EAA CHAPTER 1171

The Flyin Bears provides annual scholarships to young people ages 14 - 17 to the EAA Air Academy summer youth camps located at Oshkosh, WI.  The camps encourage and nurture one-of-a-kind aviation experience with three camp levels. Young people can participate in the aviation experience of a lifetime at EAA’s premier summer aviation camps. Not only are there on-the-ground, "hands-on" activities but actual flight simulation and, weather permitting, an "in-the-air" experience as well. The EAA "Experience" Camp is the "next step" through the exciting world of flight. This camp gets young teens involved in flight through a variety of "hands-on" activities. Science, math and technology come together in such a unique way that the participants fully enjoy learning.

In addition to the EAA Air Academy, the Chapter provides deserving your people with a scholarship to Tradewind Aviation's summer Aviation Camp held at the New Bern airport.  Participants receive extensive ground and flight training over the week long program.

2001 Flyin' Bears Scholarship winners are Kyle Blizzard and Bryan Flake shown below with Jay Figueroa, Flyin' Bears Vice President and Joe Bach, Flyin' Bear President.

The 2000 scholarship recipients were Charles Fackler and Grant Loftin pictured below with Jay Figueroa, Young Eagles Coordinator and Joe Bach, Flyin' Bears President during presentation ceremonies at the Craven County Airport Terminal.