Drawing to be held at EAA AirVenture Learn to Fly Center
 
A grand-prize donation from Cessna Aircraft Company will give aspiring pilots attending this year's EAA AirVenture Oshkosh another reason to visit the new Learn-to-Fly Center on the grounds. One lucky attendee will receive a $5,000 credit toward flight instruction at any of the roughly 300 Cessna Pilot Centers spanning the nation. The grand prize drawing will take place on the event's final day, Sunday, July 29.

Throughout the week of AirVenture, July 23-29, EAA and its affiliate, the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI), will present the Learn-to-Fly Center as a resource and encouragement to AirVenture attendees who are considering taking the first steps toward becoming a pilot.

In addition to the literature, mini-forums, interactions with flight instructors, free student sport pilot certificates, inspirational videos, and other offerings aimed at getting aviation enthusiasts into the sky, the Learn-to-Fly Center will conduct hourly and daily drawings for prizes that will enhance the recipient's learning experience.

"With Cessna's donation, we'll add an extraordinary grand prize to round out the week: a major advancement in one individual's quest for the sky," said EAA President and AirVenture Chairman Tom Poberezny. "EAA and Cessna share a commitment to bringing new participants into aviation."

The Learn-to-Fly Center will be located in the South Tent of EAA Member Village, just west of the event's central showcase area, AeroShell Square.