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January 16, 2019October 17, 2025

Malia Gohier — Solo and Written Exam Milestone

Learn to Fly, Milestones
Congratulations to Malia Gohier, who overcame many obstacles and successfully passed her FAA written exam and had her first solo flight! ... Read more
January 16, 2019October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Championship Air Racer Andrew Findlay

Podcast
The Green Dot crew sat down with 2018 STIHL National Championship Air Race Sport Gold champion Andrew Findlay to talk about his beginnings in aviation and his victory in Reno. ... Read more
January 16, 2019November 5, 2025

The Not-So-Young Eagles

Chapters, Homebuilding, Member Stories
In October 2018 a group of EAA Chapter 105 members began building an RV-12iS in a hangar near Hillsboro, Oregon. Eventually, they hope to form a flying club. ... Read more
January 15, 2019October 28, 2025

Ode to 168 Landings

Aerobatics, Learn to Fly
I almost quit halfway through flight training. Apparently, I did not have the talent for flying. About a year prior to this dilemma, I woke up with the bright idea ... Read more
January 10, 2019October 28, 2025

How I Aced the FAA Private Pilot Written Exam Before I Soloed

Learn to Fly
Seven weeks ago, my instructor Jamie Pittman, EAA 439727, told me he wanted me to take the FAA private pilot written exam by early January — before I solo and ... Read more
January 10, 2019January 10, 2019

Out in the Open — Opener’s BlackFly

AirVenture
The world woke up on July 12, 2018, to discover that Opener — a company operating in deep stealth mode for years — had unveiled its personal air vehicle, the ... Read more
January 10, 2019October 28, 2025

Memphis Belle Expert to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series
B-17 Memphis Belle expert Dr. Harry Friedman to present on January 17 as part of EAA Museum Speaker Series. ... Read more
January 10, 2019October 28, 2025

Stories of Oshkosh — Joe Norris

AirVenture, Member Stories
A family friend, Jim Miles, introduced me to EAA at the 1970 convention in Oshkosh. Jim asked if I wanted to go to the convention with him in his Piper ... Read more
January 10, 2019January 10, 2019

Gabe White — Solo Milestone

Learn to Fly, Member Stories, Milestones, Youth Outreach
Congratulations to 16-year-old Gabe White on his first solo flight in a Piper Cherokee last month. ... Read more
January 3, 2019November 5, 2025

XP-82 Night Run: How I Got the Shot

Warbirds
EAA Staff Photographer Connor Madison takes us through his thought process during his photo shoot of a Twin Mustang. ... Read more
January 3, 2019November 4, 2025

Barnstorming in the 21st Century

Honoring The Past, Vintage
The 2018 American Barnstormers Tour was profiled in the December 2018 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. ... Read more
January 3, 2019January 3, 2019

Switching Seats, From Young Eagle to Young Eagle Pilot

Chapters, Member Stories, Youth Outreach
Matthew Tortorell’s Young Eagles flight three years ago changed his life and drove him to become a pilot, and he returned the favor in November by giving his first Young ... Read more
January 3, 2019October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot – STOL Champion Bobby Breeden

Podcast
The Green Dot crew sat down with multi-time Valdez champion Bobby Breeden to discuss getting into aviation at a young age, STOL flying, the experience of flying bushplanes, and more. ... Read more
January 2, 2019October 20, 2025

In the Zone

AirVenture, Ultralights
The Fun Fly Zone at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is home to all kinds of flying machines, from autogyros and helicopters to powered parachutes, light homebuilts, EAA’s Twilight Flight Fest, and ... Read more
December 20, 2018November 3, 2025

Barnstorming in the 21st Century

AirVenture, Vintage
In the summer of 2018, a group of Travel Air pilots got together and hopped rides around the Midwest as part of the American Barnstormers Tour. ... Read more
December 20, 2018December 20, 2018

Celebrate the Season With AirVenture 2019 Tickets

AirVenture
Share The Spirit of Aviation this holiday season with tickets to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration. ... Read more
December 20, 2018November 4, 2025

The Amazing Nonstop Cross-Canada Flight of Red Morris

EAA Canada, Honoring The Past
This story about a record-setting cross Canada flight continues the series on notable Canadian pilots. ... Read more
December 20, 2018October 28, 2025

A Picture Worth a Thousand Words

Honoring The Past, Warbirds, Why We Fly
Rides on EAA’s B-17 Aluminum Overcast connected three generations of the Culpepper family. ... Read more
December 20, 2018November 6, 2025

Make Way for Turtles

Member Stories, Why We Fly
Daniel Wegmueller recently got to fly a floatplane to an island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. ... Read more
December 19, 2018October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Apollo Astronaut Frank Borman, Plus Bonus Video

Honoring The Past, Podcast
The Green Dot crew sat down with Apollo 8 astronaut and aviation lover Frank Borman to talk about his mission orbiting the moon, the legendary earthrise photo, his beginnings in ... Read more
December 13, 2018October 28, 2025

The Year of the Air Tanker: The History Behind the Tankers That Visited Oshkosh

Honoring The Past, Warbirds
Read about the history behind air tankers, which was a large theme at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018. ... Read more
December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

According to Plan: Alabama Falco F.8L

Homebuilding, Member Stories
When Larry Weldon got the green light from his wife, Jane, to begin working on a Falco F.8L, it didn’t take him long to jump into action and begin to ... Read more
December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

Quad City Aircraft’s 35th Anniversary

Ultralights
Check out our photo gallery from the 35th anniversary celebration of the Quad City Challenger. ... Read more
December 12, 2018October 28, 2025

Aerobatic Pilot Patty Wagstaff Speaks at EAA

Aerobatics, Speaker Series
Three-time U.S. National Aerobatic Champion Patty Wagstaff recently spoke at the EAA Aviation Museum. ... Read more
December 12, 2018December 12, 2018

I Really Like Clecos

Homebuilding
A little history behind the unsung hero of sheet metal aircraft building. ... Read more

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