April 10, 2025October 20, 2025

Filling the Void

EAA members come in all shapes and forms with diverse backgrounds and reasons for falling in love with aviation. For many members, their background is in military aviation. But what ... Read more

March 28, 2025October 20, 2025

The Wizardry of OZ

EAA Canada, Member Stories, Why We Fly

By Curtis Penner, EAA 1103560 Wizardry: (noun) wi-zər-drē; surprising and/or clever accomplishment. Requiring significant skill and expertise. OZ: (noun) ˈoʊ zɑrks; an area of low mountains in northwestern ... Read more

March 20, 2025November 13, 2025

Like Seeing an Old Friend

Honoring The Past, Why We Fly

Story and photos by Carol Smith Ferlo EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 10-year-old Beckett Dovichi’s glee was uncontainable as he leaned his head toward the openwindow in the rear compartment of ... Read more

March 6, 2025October 17, 2025

Flying the Superior Shoreline

Ultralights, Why We Fly

By Kevin Szalapski, EAA 792226 This piece originally ran in the January 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. All winter long, I had envisioned a long cross-country flight with ... Read more

February 6, 2025October 17, 2025

Are We Looking Out the Window Enough?

Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 I know what you are ... Read more

February 3, 2025November 4, 2025

Becoming a Pilot and Enjoying the Shores of the St. Lawrence River

EAA Canada, Member Stories, Why We Fly

By Jacques Rivest, MD, Montmagny, Québec My sister Jocelyne asked me recently to write something about the origins and evolution of my passion for all things aviation, at the heart ... Read more

December 4, 2024October 20, 2025

Mountain Destinations: Stave Lake, British Columbia

EAA Canada, Member Stories, Why We Fly

By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia A recent discussion about flying through British Columbia’s mountains from the Coastal Range to the Rockies brought to mind somewhere that is a little ... Read more

October 31, 2024October 17, 2025

The Old Man and The Kid

Member Stories, Why We Fly

By Brian Hart, EAA 1457879 The Old Man was not always old; he had once been young and dreamed of flight. And when he was young, he had an Old ... Read more

August 15, 2024October 20, 2025

The Debbie Franceus Memorial Aviation Foundation Presents 2024 Aviation Spirit Award

Member Stories, Why We Fly

By Mike Franceus In front of a crowd of approximately 300 pilots, friends, and family members, The Debbie Franceus Memorial Aviation Foundation presented its 2024 Aviation Spirit Award to Larry ... Read more

July 27, 2024October 20, 2025

Able Flight Gains Nine New Light-Sport Pilots

AirVenture, Why We Fly

By Barbara A. Schmitz Able Flight awarded its greatest number of flight training scholarships in a year to people with a disability in 2024, and nine of those 10 scholarship ... Read more

July 26, 2024October 20, 2025

Pretty (and Strong) in Pink

AirVenture, Why We Fly

By Angela Satterlee The pink airplane that can be spotted from around the grounds is the first of its kind, making its world debut at AirVenture 2024. With a fresh ... Read more

July 21, 2024October 20, 2025

Ladies Love Taildraggers

AirVenture, Vintage, Why We Fly

Ladies Love Taildraggers (LLT) is a nonprofit organization made up of a group of remarkable female pilots. They recently returned from their Ladies Love Taildraggers Mississippi River Flying Tour, which ... Read more

June 4, 2024November 4, 2025

The Perfect Playground — The Sky of Southern Ontario

EAA Canada, Why We Fly

EAA member Laurie Doering gives us a tour around southern Ontario through his YouTube channel, The Flight Level.

May 15, 2024November 6, 2025

Planting the Aviation Seed

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Millions of young people have experienced flight through EAA’s Young Eagles program, including Dusty Hanks, EAA 1140580, who is now a first officer for Delta Air Lines. He recently reunited ... Read more

May 9, 2024May 10, 2024

There’s a New Scholarship in Town!

Why We Fly

The Debbie Franceus Memorial Aviation Foundation was founded by Mike Franceus to continue his wife’s mission of helping women achieve their aviation dreams. Multiple flight training scholarships are offered to ... Read more

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