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September 5, 2019October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Air Adventure Museum Sign

Attic, EAA Museum
Learn more about the EAA Air Adventure Museum sign in this installment of EAA’s Attic. ... Read more
September 5, 2019November 6, 2025

Doug Conciatu — 2,400th Young Eagle Milestone

Milestones, Youth Outreach
Congratulations to Doug Conciatu, EAA Lifetime 53419, of Macomb, Michigan, for flying his 2,400th Young Eagle! ... Read more
September 5, 2019October 17, 2025

The Story of a WASP Flight Instructor

Honoring The Past, Warbirds
The EAA Aviation Museum was recently entrusted with items from Ethel Jones, a WASP in WWII who became an instructor pilot. Her love of aviation started at a young age. ... Read more
September 5, 2019November 5, 2025

Antique Airplane Heaven in Iowa

Vintage
EAA staffers Hal Bryan, Alden Frautschy, Kyle Ludwick, and Connor Madison attended the annual Antique Airplane Association Fly-In at Antique Airfield in Blakesburg, Iowa, over Labor Day Weekend. ... Read more
September 5, 2019November 6, 2025

New Holstein Super Cub Fly-In Photo Roundup

Why We Fly
Pilots and aviation enthusiasts alike gathered in New Holstein July 19-23 to share their passion for flight. ... Read more
September 5, 2019October 20, 2025

Former Air Force One Pilot to Speak at EAA Museum on September 11

EAA Museum, Speaker Series
Former Air Force One pilot Mark Tillman to speak at EAA Aviation Museum on anniversary of 9/11. ... Read more
September 5, 2019October 17, 2025

How Being a Ray Scholar Helped Me

Chapters, Learn to Fly
The Ray Aviation Scholarship has helped me in ways I never imagined. This summer I worked long and hard to complete my private pilot certificate. ... Read more
September 4, 2019October 17, 2025

U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command at AirVenture 2019

AirVenture
We were thrilled to have three U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command jet demonstration teams perform this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019! ... Read more
August 29, 2019October 16, 2025

Samuel VanderJagt’s Front Row Seat to History

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past
Samuel VanderJagt was a radio operator and gunner in a Martin B-26 Marauder. His B-26 Hot Rock was assigned to the 397th Bomb Group, 9th Air Force. Sam’s story would ... Read more
August 29, 2019October 28, 2025

Name These Airplanes!

Honoring The Past
Put your aviation knowledge to the test with this short multiple choice quiz. ... Read more
August 29, 2019October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — DTG Pyrotechnics President Dion Diehl

AirVenture, Podcast
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew was joined by DTG Pyrotechnics President Dion Diehl to talk about how he got started in pyrotechnics, his background, how exactly ... Read more
August 28, 2019November 5, 2025

Top Three Causes of Aircraft Build Errors and How to Avoid Them

Homebuilding, Tips
Even if you consider yourself to be advanced, an extra pair of eyes from someone highly knowledgeable and as passionate about building as you are will improve the quality and ... Read more
August 22, 2019October 28, 2025

Heather Penney Discusses 9/11 Experience, Beliefs in TEDx Talk

Member Stories, Why We Fly
EAA board member Heather Penney, EAA 1266991, told her story of being scrambled on September 11, 2001, to protect Washington, D.C., and more in this TEDx talk given in Chelsea ... Read more
August 21, 2019October 29, 2025

The Value of Good Training — Don’t Be Too Proud to Seek Instruction

Learn to Fly, Tips, Ultralights
The experience and supervision of a good powered paragliding instructor will not only mitigate risk and safely guide students through the training process but also teach proper technique, correct faulty ... Read more
August 15, 2019October 28, 2025

(Where the Fun Is) Creampuff: Debbie Cheney’s Cessna 140

Member Stories, Vintage
Well, you’re finally there. After wanting to fly all your life, and having to delay your dream for your career and family, you finally found yourself with enough time and ... Read more
August 15, 2019November 5, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring: Arkansas Piper J-3 Cub

Member Stories, Vintage
This story started in August 1938 on a 40-acre cotton field near the Hempstead County line in Southwest Arkansas. ... Read more
August 15, 2019October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot Live — Legendary Designer Burt Rutan

AirVenture, Homebuilding, Podcast
The Green Dot crew sat down with legendary aircraft designer Burt Rutan at a live episode of the podcast during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. ... Read more
August 15, 2019August 15, 2019

Take a Trip Through the North 40 and South 40 at AirVenture 2019!

AirVenture
If you’ve never walked the length of the North 40 or South 40 areas at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, this video may give you an idea of just how vast they ... Read more
August 15, 2019October 28, 2025

EAA Sport Pilot Academy – 2019 Summer Class

Learn to Fly
Earlier this summer, the four students who took part in the EAA Sport Pilot Academy all had one thing in common — they were college students who had nonflying aviation ... Read more
August 15, 2019August 15, 2019

AirVenture 2019 Photo Favorites

AirVenture
Check out some of our favorite photos from the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 photo team! ... Read more
August 14, 2019November 7, 2025

Visiting the Museum of Flight

Member Stories
EAA staffer Christina Basken recently visited one of the world’s largest aviation museums, and came back with a great story and a lot of photos. ... Read more
August 14, 2019October 28, 2025

Our Hike Into the British Columbia Bush to the Canso Bomber Wreckage

EAA Canada, Member Stories
At 2300 on the night of February 10, 1945, a Royal Canadian Air Force Consolidated PBV-1A* Catalina serial No. 11007, also known as the Canso, took off from RCAF Tofino ... Read more
August 14, 2019October 17, 2025

A Non-Pilot Spouse’s Perspective on Oshkosh

AirVenture, Member Stories
It has been more than 15 years since my husband, Jack, started attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh — the largest air show in the world! ... Read more
August 8, 2019October 17, 2025

First Chapter 534 Ray Scholar Solos

Chapters, Milestones
After five active years with EAA Chapter 534’s weekly youth program following his Young Eagles flight, Mateo Colmenero, age 18, was awarded the chapter’s first $10,000 Ray Aviation Scholarship in ... Read more
August 8, 2019October 20, 2025

Fun Fly Zone at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019

AirVenture, Ultralights
Check out this unique vantage point of the Fun Fly Zone area at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019! ... Read more

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