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Member Stories

Home » Member Stories

May 20, 2020October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Bob Herman

Member Stories, Volunteers

Bob Herman, EAA Lifetime 61688, has been attending the EAA fly-in convention for 51 years and volunteering for 50 of those years.

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May 14, 2020November 5, 2025

Aloha Aviators Are Helping in Hawaii

Member Stories, Why We Fly
The Aloha Aviators is a group of amateur female pilots and Honolulu-based Delta flight attendants who have been sewing masks and delivering them, plus other supplies, to the outer islands ... Read more
May 7, 2020November 5, 2025

Flying — It’s in the Blood (and the Genes)

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Four generations of flying Slingers.

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April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

From Oshkosh to Australia

Member Stories
When I volunteered at the Australian table in the International Visitors Tent at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, I had no idea that my life would completely change just one month ... Read more
April 29, 2020October 20, 2025

Reflecting on AirVenture During Quarantine

AirVenture, Member Stories

Matt Carruthers, EAA 123832, shares his most cherished AirVenture memories.

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April 29, 2020April 29, 2020

How EAA Launched Me Into Aviation

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

Matt Steward, EAA 1027069, took advantage of his time in quarantine to reminisce on his first EAA Young Eagles flight and set some goals for the future.

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April 23, 2020April 23, 2020

A Vari Clever Solution to a COVID-19 Problem

Member Stories

From a VariViggen to noninvasive ventilation — how one EAA member turned his talents toward solving a pandemic-related problem.

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April 22, 2020October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Steve Owen

Member Stories, Volunteers

Steve Owen, EAA 382581, first attended EAA Oshkosh in 1982 after he happened to read about the event in an aviation magazine while he still lived in the United Kingdom.

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April 10, 2020November 7, 2025

A Day at the Beach

EAA Canada, Member Stories
For most of us, the word “beach” immediately invokes thoughts of a relaxed freedom, stemming from our early primal experiences of cavorting on seemingly endless acres of soft sand, with ... Read more
April 10, 2020November 5, 2025

Moe’s Ottawa River Fly-In 2020

EAA Canada, Member Stories, Why We Fly

The last time I attended this event was with John Wyman in his ski-plane, a Champ, say five years ago.

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April 8, 2020October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Cindee Schneider

Member Stories, Volunteers

Cindee Schneider, EAA 1114863, has been volunteering at EAA’s annual fly-in convention for about 40 years, first in press headquarters and currently at helicopter operations.

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March 26, 2020October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Amy Crozier

Member Stories, Volunteers

Amy Crozier, EAA 1220935, was introduced to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2013 when a friend gave her tickets to the show.

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March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

What to Read and Watch

Member Stories

If you’re looking for ways to stay engaged and entertained during a stint of self-isolation, here are 10 of my favorite aviation-related books and movies/television shows to consider.

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March 18, 2020October 17, 2025

The Montambo Family’s Four-Generation J-3 — Keeping Up a Family Tradition

Member Stories, Vintage
J-3 Cub NC1502N came to live with Ray Montambo in 1951, and while he loved the airplane and flew its wings off, it’s unlikely that he could have envisioned that ... Read more
March 18, 2020October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Jim Heindl

Member Stories, Volunteers
Jim Heindl, EAA 570224, has been volunteering with EAA since 1993, primarily with flightline operations. For his volunteer service through the years, Jim was named a Brown Arch Brick Award ... Read more
March 12, 2020November 5, 2025

Hand Prop Mishap: I Was Careful But it Still Happened to Me

Member Stories, Tips

I took every precaution and knew that what I was doing was sensible and safe. Boy, was I fooling myself.

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February 26, 2020October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Geoff Downey

Member Stories, Volunteers

Geoff Downey, EAA 105011, has been volunteering at AirVenture for nearly 30 years, with the vast majority of it as the rotorcraft chairman.

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February 26, 2020October 17, 2025

One Airplane, Two Lifelong Friends

Member Stories, Vintage

Myron Lokken, EAA 532919, and his longtime friend Doug Tomas, EAA 84351, bought this Aeronca Champ, originally owned by Myron’s father, Bill.

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January 30, 2020October 20, 2025

The Initial Spark

Learn to Fly, Member Stories
My wife and I recently had the thrill of seeing our son solo both a helicopter and a Cessna — as well as pass his glider private pilot checkride — ... Read more
January 15, 2020October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Mert Taylor

Member Stories, Volunteers

Mert Taylor, EAA 156, has been around EAA since nearly the beginning. Years later, he’s still finding ways to volunteer with the organization.

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