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July 23, 2025October 20, 2025

Every Flight Is a Challenge!

Aerobatics, AirVenture
By Robbie Culver Britt Lincoln flew in the IAC demo Tuesday and Wednesday. While she has attended EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in the past, this was her first time flying in ... Read more
October 28, 2024October 17, 2025

‘Recognize the Moment’ With Record-Breaking Race Pilot at Museum Speaker Series

Aerobatics, Speaker Series
Skip Holm – a highly-accomplished Air Force fighter pilot, Skunk Works test pilot, air show and race pilot, and movie pilot – will be the final speaker for the 2024 ... Read more
July 24, 2024October 20, 2025

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

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September 9, 2026September 9, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — North Carolina Sling TSi

Homebuilding
By Sean Tucker, EAA 1467963 This piece originally ran in the July 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I’m that kid who fell in love with airplanes at an ... Read more
August 13, 2026August 13, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Maryland Van’s Aircraft RV-7A

Homebuilding
By Bob Calo, EAA 650482 This piece originally ran in the June 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Way back in 1999, I was invited to go for a ... Read more
July 25, 2026July 25, 2026

Javron Four-Place Cub

AirVenture, Homebuilding
By Robbie Culver Javron Aviation in Brainerd, Minnesota, offers experimental Super Cub kits using original Piper PA-18 specs and dimensions. At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026, the company had a four-place ... Read more
July 23, 2026July 23, 2026

Fabric Expert Sharing Knowledge at AirVenture for 21 Years

AirVenture, Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Raul Cisneros One of the great benefits of attending AirVenture is the opportunity to learn from top-notch experts through the many presentations and workshops. One such person is Hualdo ... Read more
July 23, 2026July 23, 2026

Growing Up With Homebuilts

AirVenture, Homebuilding
By Angela Satterlee At just 19 years old, Aerin Hubbell, EAA 1591418, is the youngest experimental aircraft judge at AirVenture. Aviation has been part of her life from the very ... Read more
July 21, 2026July 21, 2026

Van’s Aircraft RV-8 at AirVenture From the Dominican Republic

Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Robbie Culver Carlos Sanlley, EAA 1429208; Alejandro Marranzini, EAA 1286806; and Andrés Sánchez built a Van’s RV-8 in the Dominican Republic (DR). Carlos and Andrés flew it to EAA ... Read more

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August 20, 2026August 20, 2026

Keeping the Old Fleet Flying

Ultralights
By Malcolm Brubaker, EAA Lifetime 428307 This piece originally ran in the June 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. As a sail maker, most people I meet these days ... Read more
July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

Restored Icarus II to Move to EAA Aviation Museum After Convention

Ultralights
By Emme Hornung Fifty years ago, the powered ultralight movement took off at EAA Oshkosh 1976 when John Moody demonstrated a takeoff and landing in his powered hang glider, the ... Read more
July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

Air Command Showcases Polaris Razor 100-hp Engine and New Gyrocopter

AirVenture, Ultralights
By Robbie Culver Gyrocopters are a misunderstood segment of light aviation. Joe Covelli, owner of Air Command International LLC, describes gyros as a “fun flying experience. It’s like flying a ... Read more

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August 27, 2026August 27, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Virginia Cessna 170

Vintage
By Rick Champagne, EAA 1378576 This piece originally ran in the June 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. After building an RV-6 with my dad, I decided I wanted ... Read more
July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

Take Me Home, Rainbow Rider

AirVenture, Vintage
By Angela Satterlee Some airplanes become famous because of speed or records. Others become legendary because of the people whose lives they touch. The 1976 Steen Skybolt, N56JD, better known ... Read more
July 23, 2026July 23, 2026

Triple Tree: Putting Young People Into Old Airplanes

Honoring The Past, Vintage
By Barbara A. Schmitz For Triple Tree Aerodrome (TTA), it’s all about getting young people interested in flying and caring for vintage airplanes. If Ben Templeton and Jack Bengard are ... Read more

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August 27, 2026August 27, 2026

EAA’s The Green Dot — Jolly Green Giant Pilot John Duffy

Podcast, Warbirds
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by John Duffy, who flew the massive Sikorsky HH-3E helicopter during the Vietnam War, to talk about his ... Read more
July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

Rare Yak-12M Visits AirVenture 2026

Warbirds
By Sam Oleson If you happened to be walking among the rows of L-birds, trainers, and assorted Eastern Bloc aircraft in the Warbirds area at AirVenture 2026 the past few ... Read more
July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

B-17, the Fourth Generation

AirVenture, Warbirds
By Jim Roberts Imagine you’re a young B-17 radio operator far from your Pennsylvania home, setting off on your first mission over Germany. Just two days before Christmas 1944, the ... Read more
July 23, 2026July 23, 2026

The Great Warbirds Experience

AirVenture, Warbirds
By Catherine Warmkessel With so much history in aviation, it is always important to look back at the start to move forward. The Warbirds Tram Tour is a great introduction ... Read more
July 23, 2026July 23, 2026

Inspiring the Next Generation

Warbirds, Youth Outreach
By Jim Roberts According to the National WWII Museum, during that war nearly 1,100 highly trained women tested, flew, and ferried 12,650 aircraft over 60 million miles as Women Airforce ... Read more
July 22, 2026July 22, 2026

Sub Hunter

Warbirds
By Sam Oleson Eighty-four years ago, above the freezing waters of the North Atlantic, the crew of Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina BuNo 2459 was annoyed. Perhaps angry. Definitely motivated. For the ... Read more

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Recent Posts

  • EAA’s The Green Dot — Country Music Artist and Pilot Aaron Tippin

    September 9, 2026

  • EAA Chapter 443 Shares Outstanding Achievements of 2024 Ray Scholar

    September 9, 2026

  • What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — North Carolina Sling TSi

    September 9, 2026

  • Chilliwack Flight Fest — A Diamond in the Rough!

    September 3, 2026

  • My Best Oshkosh Ever

    September 3, 2026

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