"Got Wings" at
EAA AirVenture   

    AMA's 2005 "Got Wings" representative—air-show pilot Eric Beard of Auburn, Washington—was a frequent visitor to the
AMA exhibit during the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA's) AirVenture 2005, held
in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 25-31.

    The "Got Wings" advertising campaign highlights the tremendous variety of occupations AMA members have, and a different member is featured each year.

    Eric owns and pilots "Russian Thunder":
a Yakovlev Yak-54. His primary sponsor this year is Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, from which Eric graduated with a bachelor's degree in professional aeronautics and a master's in aeronautical science.

    He performed during the air show presented as part of EAA's annual gathering and spent time visiting with attendees who stopped by
the AMA booth.  MA

 —Jay Mealy
Programs Director

"Got Wings" representative Eric Beard with two young EAA AirVenture attendees following an autograph signing at the AMA booth.

Eric stands next to the tail of his Yak-54 prior to one of his air-show performances. Notice the AMA logo at the top of the rudder.