Bax Seat Award

During "Oshkosh '97," Flying Magazine announced the establishment of the Bax Seat Trophy in honor of FLYING Magazine columnist Gordon Baxter. This award, first presented in 1998, is given to the EAA member who perpetuates the Gordon Baxter tradition of communicating the excitement and romance of grassroots aviation. 

The 2006 winner of the Bax Seat Award is 'Sparky' Barnes Sargent.  Read more

Past Bax Seat recipients:

1998	Charlie Harris
1999	Lauran Paine
2000	Buck Hilbert
2001	Dick Starks
2002	Ron Wanttaja
2003	Bob Whittier
2004	Paul Rosales
2005	Richard Koehler
2006	'Sparky' Barnes Sargent

Free-lance writers are eligible, writers and editors employed full time in that capacity are not.