EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Kyle Breon

This piece originally ran in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Kyle Breon, EAA 1335139, has been coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh pretty much since he was ... Read more

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024

Honesty at AirVenture

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Frank Hemko, EAA 569315 I’m 74 years old and have visited AirVenture six times since I retired. My 29-year career flying as captain on UPS B-727s, B-757s, and B-767s ... Read more

May 15, 2024May 16, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Laurie Probst

Volunteers

Laurie Probst, EAA Lifetime 709262, has quite an extensive résumé when it comes to sharing aviation with today’s youths. She was introduced to aviation two decades ago when a friend ... Read more

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024

How I Became a Motor-Head

Member Stories, Stories Of Oshkosh, Ultralights

Larry Fleming, an experienced hang glider pilot, steps into the world of powered flight with his Aeros Nano Trike. Follow along his adventure of learning to fly the ultralight trike ... Read more

March 20, 2024March 29, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Craig and Bonnie Fitzsimmons

Volunteers

Craig and Bonnie Fitzsimmons, EAA 266725 and 814505, have been together for more than 50 years, having met when they were just 19 years old in Elgin, Illinois. Bonnie opened ... Read more

December 14, 2023March 29, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Jonathon McKenzie

Volunteers

Jonathon McKenzie, EAA Lifetime 1110671, became EAA’s Print Mail Center volunteer chairman in 2022, but he joined EAA and started volunteering more than 10 years ago after he caught a ... Read more

November 16, 2023November 17, 2023

Volunteer Spotlight — Gustavo Arosemena

Volunteers

Gustavo Arosemena, EAA 1172064, of Panama is highly involved with EAA, starting his chapter in Panama and volunteering year after year at the International Visitors Tent during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

October 19, 2022October 20, 2022

Before Oshkosh, Before AirVenture

History, Member Stories

EAA member John Meyers looks back on a grand adventure from his teenage years when he attended the annual EAA fly-in convention in Rockford, Illinois.

October 6, 2022October 10, 2022

How Did They Do That? Behind the Scenes of the 50-Ship Flyover

Air Show, Anniversaries

If you were at AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 during the opening air show, you might not have believed your eyes when you looked up and saw no less than 50 Van’s ... Read more

October 26, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight — Sue Gerencser

AirVenture, Member Stories

For the past 18 years, Sue Gerencser, EAA 1049125, has been helping out with a variety of maintenance-related projects around the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds prior to convention. For her ... Read more

October 13, 2021

AirVenture 2021 a Full-Circle Experience for Luftwaffe Pilot

AirVenture, Member Stories

A400M Atlas Luftwaffe pilot Peter Lukasczyk made his long-awaited return to Oshkosh this past summer.

September 28, 2021

Honoring EAA’s Founder

AirVenture, Member Stories

EAA volunteer Robert Wubben recently created a photo mosaic honoring late EAA founder Paul Poberezny.

August 26, 2021

A Newbie’s Guide to Sport Aviation

Flying Tips, Homebuilding, Learning to Fly, Ultralights, Vintage, Warbirds

Are you looking to get started in aviation? EAA Sport Aviation magazine writer Budd Davisson gives some advice on how to do just that.

August 18, 2021

Airythmia’s First AirVenture

AirVenture, Member Stories, Ultralights

Paramotor team Airythmia performed for the very first time together during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021’s Twilight Flight Fest.

August 16, 2021

Chapter 878 Patch

AirVenture, Chapters

Each year as I arrive in Oshkosh a few days before the start of AirVenture, one of my self-indulgent pleasures is to make the EAA Aviation Museum my first stop.

August 5, 2021

Civil Air Patrol: A Day in the Life of a Cadet

AirVenture

Civil Air Patrol Blue Beret Cadet Cody Matthews talks about CAP and a day in the life at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021.

August 5, 2021August 4, 2021

Lost Then Found

AirVenture, Member Stories, Stories Of Oshkosh

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh’s Lost and Found has reunited many convention visitors with things like lost cameras, wallets, and cell phones. But on Friday night, July 30, they made their most ... Read more

August 5, 2021August 4, 2021

An AirVenture Proposal

AirVenture, Member Stories

Josh Fischer proposed to Jessica Thacker in the vintage aircraft area, after the two met years ago during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021

Aviation Job Fair on Sunday

AirVenture

EAA’s annual Aviation Job Fair is back and it runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 1st.

