Volunteers

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024

The Making of a BIG Propeller for EAA’s Pheasant: Part 1

By Story and photos by Paul Adams, EAA Chapter 675 President In the title you may notice two things. First, the word “BIG,” and second, “Part 1.” Well, these two ... Read more

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Linda Thorn

AirVenture, Member Stories, Volunteers

This piece originally ran in the October 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Linda Thorn, EAA 842022, was honored at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 as the Dorothy Hilbert Volunteer ... Read more

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Mary Pennington-Hoyt

Member Stories, Volunteers

This piece originally ran in the September 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Mary Pennington-Hoyt, EAA Lifetime 1057675, is passionate about empowering young girls and women to participate in ... Read more

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

A Big Trip for a Little Meerkat

Member Stories, Volunteers

By Karl Jensen, EAA 554322, EAA Chapter 322 Many EAA members here in South Africa help with flights for The Bataleurs, a group of volunteer pilots who fly for the ... Read more

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Craig Olson

AirVenture, EAA Museum, Volunteers

This piece originally ran in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Craig Olson, EAA 116636, is the chairman of the Emergency Aircraft Repair team at AirVenture, a ... Read more

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Gale Guilette

EAA Museum, Volunteers

This piece originally ran in the July 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Gale Guilette, EAA 128629, is helping keep aviation history alive, one sheet of metal at a ... Read more

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

Medic!

AirVenture, Volunteers

By Jim Roberts At any gathering as large as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, you’re bound to have the usual run of bumps, scrapes, cuts, and occasionally more life-threatening episodes. To find ... 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 22, 2024July 22, 2024

EAA’s Volunteers of the Year

AirVenture, Member Stories, Volunteers

By Angela Satterlee Dennis Lange, EAA 198454, is from Fond du Lac, and he started volunteering at EAA back in 1979, became a member shortly after that in 1981, and ... Read more

July 21, 2024August 15, 2024

Ladies Love Taildraggers

AirVenture, Celebrating Women, Vintage, Volunteers

Ladies Love Taildraggers (LLT) is a nonprofit organization made up of a group of remarkable female pilots. They recently returned from their Ladies Love Taildraggers Mississippi River Flying Tour, which ... Read more

July 21, 2024July 22, 2024

Tall Pines Café

AirVenture, Volunteers

By Emme Hornung Picture this: The roar of the morning P-51 formation just pulled you out of sleep. Usually, you hit snooze on your alarm, but there is no snooze ... Read more

July 20, 2024July 20, 2024

Fueling EAA Volunteers With Coffee and Aviation

AirVenture, Volunteers

Thomas Varep-Popov fell in love with aviation at the early age of 4, and his passion for it has only grown. Now, he has combined those feelings about aviation with ... Read more

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Ron Liebmann

Volunteers

By EAA This piece originally ran in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Ronald Liebmann, EAA 18367, remembers his aviation infatuation starting in kindergarten, watching Stearmans ... Read more

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Don and Shay Lusk

Member Stories, Volunteers

Don and Shay Lusk, EAA 1475013 and 1495171, of EAA Chapter 586 in Show Low, Arizona, have a passion for sharing the wonders aviation has to offer with people of ... Read more

May 15, 2024May 16, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Laurie Probst

Volunteers

Laurie Probst, EAA Lifetime 709262, has quite an extensive résumé when it comes to sharing aviation with today’s youths. She was introduced to aviation two decades ago when a friend ... Read more

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Ann Sederquist

Volunteers

If you’ve ever visited the EAA Aviation Museum, there’s a good chance you interacted with one of our volunteer docents. One of those volunteers is Ann Sederquist, EAA 769163, who ... Read more

March 20, 2024March 29, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Craig and Bonnie Fitzsimmons

Volunteers

Craig and Bonnie Fitzsimmons, EAA 266725 and 814505, have been together for more than 50 years, having met when they were just 19 years old in Elgin, Illinois. Bonnie opened ... Read more

January 25, 2024March 29, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Cliff Chetwin

Member Stories, Volunteers

Cliff Chetwin, EAA Lifetime 429238, is a retired aviation program manager for the National Park Service and continues to educate others and spread The Spirit of Aviation through volunteerism.

December 14, 2023March 29, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Jonathon McKenzie

Volunteers

Jonathon McKenzie, EAA Lifetime 1110671, became EAA’s Print Mail Center volunteer chairman in 2022, but he joined EAA and started volunteering more than 10 years ago after he caught a ... Read more

November 16, 2023November 17, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight — Gustavo Arosemena

Volunteers

Gustavo Arosemena, EAA 1172064, of Panama is highly involved with EAA, starting his chapter in Panama and volunteering year after year at the International Visitors Tent during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

October 19, 2023October 20, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight — Tenley Ong

AirVenture, Volunteers

You may recognize Tenley Ong, EAA 1388744, from her contributions to EAA’s blog, where she has written relatable stories about working toward her pilot certificate. Tenley, a talented writer and ... Read more

September 21, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight — Jennifer Hantosh née Neunteufel

AirVenture, Volunteers

Not many people can say that they lost their first tooth in Camper Registration at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, but for Jennifer Hantosh née Neunteufel, EAA 1218066, that’s just one of ... Read more

September 21, 2023

Events Happening in Our Museum

Volunteers

I hope everyone has been able to recharge after AirVenture and is ready to jump into fall! Here in Oshkosh, the temperatures are starting to creep down, and some leaves ... Read more

September 21, 2023September 21, 2023

Volunteer Recognition

AirVenture, Volunteers

Getting to know the 2023 Volunteers of the Year.

