Posts by: Erin Henze

Erin Henze

Erin, EAA 1412731, is EAA’s 2022 publications intern. Currently a student at the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, Erin enjoys nerding out over literature and traveling in her free time. Email Erin at ehenze@eaa.org.

September 1, 2022September 7, 2022

9/11 Fighter Pilot to Host Speaker Series

History, Speaker Series

Maj. Heather “Lucky” Penney, EAA 1266991, known for her involvement in attempting to stop Flight 93 on 9/11, will be speaking about her experiences on Sunday, September 11, at 7 ... Read more

July 30, 2022July 30, 2022

Paramotor Power

Uncategorized

Harley Milne arrived in Oshkosh on Sunday after a grueling seven days paramotoring from Sonoma, California, to Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

Friends Gather to Honor an AirVenture Regular

AirVenture

Online community raises funds for Glen Towler memorial brick

July 29, 2022

Paraplegic Veteran Breaks Barriers

AirVenture

NV3 and partner Rotor X will be bringing a helicopter to 24 different VA spinal cord injury centers, where Stewart will fly. They hope to encourage veterans to “recapture the ... Read more

July 28, 2022

International Visitors Tent Provides Home Away From Home

AirVenture

With most borders finally open, international visitors are flocking back to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. No matter where they come from, they are welcome to have the International Visitors Tent as ... Read more

July 28, 2022

45 Years and Counting

AirVenture, Homebuilding

Ken Swain, EAA 102241, flew his VariEze, N4ZZ, into Oshkosh for the 45th year in a row this year.

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

From Street to Seat

AirVenture

Chief Warrant Officer Paige Quintana is flying her beloved UH-60 Blackhawk into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 with fellow military pilots as part of the Aviation Branch Awareness Program.

July 27, 2022

Women’s Intro to Building

AirVenture, Homebuilding

Encouraging women to break barriers

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022

Father and Son Fly an RV-7 From France

AirVenture

On July 22, father and son duo Bruno and Salvo Sanna of France arrived in Oshkosh, finishing a 12-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean in their RV-7.

July 26, 2022

A Brazilian’s Oshkosh Journey

AirVenture

I dreamed to go here for a long time.

July 22, 2022July 24, 2022

Dave Jackson’s Volunteer Project

AirVenture, DIY, Honoring The Past, Member Stories, Stories Of Oshkosh

Dave makes about 200 of these chocks a year, each designed with a variety of items like names, years, and fun decals. Much to Dave’s chagrin, many pilots like to ... Read more

July 7, 2022

Checkride Milestone — Ainsley Busenbark

Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

Ainsley Busenbark, EAA 1293707, completed her private pilot checkride in June of this year.

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022

Checkride Milestone — John Barber

Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

17-year-old Ray scholar John Barber completed his checkride on June 22, officially becoming the first 2022 scholar to complete training and earn their certificate.

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Air Academy to Airline Captain

Member Stories

Mathew Schaub and his journey from EAA’s aviation summer camp to Delta Air Lines.

June 22, 2022

EAA Chapter 1590’s Greased Lightning

Chapters

In late May, EAA Chapter 1590 acquired a new project with an interesting backstory. Though only speculation at first, President Daniel Davis, EAA 592034, and his fellow chapter members can ... Read more

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

Variety of Gunship Crew Members to Speak at EAA Museum

Air Show, AirVenture, Warbirds

Five crew members from the AC-47, the AC-130, and the AC-119 will be presenting about their time spent aboard these gunships, built for the Vietnam War, on Thursday, June 16, ... Read more

November 22, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight — Carl Franz

Member Stories

Carl Franz, EAA 511275, is a longtime volunteer with EAA and is the 2021 recipient of the Tony Bingelis Award, after serving as a technical counselor for almost 20 years. ... Read more

August 18, 2021

Airythmia’s First AirVenture

AirVenture, Member Stories, Ultralights

Paramotor team Airythmia performed for the very first time together during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021’s Twilight Flight Fest.

July 31, 2021

Aircraft Art Honors Armed Forces

AirVenture, Homebuilding

While there are many ways in which veterans are honored at AirVenture, pilot Rodney Jarrell, EAA Lifetime 1132855, found a unique way to do so.

July 31, 2021

New Coffee Company Supports Warbird Restoration

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh, Warbirds

Warbird Coffee Co., founded by Royal Air Force veterans Adam Berry and Jon Short in November 2020, sells a series of coffee blends that help in the restoration of warbirds.

July 31, 2021

A Ray Scholar’s Aviation Journey

AirVenture, Member Stories, Why We Fly, Youth & Young Eagles

Seventeen-year-old Jayden Chow didn’t come from an aviation family. Jayden, EAA 1293557, was first introduced to EAA by his dad’s coworker.

July 29, 2021

Early Ray Scholar Volunteers at GirlVenture

AirVenture, Celebrating Women, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles

Amy Whelan, EAA 1283566, goes from the mentee to mentor at AirVenture 2021 during the GirlVenture camp.

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021

Birds of a Feather

AirVenture, Homebuilding

With so many aircraft around the grounds, it can be easy to miss a single airplane. However, one you won’t want miss is Howard and Linda Plevyak’s Stoddard Hamilton GlaStar, ... Read more

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021

A Tale of 2 Sharks

AirVenture, Homebuilding, Member Stories

As you make your way around the grounds, you can find many unusual or even unique airplanes. However, you won’t see many paint jobs as eye-catching as Lonnie Autry’s RV-8, ... Read more

July 27, 2021

Admissions Volunteers

AirVenture, Celebrating Women, Member Stories

Volunteers are what make everything EAA does possible. With more than 5,000 volunteers helping out at AirVenture this year, it would be impossible not to run into one of them. ... Read more

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021

Cancer Survivor Saves Others

AirVenture, Why We Fly

Samaritan Aviation co-founder heads to front lines of Papua New Guinea after defeating cancer diagnosis

July 15, 2021

First Homebuilt Arrives at AirVenture 2021

AirVenture, Homebuilding

Ron Lem, EAA 1159879, of Concord, California, is a volunteer at EAA’s print/mail center and owns the first homebuilt airplane that has arrived on the AirVenture grounds.

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021

Solo Milestone — Allison Matthews

Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

Allison Matthews, EAA 1404432, soloed for the first time on June 18 in a Cessna 150L at the Hendricks County Airport in Danville, Indiana.

July 8, 2021

Conquering (Kind of) My Flying Fear

Uncategorized

As far back as I can remember, being on an airplane has filled me with panic and fear. As someone who is afraid of heights, claustrophobic, gets motion sick, and ... Read more

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021

Solo Milestone — Ray Scholar Cheyenne Fuoco

Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

On June 12, 2021, Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient Cheyenne Fuoco soloed at the Hartford-Brainard Airport in Hartford, Connecticut, in a Cessna 172R.

June 24, 2021