• Become a Subscribing Member today!

    The Biplane Forum is a large global active community of biplane builders, owners and pilots. From Pitts to Skybolts, to older barnstormers, all types are welcome.

    The Biplane Forum is a private community. Subscriptions are only $49.99/year or $6.99/month to gain access to this great community and unmatched source of information not found anywhere else on the web.

    Why become a Subscribing Member?

    • In addition to our active community, our content boasts exhaustive technical information which is often sought after for projects and maintenance. This information has accumulated over the 12+ years the forum has been in existence.
    • We are also a great resource for non biplane users, since many GA aircraft are built the same way (fabric and tube construction).
    • Annual membership also comes with two BiplaneForum.com decals.

    Become a Subscribing Member and access the Biplane Forum in full!

    Subscribe Now

Where next for EAA - a letter by Van

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Jerry

Radial Skybolt Builder: 220.45% completed
*
Joined
Aug 21, 2006
Messages
4,803
Reaction score
726
Location
South Jersey
I heard about this post by Ricard Van Grunsven (Van) through the Tailwind Yahoo Forum. This is posted on Van's Aicraft Facebook page. I found it interesting and thought it might be of interest to a few others.

I'm assuming Van wouldn't mind me passing it along for others to read.

EAA LEADERSHIP CHANGE

I’m sure that most of you are aware of the sudden departure of Rod Hightower as EAA President and C.E.O. As many of you have probably surmised, his resignation was not entirely voluntary. There had been concern over his leadership of EAA for some time. With input from many concerned prominent EAA members, the EAA Board of Directors saw fit to make this change. What were the problems? The closing line of a press statement made by EAA Board Chairman Jack Pelton hints at some of the pivotal issues. “As an association we must remain focused on the original mission of our founder, Paul H. Poberezny, to welcome all members no matter what they fly, celebrate our volunteers, and treat our employees fairly”. The points emphasized here are conspicuous by their...

The rest of the letter can be found at:

https://www.facebook.com/notes/vans-aircraft-inc/where-next-for-the-eaa-van/539251359418574
 

Latest posts

Back
Top