April 9, 2019October 17, 2025

Preparing For the Big Show: Volunteers Aid in Getting AirVenture Ready Every Year

AirVenture, Volunteers

Happy National Volunteer Week! More than 5,000 volunteers create the backbone of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. We couldn’t do it without them and they are involved in every part of our ... Read more

April 9, 2019October 17, 2025

Take Your Kid Flying — Our Children Need to Know How Great It Is

Ultralights, Why We Fly

I had my older son, Kevin, in the right seat of my Ercoupe. (This would be my first Ercoupe, the one I had 30 years ago. Kevin was 30 years ... Read more

April 9, 2019October 28, 2025

Stories of Oshkosh — Glen Towler

AirVenture, Member Stories

Glen Towler, EAA 1112536, has been attending AirVenture since 2012, this is his story.

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April 4, 2019November 6, 2025

Alaskan Ice Cave Fever

Member Stories, Why We Fly

One of my very favorite things to do in the summers here in Alaska is to fly with my husband to an off-airport, 900-foot backcountry treasure called Mud Strip.

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April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

Twin Engines — The Super-Charged Patey Brothers Are Flying Forces of Nature

AirVenture, Homebuilding

A fascination with taking things apart and putting them back together began in infancy for identical twins Mike and Mark Patey.

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April 3, 2019October 29, 2025

Former AH-64 Helicopter Pilot Presents at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Former Boeing AH-64 Apache pilot Jon Bernstein discussed his experiences flying the U.S. Army’s primary attack helicopter as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series.

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April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

Corey Fryman — Solo Milestone

Milestones, Youth Outreach

Congratulations to Corey Fryman for becoming the first participant in EAA’s Ray Scholars program to solo on Wednesday, March 27.

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April 3, 2019October 20, 2025

Soft-Field Takeoffs and Landings

Tips

Soft-field takeoff and landing techniques are a mandatory training segment for all sport, private, and commercial pilots. However, very few students ever experience true soft-field conditions.

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April 3, 2019October 28, 2025

A Visit to Tuskegee

Honoring The Past

Driving through the sunny Alabama countryside with my windows down and sunroof open, I was enjoying the breeze and the sights of a rural landscape.

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April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Valiant Genealogy — Jim Irwin’s BT-13

Honoring The Past, Warbirds

The Irwin family’s BT-13 Valiant has come full circle for new caretaker Jim Irwin.

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April 2, 2019October 28, 2025

Stories of Oshkosh — Gregg Erickson

AirVenture, Member Stories

Gregg Erickson, EAA 56579, shares his 52 years’ worth of EAA AirVenture stories.

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March 27, 2019March 27, 2019

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring: Minnesota RotorWay Turbine 420

Homebuilding, Member Stories

About 30 years ago, I decided that if I were going to continue to fly my first RotorWay helicopter, I needed more power. So, back then I designed and built ... Read more

March 27, 2019March 28, 2019

Homebuilt HUD – A $300 (really) head-up display for every airplane

Homebuilding

It started out as a joke. After a dismal performance in a flour bombing contest John Marzulli laughed with friends that he should build a targeting computer to improve his ... Read more

March 27, 2019October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — AH-64 Apache Pilot Jon Bernstein

Podcast

On the latest episode of EAA’s The Green Dot podcast, the crew sat down with Jon Bernstein to discuss his unique background in aviation and transitioning from researching and writing ... Read more

March 26, 2019October 28, 2025

Guess the First Year!

AirVenture, Honoring The Past

How well do you know Oshkosh? Pick the year this aircraft FIRST attended Oshkosh convention!

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March 26, 2019March 26, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Jeremy Schotter

AirVenture, Member Stories

Jeremy Schotter, EAA 1170764, started attending AirVenture in 2015 after two of his friends had been inviting him for years.

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March 22, 2019October 20, 2025

Philanthropy at Work — A Family Legacy

EAA Museum

When a visitor enters the EAA Aviation Museum, they are greeted by the warm face of one of our proud docents each with an amazing story of why they are ... Read more

March 21, 2019October 29, 2025

Ryan Sundsmo — Solo Milestone

Milestones

Ryan Sundsmo has large dreams, soloing is just the beginning.

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March 21, 2019October 28, 2025

Counter Invader Special Kay Really is Special

Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Special Kay is special for a number of reasons, some of them having to do with the luck (both good and bad) that followed it through its post-military career and ... Read more

March 21, 2019November 5, 2025

One Glorious 1928 Lincoln-Page

Vintage

After he bought it new in 1928, Chuck Balling’s Lincoln-Page LP-3 was damaged in a landing accident after it had flown just 60 hours.

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March 20, 2019March 21, 2019

Second Chances — Scott McLain and His Father’s Navion

Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Scott McLain has fond memories of many airplanes he’s flown, but none more so than a North American Aviation NA-145 Navion was purchased by Scott’s father, Steve, in an attempt ... Read more

March 20, 2019November 5, 2025

Doin’ It His Way — Lee Hussey’s Award-Winning Comanche

Member Stories, Vintage

Lee Hussey always liked airplanes, but his interest in aviation was rekindled in a big way when he became a partner in a Piper Comanche that he grew to love ... Read more

March 20, 2019October 28, 2025

Stories of Oshkosh — Joseph Thalman

AirVenture, Member Stories

Joseph Thalman, EAA 570237, and his father have been attending EAA Oshkosh since the beginning.

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March 20, 2019October 20, 2025

Tail Wheels — What Can Go Wrong?

Tips

There are as many tail wheel assembly designs as there are experimental airplanes, or at least it seems that way. Most tail wheels share the same problems, so I’ll talk ... Read more

March 14, 2019October 16, 2025

EAA Visits the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Boasting a collection of more than 300 aircraft with accompanying artifacts, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is divided by era: The Early Years, World War I, World ... Read more