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February 15, 2024February 15, 2024

My Dream of Flying

Member Stories
One EAA member shares her inspiring path from sleeping on the streets to flying high in the sky in her homebuilt Midget Mustang. ... Read more
February 14, 2024February 15, 2024

A Challenging Summer

Ultralights
In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor George Karamitis discusses some of the health issues that sidelined him for AirVenture 2023 as well as flying his beloved Quicksilver. ... Read more
February 14, 2024February 15, 2024

Galesburg

Member Stories, Vintage
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Vic Syracuse talks about his favorite event of the year — the National Stearman Fly-In. ... Read more
February 14, 2024February 15, 2024

EAA’s The Green Dot — Blue Angels Panel

Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Hal are joined by Capt. Greg Wooldridge, the Blue Angels’ commander in 1991-92, and Mat Garretson, who is the print historian ... Read more
February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

EAA’s Attic — Clyde Lee Flight to Oslo Commemorative Postcard and Photo

Attic
Printed in 1932, this postcard shows the proposed route that Oshkosh native Clyde Lee planned to take from the United States to Norway. Lee campaigned for his red 1928 Stinson ... Read more
February 7, 2024February 8, 2024

Checkrides

Learning to Fly, Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses some of the issues designated pilot examiners are coming across during checkrides. ... Read more
February 7, 2024April 26, 2024

Becoming Corie

Member Stories
One EAA member chronicles her unique path to aviation – a story of overcoming a lifelong illness and receiving her medical certificate, and how an internet scammer unknowingly inspired it ... Read more
February 7, 2024

Air Show Performer Matt Younkin to Present at Museum Speaker Series

Air Show, AirVenture, Speaker Series
Matt Younkin, an aerobatic air show extraordinaire, makes a return to Oshkosh for a different kind of show — this time on stage rather than in the sky. As the ... Read more
February 5, 2024

Aging Pilots

Bits and Pieces
Bits and Pieces contributor Mike Davenport reflects on the challenges he’s experienced as an older pilot. ... Read more
February 5, 2024

Ruffled Feathers: Close Calls — Expect the Unexpected

Bits and Pieces
Bits and Pieces contributor John Wyman discusses a couple of the more precarious situations he’s found himself in over the years. ... Read more
February 1, 2024February 1, 2024

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Texas Van’s Aircraft RV-10

Homebuilding
In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, EAA Lifetime member Steve Lutte takes us through the build of his RV-10, which he completed in an impressive 30 months. ... Read more
February 1, 2024February 1, 2024

Into Thin Air

Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Robert N. Rossier discusses high-altitude flying and how to combat the dangers it can pose. ... Read more
February 1, 2024February 7, 2024

Reaching for the Sky

Youth & Young Eagles
Since 1992, more than 2.3 million youths have taken their first ride in an airplane through the EAA Young Eagles program. At the Wausau Downtown Airport in Wausau, Wisconsin, dedicated ... Read more
February 1, 2024February 1, 2024

Hundreds of Happy Kids

Youth & Young Eagles
Dorinda Morpeth, EAA 637600, can’t get enough of flying Young Eagles. We wrote about her a few years ago after her 300th Young Eagles flight, and now she’s back, celebrating ... Read more
January 25, 2024January 25, 2024

EAA’s The Green Dot — Museum Creative Director Ami Eckard-Lee

Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, host Chris is joined by Ami Eckard-Lee, who is the creative director at the Kelch Aviation Museum in Brodhead, Wisconsin, to chat about the ... Read more
January 25, 2024March 29, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Cliff Chetwin

Member Stories, Volunteers
Cliff Chetwin, EAA Lifetime 429238, is a retired aviation program manager for the National Park Service and continues to educate others and spread The Spirit of Aviation through volunteerism. ... Read more
January 25, 2024January 31, 2024

Aging Aircraft

From The Hangar Floor
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses tips for preflighting older aircraft. ... Read more
January 25, 2024

A Challenge for Chapters

Member Stories
My grandpa introduced his family to EAA Chapter 377 because of his passion for aviation. With that, he brought another three generations into the fold! If one man who was ... Read more
January 18, 2024January 24, 2024

Take Off Like a Boss

Ultralights
In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Mark Murray relays some tips for takeoff and depar-ture to mitigate potential risks. ... Read more
January 18, 2024January 18, 2024

“Beating It” to Oshkosh

Member Stories
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Vic Syracuse discusses his trip to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 in his Hummingbird helicopter. ... Read more
January 15, 2024January 23, 2024

Joey Ermel “Do Your Impeccable Best” Tailwheel Endorsement Scholarship

Chapters
The newest scholarship coming to EAA is the Joey Ermel “Do Your Impeccable Best” Tailwheel Endorsement Scholarship, to honor the memory and legacy of longtime aviation enthusiast Joseph “Joey” Ermel. ... Read more
January 11, 2024January 16, 2024

EAA’s The Green Dot — Prop Maker Ryan Nagata

Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by artist and prop maker Ryan Nagata, who reproduced an X-15 spacesuit for astronaut Joe Engle that is ... Read more
January 11, 2024

EAA’s Attic — Martin B-10 Fuel Tank

Attic, EAA Museum
When it entered service in 1934, the Martin B-10 was a revolution in bomber design. Faster than many fighters of the day, the B-10 featured an all-metal airframe, enclosed cockpits, ... Read more
January 11, 2024January 16, 2024

Poor Training, Lost Skill, or Lax Attitude

Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses some of the observations he’s made while flying with his tailwheel students over the summer. ... Read more
January 11, 2024

MIA Recovery Archaeologist to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series
Dr. Brett Hoffman, a senior member of the University of Wisconsin Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project, will share the history of the project and dive into work accomplished ... Read more

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