| At the turn of the
twentieth century, bicycle mechanics Orville and Wilbur Wright
unlocked the secrets of powered flight. In 1953, EAA began
leading the way in promoting the joy and freedom of flight for
future generations.
For over 50 years, EAA and its
members have embraced their role in the stewardship of the
American aviation legacy by supporting a variety of programs and
services designed to protect it and pass it on to future
generations.
As a member of EAA, you already
know that your association provides aviation enthusiasts the
right resources and community to help them pursue their aviation
dreams. EAA offers information, guidance, and instruction to
recreational aviation’s hands-on participants who build and/or
fly aircraft for fun. These programs, along with EAA’s vast
chapter network and AirVenture, a “family reunion” of
aviation enthusiasts, also foster a community of support and
encouragement.
What you may not know is that EAA
counts on donations from engaged aviation enthusiasts like you
to support the association’s philanthropic causes in several
key areas:
- We prepare the future of
aviation by exposing approximately 100,000 youth
annually to the joy of flight through EAA
Young Eagles flying activities and complementary
youth-education programs. EAA has inspired more than 1.2
million youth since these programs’ inception in 1992.
Today, youth who have participated in the EAA Young Eagles
program are now enrolled in every major collegiate aviation
program in the U.S. and in all of the nation’s military
service academies. In addition, selected schools throughout
the country have adopted the EAA Young Eagles program as an
important science-learning tool in their curricula.
- We preserve aviation’s
proud heritage by operating a world-class museum
stocked with one-of-a-kind displays and activities
celebrating aviation, and by living aviation history
through the restoration and flying of unique and historic
aircraft such as a B-17
bomber and a Ford
Tri-motor. Aviation’s history teaches the lessons and
provides the inspiration for our next achievements.
- We protect the right to fly
through ongoing advocacy in government and industry. The
revolution in aviation being ushered in by the newly adopted
Sport
Pilot category of recreational flight is the result of
an unrelenting, 10-year EAA campaign. Now, we’re working
with equal diligence to ensure smooth implementation and the
establishment of infrastructure to support this category of
flight that significantly lowers the cost and
time-commitment barriers to participation in personal
flight. Other government- and industry-relations initiatives
aim to reinforce the regulations allowing enthusiasts to build
and fly their own airplanes, and to forestall attempts
to assign unnecessary taxes and user
fees to the pursuit of recreational flight.
If enjoying aviation and
preserving our aviation legacy are important to you, we would
appreciate your support. Please RETURN
TO THE EAA MEMBERSHIP JOIN/RENEW PAGE and select an amount
that is comfortable for you and that meaningfully contributes to
this worthwhile work.
To learn about other ways to give
toward EAA’s philanthropic mission, click here. |