July 31, 2021

Aircraft Art Honors Armed Forces

AirVenture, Homebuilding

While there are many ways in which veterans are honored at AirVenture, pilot Rodney Jarrell, EAA Lifetime 1132855, found a unique way to do so.

July 31, 2021

New Coffee Company Supports Warbird Restoration

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh, Warbirds

Warbird Coffee Co., founded by Royal Air Force veterans Adam Berry and Jon Short in November 2020, sells a series of coffee blends that help in the restoration of warbirds.

July 31, 2021

Keeping a Tradition Alive

AirVenture, Member Stories

About 40 family and friends from Monterrey, Mexico, arrived on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 grounds before the start of the annual fly-in convention last Friday.

July 31, 2021

Security Puts Smiles on Faces at OSH21

AirVenture

While working security and directing pedestrians and vehicles may not seem like the most exciting job on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 grounds, don’t tell that to Jake Grainger and ... Read more

July 31, 2021

Beloved World War II Ace Zooms in for Warbird Review Session

AirVenture, Warbirds

Bud Anderson has legions of friends and fans at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021.

July 31, 2021

A Ray Scholar’s Aviation Journey

AirVenture, Member Stories, Why We Fly, Youth & Young Eagles

Seventeen-year-old Jayden Chow didn’t come from an aviation family. Jayden, EAA 1293557, was first introduced to EAA by his dad’s coworker.

July 31, 2021August 6, 2021

Asian Aviatrix Achieves Flying Dream, Plans Around-The-World Flight

AirVenture, Celebrating Women

Anh-Thu Nguyen in her Lancair IV P. She is preparing for her first around-the-world trip in 2022.

July 31, 2021

Best of British

AirVenture, Member Stories, Warbirds

It was a Hawker Hurricane and a Supermarine Spitfire that drew crowds at AirVenture.

July 30, 2021

Dedicated Fuel Station Volunteers Keep AirVenture Running

AirVenture, Member Stories

Tradition. It’s what brings Orrin Howard and Lorraine Schram back every year to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to volunteer and work at the fuel station.

July 30, 2021

Texas Teen Scratchbuilds Sky Pup

AirVenture, Member Stories, Ultralights, Youth & Young Eagles

Gage Wirtzberger, EAA 1324792, 18, of Greenville, Texas, built a Sky Pup from scratch and plans to fly it for the first time in a month.

July 30, 2021

A Great Big Little Bomber

AirVenture, History, Homebuilding, Member Stories

“It’s just an airplane.” That’s how the late Jack Bally, EAA 348338, a lifelong pilot and builder, described his one-third scale replica of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress — just ... Read more

July 30, 2021August 1, 2021

Tracing History – Following the Oregon and California Trails

AirVenture, Member Stories, Why We Fly

The Grand Prize winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

July 30, 2021

One-of-a-Kind Twin-Engine RV Creates Stir

AirVenture, Homebuilding, Member Stories

Jim and Ginger Tomaszewski of Clayton, Georgia, flew their stunning and diminutive TwinJAG to Oshkosh where it generates a lot of buzz.

July 29, 2021

Early Ray Scholar Volunteers at GirlVenture

AirVenture, Celebrating Women, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles

Amy Whelan, EAA 1283566, goes from the mentee to mentor at AirVenture 2021 during the GirlVenture camp.

July 29, 2021

Finding Freebies

AirVenture, Youth & Young Eagles

Whether you call it swag, freebies, loot, or promotional items, one thing is clear at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 — if you like things that are free, you’re in the ... Read more

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021

Grandma’s First Flight: A Ford Tri-Motor Tale 92 Years in the Making

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Lifelong Oshkosh residents John and Ruth Clark recently flew for the first time ever with their family on the Ford Tri-Motor at AirVenture 2021.

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021

3D RC Flyer ‘Aces’ Night Performance

AirVenture, Why We Fly

Even though this is Jase “The Ace” Dussia’s fourth year performing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the 3D RC flyer acknowledges he still gets a bit anxious.

July 29, 2021July 31, 2021

Howard DGA – Chariot of the Stars

AirVenture, Vintage

By Frederick A. Johnsen Ben Howard used the nomenclature DGA for his airplane designs for years. By the time the executive Howard DGA-15 hit the market in 1939, it ... Read more

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021

Poberezny Legacy Tour

AirVenture, History, Honoring The Past, Member Stories

You can learn interesting stories about Paul and Audrey Poberezny, as well as see the 9-acre grounds that they once called home as part of the Poberezny Legacy Tour.

