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
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.
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
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
The house phone rang early in the evening — a rare event as most calls come in on my cell. My wife answered the call and then handed me the ... Read more
That first solo became a watershed moment for me, and before long, I had set the goal of flying our little Piper from my home airport, Goodspeed Airport in East ... Read more
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
On June 12, 2021, Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient Cheyenne Fuoco soloed at the Hartford-Brainard Airport in Hartford, Connecticut, in a Cessna 172R.
EAA student member George Pytel, EAA 1396839, has been using SOLIDWORKS, a free CAD software program available to EAA members, to set himself up for success after high school in ... Read more
I have heard it often said that in order to build an airplane you need to have mastered a great number of skills, have a large, well-equipped workshop, and hoards ... Read more