KILL
DEVIL HILLS, N.C. – October 3, 2003– Marc Reynolds, an EAA member
pilot from Ogden, Utah,
officially represented the state in EAA’s “50 Flags to Kitty Hawk”
program on Friday, October 3, when he landed at the Wright Brothers
National Memorial and presented the Utah state flag to National Park
Service officials.
Reynolds
is 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.
Reynolds
was the 34th EAA-member pilot to complete the journey to Kitty Hawk, where
he also presented National Park Service officials with a signed
proclamation from Governor Mike Leavitt, declaring September 11, 2003, as
“50 Flags to Kitty Hawk Day” throughout the state. Following the
presentation, the Utah flag was raised at the Wright Brothers National
Memorial.
“It
is an honor to represent the State of Utah and the EAA in this yearlong
National Centennial of Flight celebration honoring the Wright Brothers an
their magnificent achievements,” Reynolds said.
, A retired U.S. Air Force Pilot, Reynolds has more than 6,800
hours in the air, and has been an EAA member since 1999.
His 2,300-mile flight took hours to complete in his Beech Bonanza.
EAA’s
Countdown to Kitty Hawk program, 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.