July 29, 2021

The Mass Mass Airport Tour

AirVenture, Why We Fly

The second-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021

Birds of a Feather

AirVenture, Homebuilding

With so many aircraft around the grounds, it can be easy to miss a single airplane. However, one you won’t want miss is Howard and Linda Plevyak’s Stoddard Hamilton GlaStar, ... Read more

July 28, 2021

Youth Volunteers Network While Having Fun

AirVenture, Youth & Young Eagles

A group of young volunteers who flew in from Sacramento, California, is also getting to learn about the Oshkosh experience.

July 28, 2021

Member Spotlight: Steve Morse

AirVenture, Member Stories

Meet Steve Morse, EAA 223710. That name might be familiar to you, if you are familiar with the Dixie Dregs, Kansas, or Deep Purple — but around Oshkosh, Steve is ... Read more

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021

F4F Wildcat Warbirds in Review

AirVenture, Warbirds

A pristine Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat World War II fighter flew from Texas to be at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 where it was the toast of a Warbirds in Review session ... Read more

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021

The Infinite Highway of the Air – Flying From Alabama to Alaska

AirVenture, Member Stories, Why We Fly

The third-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021

A Tale of 2 Sharks

AirVenture, Homebuilding, Member Stories

As you make your way around the grounds, you can find many unusual or even unique airplanes. However, you won’t see many paint jobs as eye-catching as Lonnie Autry’s RV-8, ... Read more

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021

Classic German Biplane Design Builds Memories

AirVenture, Member Stories, Warbirds

It’s a pugnacious little biplane, resplendent in World War II German colors. It’s a 1954 Spanish-built clone of the 1930s German Bücker Jungmann trainer.

July 27, 2021

Admissions Volunteers

AirVenture, Celebrating Women, Member Stories

Volunteers are what make everything EAA does possible. With more than 5,000 volunteers helping out at AirVenture this year, it would be impossible not to run into one of them. ... Read more

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021

Wings of Friendship

AirVenture, Member Stories, Why We Fly

The fourth-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021

Flies Like a Hawk, Lands Like a Kitten

AirVenture, Vintage

When 34 Kittyhawk biplanes rolled out of the shop, the Depression put a padlock on the door in 1934. And that might have been the end of the line, if ... Read more

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021

Cancer Survivor Saves Others

AirVenture, Why We Fly

Samaritan Aviation co-founder heads to front lines of Papua New Guinea after defeating cancer diagnosis

July 26, 2021

A Circumnavigational Flight Around the United States

AirVenture, Member Stories, Why We Fly

The fifth-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters.

July 25, 2021July 26, 2021

Happy Anniversary, Debbie and Jack!

AirVenture, Member Stories

Jack Klein, EAA 518733, and Debbie Klein, EAA 1058911, celebrated their wedding by coming to AirVenture for their honeymoon, 40 years ago on this very day. “We were here for ... Read more

July 25, 2021

Long Cross-Country – Teenage pilot arrives in style

AirVenture, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles

Seventeen-year-old Brady Sherrow, EAA 1062054, flew into Oshkosh on his longest cross-country trip yet, just two weeks after earning his private pilot certificate!

July 24, 2021

Schaick, Scholler, and Mulva – The Names Behind the Signs

AirVenture, History, Member Stories

Like any other medium-sized city, the names of roads and other areas in and around the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds are identified by signs.

July 24, 2021July 8, 2022

Chapter Pride Abounds – Take a Seat at the EAA Blue Barn

AirVenture, Chapters

Having nearly 900 EAA chapters in the network, the wide range of diversity found in EAA chapters is about as broad as the number of chapters themselves, but when it ... Read more

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

EAA’s The Green Dot — AirVenture 2021 Grounds Tour

AirVenture, Podcast

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, our hosts — Hal, Chris, and Tom — sat down to give listeners a virtual tour of the AirVenture grounds with just 11 ... Read more

July 15, 2021

First Homebuilt Arrives at AirVenture 2021

AirVenture, Homebuilding

Ron Lem, EAA 1159879, of Concord, California, is a volunteer at EAA’s print/mail center and owns the first homebuilt airplane that has arrived on the AirVenture grounds.

June 16, 2021

Airythmia: A Heart-Stopping Performance

AirVenture, Ultralights

Flying will ruin your life in the best possible way.

