Milestones

December 29, 2016November 5, 2025

Declan Steinke – Solo Milestone

December 29, 2016 – Congratulations to 16-year-old Declan Steinke, EAA 1112757, who soloed November 15 in the RV-12 Falcon 1 he helped build. Declan received his first Young Eagles flight two ... Read more

December 15, 2016November 5, 2025

Three Solos, One day

Member Stories, Milestones, Warbirds, Youth Outreach

December 15, 2016 – When he turned 16 on December 1, Tom Tippin had the opportunity to do something many aviators only dream of: He soloed a Piper J-3 Cub, ... Read more

December 1, 2016October 16, 2025

From Young Eagle to Young Eagles Pilot

Chapters, Member Stories, Milestones, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

By Owen Leipelt, EAA 1102131, EAA Chapter 62 Vice President December 1, 2016 – In 2013, when I was 13 years old, I took my first Young Eagles flight with ... Read more

November 17, 2016October 17, 2025

Justin McDowell – Solo Milestone

Member Stories, Milestones

Congratulations to 16-year-old Justin McDowell, EAA 1174050, who completed his first solo October 31 in a Cessna 172 on floats off of Whitewater Lake in northern Ontario. Although he went ... Read more

October 27, 2016November 5, 2025

From Eagle Flight Recipient to Current Pilot

Chapters, Member Stories, Milestones

October 27, 2016 – Bill Wemhoff, EAA 1167924, of Herndon, Virginia, earned his pilot certificate nearly 35 years ago in Nebraska but hadn’t flown since. Life got in the way and ... Read more