That one sentence my instructor told me has stuck with me and motivated me throughout my training and boosted my confidence as a pilot. “She’s a pilot.” Yes, I am ... Read more
Combining two of my interests in one of the most remote parts of the world presented an inevitable opportunity: to fly cross-country in a single-engine land aircraft and land/take off ... Read more
Wayne Schmidt, EAA 437248, from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, has been attending EAA AirVenture for 50 years, and has been an EAA member since 1993.
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UFO researcher Ben Hansen said UFOs are a real phenomenon. “I’m not telling you its extraterrestrial, but something is going on that is not intentional.”
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This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Bev Markel, who worked as a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines in the 1960s.
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In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Vic Syracuse discusses his first flights in the Hummingbird helicopter he recently built.
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Jim Bede began development of his Micro homebuilt aircraft concept in the late 1960s, which eventually emerged as the BD-5. While the BD-5’s fighter-like looks and projected low cost made ... Read more
14-year-old Bo Bollinger from Groveland, Florida, first met his hero Clarence “Bud” Anderson back in 2019, and with the help of his dad and grandma, was able to come back ... Read more
William Arthur Hasenfus, EAA 98556, was awarded the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in a surprise ceremony at the Appleton International Airport in Appleton, Wisconsin, on January 17, 2023. ... Read more
In December 2020, I made three big life decisions. I decided to retire, I sold my Velocity (I really liked that aircraft but did not build it), and I decided ... Read more
Most people arrive at Oshkosh by airplane or car. But Ed Strohmaier isn’t most people. Ed, of Schleiden, Germany, arrived at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh after cycling from New York.
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Two members of EAA Chapter 64 have recently reached milestones. Diane Earhart, 66, of Belleville, Illinois, has earned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, and ... Read more
Financially, aircraft ownership is not for the faint of heart. Some general aviation pilots have deeper pockets and longer arms, but many pilots have shorter pockets and short arms. Total ... Read more
We all have them. Fat fingers. Some have bigger hands compared to others, but the term “fat fingers” is not just about the size of your mitts. It is about ... Read more
How does an airplane find its way? Modern aircraft use satellite navigation but what if the computer goes down? And what happened before satellites were invented?
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An EAA program tailored to K-12 youths that has flight education materials, STEM activities, involvement within a local EAA chapter, career exploration, and much more, can be found at AeroEducate.org.
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Seeing the light in the eyes of our young folks made me realize that the best way to honor those gone before us is to remember them, and to share ... Read more
“Most of the time when I visit an airport, people look at the plane and scratch their heads. They have a hard time guessing what it is,” said Leith Stevens ... Read more
Michael and Martina Höcker, of Aachen, Germany, certainly took the long route to arrive at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. About a 20,000-mile route, in fact.
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“Low wing on final … three-six left … purple dot … cleared to land.” The runway looms
large in the windscreen, the tires chirp on the pavement, and flaggers are ... Read more