June 15, 2021

EAA’s The Green Dot — AirVenture 2021: What to Expect

AirVenture, Podcast

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we welcomed EAA Vice President of Communities and Member Programming Rick Larsen and EAA Director of AirVenture Air Show Operations Dennis Dunbar to ... Read more

AirVenture 2021: What to Expect

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we welcomed EAA Vice President of Communities and Member Programming Rick Larsen and EAA Director of AirVenture Air Show Operations Dennis Dunbar to ... Read more

April 15, 2021

Reflections of Oshkosh

AirVenture

My photos of but a small portion of the highly-polished airplanes I’ve seen at Oshkosh over the years.

April 15, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight — Mark Spang

Member Stories, Stories Of Oshkosh

Mark Spang’s interest in aviation began at a young age. When he was just a kid, Mark, EAA 129553, would help his father, who was an Air Force mechanic in ... Read more

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart Jr., Tuskegee Airman, and a Tribute to His Colleagues

AirVenture, History, Honoring The Past, Stories Of Oshkosh

A young reenactor pays tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen and other veterans of color, and I was happy to be there to document it.

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight — Jim Hornby and Dennis Lange

AirVenture, Member Stories

The Vintage Aircraft Association portion of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds takes up a pretty sizable chunk. Maintaining that chunk requires a lot of volunteer effort, and it begins with ... Read more

March 10, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight — Dennis Phillippi

AirVenture, Member Stories

Dennis first showed up at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 1995, looking to buy a Rotorway helicopter kit to build.

February 25, 2021

EAA’s The Green Dot — AirVenture 2021 Update with EAA Chairman and CEO Jack Pelton

AirVenture, Podcast

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we welcomed EAA’s Vice President of Publications, Marketing and Membership, Jim Busha, and EAA’s Chairman and CEO, Jack Pelton, to the show to ... Read more

February 11, 2021February 15, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight — Jan Stadt

AirVenture, Member Stories

Jan Stadt’s tenure as an EAA volunteer began back in the 1990s when her husband, Dave, was in the process of earning his pilot certificate.

January 13, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight — Kathy Frey

AirVenture, Member Stories

Starting in 1998, Kathy Frey, EAA 1069808, has been a mainstay in Camp Scholler, assisting campers in finding suitable camping sites and helping out with just about anything else that ... Read more

December 10, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight — Gordon and Cathy Davis

AirVenture, Member Stories

For the past five years, the husband and wife team of Gordon and Cathy Davis have volunteered in the KidVenture area of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh — helping to inspire the ... Read more

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight — Bob Ross

AirVenture, Warbirds

As an Emmy-winning senior vice president at CBS Broadcasting, Bob Ross, EAA 341315, knows a thing or two about putting on a show. When EAA Warbirds of America needed someone ... Read more

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

In Search of the Ultimate Kit Aircraft: DarkAero 1, Chapter 1

AirVenture, Homebuilding

How I chose my upcoming airplane project.

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight — Eric Rood

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Member Stories, Warbirds

With a love of history and deep respect for veterans, Eric Rood, EAA Lifetime 192552, is a perfect fit to volunteer with EAA’s Timeless Voices of Aviation oral history project.

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

Looking Back at the 2020 Oshkosh Fly-In

Chapters, Member Stories

Never mind that AirVenture was canceled, one EAA chapter was determined to go to a fly-in at Oshkosh this year — any Oshkosh.

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020

PEEPSKOSH 2020

Member Stories, Why We Fly

A young man nicknamed Peeps was devastated that AirVenture was canceled, so his friends and family got together to put on the next best thing.

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight — Doug Greenfield

AirVenture, Member Stories

Doug Greenfield, EAA 377864, has been attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh since the early 1990s and volunteering in numerous capacities, beginning a few years after his first visit.

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight — Bob Herman

AirVenture, Member Stories

Bob Herman, EAA Lifetime 61688, has been attending the EAA fly-in convention for 51 years and volunteering for 50 of those years.

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

Furthering the EAA Mission Through Scholarships

Youth & Young Eagles

Jackson began his flying journey with funds from the Tinker Murdock Family Scholarship. He completed his first solo on January 3 of this year and hopes to complete his checkride ... Read more

April 29, 2020April 30, 2020

Captain Eddie’s Fairey Firefly

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Eddie Kurdziel, EAA 431776, brought his rare Fairey Firefly AS6 to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, and won Reserve Grand Champion: Post World War II.

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020

Reflecting on AirVenture During Quarantine

AirVenture, Member Stories

Matt Carruthers, EAA 123832, shares his most cherished AirVenture memories.

