by EAA | Mar 29, 2026 | volunteers
This piece originally ran in the February 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. For many, AirVenture is a weeklong celebration of aviation, but for Don, EAA 43797, and Karen Duck, EAA 617522, it’s a family tradition that spans generations and nearly a month of...
by Sam Oleson | Mar 23, 2026 | aviation history, EAA Museum, Military and Veterans, speaker series
Kenneth Katz, an aviation author who has written about the B-1 and other military aircraft, will lead a panel discussion focused on the Rockwell B-1 Lancer as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series on Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m. Ken, EAA 1086171, is a...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2026 | Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Charles “Chip” Mikesell, EAA 1268004 This piece originally ran in the January 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Aviation has been part of my DNA from the beginning — I literally flew the day I was born. My father, an A&P mechanic, has always had me...
by EAA | Mar 17, 2026 | Member Stories, Recreational, Tips
By Todd Westley, EAA 566527 Years before pursuing my engineering degree from Virginia Tech, my Uncle Steve took me to Oshkosh for EAA’s air show. As an adult, I moved to Ohio from Maryland, and he began constructing a plansbuilt Cub in Pennsylvania. I thought I should...
by EAA | Mar 14, 2026 | Ultralights
By Bill Darnell, EAA 576650 This piece originally ran in the January 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. We trailered Bluey, my Quicksilver MX, to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 in hopes of assembling it and getting to fly in the Fun Fly Zone ultralight pattern....
