May 28, 2026May 28, 2026

Young Eagles Soar at Lake and Geauga County Airports

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Patty Fulop, EAA 1049894 EAA Chapter 5, based in Hangar Three at Geauga County Airport in Ohio, has a rich history of fostering youths in aviation. The dormant EAA ... Read more

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026

Powered by Passion: How Clintonville Built an Aviation Community

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Mathieu Labs, EAA Lifetime 678257, EAA Chapter 1710 President & Young Eagles Coordinator What does the love of aviation really mean? It’s a question many ask, but in Clintonville, ... Read more

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

10 for 10

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Bernard Wunder, EAA 128167, EAA Chapter 478 Youth Coordinator The Southern Maryland area has several organizations working to introduce kids to aviation. EAA Chapter 478 is coordinating its efforts ... Read more

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

EAA Chapter 501 Participates in Aviation Career Day

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By David L. Jones, EAA Chapter 501 Flight Training Scholarship Coordinator On Thursday, April 23, New Jersey EAA Chapter 501 was well represented at the Roxbury High School Aviation Career ... Read more

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

Texas EAA Chapter 1088 Awards $15,000 to Local Aviation Students

Chapters, Member Stories

By Judie Mooney, EAA Chapter 1088 Media Coordinator EAA Chapter 1088 in Fredericksburg, Texas, has distributed $15,000 in scholarships to aid local area residents to attain a pilot certificate or ... Read more

April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

The “Build and Fly” Story

Chapters, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

By Sherry Niederkorn, EAA Chapter 5 Program Coordinator Five students have been working very diligently as one cohesive group to build an LT-40 Kadet radio-control airplane and will each take ... Read more

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July 1, 2026July 1, 2026

From Build Nights to Solo Flight

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Josh Manring, EAA 1387901 For Cadet 2nd Lt. Carter Froehlich, Civil Air Patrol, aviation started with a trip to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. In 2015, Carter attended AirVenture with his ... Read more

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

Three Wright Brothers Master Pilots Awards Presented at June EAA Chapter 44 Meeting

Member Stories, Milestones

By Norm Isler, EAA Lifetime 201308 At EAA Chapter 44 in Brockport, New York, our June meeting is traditionally our annual fly-in picnic dinner and general hangar/ramp flying event. This ... Read more

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

How I Learned to Make Flight Lessons More Valuable

Learn to Fly, Member Stories

By Sophia Lafontaine, EAA 1601398 Sometimes, I wonder how I could have made my private pilot training go by faster. While the length of your flight training is dependent on ... Read more

June 18, 2026June 18, 2026

Ray Scholar Milestone: Natalie Wilson Solos

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Kim Wilson Congratulations to Natalie Wilson, EAA 1535824, EAA Chapter 71 member, for completing her solo flight! Natalie is 17 years old, a high school senior, and a Ray ... Read more

June 18, 2026June 18, 2026

A Breezy Tour of America’s Four Corners

Member Stories, Ultralights

Paul Breed, EAA 1140954, is currently on a tour in his homebuilt Breezy to see all four corners of the United States. The 9,700-mile trip started in his hometown of ... Read more

June 3, 2026June 8, 2026

“I Just Did What I Was Trained To Do” — The Dave Gardner Emergency

Member Stories

By Ray Ballantyne, EAA 808555 It was a beautiful morning on May 12, 2026, at Diamond Point Airport (2WA1), which is just a stone’s throw away from Sequim, Washington, on ... Read more

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May 28, 2026May 28, 2026

Young Eagles Soar at Lake and Geauga County Airports

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Patty Fulop, EAA 1049894 EAA Chapter 5, based in Hangar Three at Geauga County Airport in Ohio, has a rich history of fostering youths in aviation. The dormant EAA ... Read more

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026

Powered by Passion: How Clintonville Built an Aviation Community

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Mathieu Labs, EAA Lifetime 678257, EAA Chapter 1710 President & Young Eagles Coordinator What does the love of aviation really mean? It’s a question many ask, but in Clintonville, ... Read more

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

10 for 10

Chapters, Youth Outreach

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Young Eagles Soar at Lake and Geauga County Airports

Powered by Passion: How Clintonville Built an Aviation Community

10 for 10

EAA Chapter 501 Participates in Aviation Career Day

Texas EAA Chapter 1088 Awards $15,000 to Local Aviation Students

The “Build and Fly” Story

From Build Nights to Solo Flight

Three Wright Brothers Master Pilots Awards Presented at June EAA Chapter 44 Meeting

How I Learned to Make Flight Lessons More Valuable

Ray Scholar Milestone: Natalie Wilson Solos

A Breezy Tour of America’s Four Corners

“I Just Did What I Was Trained To Do” — The Dave Gardner Emergency

Young Eagles Soar at Lake and Geauga County Airports

Powered by Passion: How Clintonville Built an Aviation Community

10 for 10