March 26, 2020April 2, 2020

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters

AirVenture

NOAA brought Kermit, one of its Lockheed WP-3D Orions, to Oshkosh last year for AirVenture 2019.

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020

Burt Rutan Visits AirVenture 2019

AirVenture, Homebuilding, Honoring The Past

Legendary aircraft designer Burt Rutan was on the grounds at #OSH19 talking about his experiences and aircraft designs.

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

On the Lighter Side

AirVenture, Ultralights

The Fun Fly Zone at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is home to ultralights and light-sport aircraft, not to mention rotorcraft, RC aircraft, and exciting demos of short takeoff and landing (STOL) ... Read more

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

Who Is Your Avspiration?

AirVenture, Why We Fly

Who is your aviation inspiration? Take a flight of fancy through the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds and watch as the young — and young at heart — find the answer ... Read more

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020

Ballance Restored: A Stunning Stinson Flies Home

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Vintage

Sparkling like a jewel in the midsummer sun, a stunning 1934 straight-wing Stinson SR-5A Reliant was proudly poised in front of the VAA Red Barn during #OSH19.

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

Leveraging Smarts — EAA Founder’s Innovation Prize Taps Member Expertise

AirVenture

Now in its fourth year, the Founder’s Innovation Prize welcomes technology or training improvements that may be implemented easily and inexpensively throughout the entire GA fleet to reduce loss-of-control accidents.

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019

A Tribute to Bud Anderson and the P-51 Mustang

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, we honored World War II triple ace Col. Bud Anderson with a large gathering of North American P-51 Mustangs, the airplane Bud famously flew.

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

Vintage at AirVenture 2019

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Vintage

The Vintage area at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is where the early days of civil aviation come to life. Take a closer look at some of the lovingly maintained classics that ... Read more

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

Rod Lewis’ de Havilland Mosquito

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Noted warbird collector Rod Lewis, EAA Lifetime 498155, brought his de Havilland Mosquito to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture 2019.

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019

Honor in the Air — Warbirds at AirVenture 2019

AirVenture, Warbirds

The Warbirds area is always one of the most popular places to visit during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019

Homebuilts at EAA AirVenture 2019 — The E-ABs of Oshkosh

AirVenture, Homebuilding

Check out some of the highlights we saw this year in the Homebuilts area of AirVenture!

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019

AirVenture 2019, the Lockheed LC-130, and a Chance for Closure

AirVenture

Little did Brandon know when he showed up at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 that a chance encounter with a special aircraft and flight crew would help offer closure regarding his ... Read more

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command at AirVenture 2019

AirVenture

We were thrilled to have three U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command jet demonstration teams perform this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019!

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019

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

Dion Diehl — DTG Pyrotechnics President

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 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, 2019August 15, 2019

AirVenture 2019 Photo Favorites

AirVenture

Check out some of our favorite photos from the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 photo team!

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019

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!

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019

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!

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019

Bob Became a Private Pilot at 55 Years Old

AirVenture

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

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019

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 17, 2019August 21, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Nicole Pierce

AirVenture, Celebrating Women, Stories Of Oshkosh

Nicole Pierce, EAA 559033, shares her Story of Oshkosh.

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

The Great EAA Aircraft Raffle of 2019

AirVenture

EAA recently visited Javron Corporation with Don Wade of C & D Aviation to discuss the latest in the build of EAA’s Aircraft Raffle airplane.

July 10, 2019August 21, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Judie Ohm

AirVenture, Celebrating Women, Stories Of Oshkosh

My book, Turret Tales, would never have been written if it hadn’t been for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2010.

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — John Puent

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

John Puent, EAA 43711, has attended every EAA fly-in convention since 1970 and doesn’t plan on breaking his streak.

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Tony Wall

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh can be inspiring to many people for many reasons. For Tony Wall, EAA 1226290, AirVenture 2016 inspired him to fulfill his dream of purchasing his first airplane.

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

Piper Cub from 1970 Oshkosh Fly-In Returning in 2019

AirVenture, Vintage

Paul Applegate, EAA 96958, and his 1940 J-3 Cub N26989 are returning to Oshkosh in 2019 after first visiting the fly-in in 1970.

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — John Sullivan

AirVenture, Member Stories, Stories Of Oshkosh

John Sullivan, EAA 1307855, shares his memories of his first AirVenture.

