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August 29, 2019October 28, 2025

Name These Airplanes!

Honoring The Past

Put your aviation knowledge to the test with this short multiple choice quiz.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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!

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August 8, 2019October 20, 2025

Bob Became a Private Pilot at 55 Years Old

Homebuilding, Member Stories

Bob and Jean Porter came into aviation a bit later in life. At 55, Bob decided to become a private pilot.

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August 8, 2019November 6, 2025

The ‘So What?’ Factor — Restoring a Certified Aircraft

Tips
Restoring an aircraft may end up being difficult. If you go into it thinking you can’t wait to get in the air, you may find yourself saying “so what?” when ... Read more
August 7, 2019October 28, 2025

Finding Myself Through Learning to Fly

Learn to Fly, Milestones, Why We Fly

If you had told me 365 days ago that I would be a pilot by EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, I’d have thought you were crazy.

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August 7, 2019October 28, 2025

Metamorphosis: Transforming From Student to Pilot

Learn to Fly, Why We Fly

Following my colleague’s flight training journey help me relive my own learning to fly memories.

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August 1, 2019October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Elvis’ Pilot Ron Strauss

Podcast
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew was joined by Ron Strauss to talk about his beginning in aviation, becoming a professional pilot, being hijacked, and his time ... Read more
August 1, 2019October 20, 2025

Bo Flies His Paramotor From Florida to Oshkosh!

AirVenture, Ultralights
Bo Feldman, an 18-year-old pilot, has been flying paramotors for a few years and recently completed a safety training course for potential in-flight issues, so decided he wanted to make ... Read more
July 28, 2019October 20, 2025

Songbird Among Warbirds

AirVenture, Warbirds
By Frederick A. Johnsen Theresa Eaman has been a regular at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for seven years. She brings professional song stylings of vintage tunes to the Warbirds in Review ... Read more
July 27, 2019October 20, 2025

Suiting Up — C-53 Painted With D-Day Invasion Stripes

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Warbirds
In recognition of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Dakota Territory Air Museum of Minot, North Dakota, participated with its fleet of aircraft in the air show yesterday. In addition ... Read more
July 27, 2019November 3, 2025

A Deserving Salute

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Why We Fly
The warbirds around the grounds aren’t alone in having served their country. While airplanes usually take center stage at AirVenture, EAA makes it a priority to take a moment to ... Read more

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