Annual Meeting Highlights 70th Anniversary, Regulatory Efforts

BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

EAA CEO AND Chairman of the Board Jack J. Pelton said there was a lot to celebrate for EAA’s 70th anniversary as the organization has grown from its “humble beginning of getting people together with a like-minded interest in homebuilding” to a “place that includes all aviation.”

At the EAA annual membership meeting, held Wednesday in Theater in the Woods, Jack said, “No other organization is like EAA that represents the total aviation industry.”

In some good news, Pelton said EAA has spent much time and effort working with regulatory agencies on MOSAIC (the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificates), and the rulemaking package is expected to contain changes to the lightsport aircraft and sport pilot regulations.

A key change includes changing the entry-level sport pilot certificate to allow the operation of larger, more capable aircraft. “EAA has done a lot of