The Experimental Aircraft Association Sport Aviation Halls of Fame continue to grow as five new inductees will be honored as part of the 2025 class. The five inductees each represent a different area of aviation – homebuilders, ultralights, the International Aerobatic Club, the Vintage Aircraft Association, and EAA Warbirds of America.
International Aerobatic Club: Rob Holland, EAA Lifetime 555134/IAC Lifetime 27724 (Posthumous)
Legendary air show and aerobatic competition pilot Rob Holland became interested in flying after his parents took him to military air shows. After flight training, he jumped at any opportunity to fly, ultimately logging more than 15,000 hours in more than 180 different types of aircraft. He worked as a flight instructor for air show and aerobatic pilot Mike Goulian, EAA Lifetime 259398, worked as a banner tow and ferry pilot, and flew commercial and commuter airplanes, as well as private and corporate jets. He also formed his own flight academy, Aerial Advantage Aviation.
In 2002, Rob became an active participant in air shows around the country, and in 2007, he acquired his signature one-of-a-kind MXS-RH aerobatic airplane. Over the course of the last two decades, Rob was named an honorary Canadian Snowbird and Blue Angel, received the Art Scholl Memorial Showmanship Award, and was awarded more than 38 national and international medals. He also earned 13 consecutive U.S. national aerobatic championships (Unlimited), 14 U.S. national aerobatic Freestyle championships, and six world Freestyle championships. In addition, Holland was the driving force in securing the 2026 World Aerobatic Championships for Batavia, New York.
The air show and aerobatic competition communities were saddened by Rob’s sudden death in an aircraft accident in April 2025.
EAA will honor the new inductees at a dinner ceremony on November 12, 2025, in the Eagle Hangar of the EAA Aviation Museum. Hall Of Fame Dinner: Cocktails at 6pm, Dinner at 7pm CST
Purchase tickets HERE: https://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum/eaa-museum-events/eaa-sport-aviation-hall-of-fame-banquet
