by EAA | Jul 24, 2024 | Airborne, AirVenture, Demo Team, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, History, wwii
By Robbie Culver Kevin Conner is part of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team based in Frederick, Oklahoma, that operates two World War II-era Douglas aircraft, the C-47 Boogie Baby and the C-49 Wild Kat. The group is at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to commemorate the 80th...
by EAA | Jul 24, 2024 | AirVenture, Chapters, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA chapter, Ray Aviation Scholarship, Ray Scholar
By Robbie Culver In April 2024, the Ray Aviation Scholarship Fund reached a milestone of 500 completed Ray scholars who have earned their pilot certificate through the program. A corn roast in the EAA Chapters Pavilion was held on Monday, July 22, to celebrate the...
by EAA | Jul 24, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, KidVenture, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, Youth & Young Eagles
By Abigail Oleniczak The excitement of KidVenture began 25 years ago when then EAA Chairman Tom Poberezny and Vice President Greg Anderson asked EAA Director Dan Majka to create somewhere for kids to be involved with aviation on the EAA grounds. Dan said he wanted a...
by EAA | Jul 24, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Barbara A. Schmitz To say Jessica Cox, of Tucson, Arizonia, has a can-do attitude is a massive understatement. She was born without arms and learned to do things with her feet that many people think can’t be done. “Before I had LASIK surgery, I used to put contacts...
by Sam Oleson | Jul 24, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Member Stories
By Sam Oleson Last summer, Paul Barnett nearly lost his right leg. A little more than a year later, he’s helping folks climb up into the cockpit of the Corsair he flew in for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024. Paul, EAA Lifetime 456283, a longtime warbird pilot from...
by EAA | Jul 24, 2024 | #AirShow, Aerobatics, AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, TITAN
By Barbara A. Schmitz Their name and paint job may be new, but their crowd-pleasing show will remain the same as the TITAN Aerobatic Team in its AT-6 Texans takes center stage for both day and twilight air shows this week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. “The routine was...
