Ray Scholar Milestones in September 2025
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Anna Berkbigler - EAA Chapter 32 - Checkride -
Aspen Martin - EAA Chapter 465 - Checkride -
Austin Stewart - EAA Chapter 292 - Checkride -
Brendan Belpanno - EAA Chapter 44 - First Solo -
Claire Mosley - EAA Chapter 168 - First Solo -
Clint Elkins - EAA Chapter 1627 - Checkride -
Colton Dingus - EAA Chapter 443 - First Solo -
Colton George - EAA Chapter 465 - First Solo -
Daniel Nicot - EAA Chapter 44 - Checkride -
Erik Liktorius - EAA Chapter 203 - First Solo -
Jack Magruder - EAA Chapter 180 - First Solo -
Jacob Buemi - EAA Chapter 640 - First Solo -
Jonah West - EAA Chapter 1365 - First Solo -
Katelyn Buzzell - EAA Chapter 431 - First Solo -
Kaylee Olsen - EAA Chapter 17 - Checkride -
Lillian Bannon - EAA Chapter 485 - First Solo -
Lyriq Abling - EAA Chapter 382 - First Solo -
Mary Elizabeth Kurek - EAA Chapter 461 - Checkride -
Michael Johnson - EAA Chapter 501 - First Solo -
Mya Gardner - EAA Chapter 631 - Checkride -
Samuel Orahood - EAA Chapter 235 - First Solo -
Savanah Lipinski - EAA Chapter 235 - Checkride -
Slater Shannon - EAA Chapter 540 - First Solo -
Sophia Vu - EAA Chapter 20 - Checkride -
Tyler Mack - EAA Chapter 1041 - First Solo -
William Harrison - EAA Chapter 976 - First Solo
Congratulations to these EAA Ray Aviation scholars who had their first solo flights or passed their checkrides in September 2025! EAA is proud of their successes, and we thank them for their hard work and dedication to their flight training.
First Solos
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Jonah West |
EAA Chapter 1365 |
September 1, 2025 |
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Brendan Belpanno |
EAA Chapter 44 |
September 1, 2025 |
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Michael Johnson |
EAA Chapter 501 |
September 3, 2025 |
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Claire Mosley |
EAA Chapter 168 |
September 6, 2025 |
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Erik Liktorius |
EAA Chapter 203 |
September 8, 2025 |
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William Harrison |
EAA Chapter 976 |
September 10, 2025 |
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Jacob Buemi |
EAA Chapter 640 |
September 11, 2025 |
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Samuel Orahood |
EAA Chapter 235 |
September 12, 2025 |
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Lillian Bannon |
EAA Chapter 485 |
September 12, 2025 |
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Colton Dingus |
EAA Chapter 443 |
September 12, 2025 |
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Katelyn Buzzell |
EAA Chapter 431 |
September 13, 2025 |
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Tyler Mack |
EAA Chapter 1041 |
September 14, 2025 |
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Colton George |
EAA Chapter 465 |
September 16, 2025 |
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Aidan Loughran |
EAA Chapter 34 |
September 20, 2025 |
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Lyriq Abling |
EAA Chapter 382 |
September 28, 2025 |
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Jack Magruder |
EAA Chapter 180 |
September 29, 2025 |
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Slater Shannon |
EAA Chapter 540 |
September 30, 2025 |
Checkrides
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Aspen Martin |
EAA Chapter 465 |
September 3, 2025 |
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Sophia Vu |
EAA Chapter 20 |
September 6, 2025 |
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Anna Berkbigler |
EAA Chapter 32 |
September 9, 2025 |
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Clint Elkins |
EAA Chapter 1627 |
September 10, 2025 |
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Kurtis Kelton |
EAA Chapter 810 |
September 10, 2025 |
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Mary Elizabeth Kurek |
EAA Chapter 461 |
September 10, 2025 |
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Austin Stewart |
EAA Chapter 292 |
September 13, 2025 |
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Daniel Nicot |
EAA Chapter 44 |
September 17, 2025 |
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Savanah Lipinski |
EAA Chapter 235 |
September 18, 2025 |
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Mya Gardner |
EAA Chapter 631 |
September 20, 2025 |
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Kaylee Olsen |
EAA Chapter 17 |
September 29, 2025 |
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Ava Sitko |
EAA Chapter 1641 |
September 29, 2025 |
We are incredibly 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 is a scholarship program that is funded by the Ray Foundation, managed by EAA, and administered through the EAA chapters network. Through the generous support of the Ray Foundation, EAA provides up to $12,000 to deserving youths to cover their flight training expenses and help them earn their pilot certificates. To learn more about this program, visit EAA.org/RayScholarship.
