March 30, 2017October 28, 2025

Guaranteed Week of Aviation Awe

AirVenture

In just four months, aviation enthusiasts from all over the world will make their annual pilgrimage and gather at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Don’t miss this year’s lineup including the largest gathering of ... Read more

March 30, 2017November 6, 2025

New Pilot Thanks Family, Friends, Young Eagles

Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the EAA Young Eagles program in 2017, we’re featuring 25 Young Eagles whose stories inspire and exemplify the impact of the program. High ... Read more

March 30, 2017November 6, 2025

The Ups and Downs of First Flights

Homebuilding, Member Stories

By Justin Inman, EAA 1057655 Flying the first flight in an experimental airplane is unlike anything else in the world. The mix of emotions, physical senses, extreme focus, and heightened ... Read more

March 29, 2017November 6, 2025

Partial Panel for Real

Tips

By Peter Conant The first time I lost my attitude indicator (AI) was on a practice ILS approach in IMC with an instructor soon after I had passed my instrument ... Read more

March 29, 2017November 5, 2025

Saying Goodbye One Last Time

Vintage, Why We Fly

Like life, flying can be unforgiving at times. Let’s face it, accidents happen in all walks of life, no matter in the air or on the ground. It’s especially difficult ... Read more

March 28, 2017October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot – Episode 2

Honoring The Past, Podcast

              Welcome to EAA’s second episode of The Green Dot, a podcast for those who fly for the love of it or are simply fascinated by ... Read more

March 28, 2017November 4, 2025

In Case You’ve Never Heard of Amy Johnson

Honoring The Past

Amy Johnson was amazing. Born just a few months before airplanes, she was an avid and skilled pilot who set multiple records, a passionate advocate for aviation, and a fearless ... Read more

March 26, 2017October 16, 2025

You Can’t Trust Your Instruments Except You Have To

Learn to Fly

One of the toughest things about learning to fly is learning to trust the instruments, especially when they disagree with what we see and feel. However, we have no choice; ... Read more

March 23, 2017November 6, 2025

Rich Largent – 1,300th Young Eagle Flight Milestone

Milestones, Youth Outreach

Congratulations and thank you to Chapter 939 President Rich Largent, EAA 512497, who recently flew his 1,300th Young Eagle, 20 years after he began flying for the program in 1997. ... Read more

March 23, 2017October 29, 2025

Family Flight Fest Fun

EAA Museum, Youth Outreach

It was a record setting year with 1,678 people visiting the EAA Aviation Museum for Family Flight Fest 2017 March 18-19. Visitors got to see and do a little bit ... Read more

March 23, 2017November 6, 2025

Fourth-Generation Pilot Thanks Young Eagles Program

Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the EAA Young Eagles program in 2017, we’re featuring 25 Young Eagles whose stories inspire and exemplify the impact of the program. For ... Read more

March 22, 2017October 17, 2025

100 Years of Coast Guard Aviation Celebrated at AirVenture 2016

AirVenture

The United States Coast Guard watches over our waterways, while protecting freedom and saving lives. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 played host to one of the few official centennial celebrations of ... Read more

March 22, 2017October 28, 2025

Two Flight Jackets and One Twist of Fate

Honoring The Past, Member Stories

By John Slemp, EAA 837033 Coincidence: a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection. This definition is restated here as it is central to the story I’m ... Read more

March 21, 2017October 16, 2025

Familiarizing Yourself with an Unfamiliar Airport

Tips

I have this theory that pilots have a finite amount of mental resources available to us when we fly, and everything that doesn’t go exactly as we expect it to ... Read more

March 20, 2017October 17, 2025

Joe Engle: The Man Who Flew the Rocket

Honoring The Past

America’s space program has spanned many generations. The era of the program a person identifies with the most has much to do with age. For some, the space program will ... Read more

March 19, 2017November 6, 2025

Flying Young Eagles

Chapters, Volunteers, Youth Outreach

By Joel Hargis, EAA 1074421 Three and a half years ago I was asked to join EAA Chapter 534 at the local airport, Leesburg International Airport, in Central Florida (KLEE). The ... Read more

March 18, 2017November 3, 2025

Aircraft Highlights at AirVenture Oshkosh 2017

Every year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, we’re lucky to welcome some of the most interesting aircraft in the world, and 2017 is shaping up to be no exception. Sometimes, the ... Read more

March 16, 2017October 28, 2025

From the Hangar Floor: Returning a Reno-Racing Corsair to its Roots

From The Hangar Floor, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

When most people hear the name Corsair, they think of the World War II warbird as just that — in its military capacity. Few would think of the airplane being ... Read more

March 16, 2017October 17, 2025

EAA Young Eagles – 2 Million and Counting

Youth Outreach

Ride along with Phillips 66 as they celebrate 2 million Young Eagles at AirVenture 2016. Volunteers pass on the joy of flight to youth and we thank the pilots who ... Read more

March 16, 2017November 7, 2025

Edward L. Hasch Jr. – Master Mechanic Award Milestone

Member Stories, Milestones

Congratulations to Edward L. Hasch Jr., EAA 237979, who was presented with the FAA’s Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award on March 8 at the Nashville FSDO. Ed spent 46 years ... Read more

March 15, 2017October 29, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring – Summer Breeze

Homebuilding, Member Stories

By Whitney Coyle, EAA 736036, New Smyrna Beach, Florida Florida Breezy My Breezy journey began back in 2008 with my first trip to AirVenture as a fresh A&P certificate at ... Read more

March 15, 2017November 6, 2025

Fáilte (Welcome), Chapter 1597!

Chapters, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

Recently-formed EAA Chapter 1597 in Limerick, Ireland, has more than The Spirit of Aviation bringing life and vibrancy to the group — it also has great Irish craic (Gaelic for ... Read more

March 15, 2017October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot – Episode 1

Podcast, Why We Fly

            Welcome to EAA’s ‘pilot’ episode of The Green Dot, a podcast for those who fly for the love of it or are simply fascinated by ... Read more

March 14, 2017November 3, 2025

F-18 Pilots Return to Oshkosh

AirVenture, Warbirds

Going to Oshkosh is a memorable experience for anyone in love with aviation. Whether you’ve saved, planned, and dreamed for years to get here or you’re a local who’s been ... Read more

March 14, 2017November 6, 2025

For Young Eagle, Passion Plus Encouragement Led to Career in Aviation

Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the EAA Young Eagles program in 2017, we’re featuring 25 Young Eagles whose stories inspire and exemplify the impact of the program. For ... Read more