Bronze Eagles Flying Club Overview

Mr. Lewis is a native Houstonian. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Wiley College and later received two master’s degrees from Texas Southern University, one in Science and the other in Educational Administration.

Mr. Lewis began his teaching career in 1966 and became a principal in 1981. His passion for aviation began in 1985 when he received his first flight from a member of the Bronze Eagles. He went on to earn his Private Pilot Certificate in 1991.

In 1997, Mr. Lewis and 20 others co-founded the Black Pilots of America, Inc. He was elected President of the organization in 2002. In 2004, he played a key role in relocating the BPA Summer Flight Academy to Houston.

Mr. Lewis has been a dedicated leader in both the Bronze Eagles and the Black Pilots of America, serving as President and Vice President in both organizations. He is currently serving his second four-year term as Chairman of the Board of the Black Pilots.

The Bronze Eagles Flying Club of Texas (BEFC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of aviation. The Club has chapters in several cities in Texas; and it is an affiliate of the Black Pilots of America.

Our aim and purpose are:

• Training youth to participate and advance in various types of employment within the aviation field.
• To stimulate and encourage broader job opportunities for underprivileged youth in all phases of aviation.
• To encourage youth to enter the field of aviation and to remain in school by showing films and lecturing in schools on opportunities in the field of aviation.
• Organize and set up a school for such training.
• To develop scholarships for youth who will partake in such training and development.
• To acquire, own, hold, sell, lease, pledge, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of any property, real or personal, necessary to the operation of the Organization.