January 12, 2017June 22, 2017

Alex Dietrich – Private Pilot Milestone

Member Stories, Milestones

January 12, 2017 – Congratulations to Alex Dietrich, grandson of Walter Dietrich, EAA 55519, who on January 4 became a third-generation pilot after passing his private checkride. After graduating high school ... Read more

January 5, 2017February 3, 2017

Texas Aerospace Engineering Students Building an RV-12

Chapters, Homebuilding, Youth & Young Eagles

December 14, 2016 -Twenty-four high school students in Georgetown, Texas, are getting the opportunity to experience homebuilding firsthand thanks to the efforts of members of the local aviation community including ... Read more

January 5, 2017June 22, 2017

Isaac Ericson – Solo Milestone

Member Stories, Milestones

January 5, 2017 – Congratulations to Isaac Ericson, EAA 1100893, who created a family tradition on his 16th birthday December 3 by soloing in the same Stits Playboy his father once ... Read more

December 29, 2016June 22, 2017

Declan Steinke – Solo Milestone

Chapters, Homebuilding, Member Stories, Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

December 29, 2016 – Congratulations to 16-year-old Declan Steinke, EAA 1112757, who soloed November 15 in the RV-12 Falcon 1 he helped build. Declan received his first Young Eagles flight two ... Read more

December 21, 2016February 3, 2017

Congratulations Lt. Col. Kenneth Sines!

Chapters, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles

December 21, 2016 – Congratulations to Lt. Col. Kenneth Sines, EAA 453045, who flew his 1,800th Young Eagle at Chapter 677’s November 26 Young Eagles rally. Ken is heavily involved in ... Read more

December 15, 2016March 27, 2017

Three Solos, One day

Member Stories, Milestones, Warbirds, Youth & Young Eagles

December 15, 2016 – When he turned 16 on December 1, Tom Tippin had the opportunity to do something many aviators only dream of: He soloed a Piper J-3 Cub, ... Read more

December 1, 2016February 28, 2017

From Young Eagle to Young Eagles Pilot

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

By Owen Leipelt, EAA 1102131, EAA Chapter 62 Vice President December 1, 2016 – In 2013, when I was 13 years old, I took my first Young Eagles flight with ... Read more

November 17, 2016February 3, 2017

Harrison Ford Kicks Off 25th Anniversary of Young Eagles

Youth & Young Eagles

Grass-roots initiative introduces millions of kids to the possibilities of flight September 15, 2016 – What started in 1992 as a program to introduce kids to flight has evolved into ... Read more

November 17, 2016March 27, 2017

Justin McDowell – Solo Milestone

Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

Congratulations to 16-year-old Justin McDowell, EAA 1174050, who completed his first solo October 31 in a Cessna 172 on floats off of Whitewater Lake in northern Ontario. Although he went ... Read more

November 17, 2016February 3, 2017

Students Building Glider at EAA Chapter 57

Chapters, Homebuilding, Youth & Young Eagles

November 17, 2016 – A group of 15 middle and high school students in Billings, Montana, are building a 1929 Northrup Primary Glider under the direction of Pat Kenney, EAA 275132, ... Read more

October 27, 2016February 3, 2017

From Eagle Flight Recipient to Current Pilot

Chapters, Homebuilding, Member Stories, Milestones

October 27, 2016 – Bill Wemhoff, EAA 1167924, of Herndon, Virginia, earned his pilot certificate nearly 35 years ago in Nebraska but hadn’t flown since. Life got in the way and ... Read more