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September 11, 2017November 6, 2025

Ryan Malcomb – Solo Milestone

Milestones, Youth Outreach
Ryan is the fourth in his family to do a 16th birthday solo. ... Read more
September 7, 2017November 4, 2025

The Flight of Dottie Mae

Honoring The Past, Warbirds
On August 26 the wheels of the P-47 Dottie Mae left the Nampa, Idaho ground for its first public flight. This moment was special for anyone who is a fan ... Read more
September 6, 2017October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot – Richard VanGrunsven

Homebuilding, Podcast
On the most recent episode of EAA’s The Green Dot podcast, the team was joined by legendary aircraft designer and EAA board member Richard VanGrunsven to discuss the history of ... Read more
September 6, 2017November 6, 2025

Peter Rodopoulos – Private Pilot Milestone

Milestones, Youth Outreach
Congratulations to Peter Rodopoulos, EAA 1194583, who recently passed his private pilot checkride in a Cessna 152 on his 17th birthday. This is just one box checked on a long ... Read more
August 31, 2017November 3, 2025

A Visit to the Picturesque Seaplane Base at AirVenture 2017

AirVenture
Nestled deep in the trees along Lake Winnebago shore is a place all EAA AirVenture Oshkosh visitors should visit — the EAA Seaplane Base. The Kitty Hawk Flyer, an electric-powered, ... Read more
August 31, 2017November 4, 2025

Where History Flourishes and Flies

Honoring The Past, Warbirds
EAA’s Jim Busha takes us inside one of the exciting public events held by Paul G. Allen’s Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM). ... Read more
August 30, 2017October 16, 2025

Young Eagle Helps EAA Build AirCam

Homebuilding, Member Stories, Youth Outreach
Fourteen-year-old Alan Palmer hopes to apply what he learned to his own homebuilding project. ... Read more
August 24, 2017October 28, 2025

Frank Christensen – Celebrating 40 Years of the Eagle at AirVenture 2017

Aerobatics, AirVenture, Honoring The Past
EAA spent a few minutes with Frank at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, where we celebrated 40 years of the Eagle. ... Read more
August 24, 2017October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot – Radek Wyrzykowski

Podcast, Tips
On the latest episode of EAA’s The Green Dot podcast, the crew sat down with Radek Wyrzykowski, EAA IMC program manager and president and founder of the IMC Club, to ... Read more
August 24, 2017October 28, 2025

The Record Holder of all Record Holders

Honoring The Past
Jackie Cochran is best known for helping found the Womens Airforce Service Pilots, but her aviation career was full of fascinating and remarkable milestones. ... Read more
August 23, 2017November 6, 2025

The Best Seat in the Sky

Member Stories, Why We Fly
Viewing the solar eclipse from an RV-6A at 12,000 feet. ... Read more
August 23, 2017November 7, 2025

Double Debonair

Member Stories
An EAA member scales down his 1962 Debonair. ... Read more
August 23, 2017October 17, 2025

Austin Krause – Solo Milestone

Milestones
Sixteen-year-old Austin Krause, EAA 1218049, soloed in an RV-12 on August 15. ... Read more
August 22, 2017November 6, 2025

Still Working on that Left Turn

Why We Fly
An EAA intern’s first time in the right seat. ... Read more
August 17, 2017October 17, 2025

Twilight Flight Fest Video Captures Exciting Moments

AirVenture, Ultralights
Even when the night air show wasn’t going on during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, there was another evening show to be found on the grounds. The Twilight Flight Fest, located ... Read more
August 17, 2017November 6, 2025

Braden Holman – Solo Milestone

Milestones, Youth Outreach
Congratulations to Braden Holman, EAA 1134015, who soloed in a Cessna 150 and RV-9A in addition to earning his driver’s license on his 16th birthday, August 2. Braden said he ... Read more
August 17, 2017November 6, 2025

10 Activities To Celebrate National Aviation Day

Why We Fly
Every year since 1939, the U.S. has celebrated National Aviation Day on August 19, Orville Wright’s birthday, as a way to promote the development of aviation and to honor those ... Read more
August 10, 2017November 3, 2025

Proteus Takes Flight at Oshkosh

AirVenture, Why We Fly
John Barton, Proteus’ crew chief, took some time between flights and the many Scaled Composites forums that happened at AirVenture to talk about the airplane’s history and its future. ... Read more
August 9, 2017November 6, 2025

Stallion 51 Celebrates 30 Years

Honoring The Past, Warbirds
Stallion 51 of Kissimmee, Florida, invited former Mustang pilot graduates and fellow P-51 owners to an in-depth, hands–on, three-day immersion in all things Mustang. ... Read more
August 9, 2017October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot – AirVenture 2017 Recap

AirVenture, Podcast
Rick Larsen and Sean Elliott, who both work on preparing features and attractions for AirVenture, along with the hosts, break down their individual experiences during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 and ... Read more
August 3, 2017October 17, 2025

F-111 Aardvark Restoration Nearly Complete

Chapters, Honoring The Past, Warbirds
EAA Chapter 414 has taken on the task of restoring the F-111, and has made significant progress since it was transported from the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, which closed its ... Read more
August 3, 2017November 6, 2025

Chapter 1358 Sponsors Young Eagle’s Trip to Aviation Camp

Chapters, Youth Outreach
For the past seven years, EAA Chapter 1358 has made Young Eagles its main focus. ... Read more
August 2, 2017October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot – Walter Cunningham, Apollo astronaut

Honoring The Past, Podcast
Legendary Apollo astronaut Walter Cunningham joined the show to answer questions about his time with NASA in the 1960s and ’70s, other ventures heading to space, and the change in ... Read more
July 30, 2017November 3, 2025

Granting Wishes at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017

AirVenture, Member Stories
Each year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, a group of families from the Make-A-Wish foundation get to attend the fly-in for a full, Only-in-Oshkosh experience. This year EAA hosted five families ... Read more
July 30, 2017November 3, 2025

First AirVenture at 99 Years Old and Looking Forward to Next

AirVenture, Member Stories
By Frederick A. Johnsen Orville Rogers spent his first 99 years not attending AirVenture. Now he has, and plans to return next year. “It took me 99 years to get ... Read more

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