March 11, 2021October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Jim Hornby and Dennis Lange

The Vintage Aircraft Association portion of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds takes up a pretty sizable chunk. Maintaining that chunk requires a lot of volunteer effort, and it begins with ... Read more

March 11, 2021October 28, 2025

Tribute to the Grandest Aviatrix: NC8407

Honoring The Past, Member Stories

An aircraft was just turning final and my brother stopped the car for a clear view. It looked very sturdy, like our Eads Bridge in St. Louis. We recognized it ... Read more

March 10, 2021October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Dennis Phillippi

Member Stories, Volunteers

Dennis first showed up at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 1995, looking to buy a Rotorway helicopter kit to build.

March 4, 2021November 5, 2025

Mission Complete

Member Stories, Why We Fly

EAA Chapter 27 members Laurie and Arianna Strand, using an RV-12 that was built as part of EAA’s Project Give Flight, flew a sick pelican from Connecticut to Florida to ... Read more

February 25, 2021November 5, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — New Jersey Waco RNF

Member Stories, Vintage

EAA member Chuck Griffiths takes us through the restoration of his Waco RNF.

February 11, 2021October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Jan Stadt

Member Stories, Volunteers

Jan Stadt’s tenure as an EAA volunteer began back in the 1990s when her husband, Dave, was in the process of earning his pilot certificate.

January 21, 2021October 17, 2025

Not Your Mother’s STOL Competition

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Taking place this past September at Byrd’s Adventure Center in the middle of the Arkansas Ozarks, the ArkanSTOL Ozark Backwoods Challenge featured some of the nation’s premier STOL pilots!

January 21, 2021

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Nevada Javron PA-18 Replicas

Homebuilding, Member Stories

EAA member Ron Kodimer takes us through the build of three identical Javron Super Cubs.

January 13, 2021

Oh the Consequences Could Have Been … !

Member Stories

Recently I started up my engine and, while the engine seemed to be running fine, the analog instruments in the panel all started jumping around wildly. I had no idea ... Read more

January 13, 2021November 5, 2025

Measure Twice, Cut Once

EAA Canada, Homebuilding, Member Stories

The painful and powerful lessons of scratch-building.

January 13, 2021November 7, 2025

RV-8 and ADS-B Testing Across Canada

EAA Canada, Member Stories

A long cross country flight proved the perfect opportunity to test new tech.

January 13, 2021October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Kathy Frey

Member Stories, Volunteers

Starting in 1998, Kathy Frey, EAA 1069808, has been a mainstay in Camp Scholler, assisting campers in finding suitable camping sites and helping out with just about anything else that ... Read more

December 16, 2020October 29, 2025

Voyaging on Skis

Member Stories, Vintage

Following many years of service in the Air Force and Wisconsin Air National Guard, along with his current position at American Airlines, Bruce Fischer, EAA Lifetime 1193829, was looking for ... Read more

December 16, 2020October 17, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Michigan Zenith CH 750 Cruzer

Homebuilding, Member Stories

Mark Pensenstadler takes us through the build of his Zenith CH 750 Cruzer.

December 15, 2020October 29, 2025

A Rare Aeroplane

Member Stories, Vintage

Rebuilding a Beachboy biplane.

November 24, 2020October 20, 2025

5 States and 510 Airports in 55 Days Over 3 Years

Member Stories, Why We Fly

How Michael Haubrich became the first pilot to complete the airport passport program in five Midwest states.

November 24, 2020November 7, 2025

Making the Best of Noshkosh

Member Stories, Tips

Local gatherings re-create the spirit of AirVenture.

November 24, 2020October 17, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — North Carolina Champion 7GCBC Citabria Explorer

Member Stories, Vintage

EAA member Mark Thoman takes us through the restoration of his Champion 7GCBC Citabria Explorer.

November 11, 2020November 5, 2025

Stay Close to Home Flyout

Member Stories, Why We Fly

On July 18, 2020, I organized a small fly-out to explore to some of our local airports.

November 10, 2020November 7, 2025

There’s a Zombie at our Airport!

EAA Canada, Member Stories

There has been an incredible amount of activity at our airfield these days. Not so much with pilots and aircraft, but with zombies. Seriously! Zombies.