Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“EAA and the Ray Foundation continue to see the direct benefit the Ray Aviation Scholarship program has on students with pilot aspirations. The completion rate of our scholars remains at approximately 80 percent, a near inverse of the national average.”

Source: Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of communities and member programming explaining some of the details behind how the EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship program has been making a difference since 1963 for young people pursuing aviation careers and has recently passed a significant milestone, as 600 scholarship recipients have completed flight training and earned pilot certificates.

FMI:  www.eaa.org/eaa/