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August 5, 2020October 20, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Doug Greenfield

Member Stories, Volunteers
Doug Greenfield, EAA 377864, has been attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh since the early 1990s and volunteering in numerous capacities, beginning a few years after his first visit. ... Read more
August 5, 2020October 20, 2025

The Art of Staying Dry

Tips

Tips for flight over water.

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August 5, 2020October 17, 2025

Checkride Milestone — Jake Owsley

Learn to Fly, Milestones
Congratulations to Jake Owsley, EAA 1283935 and EAA Chapter 677’s Ray Scholar recipient, for passing his private pilot checkride on July 10! ... Read more
July 30, 2020October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Elliot Seguin’s Spirit of Aviation Week Interview

Podcast
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we’re featuring an interview that originally aired as a video during Spirit of Aviation Week. EAA Manager of Partnership Development Kyle Ludwick sat ... Read more
July 29, 2020October 17, 2025

The Power of a Cub

Member Stories, Why We Fly
Seven-year-old Tayten Rentfrow didn’t just want to go for a ride in his uncle’s Cub — he wanted to start learning to fly. ... Read more
July 29, 2020October 29, 2025

Ray Scholar Perseveres to Achieve a Private Pilot Certificate

Chapters, Learn to Fly
The pursuit of a private pilot certificate is a testament to perseverance. Raegan Buzzard’s taxi to flight began at the age of 12. ... Read more
July 29, 2020October 17, 2025

Checkride Milestone — Kaylin Hart

Learn to Fly, Milestones
Congratulations to Kaylin Hart, EAA Chapter 932’s Ed Moricoli Memorial Flight Training Scholarship recipient, on passing her checkride. ... Read more
July 16, 2020October 17, 2025

Baby Steps to Greatness

Honoring The Past, Vintage
The inaugural Kokomo Biplane Fly-In was held June 26-27, 2020, at Glenndale Airport in Indiana, and hosted a gathering of Baby Great Lakes biplanes. ... Read more
July 16, 2020October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Huey: The Workhorse of Vietnam Exhibit

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Podcast, Warbirds
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew interviews one of their own, EAA Aviation Museum Programs Coordinator Chris Henry, about all aspects of the museum’s new exhibit honoring ... Read more
July 16, 2020October 20, 2025

Top Trip-Stoppers

Tips
Don’t let these gotchas keep you from getting there. ... Read more
July 16, 2020November 5, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Texas Beechcraft H35 Bonanza

Member Stories, Vintage
EAA member Joe Weaver takes us through the restoration of his 1957 Beechcraft Bonanza. ... Read more
July 16, 2020October 17, 2025

Solo Milestone — Three Generations Rich With Aviation Enthusiasm

Member Stories, Milestones
On July 2, 21-year-old Mac Copeland took another step toward joining the ranks of two generations of pilots before him by successfully soloing in a Cessna 172. ... Read more
July 9, 2020November 5, 2025

Fitting the Sport Plane to the Mission

Tips, Vintage
It starts with a definition, as columnist and regular contributor Budd Davisson explains in this piece that originally ran in the June 2020 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. ... Read more
July 9, 2020November 5, 2025

Batteries and Alternators

Homebuilding, Tips

The power of simplicity.

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July 9, 2020November 6, 2025

The Technical Counselor Visit: How to Communicate Bad News

Homebuilding, Tips
Communicating “bad news” or items that need correcting is one of the toughest jobs a technical counselor has — but is probably the most important. Getting the details right can ... Read more
July 7, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA Chapter 1410 Profile – High River, Alberta

Chapters
EAA Chapter 1410 had its beginnings in High River, Alberta, back in April 2005 with official incorporation in July of that year under the leadership of Jack Dueck, EAA Lifetime ... Read more
July 2, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Pathfinder Flight Visualizer

Attic, EAA Museum
Long before ForeFlight, AnywhereMap, or even GPS, a company called Thompson Designs in Addison, Illinois, came up with a moving map display for GA pilots. ... Read more
July 2, 2020October 20, 2025

Faulty Flying or Faulty Instruction?

Learn to Fly, Tips

Teaching more than the minimum.

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July 1, 2020October 29, 2025

Chapter 952 Presents 2 Scholarships to Local Young Aviators

Chapters, Youth Outreach
Aleana Cricks and Wylie Howe were both presented flight training scholarships from EAA Chapter 952 to help them earn their pilot certificates and become immersed in aviation. ... Read more
July 1, 2020November 5, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Hangar Flying to Favorite Airports

Podcast, Why We Fly
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew goes around the virtual table and takes turns hangar flying to various favorite airports around North America, describing amenities, nearby sights, ... Read more
June 25, 2020October 16, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Ohio Scottish Aviation Bulldog T Mk. 1

From The Hangar Floor
Steve Koenig takes us through the restoration of his Scottish Aviation Bulldog T Mk. I. ... Read more
June 25, 2020October 20, 2025

Surprise!

Tips

Avoiding the unexpected.

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June 18, 2020October 16, 2025

Milestone: My First Flight Lesson

Learn to Fly, Milestones
A Young Eagle turned student pilot shares her perspective on her first flying lesson. ... Read more
June 18, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA Chapter 1358 Presents Two Flight Training Scholarships

Chapters, Youth Outreach
Congratulations to Wesley Rodgers, EAA 1343022, and Anna Pearce, EAA 1362418, of Chapter 1358 on their flight training scholarships! ... Read more
June 18, 2020October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — EAA CEO and Chairman Jack J. Pelton

Podcast
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, EAA CEO and Chairman Jack J. Pelton sits down for an honest, informative update on the impacts COVID-19 has had on EAA and ... Read more

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