by EAA | Apr 28, 2026 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, Education, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach
By Sherry Niederkorn, EAA Chapter 5 Program Coordinator Five students have been working very diligently as one cohesive group to build an LT-40 Kadet radio-control airplane and will each take the controls as they “send it to the skies” on Tuesday, April 28, at 5 p.m....
by EAA | Apr 25, 2026 | volunteers
This piece originally ran in the March 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The connection Emily Bushby, EAA 618351, has to AirVenture and EAA runs deep, almost as if it’s woven into her DNA. Born in Oshkosh, Emily’s journey with EAA began quite literally from...
by Emme Hornung | Apr 22, 2026 | EAA Museum, speaker series, women in aviation
Following an inspirational Theater in the Woods panel discussion during AirVenture 2025, EAA is excited to welcome back aerial firefighters Annie Paya, Bonnie Wilkens, and Tracy Zedeck for the next Speaker Series. Join us for this special, sized-down panel at the EAA...
by EAA | Apr 19, 2026 | Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Dennis Rose, EAA 228133 This piece originally ran in the February 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. GlaStar N387DR — Blue Bird — earned its airworthiness certificate in March 2024 and completed its maiden flight shortly after, on April Fool’s Day (no...
by EAA | Apr 16, 2026 | Podcast, The Green Dot
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by Zach Reeder — a test pilot and aerospace engineer at Joby Aviation, which is developing an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the air taxi market. The Green Dot, sponsored by Crewchief...
