The Vintage Aircraft Association’s Charles W. Harris Youth Aviation Center at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. [Credit: Jeremy King]
Key Takeaways:
Certain vintage aircraft like Taylorcrafts and Champs offer an affordable entry point into aviation for new pilots to build flight hours without significant resale value loss.
The Vintage Aircraft Association (VAA) opened the Charles W. Harris Youth Aviation Center to provide hands-on experience in aircraft maintenance and repair.
The center aims to attract young people to aviation by fostering community, educating them on affordable aircraft upkeep, and developing programs that potentially exchange student labor for flight instruction.
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin—Not every type of aircraft has skyrocketed in value like Skyhawks and Cherokees in recent years.
Within the vintage community, a number of simple aircraft designs from Taylorcraft, Luscombe, and Aeronca haven’t surged quite like much of the market and remain a value for folks looking to get into aviation.
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