2 Millionth Young Eagle Keeps on Flying, Learning

By Barbara A. Schmitz As we prepare to celebrate the 2.5 millionth Young Eagle, we wanted to check in on Jodie Gawthrop, of Noblesville, Indiana, who became the 2 millionth ... Read more

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026

First Aid Provides Relief for AirVenture Attendees

AirVenture, Volunteers

By Barbara A. Schmitz Not feeling the best and your head is pounding? Is the sun or heat getting to be too much? Or did you do the one thing ... Read more

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026

GirlVenture Camp 2026

AirVenture, Youth Outreach

By Angela Satterlee For more than two decades, EAA’s GirlVenture Camp has introduced high school girls to the many opportunities available in aviation, encouraging them to see themselves in an ... Read more

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026

Keeping the Family Legacy Alive Through Volunteering

AirVenture, Volunteers

By Emme Hornung Carol Christianson, EAA Lifetime 25226, has been recognized as EAA’s 2026 Dorothy Hilbert Award recipient. The award was created in honor of the late Dorothy Hilbert to ... Read more

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026

The Bearcoupe With a Checkered Past

AirVenture, Homebuilding

By Robbie Culver Experimental amateur-built aircraft come in all shapes and sizes, but once in a while, one really stands out in the crowd that is Homebuilt Camping. Robert Bounds ... Read more

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026

Mass Arrival Groups Stress Safety First

AirVenture

By Barbara A. Schmitz Organization. Practice. Persistence. Proper communication. Those things help to ensure the safe mass arrivals of Mooneys, Bonanzas, Cessnas, and other groups at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh each ... Read more

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026

Advocating for Aviation Through Volunteerism

AirVenture, Volunteers

By Emme Hornung David Forster, EAA 481383, has been recognized as one of EAA’s 2026 Volunteers of the Year. His work is often not the visible kind, but his support ... Read more

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026

First-Timer Excited for AirVenture

AirVenture, Homebuilding, Member Stories

By Hal Bryan Ken Wilsbach, EAA 1079683, is a longtime EAA member who owns and flies a Lancair Legacy, but has never managed to make it to Oshkosh for AirVenture ... Read more

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026

Unexpected Artifacts

AirVenture

By Hal Bryan Our convention grounds overflow with stories. Some are obvious — fresh aircraft builds and restorations, changes in FARs, the tireless efforts of our passionate army of volunteers, ... Read more

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026

South 40 Breakfast

AirVenture, Chapters

By Grace Yakuber Picture it: You open your eyes and stare up at the small, useless vent at the top of your tent. It did not do its job, as ... Read more