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Hal Bryan

Managing Editor at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), pilot, and host of EAA's The Green Dot podcast.

Jun 25, 2026

7:28
And, you know, and especially in this, this dynamic where, you know, you see kind of the surge and, and the ebbs and flows of innovation on both the GA and the commercial side of the house, and kinda how the, the mission of EAA sort of flows into that, you know, and, and the role, the role that community plays.
7:43
Sure.
7:44
Well, it's a great question, and so I know you asked it in my own words, but I'll start with the, the official words, the official language, and then, and then tell you how I interpret that.
7:53
And that is our, our official mission statement at EAA is to grow participation in aviation by sharing the spirit of aviation.
8:00
You, you know, I come to work every day, and as we're applying that, I boil it down even simpler.
8:06
It's just I want more people to, to fly, and I want more people to fly because they love it.
8:12
You know, certainly we have, you know, so much of our outreach and the things we do for young people leads to careers as professional pilots, and we love that and we cheer them on.

32 MINS LATER

40:05
That speaks to the community of accessibility, right? And making aviation more approachable of it's about the people, right? And I'm sure and over your, your, your journey with aviation, you, you've seen that community, you've seen that aspect in, in a number of ways as well.

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