Originally published in 2002
The spirit of the late Tony Bingelis, noted homebuilding authority and EAA Sport Aviation columnist, will be honored through an inaugural Tony Bingelis Award sponsored by EAA and the EAA Homebuilt Council. The Tony Bingelis Award will recognize significant contributions to the education and encouragement of aircraft projects to fellow EAA members, the promotion of aviation safety and for maintaining the values of EAA. Up to two award recipients will be honored at an annual ceremony held at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin during EAA’s annual AirVenture. Tony Bingelis had the remarkable ability to present technical subject matter in terms an ordinary person could understand. Known and admired throughout the international aviation community, his monthly “Sportplane Builder” column in EAA’s Sport Aviation magazine and series of how-to books became a “bible” for homebuilders.