Ray Scholar Milestones in August 2021
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Ava Buellesbach -
Benjamin Kakac -
Braeden Dennis -
Grant Bowman -
Gus Steffen -
Jasper Henderson -
Joseph Van Norman -
Kaden Herrera -
Landon Ratcliff -
Leyla Williams -
Megan Lokstet -
Owen Robinson -
Zachary Lopez
October 2021 – Congratulations to these Ray Scholars who had their first solo flights or passed their checkrides in August 2021! EAA is proud of their success, and we thank them for their hard work and dedication.
First Solos
| Megan Lokstet | EAA Chapter 63 | August 2, 2021 |
| Ava Buellesbach | EAA Chapter 838 | August 4, 2021 |
| Zachary Lopez | EAA Chapter 292 | August 4, 2021 |
| Joseph Van Norman | EAA Chapter 237 | August 5, 2021 |
| Landon Ratcliff | EAA Chapter 1525 | August 7, 2021 |
| Kaden Herrera | EAA Chapter 1551 | August 9, 2021 |
| Gus Steffen | EAA Chapter 640 | August 10, 2021 |
| Jack Vakiener | EAA Chapter 533 | August 12, 2021 |
| Owen Robinson | EAA Chapter 18 | August 12, 2021 |
| Grant Bowman | EAA Chapter 288 | August 12, 2021 |
| Charles “CJ” Cicarella | EAA Chapter 27 | August 13, 2021 |
| Leyla Williams | EAA Chapter 333 | August 16, 2021 |
| Braeden Dennis | EAA Chapter 631 | August 30, 2021 |
Checkrides
| Benjamin Kakac | EAA Chapter 702 | August 5, 2021 |
| Page Zuccaro | EAA Chapter 1158 | August 8, 2021 |
| Jasper Henderson | EAA Chapter 613 | August 9, 2021 |
| Hannah Treehan | EAA Chapter 1541 | August 22, 2021 |
| Ian Malicoat | EAA Chapter 235 | August 26, 2021 |
We are immensely thankful to the EAA chapter members who are supporting these Ray Scholars and helping them achieve their dreams of learning to fly. Keep up the great work!
The EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship Fund is a scholarship program that is supported by the Ray Foundation, managed by EAA, and administered through the EAA chapter network. Through the generous support of the Ray Foundation, EAA provides up to $10,000 to deserving youths to cover their flight training expenses and help them earn their pilot certificates.
At AirVenture 2021, it was announced that in 2022 the Ray Foundation will increase its scholarship fund to $1,550,000. This will allow more EAA chapters to participate in the program and give more young people the opportunity to learn to fly!
To learn more about this program, visit EAA.org/RayScholars.
