May 2, 2019May 2, 2019

The Cross-Country of a Lifetime

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Arnold Ebneter planned for decades to make an epic solo cross-country flight, and eventually he was able to take that great adventure that so many who pursue aviation dream of. ... Read more

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019

EAA in South Africa

Chapters

Remembering my father, and the early days of EAA in South Africa. ... Read more

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

Test your RV Knowledge!

Homebuilding

Are you well-versed in the popular RV series made by Van’s Aircraft? Prove it! ... Read more

May 1, 2019May 2, 2019

One of a Kind, Back in the Air — The XP-82 Twin Mustang

History, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Of the first two XP-82 Twin Mustangs built by North American Aviation in 1945, only one survived the scrapper’s torch. The first airplane accumulated less than 300 hours at PAX ... Read more

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

Valiant Genealogy — A Vultee BT-13 Returns Home

Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Jim Irwin’s desk is home to an old glass Jif peanut butter jar full of rusted nuts, bolts, and washers that serve as meaningful keepsakes from his baptism in aviation ... Read more

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

The Matter of Materials — The Pros and Cons of Wood, Steel, Aluminum, and Composites

Homebuilding

When the vast majority of general aviation pilots (as opposed to purely recreational pilots) think about buying a more-or-less modern airplane, the question of what material that airplane uses in ... Read more

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Michael Fuller

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Michael Fuller, EAA 290830, recalls EAA Oshkosh memories from 1987. ... Read more

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019

Ben Templeton — Solo Milestone

Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

The only thing better than soloing an airplane on your 16th birthday is soloing two airplanes. ... Read more

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019

One Hundred Years Young

Member Stories, Why We Fly

I asked a 100-year-old World War II bomber pilot if he wanted to go for a gyroplane ride. He said he’d love to, as soon as he was finished with ... Read more

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019

Losing Power on Takeoff — What to Do If It Happens to You

Flying Tips

You’re experiencing a partial power loss. Now what? This scenario can and sometimes does happen, and it can usually be prevented. ... Read more

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019

Great Big Gyroplane Grins — The Modern Resurgence of a Misunderstood Machine

Ultralights

At first glance, gyroplanes look like a funky cross between a helicopter and an airplane. While sharing aspects of both, they combine a unique blend of flight characteristics into one ... Read more

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019

What Our Members are Building/Restoring — North Carolina Beech D55 Baron

Member Stories, Vintage

The Boeing 767 that I flew for American Airlines was nice, but I needed a jolt from my past where I grew up at the Beechcraft dealership in Greensboro, North ... Read more

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Tom Steber

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Tom Steber, EAA 144044, has been attending EAA Oshkosh for 50 consecutive years. To Tom, the best way to describe AirVenture is, “Everywhere you look, there’s another only-in-Oshkosh moment.” ... Read more

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019

EAA’s The Green Dot — Children of the Doolittle Raiders Association Director Jeff Thatcher

Honoring The Past, Podcast

On EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew sat down with Jeff Thatcher, director of the Children of the Doolittle Raiders Association and son of Doolittle Raider David Thatcher, to talk ... Read more

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019

Watching Stratolaunch Make History

Milestones

It’s dawn in the desert. In the gray early morning light Stratolaunch, the largest airplane ever built, hulks silently at the opposite end of the 12,503-by 200-foot runway. ... Read more

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019

New Learning — Giving Gliders a Go

Why We Fly

I tried yet another aviation experience. This one, over the years, was never an itch I had to scratch, but it was always something I was interested in: gliders. (Yeah, ... Read more

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019

Personal Minimums — Go or No Go

Flying Tips

The FAA preaches “know your minimums.” It does a relatively good job in trying to get pilots to understand the importance of this phrase as it applies to the individual’s ... Read more

April 17, 2019August 21, 2019

Dorinda Morpeth — 300th Young Eagle Milestone

Celebrating Women, Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

Congratulations to Dorinda Morpeth, who flew her 300th Young Eagle on March 30! ... Read more

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

EAA’s Attic — 16 mm Gun Sight Aiming Point Camera

Attic, EAA Museum

In this month’s episode of EAA’s Attic, we take a look at a gun sight aiming point (GSAP) camera, which was responsible for taking many of the images and film ... Read more

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Jordan Ashley

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Jordan Ashley, EAA 864471, took his first airplane ride when he was less than a year old and started attending EAA Oshkosh at just 5 years old. He has attended ... Read more

April 12, 2019April 17, 2019

The Iconic DC-3

Member Stories

Those of you who are students of aviation history know that there are few if any airplanes that have served so many markets and influenced so many people as the ... Read more

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

A Very Special Young Eagle

Why We Fly, Youth & Young Eagles

Jeff Seaborn, EAA 793688, recalls a very special Young Eagles flight he gave last year. ... Read more

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019

Aviation Splendor at SUN ‘n FUN 2019

Aerobatics, Air Show, Homebuilding, Ultralights, Vintage, Warbirds, Why We Fly

The 45th annual SUN ’n FUN International Fly-In & Expo certainly lived up to its name this year with blue skies and plenty of Florida sunshine to go around. ... Read more

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

National Museum of U.S. Air Force Curator to Present on Memphis Belle Restoration

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Jeff Duford, a curator at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, will present about the restoration of B-17 Memphis Belle as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation ... Read more

April 10, 2019April 11, 2019

Where the Fun Is: The Bohmer Family Cub Coupe

Vintage

When walking around the grounds at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, it’s hard not to notice a distinct trend among “magazine airplanes,” those that appear on the pages of aviation publications: They ... Read more