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August 19, 2020November 5, 2025

A Friday Fun Flight

Why We Fly

Exploring Door County, Wisconsin, in an RV-12.

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August 13, 2020November 7, 2025

Why So Sad?

EAA Canada, Member Stories

Any idea why this aircraft looks so sad? It was sent to us by Mike Davenport. What do you think happened?

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August 13, 2020October 29, 2025

Ray Scholars Organize Fly-Out Visit to EAA Aviation Museum

Chapters, Youth Outreach
A group of five Ray Scholars from around the Midwest organized a fly-in to Wittman Regional Airport this week to visit the EAA Aviation Museum and continue to bond over ... Read more
August 13, 2020October 20, 2025

PEEPSKOSH 2020

Member Stories, Why We Fly

A young man nicknamed Peeps was devastated that AirVenture was canceled, so his friends and family got together to put on the next best thing.

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August 13, 2020October 20, 2025

Common Landing Errors Discussion Available On Demand

Tips
What are the most common landing errors, and how can you fix them? In this presentation, which originally aired during Spirit of Aviation Week, we’ll discuss three of the most ... Read more
August 13, 2020October 16, 2025

The Fabric of Their Lives

DIY, From The Hangar Floor, Vintage

Nando and Hualdo Mendoza and the opportunity that changed everything.

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August 12, 2020October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Author/Publisher Jackie Ruiz

Podcast, Why We Fly
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew sat down with author, publisher, and sport pilot Jackie Ruiz to discuss her upcoming book, Latinas in Aviation, her thoughtful journey ... Read more
August 12, 2020November 5, 2025

The Technical Counselor Visit: Navigating Paperwork

Homebuilding, Tips

If you can get your builder started off on the right foot from the moment they unpack everything, the paperwork responsibilities will be much smoother.

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August 12, 2020October 20, 2025

Adverse Yaw — What Is It?

Learn to Fly, Tips
Adverse yaw is the tendency for the nose of an airplane to yaw in the opposite direction when an airplane banks its wings for a turn. The increased lift of ... Read more
August 12, 2020November 5, 2025

West Michigan Aviation Academy Students Finish Flight Training

Milestones, Youth Outreach
When the high school closed down in April to comply with Governor Whitmer’s executive order regarding COVID-19, staff put their heads together to find a way to help seniors who ... Read more
August 6, 2020October 17, 2025

A Son’s Trip Back in Time

Honoring The Past, Warbirds

How Jerry Bradley followed the faint echoes of his father’s footsteps from Vietnam to an English pub.

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August 6, 2020October 28, 2025

USAF Demo Team Discussion Available On-Demand

Warbirds

Hear from the current U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command demo team commanders in an engaging discussion that originally aired during Spirit of Aviation Week.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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