July 25, 2021October 20, 2025

Happy Anniversary, Debbie and Jack!

AirVenture, Member Stories

Jack Klein, EAA 518733, and Debbie Klein, EAA 1058911, celebrated their wedding by coming to AirVenture for their honeymoon, 40 years ago on this very day. “We were here for ... Read more

July 25, 2021October 17, 2025

Long Cross-Country – Teenage pilot arrives in style

AirVenture, Youth Outreach

Seventeen-year-old Brady Sherrow, EAA 1062054, flew into Oshkosh on his longest cross-country trip yet, just two weeks after earning his private pilot certificate!

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July 24, 2021October 17, 2025

Schaick, Scholler, and Mulva – The Names Behind the Signs

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Member Stories

Like any other medium-sized city, the names of roads and other areas in and around the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds are identified by signs.

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July 24, 2021October 29, 2025

Chapter Pride Abounds – Take a Seat at the EAA Blue Barn

AirVenture, Chapters

Having nearly 900 EAA chapters in the network, the wide range of diversity found in EAA chapters is about as broad as the number of chapters themselves, but when it ... Read more

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021

Hints for Sellers

DIY

Putting your airplane’s best foot forward.

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July 16, 2021November 7, 2025

The Doctor and the 172R-2

EAA Canada, Member Stories

The house phone rang early in the evening — a rare event as most calls come in on my cell. My wife answered the call and then handed me the ... Read more

July 16, 2021November 7, 2025

Red Deer Forestry Strip Fly-Out

EAA Canada, Member Stories

A couple of us from our chapter recently participated in a fly-out against the backdrop of some spectacular scenery.

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July 16, 2021October 22, 2025

Airberta Air Rally Day 2

EAA Canada, Member Stories

Dennis continues his series of updates from the first ever Airberta Air Rally.

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July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

My Deuced Brakes

Homebuilding

I found out yesterday the Deuce’s right main brakes were worn to the rivets.

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July 15, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Leighnor Flight Recorder

Attic, EAA Museum

Back in the mid-1960s, William Leighnor, EAA 8583, was asked by his cousin, an avid sailplane pilot, if he could develop a more accurate flight recorder than what was generally ... Read more

July 15, 2021November 6, 2025

Pay It Forward

Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

We can all do our part to develop the next generation.

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July 15, 2021October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — AirVenture 2021 Grounds Tour

AirVenture, Podcast

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, our hosts — Hal, Chris, and Tom — sat down to give listeners a virtual tour of the AirVenture grounds with just 11 ... Read more

July 15, 2021

First Homebuilt Arrives at AirVenture 2021

AirVenture, Homebuilding

Ron Lem, EAA 1159879, of Concord, California, is a volunteer at EAA’s print/mail center and owns the first homebuilt airplane that has arrived on the AirVenture grounds.

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July 13, 2021October 29, 2025

International Young Eagles Day a Success!

Chapters, Youth Outreach

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our chapters and volunteers, we had a successful International Young Eagles Day on Saturday, June 12, 2021.

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July 8, 2021October 20, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Ohio EAA Biplane

Homebuilding, Member Stories

EAA member Jonathan Walters takes us through the lengthy build of his EAA Biplane.

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July 8, 2021October 20, 2025

Gray Areas

Tips

There are times when pilots experience those gray areas where VFR and IFR flight operations can overlap. Regardless of how we might interpret such a situation — who was right ... Read more

July 8, 2021November 5, 2025

Those First Flights Really Do Make a Difference

EAA Canada, Member Stories, Why We Fly

Airline pilot and CFI David McIntosh traces it all back to a Young Eagles flight more than 20 years ago.

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July 8, 2021October 17, 2025

Solo Milestone — Allison Matthews

Member Stories, Milestones

Allison Matthews, EAA 1404432, soloed for the first time on June 18 in a Cessna 150L at the Hendricks County Airport in Danville, Indiana.

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July 8, 2021November 6, 2025

Cross-Country Cub — A First-Hand Experience

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

That first solo became a watershed moment for me, and before long, I had set the goal of flying our little Piper from my home airport, Goodspeed Airport in East ... Read more

July 8, 2021October 22, 2025

Conquering (Kind of) My Flying Fear

Member Stories, Why We Fly

As far back as I can remember, being on an airplane has filled me with panic and fear. As someone who is afraid of heights, claustrophobic, gets motion sick, and ... Read more

July 1, 2021October 22, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Bob Havens

Volunteers

When Bob Havens was growing up, the book Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, about the Doolittle Raid on Japan during World War II, helped inspire his love of aviation. It’s that ... Read more

July 1, 2021October 17, 2025

Solo Milestone — Ray Scholar Cheyenne Fuoco

Member Stories, Milestones

On June 12, 2021, Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient Cheyenne Fuoco soloed at the Hartford-Brainard Airport in Hartford, Connecticut, in a Cessna 172R.

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July 1, 2021October 17, 2025

What A&Ps Should Know About Experimental Aircraft

Homebuilding

The A&P mechanics reading EAA Sport Aviation are likely to know a lot about homebuilt airplanes. However, there is a large group of A&Ps who have not been exposed to ... Read more

July 1, 2021October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — On Paramotors with Jon Eisele

Podcast, Ultralights

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we welcomed Jon Eisele, EAA’s manager of air tours and flight programs, to the show to talk about his experience as a paramotor ... Read more

June 24, 2021November 7, 2025

Cool Memories

Chapters, Member Stories

Taking a moment amid the mid-summer heat to look back on some winter fly-in fun.

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