volunteers

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024

The Making of a BIG Propeller for EAA’s Pheasant: Part 1

By Story and photos by Paul Adams, EAA Chapter 675 President In the title you may notice two things. First, the word “BIG,” and second, “Part 1.” Well, these two ... Read more

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

The Sound of Freedom

AirVenture, Member Stories, Warbirds

By Jim Roberts It’s not every day you get to see and hear an aircraft engine that helped win World War II. Thanks to four dedicated volunteers, a 12-cylinder liquid-cooled ... Read more

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

Medic!

AirVenture, Volunteers

By Jim Roberts At any gathering as large as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, you’re bound to have the usual run of bumps, scrapes, cuts, and occasionally more life-threatening episodes. To find ... Read more

July 25, 2024August 21, 2024

Rock Your Wings!

AirVenture, Member Stories

To a pilot, the words “rock your wings” are almost sacred. They mean we are approaching the small town of Fisk, Wisconsin, on the approach to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and ... Read more

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024

EAA’s Volunteers of the Year

AirVenture, Member Stories, Volunteers

By Angela Satterlee Dennis Lange, EAA 198454, is from Fond du Lac, and he started volunteering at EAA back in 1979, became a member shortly after that in 1981, and ... Read more

July 21, 2024July 22, 2024

Tall Pines Café

AirVenture, Volunteers

By Emme Hornung Picture this: The roar of the morning P-51 formation just pulled you out of sleep. Usually, you hit snooze on your alarm, but there is no snooze ... Read more

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Ron Liebmann

Volunteers

By EAA This piece originally ran in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Ronald Liebmann, EAA 18367, remembers his aviation infatuation starting in kindergarten, watching Stearmans ... Read more

April 27, 2022April 28, 2022

Volunteer Spotlight — Lee and Paula Crevier

Member Stories, Ultralights

Lee, EAA 355459, and Paula Crevier, EAA 477989, began volunteering with EAA in 1991 and have helped out in a variety of areas, including Pioneer Airport, the Ultralights area, convention ... Read more

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 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.

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 26, 2020February 26, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight — Geoff Downey

AirVenture, Member Stories

Geoff Downey, EAA 105011, has been volunteering at AirVenture for nearly 30 years, with the vast majority of it as the rotorcraft chairman.

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight — Mert Taylor

Member Stories

Mert Taylor, EAA 156, has been around EAA since nearly the beginning. Years later, he’s still finding ways to volunteer with the organization.

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

August 9, 2018

Volunteers at AirVenture

Air Show, AirVenture

More than 5,000 volunteers make up the backbone of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. We couldn’t do it without them, and they lend a hand in every part of our operations at ... Read more

July 28, 2018August 21, 2019

Franckes Keep EAA Volunteering All in the Family

AirVenture, Celebrating Women

Four female generations of the Francke family have made volunteering at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh a tradition not to be missed.

March 21, 2018March 22, 2018

EAA’s AirCam Build

Homebuilding, Youth & Young Eagles

EAA’s AirCam, built by volunteers in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Young Eagles program, is nearing completion! Flight testing will begin in spring, and once complete the aircraft ... Read more

October 26, 2017October 26, 2017

Volunteers Prepare EAA Seaplane Base for Winter

AirVenture

Volunteers at the EAA Seaplane Base gathered to work on projects and build camaraderie in a fall weekend work party.

October 24, 2017October 26, 2017

Building More Than an Airplane

Chapters, Homebuilding

From chapter presentations to personal aircraft builds, EAA members are using the knowledge they gain at EAA’s volunteer build program.