June 11, 2019June 13, 2019

Member Stories — Campbell Harrod

AirVenture, Member Stories

As EAA AirVenture celebrates 50 consecutive years in Oshkosh, Campbell Harrod, EAA 125214, shared some of his favorite moments from the convention.

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Dan Vanevenhoven

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Dan Vanevenhoven’s, EAA 503226, life was forever changed the day he unknowingly met Paul Poberezny.

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Doug Doers

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Doug Doers, EAA 62304, has been attending AirVenture every year since 1996 and has been flying for more than 50 years.

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019

The Story That Speedy Told Me

AirVenture, Member Stories

Dale Mitchell, EAA 766538, shares a special story of how one airplane can make a large impact on many people.

May 22, 2019August 21, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Ruth Gallatin-Bock

AirVenture, Celebrating Women, Stories Of Oshkosh

Ruth Gallatin-Bock, EAA 340695, recalls her memories of growing up at EAA fly-ins with her father Harold Gallatin, EAA 20, who was one of the original five to help Paul ... Read more

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019

5,000 Miles in a Spitfire — To Oshkosh via Vancouver

AirVenture, Warbirds

Canadian Dave Hadfield flew this beautifully restored Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX on an epic 5,000 mile flight across North America, including a weeklong stop at Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture 2018. ... Read more

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Loren Zehr

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 brought many firsts for Loren Zehr, EAA 1252656, including visiting Oshkosh for the first time, flying in formation, and participating in the Honor Flight. AirVenture inspired ... Read more

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Kent Marquardt

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Kent Marquardt, EAA Lifetime 330475, recalls his first memories from EAA Oshkosh 1970 when he was just 10 years old.

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Michael Fuller

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Michael Fuller, EAA 290830, recalls EAA Oshkosh memories from 1987.

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Tom Steber

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Tom Steber, EAA 144044, has been attending EAA Oshkosh for 50 consecutive years. To Tom, the best way to describe AirVenture is, “Everywhere you look, there’s another only-in-Oshkosh moment.”

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Jordan Ashley

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Jordan Ashley, EAA 864471, took his first airplane ride when he was less than a year old and started attending EAA Oshkosh at just 5 years old. He has attended ... Read more

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019

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

AirVenture

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, 2019April 9, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Glen Towler

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

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

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Gregg Erickson

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

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

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Jeremy Schotter

AirVenture, Member Stories, Stories Of Oshkosh

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

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Joseph Thalman

AirVenture, Member Stories, Stories Of Oshkosh

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

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Dan Workman

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Dan Workman, EAA 1269311, visited EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for the first time in 2018 and left with a touching father-son bonding experience.

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Joel Godston

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Joel Godston knew he wanted to be involved in aviation from the age of 9. More than 70 years later, he’s joined the family of annual AirVenture attendees who share ... Read more

February 27, 2019August 21, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Jenny Orvis

AirVenture, Celebrating Women, Stories Of Oshkosh

Longtime volunteer Jenny Orvis said that on her first visit to AirVenture she was overwhelmed by the number of airplanes and people, but she loved it.

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Old, Loud, Fast, and Proud

AirVenture, History, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Here’s a look at several of the jet warbirds we’ve seen fly at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh over the years.

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Michael Urban

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

Michael Urban, EAA 116285, has attended every EAA Oshkosh since 1974, this is his story.

February 6, 2019February 7, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Ambrose Hugo

AirVenture, Member Stories, Stories Of Oshkosh

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

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Dennis Carew

AirVenture, Stories Of Oshkosh

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, 2019February 1, 2019

One Plus One Equals 110

Aerobatics, Air Show, 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 23, 2019February 25, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Jerry Burke

AirVenture, Member Stories, Stories Of Oshkosh

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

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — John Maxfield

AirVenture, Member Stories, Stories Of Oshkosh

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

January 10, 2019January 14, 2019

Stories of Oshkosh — Joe Norris

AirVenture, Member Stories, Stories Of Oshkosh

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 2, 2019January 7, 2019

In the Zone

AirVenture, Ultralights, Why We Fly

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, 2018December 20, 2018

Celebrate the Season With AirVenture 2019 Tickets

Air Show, AirVenture

Share The Spirit of Aviation this holiday season with tickets to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.

November 14, 2018November 15, 2018

History Lives With Warbirds at AirVenture 2018

AirVenture, History, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

The Warbirds area is always one of the most popular places to visit during AirVenture. Take a look back at some of the ex-military heavy iron that made EAA AirVenture ... Read more

September 20, 2018