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight — Dennis Crispin

AirVenture, Volunteers

It would seem for Dennis Crispin, EAA 258290, that his whole life has been directing him to volunteer for his local EAA chapter and AirVenture. His first clue came in ... Read more

July 30, 2023

Longtime German Volunteer Honors Friend With Service

AirVenture, Volunteers

From 8 years old to 28, Justin Dölp has not missed volunteering in the International Visitors Tent at AirVenture.

July 29, 2023

KidVenture to Captain

AirVenture, Volunteers

Britny Connella attended EAA AirVenture Oshkosh with her family in 1999, the first year KidVenture began, and after a day of traipsing around the main grounds and not being able ... Read more

July 29, 2023

Carole Holtmeier: 50 Years a Volunteer

AirVenture, Volunteers

This year marks Carole Holtmeier’s 50th year volunteering during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in the First Aid building.

July 29, 2023

Panamanian Volunteer Assists at International Tent

Air Tours, Volunteers

Gustavo Arosemena of Panama is highly involved with EAA, starting his chapter in Panama and volunteering year after year at the International Visitors Tent during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh week.

July 27, 2023

From Rockford to Oshkosh

AirVenture, Volunteers

Dave and Wanda Clark live in the suburbs of Indianapolis and have been attending EAA conventions since 1969, when it was still based in Rockford, Illinois, and out of all ... Read more

July 26, 2023August 23, 2023

Not Your Father’s Paper Route

AirVenture, Volunteers

This newspaper — yes, the one you’re likely reading as you enjoy that hot coffee and donut you got from the Red One Market — was delivered by EAA Print ... Read more

July 6, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight — George and Janice Wilts

Volunteers

George, EAA 37947, and Janice Wilts, EAA 1282004, may joke and be modest about why they keep coming to Oshkosh. But their contributions as EAA volunteers are no joke.

June 1, 2023June 6, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight — Abigail Oleniczak

Volunteers

Abigail Oleniczak, EAA 1157455, from Wheaton, Illinois, is a seasoned AirVenture volunteer. During EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, she completed her seventh year volunteering, which is quite impressive when you realize ... Read more

May 4, 2023May 9, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight — Steph Schulko

Volunteers, Youth & Young Eagles

Steph Schulko, EAA 719052, spent more than 15 years as EAA Chapter 18’s Young Eagles coordinator. After working hard to help local children, Steph was honored as a 2022 Young ... Read more

April 6, 2023April 11, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight — Harry and Jan Crisman

Volunteers

Harry, EAA 16857, and Jan Crisman have been a part of the EAA volunteer scene for quite a while — since 1963, in fact!

March 9, 2023March 13, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight — Ken Jordan

Volunteers

During EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, Ken Jordan was honored with the Phillips 66 Young Eagles Leadership Award for his many years of service to EAA and the Young Eagles program.

February 8, 2023February 9, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight — Jerry Burke

Volunteers

In July, Jerry Burke, EAA 365400, was honored with the Volunteer of the Year award. Though Jerry technically only started volunteering in 2007, he’s been working with EAA for much ... Read more

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight — Tracy Miller

Volunteers

Tracy Miller, EAA 794015, has been the Young Eagles coordinator for EAA Chapter 838 for 15 years. Though not currently flying, aviation has been a part of Tracy’s life since ... Read more

December 1, 2022December 5, 2022

Volunteer Spotlight — Jim Moss

Volunteers

Jim Moss, EAA 80553, has been volunteering for a long time. Fifty-one years, to be exact. Jim’s volunteer journey started in 1972, when he was just a kid.

November 3, 2022

Volunteer Spotlight — Chris St. Germain

Volunteers, Youth & Young Eagles

Chris St. Germain, EAA 443948, has been a part of EAA Chapter 91’s Young Eagles program since the beginning. From flying Young Eagles to working as the chapter coordinator, Chris ... Read more

September 27, 2022September 29, 2022

Volunteer Spotlight — John and Becky Lowe

Volunteers

John, EAA 522935, and Becky Lowe, EAA 696676, have been volunteering with Operation Thirst for almost 10 years, working to feed hundreds of employees and volunteers during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

September 1, 2022

Volunteer Spotlight — The Shay Family

AirVenture, Volunteers

For the Shays, volunteering is a family affair. Spouses Bill, EAA 292424, and Margaret, EAA 1051869, have volunteered since the mid-1990s. Daughters Raquel, EAA 612853, and Sophia, EAA 1051870, joined ... Read more

August 3, 2022

Volunteer Spotlight — Larry Huber

Volunteers

Beginning in the 1980s, Larry Huber, EAA 285890, started helping out as a flightline volunteer in the Vintage area at EAA Oshkosh. Currently, he’s the vice chairman of showplane aircraft ... Read more