1946 Piper J-3 Cub Raffle!!
WE HAVE A WINNER !!

Raffle Update:
We have a winner !!
The Cub found a perfect forever home.
Kenny Jenkins was the lucky winner of the cub with raffle ticket 10036223332432. He's a private pilot, and super excited for the adventures ahead. It truly was a match made in heaven, Kenny had recently begun his tailwheel endorsement with a friend in a Citabria, and had a hangar available at a friends grass strip near his home. I love it when all the pieces fit perfectly!
We couldn't be happier. Relatively speaking (in airplane terms) the Cub is close enough to attend our Fly-Ins!
We plan on staying in touch, and will post their adventures as they happen.
Thanks again everyone!
Jim and the Crew

Where the proceeds go...

The museum was created to inspire the next generation of Aviators, and if there was ever a task that could be easy and hard at the same time, I'm betting inspiring a bunch of todays kids would fit the bill. We've never had a paid employee, but the expenses of running an operation like this are incredible...and ongoing. Insurance, Hangars, Fuel and Maintenance don't come at the same price as our all volunteer workforce, and while some folks seem to think "non profit" means "no expenses", it simply isn't so.

But we knew it going in. My Dad used to say "Nothing worthwile comes easy". The kids work here in exchange for their flight lessons (a lesson in life thats probably as valuable as the flight time). We use the funds created by our Raffles, Fly-Ins and other events to support our activities. If we have surplus, we award yearly scholarships to the flight and mechanic students who have gone on to Colleges and Universities. Has it worked? Yes, overwhelmingly so. 7 young professional pilots have began their journey here... not bad for a little town inthe middle of nowhere and a population of 2600. But we are growing. Beginning in 2023, our local School District allowed us to offer Aviation/Aerospace and Mechanic courses taught in High School to dovetail with the flight lessons offered by the museum. Who knew. We've got 12 more in the training pipeline now... with more interested kids coming into the program next year.

So, when you hit the support button, buy a raffle ticket or even a meal at the fly in, understand you are making an investment into a kids future. We're simply the conduit that makes those opportunities available locally. On behalf of myself and all the volunteers here, we Thank You, from the bottom of our hearts.

Good luck everyone!

Jim