aviation enthusiasts. Organizations started out as more or less flying clubs. Paul Poberenzy explains the nature of the organization's name, "Since the airplanes we fly are modified or built from scratch, they are asked to display an EXPERIMENTAL placard where it can be seen at the door or the cockpit, so it's quite natural that we call our own" Experimental Aircraft Association ". House building is still a big part of EAA, but the organization has grown over the years to include almost every aspect of aviation and aeronautics.
The first house of EAA is in the basement of Poberezny's house. In the early 1960s, the first association headquarters was built on the outskirts of Milwaukee, Franklin. It was the organization's headquarters until 1983, when the EAA combined its headquarters and airstrip in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The EAA Aviation Center also includes the EAA Aviation Museum, with over 200 aircraft, about 130 of which are on display at any given time.
In 1953, the Experimental Aircraft Association released a two-page newsletter called The Experimenter . This newsletter was written and published by founding members Paul and Audrey Poberezny along with other volunteers. Newsletters transition into magazine format and are named Aeronautics and become a membership benefit. The name Experimenter is alive, however, in an online magazine specifically for amateur and light fighter enthusiasts who debuted in 2012. It's folded into the monthly Sport Aviation print magazine in 2015.
In 2010, the United States national aeronautical organization, the Aeronautical Model Academy, engaged in negotiations with the homebuilt EAA aviation organization, which produced a "memorandum of understanding" intended to encourage collaboration between two American-based sports. the organization of aviation, in developing, in the words of the then-AMA President-Dave Mathewson, "the creation of new concepts that will promote aviation, both full-scale and modeling, as a recreational activity and a perfect family education".
Museum
Located adjacent to the EAA headquarters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the EAA Aviation Museum is an extensive collection of aircraft and flight displays. The museum is home to an EAA collection of over 200 aircraft, of which over 90 are on display inside the museum at all times. The Museum's pioneering airport is a re-invention of vintage aerodrome, with over 40 additional aircraft on display. From May to mid October (Anniversary every day through Labor Day), flights are offered in vintage planes.
Programs and activities
Technical Counselor Program
To help ensure that all amateur aircraft are well built and safe, EAA organizes a group of volunteers, known as Technical Counselors, who will visit construction projects to identify any areas of concern. Technical Counselors are EAA members who donate their time and who have met at least one of the following criteria:
- Has created an experimental category plane
- Reverted antique/classic plane
- Hold A & amp; P, IA, DAR, DER or Aerospace Engineer in the United States, international rankings are equivalent or qualified for such rankings.
There are no fees for reviews on this place. This program is entirely voluntary. Recommendations from Technical Advisors only as advisors. EAA recommends at least three Technical Advisor visits during the construction period.
Aviation Advisor Program
The Aviation Advisory Program is designed to improve the security of self-developed aircraft by developing volunteer corps that have demonstrated expertise in a particular area of ​​flying and making them available to EAA members who may be preparing to fly foreign aircraft. Aviation Advisors help pilots self-evaluate and evaluate aircraft flying characteristics. The pilot then uses the evaluation to decide whether he is capable of flying the plane. If you can not afford it, the Aviation Advisor explains where and how he can get the right instructions, or alternatively find someone to make an early flight.
Under the EAA Aviation Advisory Program, the Advisor does not fly or decides whether the pilot is able to fly the aircraft for testing. Advisors provide pilots with pros and cons related to the special combination of these pilots and aircraft. The pilot made the final decision on how to proceed with the flight test program.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Each summer the EAA presents the world's largest annual public aviation event, 'EAA AirVenture Oshkosh', also known as "Oshkosh Airshow". During the event, the city airport, Wittman Regional Airport, is the world's busiest airport (in terms of traffic movement). The week-long event annually attracts about 10,000-12,000 planes and a total attendance of over 500,000. The event also attracted over 800 exhibitors, hosted nearly 1,000 forums, seminars and workshops, and welcomed over 700 journalists each year.
The first annual transition was held in 1953 in what is now Timmerman Field in Milwaukee. In 1959, a growing event moved to Rockford airport, Illinois. The presence on the fly-in continued to grow until the Rockford airport was too small to accommodate the crowds, and so was moved to Oshkosh in 1970. A study conducted in 2008 by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh determined that 500,000 annual flies present generated $ 110 million tourist income for the three districts around the airport.
Young Eagle
EAA also sponsors the Young Eagles program, which began in 1992 with the goal of giving one million children an airplane on December 17, 2003, the Centennial of Flight (see Wright brothers). The program achieved that goal, and continues, with over 2 million young people being flown in July 2016.
The Young Eagles program has been overseen by a series of nationally renowned leaders:
- Cliff Robertson - first chairman, film actor and stage (1992-1994)
- US Air Force General Chuck Yeager - the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound (1994-2004)
- Harrison Ford - movie and stage actor (2004-2009)
- Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey B. Skiles - Flight pilot US Airways 1549 (2009-2013)
- Sean D. Tucker - an aerobatic pilot (2013-present)
Sun 'N Fun Airshow
Another important annual event attended by EAA members and staff is Sun 'n Fun, which is held every April in Lakeland, Florida. Sun 'n Fun has been an independent organization of EAA since its first show in 1975, although it always involves significant EAA participation.
Both organizations signed an agreement in January 1989 recognizing their independence. On March 30, 2005, Sun 'n Fun issued a press release confirming the independence of both organizations but ensuring the flight public that they will continue to work together. Just as Sun 'n Fun remains an event with the participation of the EAA chapter and the presence of the national EAA staff, but this is not an EAA event.
Aircraft
- EAA Biplane
See also
- Aircraft Industry Association
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
- Homemade aircraft
References
External links
- EAA homepage
- EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
- EAA Aviation Museum
- The Young EAA Eag Program
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