Affiliations

The Aviation Educator Hall of Fame

The guiding philosophy of this Hall of Fame is to select and recognize qualified nominees who, through extraordinary achievement and service, have made outstanding contributions to aviation education. The purpose of the Hall is to publicly honor those individuals who have played an important role in the development, advancement, and promotion of aviation education.

The Aviation Educator Hall of Fame has now been incorporated in Connecticut, and the AEHOF website, Facebook page, and Twitter account have been deployed. The below news release has also been sent to the aviation media. You can continue to support AEHOF by linking to our website from your site, liking AEHOF on Facebook, and following AEHOF on Twitter:

Website:  http://www.AviationEducatorHoF.org

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/AviationEducatorHoF

Twitter:  @AvEducatorHoF  (http://twitter.com/#!/AvEducatorHoF)

 

Women’s air racing all started in 1929 with the First Women’s Air Derby. Twenty pilots raced from Santa Monica, CA to Cleveland, OH, site of the National Air Races. Racing continued through the ‘30’s and was renewed again after WWII when the All Women’s Transcontinental Air Race (AWTAR), better known as the Powder Puff Derby, came into being. The AWTAR held its 30th, final and commemorative flight in 1977. When the AWTAR was discontinued, the Air Race Classic, Ltd., (ARC) stepped in to continue the tradition of transcontinental speed competition for women pilots and staged its premier race. The Air Race Classic was reincorporated in 2002 into the Air Race Classic, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.

The early air races were the “on to” type, with noon and night control stops, and the contestants more or less stayed together. In that manner, weather and flying conditions were practically the same for each entrant and the race officials could release standings to the media after each day of racing.

Website: http://www.airraceclassic.org/index.asp

Facebook: Air Race Classic

The National Intercollegiate Flying Association was formed for the purposes of developing and advancing aviation education; to promote, encourage and foster safety in aviation; to promote and foster communications and cooperation between aviation students, educators, educational institutions and the aviation industry; and to provide an arena for collegiate aviation competition.

Website: http://www.nifa.us/

Facebook: National Intercollegiate Flying Association

The International Forest of Friendship is a living, growing memorial to the world history of aviation and aerospace. The Forest was a gift to America on her 200th birthday in 1976 from the City of Atchison, Kansas (the birthplace of Amelia Earhart); The Ninety-Nines (International Organization of Women Pilots), and the University of Kansas Forestry Extension.


The Forest is nestled on a gentle slope overlooking Lake Warnock, on the outskirts of Atchison. It is made up of trees from all fifty states and thirty-five countries around the world where Honorees reside. There are trees from George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, the Bicentennial American Spruce, a tree from Amelia's grandfather's farm, and the Moon Tree grown from a seed taken to the moon by Command Pilot Stuart Roosa on Apollo 14. This latter tree honors the 17 astronauts who gave their lives in America's pioneering of space exploration. In 2003 a monument near the tree was dedicated to the seven astronauts lost on Columbia Shuttle.

Website: http://www.ifof.org/

Facebook: International Forest of Friendship