Tue, Apr 25, 2006
Aviation-Related Awards Range From $1,000 To $2,000
The International
Council of Air Shows (ICAS) Foundation has a suggestion for those
out there with an aviation bent, but perhaps can't afford to
complete their training. The organization is currently accepting
scholarship applications from qualified men and women seeking to
enhance or expand their flight training... and even their aerobatic
skills.
The foundation sponsors several aviation-related scholarships
each year that commemorate loved and much-missed members of the air
show community. They range in value from $1,000 to $2,000.
Eligible applicants are invited to apply for one or more
scholarships. Applications for each scholarship must be submitted
on the official application form, which is available from the
Foundation’s web site (at the FMI link below.)
Submissions may be made via e-mail or mailed directly to
International Council of Air Shows 751 Miller Drive, S.E. Suite F-4
Leesburgh, VA 20175. The deadline for submitting applications is
July 1, 2006.
Scholarship recipients are chosen by a panel of family and
friends of those for whom the scholarships are named, with winners
to be notified by August 10, 2006.
Here are the scholarships available from the Foundation:
- Jan Jones Memorial Scholarship. The Jan
Jones Memorial Scholarship provides $1,000 to any female who
already holds a private pilot’s license. The funds must be
applied towards aerobatic training. Jan Jones was a respected
aerobatic pilot who was also loved for her sparkling, energetic
personality, her passion for flying, and her willingness to share
her knowledge with others. The Jan Jones Memorial Scholarship has
been made possible through an endowment from Jan's parents, William
and Mary Jones, and other generous donors.
- French Connection
Memorial Scholarship. The French Connection Memorial
Scholarship provides $1,000 to certified flight instructors and
must be applied toward aerobatic training. It is awarded to those
in need of financial assistance who wish to teach aerobatics or who
wish to improve their teaching skills by acquiring aerobatic
training. Daniel Heligoin and Montaine Mallet (right) together
formed the French Connection Airshow for over 26 years. Following
their deaths, family members, friends and fans worked together to
create a memorial fund to give, as Daniel would say, "the gift of
wings."
- Charlie Hillard Scholarship. The
Charlie Hillard Memorial Scholarship provides $1,000 to further the
aviation training of a young man or woman age 18 to 30 who has
demonstrated community involvement. Charlie R. Hillard was a
fiercely determined man, and throughout his life, built an amazing
list of “firsts.” He won four National Aerobatic
Championships, was the first American to win the world aerobatic
title and became the first skydiver in the U.S. to pass a baton in
a free-fall. He led the Eagles Aerobatic Flight Team for more than
25 years, after which he began another amazing career as a solo
aerobatic pilot. Throughout his life Charlie was recognized many
times for his aerobatic excellence. While he was key to the
advancement of precision aerobatics, Charlie also was an
enthusiastic contributor and volunteer in his community,
particularly devoted to family and children’s causes and
organizations.
- Leo Loudenslager Scholarship The
Leo Loudenslager Scholarship is a $2,000 stipend given in rotation
to an enlisted member of the US Navy Blue Angels, the US
Air Force Thunderbirds or the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, to be used
toward the cost of flight training. The 2006 applicants must be an
enlisted member of the US Navy Blue Angels Jet Demonstration
Team. Leo Loudenslager was a US Air Force veteran who became a
seven-time winner of the United States Aerobatic Championship, and
in 1980, became the World Aerobatic Champion. His aerobatic career
got its start in 1964 when Leo was an airman at Travis AFB,
California and took leave to attend the Reno Air Races. It was
there that he was inspired to become a pilot. Except for ground
school training, Leo was entirely self-taught. The Leo Loudenslager
scholarship honors Leo's background as a military enlisted man who
went on to make aerobatics history.
- Sean DeRosier Memorial Scholarship The
Sean Derosier Memorial Scholarship in the amount of is awarded to a
young man or woman with a private pilot license who is between the
ages of 18 and 31. Applicants must live in the states of
California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada or Idaho. The scholarship
may be used toward aerobatic flight training or schooling toward
obtaining an A & P license. Sean was a born aviator who began
flying with his parents as soon as he was able to sit in the seat.
By the time he was nine years old he was able to land a tailwheel
airplane. He soloed in a glider when he was 14 and a power plane at
the age of 16. He began teaching himself aerobatics when he was 18,
inspired by his lifelong idol, the legendary flying professor, Art
Scholl.
- Red Barons Memorial Scholarships Two
Red Barons Memorial Scholarships, each valued at $1,000, are
awarded to applicants who hold a current private pilot certificate
or international equivalent and are sixteen years of age or older.
The scholarships must be used toward instruction in tailwheel
aircraft operations or aerobatic flight. The Red Baron memorial
scholarships honor two pilots, Sonny Lovelace and Randy Drake of
the famed Red Baron Squadron. Recipients of the Red Barons Memorial
Scholarship will be selected by a committee headed by Kathleen
Drake (widow of Randy Drake); Pat Lovelace (widow of Sonny
Lovelace) and Red Baron pilots John Bowman and Bryan Regan.
The ICAS Foundation is
an organization dedicated to preserving the air show industry's
valuable heritage through cataloging and storing of artifacts,
articulating the value of air shows and demonstration flying to the
public, helping families of those in the air show industry who have
been touched by tragedy, and supporting pilots and performers of
the future through scholarships.
In addition to the scholarships program, the Foundation sponsors
a Hall of Fame program to commemorate those who made a significant
contribution to the air show industry.
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