Essay contest winner flies with Dayton Air Show pilot.

Olivia Collins, 12, was all smiles when air show legend Sean D. Tucker took her for her first airplane at the Dayton International Airport on Friday. Collins won the Young Eagles essay contest for the Dayton Air Show to earn this opportunity. The Young Eagles program was started by the Experimental Aircraft Association to expose young people to.

Centerville (Ohio) High School sophomore Alberta Dempsey received the gift of flight and the experience of a lifetime when she flew with EAA Young Eagles Chairman and renowned air show pilot Sean D. Tucker on June 25 in Dayton, Ohio. The flight was the grand prize of the Vectren Dayton Air Show Essay Contest.

The Vectren Dayton Air Show is an annual event held at the Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio, eight miles north of Dayton, Ohio. Since 2013, the show has been held on a weekend in late June. Prior to 2013, it was held in mid-July each year. The history of this flight exhibition dates back to 1910 and the Wright Company.

Writing and Art Contests Each winter the Dayton Holocaust Resource Center sponsors two contests for students in grades 5 through 12. Click on the links below for complete details about the contests, including this year’s themes and deadlines.

Answer 1 of 2: My husband and I are thinking about driving over to Dayton from Indy for the Air Show. We would be bringing our 3 year old son. Is there a good spot to watch the show without entering the grounds? Being with a 3 year old has me hesitant to spend the.

The Dayton Vectren Air Show will welcome tens of thousands of aviation fans when gates open at 9 a.m. today, but some VIP guests got more than a front-row seat to the show Friday. A 12-year-old.

Since his first show in the 1970s Sean has flown more than 1,275 performances at more than 525 airshows, in front of more than 135 million fans and has logged more than 20,000 hours flying time, which is equivalent to flying 24 hours a day for more than two years.

Writers around the world are encouraged to capture the essence of Bombeck’s work by submitting an original essay in the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition, sponsored by Washington-Centerville Public Library in conjunction with the University of Dayton. The contest opens at 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, and entries will be accepted until 8 a.m.

As home of the Wright Brothers, Dayton, Ohio, is the true birthplace of aviation. Since the early 1900s, when Orville and Wilbur built the first powered plane there, the city has accomplished numerous aviation firsts. Image right: NASA Glenn's S-3 Viking will make its first public appearance at the Dayton Air Show.

DAYTON — The United States Air and Trade Show, Inc. is pleased to announce that Terry Grevious, Executive Director of the Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger, was inducted into the Air Show Hall of Fame on December 6, 2018. The induction ceremony was held at the International Council of Air Shows Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Hello Dayton, OH fans! Many of you have seen the posts regarding the essay contest for students between the ages of 8-17 to win an EAA - Young Eagles flight with Sean D. Tucker. Please look at the link and encourage young people to consider this opportunity. The Vectren Dayton Air Show takes flight on June 24-25th. Good luck!