EAA Founder’s Innovation Prize Competition Closes June 15

Tuesday, June 06, 2017 at 06:59 PM ET

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Ihab Awad (center) earned the 2016 EAA Founder's Innovation Prize with his entry “Airball,” continually synthesized flight data that allows a pilot to quickly make sense of the current flight state of their aircraft. EAA

Key Takeaways:

The EAA Founder's Innovation Prize, hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association and Airbus, is currently accepting entries until June 15.
The competition seeks innovative ideas and solutions to counter loss-of-control accidents in amateur-built aircraft.
Five finalists will be selected by July 15 to present their ideas "Shark Tank"-style at AirVenture on July 25, with the top innovation earning $25,000.

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There’s still time for aviation’s doers, dreamers and innovators to see their bright ideas become one of five finalists in this year’s EAA Founder’s Innovation Prize competition, although the June 15 deadline is fast approaching.