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

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

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.

June 16, 2021

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

Learning to Fly, Member Stories, Why We Fly, Youth & Young Eagles

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

June 9, 2021June 11, 2021

EAA Chapter 677 Ray Scholar Pays It Forward

Chapters, Milestones, Why We Fly, Youth & Young Eagles

Lily Busenbark, EAA 1293705, has dreamed of flying Young Eagles before she even had her pilot certificate in hand. Lily’s first exposure to aviation was in August 2018 when she ... Read more

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.

April 15, 2021

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, 2021

From Bush Pilot to Army Experimental Test Pilot

Celebrating Women, 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, 2021April 8, 2021

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.

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021

Prolific Builders — Dale Lamport

Homebuilding, Member Stories, Why We Fly

By email interview with Dale Lamport of Smiths Falls, Ontario, we put together the following this first in a series of articles about amazing Canadians who have built several aircraft.

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

My Last Airplane

Member Stories, Why We Fly

I turn 65 in May and I know my aviating days could be over at any time. Although I’m in good health, anything can crop up and change that in ... Read more

February 11, 2021

An Empowered Couple Empowering Kids

Why We Fly, Youth & Young Eagles

For Corben Meyer, EAA 1252156, and Renee Brilhante, EAA 1074356, EAA’s Young Eagles program was exactly what they needed to get them started and now this young couple is paying ... Read more

January 21, 2021

Not Your Mother’s STOL Competition

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Taking place this past September at Byrd’s Adventure Center in the middle of the Arkansas Ozarks, the ArkanSTOL Ozark Backwoods Challenge featured some of the nation’s premier STOL pilots!

January 7, 2021January 8, 2021

EAA Young Eagles Pilot Receives Heartwarming Thank You

Why We Fly, Youth & Young Eagles

Former United Airlines Captain Larry Steenstry received a pleasant surprise when his former Young Eagle, Tyler Norton, knocked on his door to say thank you nine years after his introductory ... Read more

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