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Member Stories

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August 5, 2021October 20, 2025

An AirVenture Proposal

AirVenture, Member Stories

Josh Fischer proposed to Jessica Thacker in the vintage aircraft area, after the two met years ago during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

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July 31, 2021

Homebuilt Sperocco Starts With a Good Plan and Makes It Better

AirVenture, Homebuilding, Member Stories

It is gray and subdued, an understated exterior for a smooth custom homebuilt firmly rooted in the plans of the legendary Marcel Jurca.

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July 31, 2021October 20, 2025

Keeping a Tradition Alive

AirVenture, Member Stories

About 40 family and friends from Monterrey, Mexico, arrived on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 grounds before the start of the annual fly-in convention last Friday.

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July 31, 2021October 20, 2025

A Ray Scholar’s Aviation Journey

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

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.

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July 31, 2021

Family, Friends, and Flying: Four Generations Celebrate AirVenture

AirVenture, Member Stories

For the Grantonic family, attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is like attending a family reunion on steroids.

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July 31, 2021October 28, 2025

Tying the Knot Twice on the Tri-Motor

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Holly Baldwin Scheibner said her husband, James, isn’t the most romantic guy. So that made the surprise even more unbelievable.

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July 31, 2021October 16, 2025

Best of British

AirVenture, Member Stories, Warbirds

It was a Hawker Hurricane and a Supermarine Spitfire that drew crowds at AirVenture.

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July 30, 2021October 17, 2025

A Great Big Little Bomber

Homebuilding, Member Stories
“It’s just an airplane.” That’s how the late Jack Bally, EAA 348338, a lifelong pilot and builder, described his one-third scale replica of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress — just ... Read more
July 30, 2021October 20, 2025

Tracing History – Following the Oregon and California Trails

Member Stories, Why We Fly

The Grand Prize winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

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July 30, 2021October 17, 2025

One-of-a-Kind Twin-Engine RV Creates Stir

AirVenture, Homebuilding, Member Stories

Jim and Ginger Tomaszewski of Clayton, Georgia, flew their stunning and diminutive TwinJAG to Oshkosh where it generates a lot of buzz.

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July 28, 2021October 20, 2025

Birds of a Feather

Homebuilding, Member Stories
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 28, 2021October 17, 2025

Member Spotlight: Steve Morse

AirVenture, Member Stories
Meet Steve Morse, EAA 223710. That name might be familiar to you, if you are familiar with the Dixie Dregs, Kansas, or Deep Purple — but around Oshkosh, Steve is ... Read more
July 28, 2021October 20, 2025

The Infinite Highway of the Air – Flying From Alabama to Alaska

Member Stories, Why We Fly

The third-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

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July 27, 2021October 20, 2025

A Tale of 2 Sharks

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, 2021October 16, 2025

Classic German Biplane Design Builds Memories

AirVenture, Member Stories, Warbirds

It’s a pugnacious little biplane, resplendent in World War II German colors. It’s a 1954 Spanish-built clone of the 1930s German Bücker Jungmann trainer.

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July 27, 2021October 20, 2025

Wings of Friendship

AirVenture, Member Stories, Why We Fly

The fourth-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

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July 27, 2021October 20, 2025

Very Important Pooch Retrieves Pouch From Lost and Found

AirVenture, Member Stories
Rose London, her husband Phil Weber and Rose’s dog Issie came to the Lost and Found building on Monday to reclaim the dog’s bag, filled with her service dog harness, ... Read more
July 26, 2021October 17, 2025

A Circumnavigational Flight Around the United States

Member Stories, Why We Fly

The fifth-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

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July 25, 2021October 20, 2025

Happy Anniversary, Debbie and Jack!

AirVenture, Member Stories
Jack Klein, EAA 518733, and Debbie Klein, EAA 1058911, celebrated their wedding by coming to AirVenture for their honeymoon, 40 years ago on this very day. “We were here for ... Read more
July 24, 2021October 17, 2025

Schaick, Scholler, and Mulva – The Names Behind the Signs

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Member Stories

Like any other medium-sized city, the names of roads and other areas in and around the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds are identified by signs.

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