Donation to Expand Bob Hoover Academy Fleet

The California-based aviation program for at-risk youth will receive three EX-2 CarbonCubs over the next three years.

Kimberly Johnson

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 04:45 PM ET

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The Bob Hoover Academy will receive three CubCrafters EX-2 CarbonCub kit airplanes over the next three years for its students to build. [Courtesy: The Bob Hoover Academy]

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The Bob Hoover Academy received a donation from The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, including three CubCrafters EX-2 CarbonCub kit airplanes for students to build over the next three years.
The $1.5 million donation also covers operational support for the aircraft and guarantees job interviews for program graduates with industry partners like Cirrus, CubCrafters, and Game Composites.
The Salinas, California-based nonprofit aims to inspire at-risk youth to engage in STEM education through aviation.
The donation is intended to provide hope and tangible opportunities for a better future, changing lives through aviation and education.

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The Bob Hoover Academy will receive three CubCrafters EX-2 CarbonCub kit airplanes over the next three years for its students to build, thanks to a donation by The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, the organization announced at EAA AirVenture on Tuesday in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

The Salinas, California-based aviation nonprofit focuses on inspiring at-risk youth to engage in STEM education. The program has a Cessna 152 and Redbird Flight Simulations FMX AATD, which allow students to pursue a private pilot certificate.