Nearly two decades after beginning their restoration, Jim Chybicki and Bob Coon’s Fairchild 24/Argus III was rolled out of its hangar as a completed airplane.
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I recently earned my Commercial ASEL certificate in my father’s 1948 Luscombe 8E in January 2021 with the help of EAA and the United Airlines Flight Operations Pilot Scholarship.
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For Corben Meyer, EAA 1252156, and Renee Brilhante, EAA 1074356, EAA’s Young Eagles program was exactly what they needed to get them started and now this young couple is paying ... Read more
I have always been interested in becoming a private pilot, but something seemed to always get in the way. With the pandemic, I could not think of a more perfect ... Read more
Jan Stadt’s tenure as an EAA volunteer began back in the 1990s when her husband, Dave, was in the process of earning his pilot certificate.
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I am excited to say I officially became a pilot on December 22, 2020, and I cannot express how happy I am. Receiving the scholarship took the worry out of ... Read more
The Hagerstown Aviation Museum in Hagerstown, Maryland, showcases a number of Fairchild aircraft developed and produced in the local area.
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When I first learned that I was chosen for one of the scholarships I had difficulty believing it. With the help of the scholarship, I was able to finance and ... Read more
Jake Owsley, EAA 1283935 and Ray Aviation Scholar recipient, flies his first Young Eagle passengers after earning his private pilot certificate.
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Legendary aircraft designer Harold Pitcairn formed the Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Co. in 1929 to build aircraft in partnership with rotorcraft pioneer Juan de la Cierva.
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Ryan Majors put his training to the ultimate test during his cross-country solo flight when he had to make an emergency landing in a field.
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Every time I think that I have talked to everyone who spent time with our UH-1 in Vietnam, I am surprised to find someone else. This caller surprised me with ... Read more
Taking place this past September at Byrd’s Adventure Center in the middle of the Arkansas Ozarks, the ArkanSTOL Ozark Backwoods Challenge featured some of the nation’s premier STOL pilots!
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The 750 Cruzer project resumed in September after COVID-19 restrictions eased enough to allow a small group to work well spaced in the hangar.
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Recently I started up my engine and, while the engine seemed to be running fine, the analog instruments in the panel all started jumping around wildly. I had no idea ... Read more
