6 | December 2017 | Powered Sport Flying On November 9th, the Experimental Aircraft Association recognized the contributions made to the world of flight by five people as they were inducted into the eaa Sport Aviation Halls of Fame during a ceremony at the eaa Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The five inductees represent a spectrum of aviation within the eaa community and have achieved notable successes within their particular realm of flight: • eaa Homebuilders Hall of Fame: Rob Hickman of Canby, Oregon • International Aerobatic Club Hall of Fame: Frank Christensen of Wilson, Wyoming • Warbirds of America Hall of Fame: Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson of Auburn, California • eaa Ultralight Hall of Fame: Mary Jones of Oshkosh, Wisconsin • Vintage Aircraft Association Hall of Fame: JimMoss (posthumous) The eaa Sport Aviation Halls of Fame were established to honor the outstanding achievements of men and women in aviation who share the spirit of eaa and its community. Those inducted into the hall of fame are selected by their peers for myriad contributions made to their respective areas of aviation. Mary Jones, the Ultralight Hall of Fame inductee, was an advocate for the ultralight and light aircraft communities over her more than 30-year career with eaa’s publications. As editor of eaa publications such as Sport Aviation and Experimenter, Jones was able to convey the excitement and joy of ‘low and slow’ flying that was fun and affordable for thousands of aviation enthusiasts. Her efforts as part of the team focused on a solution to the ‘fat ultralight’ issue, through the faa’s Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (arac), and she helped to establish and clarify today’s sport-pilot regulations. Inductees to the Ultralight Hall of Fame 1999: Homer Kolb, John Moody, Chuck Slusarczyk 2000: Boris Popov, Wayne Ison 2001: Mike Sacrey 2002: John Chotia, Tom Peghiny 2003: Mike Jacober 2004: Klaus Hill, Bert Howland 2005: Larry Mauro 2006: Bob Lovejoy, Volmer Jensen 2007: Mike Markowski 2008: Mike Loehle 2009: Roy Pinner 2010: John Ballantyne 2011: Jack McCornack 2012: Taras Kiceniuk Jr. 2013: Frank Beagle 2014: Lowell Farrand 2015: Leonard Milholland 2016: Tracy Knauss 2017: Mary Jones Press Pass EAA Honors Five Aviators With Halls Of Fame Induction Mary Jones of Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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