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September 6, 2022November 4, 2025

A Year of Firsts!

EAA Canada, Honoring The Past
2022 is certainly a very storied, important, and special year in the history of the Beech Aero Center Musketeer aircraft and in particular N2303Z, the Beech Aero Club’s very own ... Read more
September 6, 2022November 4, 2025

Ruffled Feathers: User Fees — Part 1 of 2

EAA Canada

John Wyman takes a look at user fees in his latest piece for Bits and Pieces.

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September 6, 2022October 28, 2025

A New Oshkosh Arrival

EAA Canada, Member Stories, Ultralights

EAA Canada Council’s Scott Knowlton arrived at AirVenture in style, flying in his recently finished Pietenpol.

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September 2, 2022October 31, 2025

Advanced Air Academy Was Incredible

AirVenture, EAA Canada, Youth Outreach

An inside look at EAA’s Advanced Air Academy from the perspective of EAA Chapter 63’s Katie Cook.

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September 2, 2022November 4, 2025

Returning to Calgary With Help From New Friends

EAA Canada, Member Stories

Jeff Seaborn, EAA Canadian Council chair, had an interesting flight back from AirVenture, getting some help from newfound friends along the way.

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September 1, 2022October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — F-16 Pilot Sharon Preszler

Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris were joined by Sharon “Betty” Preszler, who was part of the initial cadre of female fighter pilots to serve with ... Read more
September 1, 2022November 6, 2025

Chapter 485 Goes All-In for Scholarships

Chapters, Youth Outreach

Thanks to an anonymous and extremely generous donor, an EAA chapter in Florida was able to award three additional $10,000 scholarships in addition to this year’s Ray Scholarship.

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September 1, 2022October 28, 2025

Getting Attached

Homebuilding, Tips

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses some of the trouble spots when it comes to aircraft attachments.

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September 1, 2022October 31, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — The Shay Family

Volunteers
For the Shays, volunteering is a family affair. Spouses Bill, EAA 292424, and Margaret, EAA 1051869, have volunteered since the mid-1990s. Daughters Raquel, EAA 612853, and Sophia, EAA 1051870, joined ... Read more
September 1, 2022October 28, 2025

9/11 Fighter Pilot to Host Speaker Series

Honoring The Past, Speaker Series
Maj. Heather “Lucky” Penney, EAA 1266991, known for her involvement in attempting to stop Flight 93 on 9/11, will be speaking about her experiences on Sunday, September 11, at 7 ... Read more
August 25, 2022October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Recapping AirVenture Oshkosh 2022

Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris were joined by Connor Madison, EAA’s staff photographer, to recap EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 and share each of their perspectives ... Read more
August 25, 2022November 4, 2025

An Aerial Tribute to Honor Our Veterans

Honoring The Past, Why We Fly
The American Legion was founded in 1919, 103 years ago. Albert Lea, Minnesota, Post #56 was founded that same year. The Post follows the Legion mission of aiding and honoring ... Read more
August 23, 2022October 29, 2025

Florida’s Chapter 1551 Celebrates International Young Eagles Day

Chapters, Youth Outreach

Thanks to weather that turned out better than the somewhat pessimistic forecast, EAA Chapter 1551 of Apopka, Florida, managed to fly 11 Young Eagles on International Young Eagles Day.

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August 23, 2022October 28, 2025

Trip Preparations — Part 2

Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Vic Syracuse discusses some of the things to think about when it comes to the maintenance of your aircraft prior to ... Read more
August 23, 2022October 29, 2025

The Times They Are-a-Changin’

Ultralights

In a recent issue of EAA Sport Aviation, contributor George Karamitis discusses the growing trend of “heavy metal” pilots giving ultralights a try.

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August 18, 2022October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Recapping AirVenture Oshkosh 2022

Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris were joined by Connor Madison, EAA’s staff photographer, to recap EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 and share each of their perspectives ... Read more
August 17, 2022October 31, 2025

My First Oshkosh

AirVenture, Member Stories
For Balaji Sivasubramanian, EAA 1461827, a pilot and RV builder who works as an engineer at Garmin, his first trip to Oshkosh for AirVenture was better than he’d ever imagined. ... Read more
August 17, 2022October 28, 2025

Remembering How Tom Helped Keep the Spirit of Flight Alive

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Philip Handleman, EAA Lifetime 227599, joins the many who have taken the time to share a heartfelt tribute after the recent loss of former longtime EAA President Tom Poberezny.

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August 16, 2022November 6, 2025

A Young Eagles Milestone for Chapter 430

Chapters, Youth Outreach

On July 16, EAA Chapter 430 of Sequim, Washington, held a Young Eagles rally at Sequim Valley Airport. During that rally, the chapter flew its 4,000th Young Eagle.

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August 16, 2022November 4, 2025

Reflections

Learn to Fly, Why We Fly

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses some of the lessons he’s learned over his many years flying.

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August 16, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — SCR-578 Survival Radio Set Balloon

Attic, EAA Museum
This balloon is one of many parts of the SCR-578 survival radio set that entered service in 1942. It was a common piece of equipment on U.S. Army Air Forces ... Read more
August 11, 2022October 22, 2025

Lily’s First Ride

Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

There’s nothing more gratifying than seeing the world of flight through new, young eyes.

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August 10, 2022November 7, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Colorado GSport

Homebuilding, Member Stories

In a recent issue of EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member Gary Leake takes us through the design and construction of his scratchbuilt GSport.

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August 10, 2022October 29, 2025

Northern California EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship Gathering

Chapters, Youth Outreach

A group of Ray scholars from the Sacramento, California, area recently met up to socialize, network, and learn more about a variety of aviation opportunities.

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August 10, 2022October 28, 2025

A Flight I’ll Never Forget

Aerobatics, Why We Fly

As a young aviation enthusiast, I never could have imagined taking a once-in-a-lifetime aerobatic flight at age 21. Come to find out, I guess anything is possible at AirVenture.

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