{"id":14784,"date":"2020-02-09T23:12:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T23:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=14784"},"modified":"2020-02-09T23:32:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T23:32:00","slug":"eaas-spirit-of-aviation-mobile-experience-brings-flight-to-events-throughout-the-u-s-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/eaas-spirit-of-aviation-mobile-experience-brings-flight-to-events-throughout-the-u-s-in-2020\/%20","title":{"rendered":"EAA\u2019s \u2018Spirit of Aviation\u2019 Mobile Experience Brings Flight to Events Throughout the U.S. in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Experimental Aircraft Association will deliver the\nexcitement of flight throughout the United States in 2020 as EAA\u2019s \u201cSpirit of\nAviation\u201d mobile unit, sponsored by the National Air Traffic Controllers\nAssociation (NATCA), visits numerous events in 2020. The traveling experiential\nexhibit introduces EAA to enthusiasts through aviation activities for people of\nall ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOver its first two years of nationwide tours, the Spirit of\nAviation Mobile Experience welcomed tens of thousands of people who discovered\nthe wonders of flight and the possibilities available through EAA,\u201d said Rick\nLarsen, EAA\u2019s vice president of programs, publications, and marketing. \u201cIn\n2020, we will continue to welcome people to discover more at aviation-themed\nevents throughout the country, while also engaging those who are already\naviators and EAA members with updated activities and all the opportunities EAA\noffers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Spirit of Aviation mobile unit will be making at least\nseven appearances in six states during 2020. Local EAA chapters will be\ninvolved at each tour stop and EAA senior leadership team members will be\nhosting grassroots aviation sessions at each location. Upcoming visits\nthroughout the year include (tour schedule subject to change without notice):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c2\u00b7         April 17-18: Purdue University Aviation\nDay; West Lafayette, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c2\u00b7         May 13-16:\nJoe Nall Fly-In; Woodruff, South Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c2\u00b7         May 29-30:\nAOPA Fly-In; San Marcos, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c2\u00b7         June 12-14:\nChippewa Valley Air Show; Eau Claire, Wisconsin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c2\u00b7         September\n5-7: Lunken Airport Days; Cincinnati, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c2\u00b7         September\n11-12: AOPA Fly-In; Rochester, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c2\u00b7         October\n16-18: Fort Worth Alliance Air Show; Fort Worth, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 53-foot traveling exhibit is a rolling billboard for\nEAA, including graphics highlighting a Long-EZ homebuilt aircraft that\nrepresents EAA\u2019s experimental aircraft roots. Visitors will be able to enjoy\nRedbird flight simulators, EAA\u2019s Virtual Flight Academy, the NATCA air traffic\ncontrol simulator, build-your-own Horizon Hobby gliders, and more. It also\nincludes promotions for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and the EAA Young Eagles\nprogram, as well as a general aviation aircraft on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Spirit of Aviation Mobile Experience is not only a\nplace to introduce aviation to the public, it also will serve as a place to\nengage and strengthen our ties with current EAA members and chapters, as part\nof EAA\u2019s mission to grow aviation participation by sharing The Spirit of\nAviation,\u201d said Charlie Becker, EAA\u2019s director of chapters, communities and\nhomebuilt community manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Experimental Aircraft Association will deliver the excitement of flight throughout the United States in 2020 as EAA\u2019s \u201cSpirit of Aviation\u201d mobile unit, sponsored by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), visits numerous events in 2020. The traveling experiential exhibit introduces EAA to enthusiasts through aviation activities for people of all ages. \u201cOver its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SnF17-General-CMM_8788_140231edit-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14784"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14791,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14784\/revisions\/14791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}