Larry Fleming, an experienced hang glider pilot, steps into the world of powered flight with his Aeros Nano Trike. Follow along his adventure of learning to fly the ultralight trike ... Read more
Philip Handleman, EAA Lifetime 227599, joins the many who have taken the time to share a heartfelt tribute after the recent loss of former longtime EAA President Tom Poberezny.
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
Legendary pilot and air racer Steve Wittman, longtime manager of what is now known as Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, was also a prolific aircraft designer.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh’s Lost and Found has reunited many convention visitors with things like lost cameras, wallets, and cell phones. But on Friday night, July 30, they made their most ... Read more
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.
With winds picking up to 90 mph gusts and pilots tightening airplane straps in the stillness of the airport, campers at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 sought shelter at the EAA ... Read more
Mark Spang’s interest in aviation began at a young age. When he was just a kid, Mark, EAA 129553, would help his father, who was an Air Force mechanic in ... Read more
By Barbara A. Schmitz Bob Herman has been attending the EAA fly-in convention for 51 years, and volunteering for 50 of those years. “But I didn’t realize I was volunteering ... Read more
Charlie and Steve Gay’s 1965 Bowers Fly Baby 608X has returned to Oshkosh for the first time since 1970. The Fly Baby is a single-seat, folding-wing monoplane, originally designed in ... Read more
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
John Dyke, EAA Lifetime 3566, generously donated a one-of-a-kind Dyke Delta JD-2 N555A to EAA that will be on the convention grounds in front of the Brown Arch during AirVenture ... Read more
Anyone attending AirVenture this year can look around the grounds and see we’re celebrating something special — EAA’s 50th convention in Oshkosh. Except we’re not. If you read the fine ... Read more
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh can be inspiring to many people for many reasons. For Tony Wall, EAA 1226290, AirVenture 2016 inspired him to fulfill his dream of purchasing his first airplane.
Don Alesi, EAA 371460, first attended EAA Oshkosh with his brother in 1978 and since then he has made many fond memories, including celebrating a wedding anniversary at EAA Oshkosh ... Read more
Ruth Gallatin-Bock, EAA 340695, recalls her memories of growing up at EAA fly-ins with her father Harold Gallatin, EAA 20, who was one of the original five to help Paul ... Read more
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 brought many firsts for Loren Zehr, EAA 1252656, including visiting Oshkosh for the first time, flying in formation, and participating in the Honor Flight. AirVenture inspired ... Read more
Tom Steber, EAA 144044, has been attending EAA Oshkosh for 50 consecutive years. To Tom, the best way to describe AirVenture is, “Everywhere you look, there’s another only-in-Oshkosh moment.”
Jordan Ashley, EAA 864471, took his first airplane ride when he was less than a year old and started attending EAA Oshkosh at just 5 years old. He has attended ... Read more
Joel Godston knew he wanted to be involved in aviation from the age of 9. More than 70 years later, he’s joined the family of annual AirVenture attendees who share ... Read more
Did you ever lay in the grass as a child, staring up at the sky making shapes out of clouds in your mind when all of the sudden an airplane ... Read more
A family friend, Jim Miles, introduced me to EAA at the 1970 convention in Oshkosh. Jim asked if I wanted to go to the convention with him in his Piper ... Read more