by EAA | May 4, 2026 | Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, learn to fly, Member Stories
By Chris King, Winnipeg, Manitoba My interest in all things aviation first started when I was around 3 or 4 years old, watching and being obsessed with the sky and stars. I used to think airplanes were shooting stars. When I was very young, around 9 years old, I...
by EAA | May 1, 2026 | Member Stories, Recreational, Vintage
By Jeffrey Drews, EAA 1191530 How many of you made model airplanes as a kid? Let’s see a show of hands. Come on, don’t be shy, let’s see those hands go up. We hung them from the ceiling with thread, gathering dust, but it was the start of a love affair, nearly 70 years...
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...
