Timothy Hu Delivers Wyoming State Flag To Wright Brothers Memorial

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. - Sept, 5, 2003 -Tim Hu, an Experimental Aircraft Association member pilot from Cheyenne, Wyoming officially represented the state in EAA's "50 Flags to Kitty Hawk" program Saturday, when he landed at the Wright Brothers National Memorial and presented the state flag to National Park Service officials.

Tim Hu was one of 50 EAA-member pilots chosen - one from each state - to participate in the "50 Flags to Kitty Hawk" program, a year-long effort that is part of EAA's "Countdown to Kitty Hawk" initiative, presented by Ford Motor Company, celebrating the achievements of the Wright brothers and the 100th anniversary of powered flight in 2003.

Tim was the 27th EAA-member pilot to complete the journey to Kitty Hawk, where he also presented National Park Service officials with a signed proclamation from Governor Dave Freudenthal, declaring September 1st, 2003 as "50 Flags to Kitty Hawk Day" throughout the state. Following the presentation, the Wyoming flag was raised at the Wright Brothers National Memorial site, where it will fly for the entire day.

"This is a great honor to represent the great people of Wyoming" Tim said. Tim, a systems analyst, has more than 250 hours in the air, and has been an EAA member since 1998. His flight of 1700 miles took 12 hours to complete. Tim flew with Mike Schulte as his co-pilot in his 1967 Cherokee Six 6/300.

EAA's "Countdown to Kitty Hawk" program, which is also supported by Microsoft Flight Simulator and Eclipse Aviation, includes construction of an exact flying reproduction of the 1903 Wright flyer, and a six-stop national tour of EAA's "Countdown to Kitty Hawk" pavilion exhibit, which features the Flyer, historic artifacts and Wright brothers correspondence from the Library of Congress, and numerous interactive aviation displays.

The tour will culminate at Kill Devil Hills, N.C., when as part of the Centennial of Flight Celebration, EAA's Wright Flyer will fly again at 10:35 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2003 - precisely 100 years to the minute from when the Wrights made history.

For more information on EAA's "Countdown to Kitty Hawk" program, search the website at www.countdowntokittyhawk.com.