Month: May 2022

When 17-year-old Camron Mitchell left an F-4 Phantom model on the wing of a retired fighter pilot’s Mooney M20 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, he expected that the random act of kindness would stay just that: random. But what can only be described as a harmonious series of events led to Camron receiving a phone […] […]

Twenty EAA employees represented the organization at the Appleton International Airport September 9 to participate in a uniquely exciting competition: to see which of 18 teams could pull an Airbus A300 12 feet in the shortest amount of time. The challenge was part of the airport’s Pulling for Honor fundraiser that this year raised $75,398 […] […]

On September 13, EAA CEO/Chairman Jack J. Pelton was a guest on the nationally syndicated Lars Larson radio show to talk about the dangers of ATC privatization and why general aviation is against handing national infrastructure to a corporate monopoly dominated by commercial aviation interests. […]

EAA Chapter 36 in Hagerstown, Maryland, recently reached a momentous milestone, flying its 7,000th Young Eagle during a Young Eagles rally on Saturday, May 14! […]

Congratulations to Ben Van Handel, EAA 1145612, who soloed in a Cessna 172 on Saturday, September 9 after spending the summer interning with EAA’s Young Eagles program. […]

On the newest episode of EAA’s The Green Dot podcast, the team was joined by Adam and Kara White to discuss the variety of aviation projects they work on, including films and a book Kara wrote entitled My Very Dearest Anna, which explores letters her grandfather and grandmother exchanged while he served during World War II. […]

AirVenture is filled with nonstop action and activities throughout the day, but it doesn’t stop there. Once the sun sets, the fun heats up with a concert, fireworks, Twilight Flight Fest, and a balloon glow. […]

Roscoe Turner looked like a movie star and dressed like a pilot in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera, if there’d ever been such a thing. He set all manner of records, flew with a pet lion, and did more for aviation than most people realize. […]

EAA Chapter 534 heads into fall with multiple projects on their plate. […]

 By Gert van der Sanden, EAA 444493 I have badgered EAA about the fact that the only TIG welding SportAir Workshops were always in Atlanta, a bit far away for me. So when the e-mail arrived stating that there will be a TIG welding class in Oshkosh, I jumped on it immediately. I have had a […] […]