EAAYoungEaglesCelebrate30YearswithSpecialPrograms

Believe it or not, the EAA Young Eagles program is now in its 30th year of providing free introductory flights to kids ages 8 to 17! This is all thanks to the efforts of 50,000 dedicate volunteers. The Young Eagles 30th Anniversary was officially launched at EAA AirVenture 2022, but the year-round participation by EAA members is what will make this celebration special!

To celebrate the Young Eagles 30th Anniversary and to launch the program into the next three decades, EAA is excited to announce a number of special

Young Eagles programs.

– Any Young Eagles pilot that flies 30 Young Eagles from Aug. 1, 2022 to July

NATA Announces Leadership

NATA’s impact through advocacy advancements, education innovations, and an elevated industry presence. We appreciate Curt’s long standing and continued commitment to NATA and will benefit greatly from his ability to foster progress through effective partnerships and community collaboration,” Lowe added.

Newly appointed NATA President and CEO Castagna stated, “I am honored to continue my service to NATA members and the aviation business industry in my new role. My ability to serve in this capacity is based in part on the tireless efforts of Keith DeBerry as COO, Jason Miller as CFO, and the entire dedicated NATA staff. Together, we will work to advance safety initiatives, enhance training opportunities, assist aviation businesses in navigating the needs of emerging industry markets, and ensure business aviation policy is sound and aligns with our members’ current operating environment.”

Learn more about NATA at www.nata.aero.

e-course for aspiring aviators. It contains information about scholarships, guidance on how to create a winning application, in-depth explanations of military assistance programs for enlisted personnel, and information about tools and resources available to aspiring and current pilots.

“If it helps one person win a scholarship or figure a path they didn’t know about, the entire year working on it and years building up to are worth it,” she said.

Bodie has helped several Airmen in her reserve unit, including Senior Airman Antonio Frost, a KC-46 crew chief from Florence, South Carolina, who is entering his senior year of college hoping to commission and become a pilot.

“If she wasn’t helping me, I would probably be paying for the remainder of my flight hours out of pocket,” said Frost, who is in the process of applying for a $20,000 scholarship with Bodie’s assistance. “She showed me the e-course for scholarships and grants and is helping me write an essay and submit other documents.”

While volunteering at a convention for military aviators, Bodie’s dream of flying for a major airline materialized. She now flies the Airbus 320 as a first officer for American Airlines in addition to her Air Force Reserve commitment and spends countless hours pouring into others through a myriad of philanthropic outlets. Bodie is now the vice president of the North Carolina chapter of Women in Aviation, which awards women scholarships to fly, internationally.

“I always thought my gift was aviation,” Bodie said. “During COVID when everything was paused, I had an epiphany: my gift is not flying, my gift is my compassion and my love for people and wanting to help them any way I can. God gave me airplanes as a vehicle to spread my compassion more. I would always do it, but with airplanes I can do it on a larger scale through the world.”

Bodie’s free e-course can be accessed at https://bogidope.com/courses/affordable/

Learn more about the Air Force at www.af.mil. Images and visions of Sagar Pathak