February 7, 2019October 28, 2025

Memphis Belle Expert Dr. Harry Friedman Presents at Museum Speaker Series

Dr. Harry Friedman, one of the foremost experts on famed Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Memphis Belle, presented at the EAA Aviation Museum on Thursday, January 17 as part of the ... Read more

February 7, 2019November 5, 2025

New Look, Same Spirit

Homebuilding, Member Stories

In some ways, Peter Sripol is just like any other homebuilder. There are a few differences between the average builder and Peter, though. Most EAAers aren’t using foam insulation from ... Read more

February 7, 2019November 3, 2025

Sole Survivor – B-26K/A-26A Special Kay

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

One of the warbird highlights at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 was Special Kay, the only flying Douglas B-26K/A-26A Invader in the world. Watch the video.

February 6, 2019November 6, 2025

Candler Field Youth Aviation Program Develops Pilot/Mechanic

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

Jacob was a high school junior with no idea what he wanted to do after high school. It did not take long for the Youth Aviation Program and its mentors ... Read more

February 6, 2019October 22, 2025

Haven’t Flown in a While?

Tips

We all wish we could fly as often as possible, but other responsibilities get in the way. When aviation is our recreation and not our work, we can find long ... Read more

February 6, 2019October 28, 2025

Stories of Oshkosh — Ambrose Hugo

AirVenture, Member Stories

Ambrose Hugo, also known as AJ, EAA Lifetime 56898, has been attending AirVenture since 1970, this is his story.

February 1, 2019October 28, 2025

Chapter 1 Celebrates 65 Years

Chapters

Photos from Flabob, as our first chapter commemorates a milestone.

February 1, 2019November 7, 2025

Camaraderie in EAA South Africa

Chapters, Member Stories

What happens when your tail wheel falls off and everybody knows it but you?

February 1, 2019October 28, 2025

Stories of Oshkosh — Dennis Carew

AirVenture, Member Stories

Did you ever lay in the grass as a child, staring up at the sky making shapes out of clouds in your mind when all of the sudden an airplane ... Read more

February 1, 2019October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Miracle on the Hudson Controller Patrick Harten

Honoring The Past, Podcast

The Green Dot crew sat down with air traffic controller Patrick Harten who was on duty when Chesley Sullenburger ditched US Airways Flight 1549 safely on the Hudson River.

February 1, 2019November 6, 2025

Joy of Stick, Love of Yoke

Tips, Why We Fly

An awful lot of considerations go into the designer’s choice of stick or yoke beyond its location. Side-stick, yoke (or wheel), center stick — what’s your preference as a pilot? ... Read more

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019

Logan Yoon — Solo Milestone

Learn to Fly, Milestones, Youth Outreach

Congratulations to Logan Yoon on his first solo flight in a Cessna 172.

February 1, 2019October 20, 2025

One Plus One Equals 110

Aerobatics, AirVenture

When Sergei Yakovlev, son of legendary Soviet aircraft designer Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, was working on the aerobatic Yak-55 back in 1980, he probably never imagined anything like this.

January 24, 2019October 17, 2025

A B-17 Family Learning Experience

Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Kim Keierleber had no idea that her father served on B-17s during World War II until years and years after he came home.

January 23, 2019November 5, 2025

Bo the Bonanza: Arkansas Beech E33A Bonanza

Member Stories, Vintage

I confess I never set out to own a vintage aircraft. However, as fate would have it, my search led me to Bo the Bonanza, also known as N2939A, and ... Read more

January 23, 2019November 6, 2025

Where Did He Come From?

Tips

If you’ve been flying very long, chances are you’ve had one of those close encounter situations arise where another aircraft materialized seemingly out of the blue, leaving you to wonder, ... Read more

January 23, 2019October 17, 2025

Backcountry Flying, STOL Drag Racing at High Sierra Fly-In

Member Stories, Why We Fly

The love for aviation felt all over the dry lakebed at the ninth annual High Sierra Fly-In had quite the EAA convention feel. Get a taste of the event in ... Read more

January 23, 2019October 28, 2025

Stories of Oshkosh — Jerry Burke

AirVenture, Member Stories

Jerry Burke, EAA 365400, has been attending AirVenture since 1970 and this is his story.

January 17, 2019October 28, 2025

Quad City Aircraft’s 35th Anniversary: Celebrating the Challenger in all its iterations

Honoring The Past, Ultralights

The Quad City Ultralight Aircraft Corp. was founded 35 years ago, a year after the first Challenger single-place ultralight was designed. The QCUAC celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Challenger ... Read more

January 17, 2019October 28, 2025

Stories of Oshkosh — John Maxfield

AirVenture, Member Stories

John Maxfield has been volunteering at the EAA fly-in convention since 1970, its first year in Oshkosh.

January 16, 2019November 7, 2025

EAA Mechanic Gerard Putzer Retires After 30 Years

EAA Museum, Member Stories

Congratulations and thank you to Gerard Putzer, EAA 594840, who retired on Friday, January 11 after a solid 30 years of hard work and dedication.

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!

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.

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

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Memphis Belle Expert Dr. Harry Friedman Presents at Museum Speaker Series

New Look, Same Spirit

Sole Survivor – B-26K/A-26A Special Kay

Candler Field Youth Aviation Program Develops Pilot/Mechanic

Haven’t Flown in a While?

Stories of Oshkosh — Ambrose Hugo

Chapter 1 Celebrates 65 Years

Camaraderie in EAA South Africa

Stories of Oshkosh — Dennis Carew

EAA’s The Green Dot — Miracle on the Hudson Controller Patrick Harten

Joy of Stick, Love of Yoke

Logan Yoon — Solo Milestone

One Plus One Equals 110

A B-17 Family Learning Experience

Bo the Bonanza: Arkansas Beech E33A Bonanza

Where Did He Come From?

Backcountry Flying, STOL Drag Racing at High Sierra Fly-In

Stories of Oshkosh — Jerry Burke

Quad City Aircraft’s 35th Anniversary: Celebrating the Challenger in all its iterations

Stories of Oshkosh — John Maxfield

EAA Mechanic Gerard Putzer Retires After 30 Years

Malia Gohier — Solo and Written Exam Milestone

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

The Not-So-Young Eagles

Ode to 168 Landings