Originally published in 2004
Alex Sloan, an active Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) volunteer Technical Counselor, Flight Advisor, and active homebuilder, as well as the First chairman of the EAA Homebuilt Aircraft Council, has been selected as the 2004 recipient of the Tony Bingelis Award.
Sloan was nominated for this honor by EAA Chapter 615 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and EAA Chapter 941 in Madison, Alabama.
The Bingelis Award was created in 2002 to honor Bingelis, a noted homebuilding authority and an EAA Sport Aviation columnist who died in 2001. The award recognizes significant contributions to the encouragement of aircraft projects for fellow EAA members, the promotion of aviation safety and for maintaining the values of EAA. A nominee must have been active and current EAA Technical Counselor for at least five consecutive years.
EAA, The Leader in Recreational Aviation, is an international association with 170,000 members and 1,000 local chapters.