Month: April 2022

Two AC-130 gunship crew members will present as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series on May 16. […]

A step stool may not be the most exciting thing you have in your hangar, but it’s sure to be one of the most useful. […]

Congratulations to Graham Robertson who soloed in his uncle’s Cessna 172 on Tuesday, April 23. […]

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 brought many firsts for Loren Zehr, EAA 1252656, including visiting Oshkosh for the first time, flying in formation, and participating in the Honor Flight. AirVenture inspired Loren so much that he’s even started working toward earning his private pilot certificate! […]

It’s been 50 years since John Hatz made the first flight of his CB-1, a biplane he designed for himself when he couldn’t find exactly what he wanted on the market. In the decades since, scores of people have fallen in love with the design and built their own, and several of them came to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 for a very happy half-century birthday party. […]

There is an argument that as the owner of your own airplane, you will actually be the best person to maintain it, assuming you have the skills or are willing to acquire them. […]

This was my first landing at the controls of Atlantis, and it was the culmination of a 10-day mission to the Russian Mir to deliver supplies and a fresh crew for the space station. In just about the same time it takes us to fly a 5-mile final to touchdown in most of our homebuilt aircraft, I’d be descending from Mach 1 and 50,000 feet to a touchdown at 195 knots! […]

Canadian Dave Hadfield flew this beautifully restored Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX on an epic 5,000 mile flight across North America, including a weeklong stop at Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture 2018. The airplane is painted to represent one flown in 65 missions by RCAF Flight Lieutenant Arnold “Rosey” Roseland whose son was on hand to see the airplane, and share memorabilia and stories from his father’s life. […]

Canadian Dave Hadfield flew this beautifully restored Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX on an epic 5,000 mile flight across North America, including a weeklong stop at Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture 2018. The airplane is painted to represent one flown in 65 missions by RCAF Flight Lieutenant Arnold “Rosey” Roseland whose son was on hand to see the airplane, and share memorabilia and stories from his father’s life. […]