July 25, 2019July 25, 2019

Whirling Around the World — Taking a Gyroplane on a Worldwide Journey

AirVenture, History, Member Stories

In 2003, Norman Surplus, then 40, was diagnosed with bowel cancer. The prognosis wasn’t good. “They gave me a 40 percent chance to live 18 months,” he recalled. As he ... Read more

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

Fun and Affordable Vintage Aircraft

AirVenture

Plenty of impressive, huge, and potentially pricey aircraft flock to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture every year, but not every flyer on the field is unaffordable. Enjoyable and accessible vintage aircraft ... Read more

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

Aerolite 103 Kit Being Built at Fun Fly Zone

AirVenture, Ultralights

The thousands of homebuilders at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 know that building your own plane is achievable, but a significant percentage of attendees might not. To shine some light on ... Read more

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

Poberezny Salute

Air Show, AirVenture, Warbirds

The Monday afternoon air show opened with an unlikely formation, flown in honor of two members of EAA’s first family: Founder Paul Poberezny and his son Tom, former president of ... Read more

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

A Special AirVenture Surprise — A South African T-6 With Family Ties

AirVenture, Member Stories, Warbirds

By Kayla Floyd Johan Guyt stood along the flightline on Sunday, July 21, when an airplane in the markings of his homeland, South Africa, touched down on the runway. As ... Read more

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

A Homebuilder’s Dream Flight: From Germany to Oshkosh — Meet Hermann Schiele

AirVenture, Homebuilding, Stories Of Oshkosh

By Kayla Floyd Over in homebuilt camping, a grey RV-8 might have caught some attention. Whether it was the German registration, the German flag on the tail, or the combination ... Read more

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

Riley Speidel Flew From California to Maine in a Glider

AirVenture, Youth & Young Eagles

By Kayla Floyd It’s a bird, it’s a plane, and well … it’s a glider. And the pilot? Well, that is 14-year-old Riley Speidel. This year at AirVenture we are ... Read more

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

17-Year-Old Volunteer Teaches Metal Work

AirVenture, Vintage, Youth & Young Eagles

By John W. Conrad If you are looking to discover how they bend those fancy curves for vintage aircraft, or if you are plagued with a problem reverse compound curve ... Read more

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019

Fairey Firefly on Display in Warbirds Area

AirVenture, Warbirds

Capt. Eddie Kurdziel’s Fairey Firefly will be on display on Warbird Alley during AirVenture and was part of EAA’s highly anticipated Warbirds in Review program Monday afternoon. The Firefly’s first ... Read more

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019

Sneaking in, Safely — A Soggy Saturday Didn’t Stop One Cirrus From Arriving

AirVenture, Member Stories

By John W. Conrad The skies had barely lifted and thunder still rumbled in the distance when the Cirrus SR22, piloted by 22-year-old Steven Noonan of Western Michigan University, entered ... Read more