Ray Scholar Milestones in December 2025
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Erik Kosch - EAA Chapter 1672 - First Solo -
Evan Bate - EAA Chapter 932 - Checkride -
Gabriel Pohl - EAA Chapter 179 - First Solo -
Garrett Wooten - EAA Chapter 864 - First Solo -
Harold Cavagnaro IV - EAA Chapter 643 - First Solo -
James Meyer - EAA Chapter 93 - Checkride -
Liam Furlong - EAA Chapter 122 - First Solo -
Noah Bamford - EAA Chapter 555 - Checkride -
Olliver Russell - EAA Chapter 81 - Checkride -
Owen Shuck - EAA Chapter 235 - Checkride -
Shelby Hernandez - EAA Chapter 635 - First Solo -
Taris Keiper - EAA Chapter 663 - Checkride
Congratulations to these EAA Ray Aviation scholars who had their first solo flights or passed their checkrides in December 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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Liam Furlong |
EAA Chapter 122 |
December 1, 2025 |
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Erik Kosch |
EAA Chapter 1672 |
December 3, 2025 |
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Sam Longstreet |
EAA Chapter 613 |
December 13, 2025 |
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Shelby Hernandez |
EAA Chapter 635 |
December 17, 2025 |
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Gabriel Pohl |
EAA Chapter 179 |
December 17, 2025 |
|
Harold Cavagnaro IV |
EAA Chapter 643 |
December 18, 2025 |
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Garrett Wooten |
EAA Chapter 864 |
December 19, 2025 |
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Justyn Sadlowski |
EAA Chapter 1593 |
December 23, 2025 |
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Wade Clapson |
EAA Chapter 512 |
December 23, 2025 |
|
John Laipply |
EAA Chapter 1268 |
December 23, 2025 |
Checkrides
|
Noah Thurman |
EAA Chapter 1364 |
December 2, 2025 |
|
Michael Klaver |
EAA Chapter 115 |
December 2, 2025 |
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Noah Bamford |
EAA Chapter 555 |
December 2, 2025 |
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Thomas Roberts |
EAA Chapter 944 |
December 4, 2025 |
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Evan Bate |
EAA Chapter 932 |
December 8, 2025 |
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James Meyer |
EAA Chapter 93 |
December 14, 2025 |
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Taris Keiper |
EAA Chapter 663 |
December 19, 2025 |
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Owen Shuck |
EAA Chapter 235 |
December 24, 2025 |
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Olliver Russell |
EAA Chapter 81 |
December 31, 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.
