One of the earliest members of Young Pilots USA, Ethan C. Hand is Vice President of the Young Pilots USA Executive Board and the President of Chapter 1 in Oxford, CT.  He is also Director of Chapters since September 2022, in which capacity he handles all Member and Chapter affairs.

 

Originally from Middlebury, CT, Ethan first got involved in aviation through his father, a former professional airshow pilot who now manages an area charter business and learned to fly as a teenager.​

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Ethan is a member of the Connecticut chapter of the Soaring Society of America, and is a junior at Pomperaug Regional High School in Middlebury, CT. Outside of flying, he enjoys skiing, driving and flying RC cars and airplanes, hiking, and mountain biking.

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As a pilot, Ethan holds a Student Pilot License and is qualified as PIC to fly the Schweizer SGS 2-33A, Schweizer SGS 1-26E, Cessna 150, and Bellanca Scout, and is working towards his Private Pilot's License. He has more than 50 hours of total time and has flown various types.

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Ethan lives in Middlebury, CT with his parents and sister Ava.