Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award – Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award

We had a wonderful EAA meeting this time.  We had several members receive the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award and Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Awards.  These awards are given to people how have had 50 years of safe flying and mechanic safety for airplanes.

We had a big turn out for this meeting.  The Washburn’s hangar was pretty full.  Plus we had a BQQ lunch after the meeting to celebrate what these people achieved.  50 years years is a long time to be involved with something. But if you love it what’s 50 years? Not much, these people still fly or work on planes everyday.

It’s something any pilot hopes to do, is still being doing what they love to do and that is fly.

To qualify for the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award and Charles Taylor Master Master Mechanic Award.

• 50 years + consecutive years as CAA/FAA mechanic/pilot – up to 20 years can be military.
• US citizen
• “Clean” mechanic/pilot record
• 3 letters of recommendation from FAA certified mechanics/pilot

The people that received these awards are all from our neighborhood. So I have gotten to know these people. They are really great people.  They are all great pilots and mechanics.  Here are the ones that received these awards on Saturday.

Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award

• David J. Karl
• Clinton Rule
• Elymus Lamar (Al) Nase
• Oliver Henry Washburn
• Rex M. Wyatt
• Harris Bowen

Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award

• Eylmus Lamar (Al) Nase
• Oliver Henry Bowen
• Rex. M Wyatt
• Harris Bowen

Harris Bowen pass away before he was able to get his awards so his wife Ann received the awards.  I have photos of all them.

I will be 73 years old before I can get mine. That’s a long time to wait. But its something to look forward to.