EAA offering youth aviation scholarship

October 29, 2011

Tana Schneider is a recent recipient of the EAA youth aviation scholarship.
The local Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter is offering one aviation scholarship for a youth 16 to 18 years of age. The applicant must be a Boundary County resident and training must be at Northern Air Inc. located at the Boundary County Regional Airport. The scholarship (up to a $2,500 'non-cash' value) will include ground school and flight training.  The application deadline is Thursday, December 1, 2011, and includes several requirements such as an autobiography, and an essay explaining why the applicant would like to learn to fly.

 

Over the past several years this scholarship has helped a number of local youth achieve their dream of flight: Tana Schneider, Austin Tanner, and Andrew Brubaker. Adam Alverez was the 2011 scholarship winner and is currently completing his private pilot license.

 

For more information, please visit the Chapter website at www.757.eaachapter.org or call Northern Air at 208-267-4359. Please drop by the airport to meet the instructors and pick up some information about becoming a pilot.