AirVenture Adventures: Chapter 2

AirVenture Adventures: Chapter 2 How Two Idiots and an Airplane Managed to Fly to Oshkosh and Back By Dave Stanchuk, EAA 1141923, and Doug Daverne, EAA 1161768; EAA Chapter 154, ... Read more

November 7, 2024October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Linda Thorn

AirVenture, Volunteers

This piece originally ran in the October 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Linda Thorn, EAA 842022, was honored at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 as the Dorothy Hilbert Volunteer ... Read more

September 19, 2024October 17, 2025

Honesty at AirVenture

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Frank Hemko, EAA 569315 I’m 74 years old and have visited AirVenture six times since I retired. My 29-year career flying as captain on UPS B-727s, B-757s, and B-767s ... Read more

August 29, 2024October 20, 2025

EAA Air Academy 2024 From the Deuce Lucas Crew

AirVenture, Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Ella Lucas, EAA 1518806, Chapter 76 This summer, Lucas Garcia and I were selected for the Cajun Aviation Camp Scholarship. Every year they choose one guy and one girl ... Read more

August 15, 2024October 31, 2025

Kamp Plakkerfontein: The South African Chapter’s AirVenture 2024 Experience

AirVenture, Chapters

By Athol Franz, EAA 680260 Having spent 23 years attending AirVenture camping with Neil Bowden’s South African group, once again this year I have been like a young boy all ... Read more

August 8, 2024October 16, 2025

VerdeGo Aero Drives Hybrid Solutions

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Jim Roberts When most people think about electric aircraft, they think about batteries. But according to the folks at VerdeGo Aero, “Batteries are great at delivering power in short ... Read more

August 8, 2024October 20, 2025

Father and Son Duo Celebrate 30 Years at AirVenture

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Angela Satterlee Barry, EAA Lifetime 151119, and Erwin Jay, EAA 139663, were back for another year at AirVenture! 2024 officially marked the 30th anniversary of the duo attending Oshkosh ... Read more

July 31, 2024October 20, 2025

Pets at AirVenture

AirVenture, EAA Canada

By Michael Martin, EAA 1047599, Toronto, ON EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is indeed a premier event for aviation enthusiasts of all ages. The 2023 edition set impressive records, and 2024 went ... Read more

July 27, 2024October 20, 2025

Nonstop Across the Atlantic

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Andrea Venturini A nonstop Atlantic crossing, from Scotland to Canada, a trip that typically can only be done via airliner, was achieved on June 14, 2024, in a two-seat, ... Read more

July 27, 2024October 20, 2025

‘Hooray, Hungary!’

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Angela Satterlee Twenty-two Hungarian aviation enthusiasts were welcomed to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, their last stop on a week-and-a-half-long trip around the world. The trip began on Wednesday, July 17, ... Read more