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April 20, 2018October 29, 2025

Powered Paragliding Filmed by Google Satellite

Member Stories, Ultralights

An ordinary day of powered paragliding was etched into history.

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April 19, 2018October 28, 2025

SUN ‘n FUN 2018 Recap

Why We Fly

Wandering the grounds and watching the air shows, the EAA staff captured much of SUN ‘n FUN — here are just a few of our favorites.

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April 18, 2018April 23, 2018

Amelia – First Flight Milestone

Milestones

A proud dad shares his 4-month-old daughter’s first flight.

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April 18, 2018October 31, 2025

Hangar Flying with The Green Dot Crew

Podcast

EAA’s The Green Dot crew sat down with EAA Flight Training Manager Joe Norris to swap some of their favorite flying stories.

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April 17, 2018October 28, 2025

Ashes to Ashes: The Final Flight of the P-1

Honoring The Past, Member Stories, Warbirds

The first flight of the title aircraft in the classic aviation film The Flight of the Phoenix would tragically prove to be one of its last.

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April 16, 2018November 6, 2025

Flying Young Eagles, One at a Time

Chapters, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

EAA Chapter 382 shares its philosophy for flying Young Eagles.

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April 13, 2018November 3, 2025

Antique VW Beetles Still Get Around at AirVenture

AirVenture

A historic group of Volkswagen Beetles continues to ferry people around the grounds at EAA AirVenture Oskhosh.

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April 13, 2018October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot – EAA Staff at SUN ’n FUN

Podcast

EAA’s The Green Dot crew sat down with Jim Busha and Dennis Dunbar, both of whom are in Florida, to talk about SUN ’n FUN 2018.

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April 13, 2018October 17, 2025

Air Academy Unlocks Potential in Airline Pilot, Flight Instructor

Member Stories

The EAA Air Academy inspired Sarah Borg to turn her flying passions into a career and to give back to GA.

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April 12, 2018

Sarah Springborn – Solo Milestone

Milestones

Sarah Springborn recently soloed after deciding to pursue flight training thanks to an Eagle Flight.

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April 12, 2018October 29, 2025

Former NASA Flight Director to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

The longest-tenured flight director in NASA history will present at the EAA Aviation Museum on April 19.

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April 11, 2018November 6, 2025

Seth Holloway – Private Checkride and Naval Academy Milestones

Milestones, Youth Outreach

Seth Holloway recently passed his private checkride and accepting an appointment to the United States Naval Academy.

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April 10, 2018October 28, 2025

A Canadian Trip to the 1991 Reno Air Races

EAA Canada
By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102 Back in 1991, my friend Jim McRae and I decided to drive from Vancouver, Canada, to Reno, Nevada, to see the 28th National Championship Air ... Read more
April 10, 2018November 3, 2025

EAA 2018 Sweepstakes Airplane Restoration in Less Than Two Minutes

EAA Museum, From The Hangar Floor

Have you wondered what it was like to restore the EAA 2018 Sweepstakes Piper J-3 Cub? Here’s a quick look! Enter to win this airplane at www.EAA.org/sweepstakes.

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April 9, 2018April 12, 2018

EAA Chapter 534 Supports Seaplane-A-Palooza

Chapters

EAA Chapter 534 proudly reports that Seaplane-A-Palooza pilots love pancakes, too.

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April 5, 2018November 3, 2025

Two-seat Little Toot Introduced to Honor a Father

Homebuilding, Member Stories

To honor his father, Tommy Meyer created a two-seat version of the legendary Little Toot biplane, known as the Big Toot.

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April 5, 2018November 7, 2025

Braden Hobbs – Private Pilot Checkride Milestone

Member Stories, Milestones

Congratulations to 17-year-old Braden Hobbs, one of the HAWK kids profiled in the April issue of Sport Aviation, on passing his private pilot checkride!

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April 4, 2018November 5, 2025

Mini-Max Motivation

Homebuilding, Member Stories, Why We Fly

Losing weight, learning to fly, and building an airplane are all difficult things to do. Brian Lloyd did all three at once to follow his dreams of flight.

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April 4, 2018November 3, 2025

There’s Always a First – Cessna 172

AirVenture, Honoring The Past

The first production Cessna 172 is still flying and visited EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2017.

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April 4, 2018October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot – Jim Payne

Podcast

The Green Dot crew spoke to Perlan Project Chief Pilot Jim Payne about his record-setting glider flight in Argentina last year.

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April 2, 2018

Chapter 977 Hosts 10th Annual Shamrock Fly-In in New Home

Chapters

More than 65 visiting aircraft attended EAA Chapter 977’s 10th annual Shamrock Fly-In.

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March 28, 2018October 16, 2025

The Last Helicopter Out of Saigon

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

Watch Bob Caron, Vietnam War helicopter pilot, speak at the EAA Aviation Museum.

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March 27, 2018November 5, 2025

Cylinder Work and Courage

Homebuilding, Member Stories

A pilot’s wife shares how she developed the courage to help maintain the couple’s homebuilt RV-7.

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March 27, 2018November 6, 2025

My BasicMed Journey

Member Stories

An EAA staff member logged his experience enrolling for BasicMed.

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March 22, 2018October 17, 2025

EAA Air Academy Grad Launches Aviation Business

Member Stories

One success story of how a Young Eagles flight and a journey to the EAA Air Academy launched an aviation career.

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