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October 10, 2017November 6, 2025

See You in C-U-B-A

Why We Fly

Four friends make the first round trip gyroplane flights from Florida to Cuba since 1932.

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October 5, 2017November 6, 2025

Just One More Thing

Member Stories, Why We Fly

A little bucket-list flying while finding EAA stories in America’s breadbasket.

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October 5, 2017October 28, 2025

International Aerobatic Club – 2017 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships

Aerobatics, Why We Fly
Nearly 100 pilots competed in this year’s competition, in five different categories: Primary, Sportsman, Intermediate, Advanced, and Unlimited, and each group represents a different level of proficiency in competition aerobatics. ... Read more
September 14, 2017November 6, 2025

Jack J. Pelton Appears on Lars Larson Show

Why We Fly
On September 13, EAA CEO/Chairman Jack J. Pelton was a guest on the nationally syndicated Lars Larson radio show to talk about the dangers of ATC privatization and why general ... Read more
September 12, 2017November 3, 2025

An Act of Kindness, Returned

Member Stories, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach
When 17-year-old Camron Mitchell left an F-4 Phantom model on the wing of a retired fighter pilot’s Mooney M20 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, he expected that the random act ... Read more
August 23, 2017November 6, 2025

The Best Seat in the Sky

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Viewing the solar eclipse from an RV-6A at 12,000 feet.

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August 22, 2017November 6, 2025

Still Working on that Left Turn

Why We Fly

An EAA intern’s first time in the right seat.

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August 17, 2017November 6, 2025

10 Activities To Celebrate National Aviation Day

Why We Fly
Every year since 1939, the U.S. has celebrated National Aviation Day on August 19, Orville Wright’s birthday, as a way to promote the development of aviation and to honor those ... Read more
August 10, 2017November 3, 2025

Proteus Takes Flight at Oshkosh

AirVenture, Why We Fly

John Barton, Proteus’ crew chief, took some time between flights and the many Scaled Composites forums that happened at AirVenture to talk about the airplane’s history and its future.

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July 28, 2017October 28, 2025

50 Years of Fly-Ins

Member Stories, Why We Fly
Scott Christiansen, EAA 43627, hasn’t missed an EAA fly-in convention since he was 18 years old, 50 years ago. He’s flown into the convention each year since, and by Scott’s ... Read more
July 27, 2017November 3, 2025

17-year-old RC Flyer Entertains With High-Energy Demo

AirVenture, Why We Fly

How does he do that? Jase Dussia can make remote-controlled airplanes snap, roll, loop, spin, tumble, and more. Much, much more.

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July 26, 2017November 3, 2025

B-52 Crew Has GA Ties

AirVenture, Why We Fly
By Frederick A. Johnsen What do B-52 crew members do for fun when they’re not flying the biggest strategic bomber in the world? Five of the seven crew members who flew ... Read more
July 25, 2017November 5, 2025

A Maule Comes Home

Member Stories, Vintage, Why We Fly

You don’t need to know her last name to realize Susan Maule, granddaughter of STOL aircraft pioneer B.D. Maule, has aviation in her blood.

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July 25, 2017October 28, 2025

One Point Per Year

Aerobatics, Why We Fly

The Suells are a flying family. With two airplanes in the hangar, flying is something the children experience often, and at an early age. But what kind of flying?

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July 17, 2017November 6, 2025

The Impossible is Possible

Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

“These experiences stick with the kids in more ways than we realize.”

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