by EAA | Nov 9, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, EAA volunteers, Member Stories, volunteers
This piece originally ran in the October 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Linda Thorn, EAA 842022, was honored at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 as the Dorothy Hilbert Volunteer Award winner. Linda is from a small town near West Bend, Wisconsin, and she started...
by EAA | Aug 29, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Member Stories
By Ella Lucas, EAA 1518806, Chapter 76 This summer, Lucas Garcia and I were selected for the Cajun Aviation Camp Scholarship. Every year they choose one guy and one girl for this scholarship. Once I saw that they posted our blurbs about ourselves to their website, I...
by EAA | Aug 17, 2024 | AirVenture, Chapters, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA chapter, International Pilots
By Athol Franz, EAA 680260 Having spent 23 years attending AirVenture camping with Neil Bowden’s South African group, once again this year I have been like a young boy all over again with so much “eye candy” on the Oshkosh airfield. It is almost impossible to take in...
by EAA | Aug 8, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, General Aviation, hybrid electric, Member Stories
By Jim Roberts When most people think about electric aircraft, they think about batteries. But according to the folks at VerdeGo Aero, “Batteries are great at delivering power in short bursts, but they are not good at storing energy. Batteries simply can’t carry...
by Angela Satterlee | Aug 8, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Member Stories
By Angela Satterlee Barry, EAA Lifetime 151119, and Erwin Jay, EAA 139663, were back for another year at AirVenture! 2024 officially marked the 30th anniversary of the duo attending Oshkosh together. And this year they were very excited to have their own private...
by EAA | Aug 2, 2024 | AirVenture, Bits and Pieces, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, Member Stories
By Michael Martin, EAA 1047599 The concept of electric airplanes in Canada, particularly demonstrated by the Pipistrel Velis Electro at EAA AirVenture 2024, highlights an innovative shift in aviation. This shift not only emphasizes the transition from fossil fuels to...
