Jim Pfarr Named Chair of EAA Ultralight/Light-Sport Aircraft Council

September 15, 2021 - Jim Pfarr of Germantown, Wisconsin, has been named chairman of EAA’s Ultralight and Light-Sport Aircraft Council. He succeeds Mark Solper, who for the past three years chaired the council that provides essential background and guidance to EAA on ultralight and light-sport aircraft matters.

Jim, EAA Lifetime 1090432, is a U.S. Air Force veteran who logged more than 1,300 hours of navigator time in C-130 and C-141 cargo aircraft in support of nearly every major USAF operation until the late 1990s. He also pursued ultralight flying while in the military. After retiring from the U.S. Air Force Reserve with the rank of lieutenant colonel in 2011, Pfarr earned a sport pilot certificate and has served as president and vice president of EAA Ultralight Chapter 1 in the Milwaukee area. He was also a Civil Air Patrol liaison officer supporting the Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol for eight years.

“Jim’s diverse leadership background and avid interest in grassroots flying is a real asset to the Ultralight/Light-Sport Aircraft Council,” said Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of communities and member programming. “Ultralight and light-sport aircraft flying offer a wonderfully fun, simple, and affordable way to be engaged in flight and the council will help EAA preserve that accessibility, as well as enhance programs and activities that will focus on safety and fun for our members.”

The council also assists with preparations and programming for the Fun Fly Zone that features ultralight and other light aircraft during the annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention each summer.