July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

One Pilot’s Journey to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Robbie Culver Like many of you reading these words, I have been to Oshkosh often. It’s my annual summer aviation addiction — I see it’s yours, too. For those ... Read more

July 25, 2024July 26, 2024

German Pilot Diverts to AirVenture

AirVenture

Thank goodness for bad weather in Canada. Without it, Markus Schloter, of Rheinberg, Germany, might not have changed his plans and diverted to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. “I had planned to ... Read more

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024

Notice to AirVenture Attendees: Amended Crowd Line

Air Show, AirVenture

Snowbirds Crowd Line — Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 26-28 Attendees, volunteers, and pilots should be aware that the Snowbirds performances require a larger aerobatic box, necessitating a slight move ... Read more

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024

Dream It and Let Your Spirit Soar

AirVenture, Youth & Young Eagles

By Jim Roberts On opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, members of the Vintage Aircraft Association (VAA) gathered to christen the new Charles W. Harris Youth Aviation Center. The ... Read more

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024

Replica Fighters Association

AirVenture, History

By Robbie Culver In my dreams, I fly a World War I Sopwith Camel. I’m wearing a leather flying coat emblazoned with my squadron’s emblem, a leather helmet, and goggles, ... Read more

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024

Young Oshkosh Camper Rides the Red Tram Despite Emergency Surgery

AirVenture, Member Stories

If anybody needs more excitement at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, ask one determined Illinois youngster who will be on the flightline this week. She not only survived a medical emergency ... Read more

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024

Tribute to a Hero

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Member Stories

By Barbara A. Schmitz Hundreds gathered around Old Crow Tuesday to learn about the man who once flew the P-51 and pay tribute to one of America’s greatest heroes, even ... Read more

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024

Remembering Dick Rutan

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Barbara A. Schmitz Warrior. Adventurer. Patriot. Those words on the memorial stone for Dick Rutan, who died in May, sum up Dick’s life. But his brother Burt and other friends ... Read more

July 25, 2024August 21, 2024

Rock Your Wings!

AirVenture, Member Stories

To a pilot, the words “rock your wings” are almost sacred. They mean we are approaching the small town of Fisk, Wisconsin, on the approach to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and ... Read more

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024

Aeronca Nation

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Jim Roberts From the day the Aeronautical Corporation of America set up shop in 1928 at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, until it closed the doors in 1951 in Middletown, ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

New Name, Same Great Air Show

Aerobatics, AirVenture

By Barbara A. Schmitz Their name and paint job may be new, but their crowd-pleasing show will remain the same as the TITAN Aerobatic Team in its AT-6 Texans takes ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

WWII Airborne Demonstration Team

AirVenture, History

By Robbie Culver Kevin Conner is part of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team based in Frederick, Oklahoma, that operates two World War II-era Douglas aircraft, the C-47 Boogie Baby and ... Read more

July 24, 2024August 1, 2024

Ray Aviation Corn Roast Celebrates 500 Successful Scholars

AirVenture, Chapters

By Robbie Culver In April 2024, the Ray Aviation Scholarship Fund reached a milestone of 500 completed Ray scholars who have earned their pilot certificate through the program. A corn ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

KidVenture Celebrates 25 Years of Inspiring Youths in Aviation

AirVenture, Learning to Fly, Youth & Young Eagles

By Abigail Oleniczak The excitement of KidVenture began 25 years ago when then EAA Chairman Tom Poberezny and Vice President Greg Anderson asked EAA Director Dan Majka to create somewhere ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

Cox Advocates for Disabilities While Encouraging Fearlessness, Adaptability

AirVenture, Learning to Fly, Member Stories

By Barbara A. Schmitz To say Jessica Cox, of Tucson, Arizonia, has a can-do attitude is a massive understatement. She was born without arms and learned to do things with ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 25, 2024

From Adversity to Purpose

AirVenture, Member Stories, Warbirds

Last summer, Paul Barnett nearly lost his right leg. A little more than a year later, he’s helping folks climb up into the cockpit of the Corsair he flew in ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

2024 August Raspet Winner Awarded

AirVenture

By Angela Satterlee Mike Blyth — a test pilot, entrepreneur, and aircraft lover who founded Sling Aircraft — is the winner of the Dr. August Raspet Memorial Award this year. ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

Tiki Tower!

AirVenture, Volunteers

By Jim Roberts Jeff Coffey spent 30 years as an air traffic controller, including 15 years working SUN ’n FUN, and nine tours wearing the distinctive pink shirt of an ... Read more

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

You’d Be ‘Plum Crazy’ Not to Fall in Love With Benzing’s P-51

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Barbara A. Schmitz Vicky Benzing wanted to fly a P-51 so bad that she took the training course to get qualified in the Mustang in hopes that someone would ... Read more

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024

Kaleidoscope Airplane Aims to Make Flying Fun

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Barbara A. Schmitz Liam Hawkins, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was so afraid of flying that he had to take more than 1,000 commercial flights before he could get over ... Read more

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024

From Massachusetts to Oshkosh

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Angela Satterlee You could call it a gyro-dynamic experience, but for Sue Benua, EAA Lifetime 1262570, it was an unforgettable trip. Sue arrived Thursday in Oshkosh after a weather ... Read more

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024

The Rebuild Wasn’t VariEze

AirVenture, Homebuilding

By Angela Satterlee Rylie Remar is making waves for all young women involved in aviation. She is a 21-year-old woman from Poplar Grove, Illinois, who decided that simply buying a ... Read more

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024

Teen Pilots Are Amazing!

AirVenture, Learning to Fly, Youth & Young Eagles

By Paul Maloy, EAA Director of Education Far too often, teenagers are categorically labeled as inadequate, unmotivated, unfocused, and lazy. However, the truth for many teens is exactly the opposite! ... Read more

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024

Flying in the Air Race Classic and Then to Oshkosh — What a Summer!

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Robbie Culver Pilots are a particular bunch. We are our own worst critics, overanalyze every flight we make, and are constantly striving for perfection. I’m still waiting to make ... Read more

July 23, 2024July 24, 2024

Rare WAAAM Biplanes Highlight Training Command at AirVenture 2024

AirVenture, Warbirds

As the storm clouds of war began to form in Europe in the 1930s, the U.S. Army Air Corps found itself in dire need of a primary trainer for the ... Read more