General Aviation Impacts Public Causes

AirVenture, Volunteers

By Abigail Kaplan “You don’t need an airliner to do great work with an airplane,” said Tom Haines, former editor in chief of AOPA for 29 years. Tom has flown ... Read more

July 21, 2026July 21, 2026

Boeing Plaza Vice Chair Recognized for Decades of Volunteerism

AirVenture, Volunteers

By Emme Hornung Boeing Plaza, the central display area at AirVenture, is home to some of the biggest and most iconic aircraft featured each year. With featured aircraft rotating on ... Read more

July 21, 2026July 21, 2026

They Bring the Field Together

AirVenture, Volunteers

By Jim Roberts For one week every year, the Oshkosh control tower is among the busiest in the world, handling nearly 10,000 aircraft during EAA AirVenture. Many of those aircraft ... Read more

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026

2 Millionth Young Eagle Keeps on Flying, Learning

AirVenture, Youth Outreach

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