First Eagle Flight with Rod Hightower

1,461 views · Published 25 July 2012 · 3:15 · Indexed 13 October 2026

Channel: EAA · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Diane Thornton climbed into the cockpit of a T-6 Texan military trainer Tuesday morning and soon was the first adult recipient of an EAA Eagle Flight. Her pilot, EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower, taxied them off in his warbird for a short flight.

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