Tom Trumble, EAA 103048, really didn’t think too much about the number of Young Eagles he flew over the years as the experiences and smiles from the kids were the ... Read more
Come behind the scenes at O’Hare International Airport and discover how planespotting inspires The Spirit of Aviation in the “avgeeks” of the ORD Airport Watch, a nonprofit group dedicated to ... Read more
One EAA member chronicles her unique path to aviation – a story of overcoming a lifelong illness and receiving her medical certificate, and how an internet scammer unknowingly inspired it ... Read more
Dorinda Morpeth, EAA 637600, can’t get enough of flying Young Eagles. We wrote about her a few years ago after her 300th Young Eagles flight, and now she’s back, celebrating ... Read more
100-year-old Ruth Hunter considered the Tri-Motor her home at one point, having been a stewardess on the Tri-Motor in the early ‘50s, and getting to fly in EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor ... Read more
So, with many hands, Dad was in the cockpit again, for one last ride. I sat in the back seat, Dad in the front right, with Greg as PIC. We ... Read more
Many veterans reach out after their day at Grounded No More with stories of how the experience helped them. Some think about their flight when they are having a bad ... Read more
Ace Kehoe, EAA 1537419, is known as the “aviation kid” at his Florida high school, and it’s a title he’s fully embracing! At just 16 years old, Ace is forming ... Read more
Do you believe in love at first sight? Or, perhaps more fitting, love at first flight? Arlene Maksymicz of EAA Chapter 846 sure does! The love affair started when the ... Read more
As a volunteer for the EAA Young Eagles program, my ultimate goal is to have one of the Young Eagles go on to become a pilot themselves. I got to ... Read more
