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July 27, 2021October 20, 2025

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.

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July 26, 2021October 17, 2025

Cancer Survivor Saves Others

AirVenture, Why We Fly

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

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July 26, 2021October 17, 2025

A Circumnavigational Flight Around the United States

Member Stories, Why We Fly

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

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July 15, 2021November 6, 2025

Pay It Forward

Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

We can all do our part to develop the next generation.

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July 8, 2021November 5, 2025

Those First Flights Really Do Make a Difference

EAA Canada, Member Stories, Why We Fly

Airline pilot and CFI David McIntosh traces it all back to a Young Eagles flight more than 20 years ago.

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July 8, 2021October 22, 2025

Conquering (Kind of) My Flying Fear

Member Stories, Why We Fly
As far back as I can remember, being on an airplane has filled me with panic and fear. As someone who is afraid of heights, claustrophobic, gets motion sick, and ... Read more
June 21, 2021November 4, 2025

Building My Pietenpol Air Camper Made Me a Better Person

EAA Canada, Homebuilding, Member Stories, Why We Fly
I have heard it often said that in order to build an airplane you need to have mastered a great number of skills, have a large, well-equipped workshop, and hoards ... Read more
June 16, 2021October 20, 2025

Coming of Age: A 16-Year-Old’s Cross-Country Adventure

Member Stories, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

On Tuesday, June 8, 16-year-old Luc Zipkin set out in his 1946 Piper J3C-65 Cub to fly cross-country.

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May 10, 2021

Dream It

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Norm DeWitt, EAA Lifetime 179893, has flown Air Force fighters, competition aerobatic aircraft, homebuilts, and nearly everything in between over the past 56 years.

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April 22, 2021October 28, 2025

Photo Highlights from SUN ‘n FUN 2021

Why We Fly

Take a look through some of the images EAA’s photography team captured last week while at the 2021 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida!

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April 15, 2021November 5, 2025

Setting Records and Taking Names

Member Stories, Why We Fly
Since moving to the United States 20 years ago, Harley Milne, EAA 1377610, made it his top priority to see as much of the country as he could, but he’s ... Read more
April 8, 2021November 5, 2025

Scholarship Recipient Says Thank You

Learn to Fly, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

Jack Miller, EAA 1316614, earned his private pilot certificate in April 2020. Now, Jack is looking back and giving thanks.

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April 8, 2021October 28, 2025

From Bush Pilot to Army Experimental Test Pilot

Member Stories, Why We Fly
Lourie DeBoer grew up no stranger to aviation – flying was always something discussed in her house growing up. Even she couldn’t have predicted where her career would take her. ... Read more
April 8, 2021November 5, 2025

EAA Staffers Fly Great Horned Owl in Pilots N Paws Mission

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Christina Basken, EAA 1299943, and David Leiting, EAA Lifetime 579157, participated in their first Pilots N Paws mission on Friday, March 26, to transport an injured owl.

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March 25, 2021October 28, 2025

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

Honoring The Past, Why We Fly

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

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