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Coming of Age: A 16-Year-Old’s Cross-Country Adventure
On Tuesday, June 8, 16-year-old Luc Zipkin set out in his 1946 Piper J3C-65 Cub to fly cross-country.
Airythmia: A Heart-Stopping Performance
Flying will ruin your life in the best possible way.
Chapters Get Creative With New Locations
EAA chapters have been finding new and creative spaces to host meetings and build aircraft.
Solo Milestone — Chris Gauger
On June 22, EAA employee Chris Gauger, EAA 1281606, soloed in a Cessna 172 at Wittman Regional Airport.
Solo Milestone — Ray Scholar Cheyenne Fuoco
On June 12, 2021, Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient Cheyenne Fuoco soloed at the Hartford-Brainard Airport in Hartford, Connecticut, in a Cessna 172R.
Conquering (Kind of) My Flying Fear
As far back as I can remember, being on an airplane has filled me with panic and fear. As someone who is afraid of heights, claustrophobic, gets motion sick, and is just generally anxious all the time, being stuck in a small metal tube in the sky was not the ideal situation.
Solo Milestone — Allison Matthews
Allison Matthews, EAA 1404432, soloed for the first time on June 18 in a Cessna 150L at the Hendricks County Airport in Danville, Indiana.
First Homebuilt Arrives at AirVenture 2021
Ron Lem, EAA 1159879, of Concord, California, is a volunteer at EAA’s print/mail center and owns the first homebuilt airplane that has arrived on the AirVenture grounds.
Cancer Survivor Saves Others
Samaritan Aviation co-founder heads to front lines of Papua New Guinea after defeating cancer diagnosis
Admissions Volunteers
Volunteers are what make everything EAA does possible. With more than 5,000 volunteers helping out at AirVenture this year, it would be impossible not to run into one of them.
A Tale of 2 Sharks
As you make your way around the grounds, you can find many unusual or even unique airplanes. However, you won’t see many paint jobs as eye-catching as Lonnie Autry’s RV-8, N280LG, nicknamed 2 Sharks
Birds of a Feather
With so many aircraft around the grounds, it can be easy to miss a single airplane. However, one you won’t want miss is Howard and Linda Plevyak’s Stoddard Hamilton GlaStar, N19HL.
Early Ray Scholar Volunteers at GirlVenture
Amy Whelan, EAA 1283566, goes from the mentee to mentor at AirVenture 2021 during the GirlVenture camp.
A Ray Scholar’s Aviation Journey
Seventeen-year-old Jayden Chow didn’t come from an aviation family. Jayden, EAA 1293557, was first introduced to EAA by his dad’s coworker.
New Coffee Company Supports Warbird Restoration
Warbird Coffee Co., founded by Royal Air Force veterans Adam Berry and Jon Short in November 2020, sells a series of coffee blends that help in the restoration of warbirds.
Aircraft Art Honors Armed Forces
While there are many ways in which veterans are honored at AirVenture, pilot Rodney Jarrell, EAA Lifetime 1132855, found a unique way to do so.
Airythmia’s First AirVenture
Paramotor team Airythmia performed for the very first time together during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021’s Twilight Flight Fest.
Volunteer Spotlight — Carl Franz
Carl Franz, EAA 511275, is a longtime volunteer with EAA and is the 2021 recipient of the Tony Bingelis Award, after serving as a technical counselor for almost 20 years. Carl has also been volunteering at the Builders Education Center during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh since 2003, where he is now the chairman.
Variety of Gunship Crew Members to Speak at EAA Museum
Five crew members from the AC-47, the AC-130, and the AC-119 will be presenting about their time spent aboard these gunships, built for the Vietnam War, on Thursday, June 16, at 7 p.m. as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series.
EAA Chapter 1590’s Greased Lightning
In late May, EAA Chapter 1590 acquired a new project with an interesting backstory. Though only speculation at first, President Daniel Davis, EAA 592034, and his fellow chapter members can now say they are the proud owners of John Travolta’s first ever airplane, N87112, a 1946 Ercoupe 415-C.