Month: May 2022

By Frederick A. Johnsen What do B-52 crew members do for fun when they’re not flying the biggest strategic bomber in the world? Five of the seven crew members who flew the giant B-52 to Oshkosh this year are also general aviation pilots. Pilot Maj. Keith Vandagriff first came to Oshkosh for AirVenture in 2000 when […] […]

The story of Fred Keip’s Sonerai II homebuilt is similar to thousands of other stories found both here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 and across the broader world of EAA. However, what makes Fred’s story special is that the build and first flight of his airplane happened more than 30 years ago. […]

Donna Svoboda and Dennis Reynolds, a couple from Cottage Grove, Oregon, arrived at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 with the ultimate his and hers accessories: two newly completed Bearhawk Patrol homebuilt aircraft. […]

Flying into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for the first time is an experience like no other for every general aviation pilot. The same is true for Capt. Jeremy Knutowski, whose first landing in Oshkosh was in the Rockwell B-1B Lancer. […]

How does he do that? Jase Dussia can make remote-controlled airplanes snap, roll, loop, spin, tumble, and more. Much, much more. […]

Yesterday, the ambience complemented a Warbirds in Review session highlighting the B-17 Flying Fortress. On hand was the Madras Maiden, formerly known on the warbird circuit as Chuckie. […]

Scott Christiansen, EAA 43627, hasn’t missed an EAA fly-in convention since he was 18 years old, 50 years ago. He’s flown into the convention each year since, and by Scott’s own estimate, a maximum of three of those flights were in certified airplanes. […]

The Innovation Center in Aviation Gateway Park at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is full of futuristic concepts and technology, but one company is looking to the past to impact the future. Timber Tiger Aircraft Inc., based in Brighton, Colorado, is currently creating a kitbuilt, 95 percent scale Ryan ST replica. […]

Sixteen-year-old Blake Deaton got a P-51 Mustang ride at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, which fulfilled a promise he was given when he achieved Eagle Scout status. As exciting as that was, Blake would rather talk about a subject much more important to him. […]