July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

New Name, Same Great Air Show

Aerobatics, AirVenture

By Barbara A. Schmitz Their name and paint job may be new, but their crowd-pleasing show will remain the same as the TITAN Aerobatic Team in its AT-6 Texans takes ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

WWII Airborne Demonstration Team

AirVenture, History

By Robbie Culver Kevin Conner is part of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team based in Frederick, Oklahoma, that operates two World War II-era Douglas aircraft, the C-47 Boogie Baby and ... Read more

July 24, 2024August 1, 2024

Ray Aviation Corn Roast Celebrates 500 Successful Scholars

AirVenture, Chapters

By Robbie Culver In April 2024, the Ray Aviation Scholarship Fund reached a milestone of 500 completed Ray scholars who have earned their pilot certificate through the program. A corn ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

KidVenture Celebrates 25 Years of Inspiring Youths in Aviation

AirVenture, Learning to Fly, Youth & Young Eagles

By Abigail Oleniczak The excitement of KidVenture began 25 years ago when then EAA Chairman Tom Poberezny and Vice President Greg Anderson asked EAA Director Dan Majka to create somewhere ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

Cox Advocates for Disabilities While Encouraging Fearlessness, Adaptability

AirVenture, Learning to Fly, Member Stories

By Barbara A. Schmitz To say Jessica Cox, of Tucson, Arizonia, has a can-do attitude is a massive understatement. She was born without arms and learned to do things with ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 25, 2024

From Adversity to Purpose

AirVenture, Member Stories, Warbirds

Last summer, Paul Barnett nearly lost his right leg. A little more than a year later, he’s helping folks climb up into the cockpit of the Corsair he flew in ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

2024 August Raspet Winner Awarded

AirVenture

By Angela Satterlee Mike Blyth — a test pilot, entrepreneur, and aircraft lover who founded Sling Aircraft — is the winner of the Dr. August Raspet Memorial Award this year. ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

Tiki Tower!

AirVenture, Volunteers

By Jim Roberts Jeff Coffey spent 30 years as an air traffic controller, including 15 years working SUN ’n FUN, and nine tours wearing the distinctive pink shirt of an ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

You’d Be ‘Plum Crazy’ Not to Fall in Love With Benzing’s P-51

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Barbara A. Schmitz Vicky Benzing wanted to fly a P-51 so bad that she took the training course to get qualified in the Mustang in hopes that someone would ... Read more

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024

Kaleidoscope Airplane Aims to Make Flying Fun

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Barbara A. Schmitz Liam Hawkins, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was so afraid of flying that he had to take more than 1,000 commercial flights before he could get over ... Read more