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Member Stories

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August 19, 2020November 5, 2025

Just for the Fun of It

Member Stories, Vintage, Why We Fly

Jack Haggerty and his Piper J-5A Cruiser.

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August 13, 2020November 7, 2025

Why So Sad?

EAA Canada, Member Stories

Any idea why this aircraft looks so sad? It was sent to us by Mike Davenport. What do you think happened?

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August 13, 2020October 20, 2025

PEEPSKOSH 2020

Member Stories, Why We Fly

A young man nicknamed Peeps was devastated that AirVenture was canceled, so his friends and family got together to put on the next best thing.

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August 5, 2020October 20, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Doug Greenfield

Member Stories, Volunteers

Doug Greenfield, EAA 377864, has been attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh since the early 1990s and volunteering in numerous capacities, beginning a few years after his first visit.

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July 29, 2020October 17, 2025

The Power of a Cub

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Seven-year-old Tayten Rentfrow didn’t just want to go for a ride in his uncle’s Cub — he wanted to start learning to fly.

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July 16, 2020November 5, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Texas Beechcraft H35 Bonanza

Member Stories, Vintage

EAA member Joe Weaver takes us through the restoration of his 1957 Beechcraft Bonanza.

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July 16, 2020October 17, 2025

Solo Milestone — Three Generations Rich With Aviation Enthusiasm

Member Stories, Milestones

On July 2, 21-year-old Mac Copeland took another step toward joining the ranks of two generations of pilots before him by successfully soloing in a Cessna 172.

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June 17, 2020October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Lon Nanke

Member Stories, Volunteers

If you’ve visited the EAA Aviation Museum in the past seven or eight years, there’s a good chance you’ve met docent Lon Nanke, EAA 187526.

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May 28, 2020October 17, 2025

Jacob and the Aeronca Chief

Member Stories, Vintage

Like many of us, Jacob Palmer was one of those kids who had to fly. He’s been obsessed with aviation for as long as he can remember.

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May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

Never Forget

AirVenture, Member Stories, Why We Fly

Will Golden taught me that the best way to face death is to live to the end.

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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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