January 23, 2019October 17, 2025

Backcountry Flying, STOL Drag Racing at High Sierra Fly-In

The love for aviation felt all over the dry lakebed at the ninth annual High Sierra Fly-In had quite the EAA convention feel. Get a taste of the event in ... Read more

January 23, 2019October 28, 2025

Stories of Oshkosh — Jerry Burke

AirVenture, Member Stories

Jerry Burke, EAA 365400, has been attending AirVenture since 1970 and this is his story.

January 17, 2019October 28, 2025

Stories of Oshkosh — John Maxfield

AirVenture, Member Stories

John Maxfield has been volunteering at the EAA fly-in convention since 1970, its first year in Oshkosh.

January 16, 2019November 7, 2025

EAA Mechanic Gerard Putzer Retires After 30 Years

EAA Museum, Member Stories

Congratulations and thank you to Gerard Putzer, EAA 594840, who retired on Friday, January 11 after a solid 30 years of hard work and dedication.

January 16, 2019November 5, 2025

The Not-So-Young Eagles

Chapters, Homebuilding, Member Stories

In October 2018 a group of EAA Chapter 105 members began building an RV-12iS in a hangar near Hillsboro, Oregon. Eventually, they hope to form a flying club.

January 10, 2019October 28, 2025

Stories of Oshkosh — Joe Norris

AirVenture, Member Stories

A family friend, Jim Miles, introduced me to EAA at the 1970 convention in Oshkosh. Jim asked if I wanted to go to the convention with him in his Piper ... Read more

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019

Gabe White — Solo Milestone

Learn to Fly, Member Stories, Milestones, Youth Outreach

Congratulations to 16-year-old Gabe White on his first solo flight in a Piper Cherokee last month.

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019

Switching Seats, From Young Eagle to Young Eagle Pilot

Chapters, Member Stories, Youth Outreach

Matthew Tortorell’s Young Eagles flight three years ago changed his life and drove him to become a pilot, and he returned the favor in November by giving his first Young ... Read more

December 20, 2018November 6, 2025

Make Way for Turtles

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Daniel Wegmueller recently got to fly a floatplane to an island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

According to Plan: Alabama Falco F.8L

Homebuilding, Member Stories

When Larry Weldon got the green light from his wife, Jane, to begin working on a Falco F.8L, it didn’t take him long to jump into action and begin to ... Read more

December 5, 2018

EAA Lifetime Member Inducted Into Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame

Member Stories

Dick Janitell’s lifetime spent in and around aviation was recognized when he was inducted into the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame in October.

November 15, 2018October 28, 2025

EAA Celebrates 2018 Halls of Fame Inductees

EAA Museum, Member Stories

EAA recently honored six inductees into the Sport Aviation Halls of Fame. Take a look at photos from the ceremony, as well as videos that celebrate the achievements of the ... Read more

November 15, 2018November 7, 2025

EAA Member Helps Fight California Wildfires

Member Stories, Why We Fly

EAA member Marcos Valdez is helping to fight the California wildfires as a 747 firebomber pilot.

November 15, 2018October 17, 2025

Young Eagle Goes From Learning to Teaching at EAA

Member Stories, Why We Fly

After his Young Eagles flight, Thomas Sieracki dove deep into aviation before coming back to share his knowledge at EAA.

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018

A Young Eagle Pays it Forward

Chapters, Member Stories, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

Longtime Young Eagles participant and volunteer Jerad Lewark flew his first Young Eagles mission and provided an Eagle Flight one week after passing his private pilot checkride.

October 31, 2018October 17, 2025

Homebuilts in Oregon

Honoring The Past, Member Stories, Why We Fly

The Oregon Aviation Historical Society celebrated the state’s rich homebuilt history with a recent fly-in.

October 22, 2018October 28, 2025

The Ultimate Toy Box

Honoring The Past, Member Stories

As we joined so many last week in mourning the late Paul Allen, EAA 820282, here’s a closer look at just one of the many things for which he’ll be ... Read more

October 18, 2018November 6, 2025

Flight of the Condors

Member Stories, Why We Fly

The story of two volunteer pilots and their extremely unusual passengers.

October 11, 2018October 20, 2025

Claire Melton – Private Pilot Milestone

Member Stories, Milestones

Congratulations to Claire Melton, who managed to solo and then pass her private pilot checkride all before finishing high school.

October 2, 2018October 17, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring – Tennessee Zenith CH 701

Homebuilding, Member Stories

EAA member Mark Phillips takes us through the build of his Zenith CH 701.