by EAA | Aug 17, 2024 | Aviation Spirit Award, EAA, EAA member, Member Stories
By Mike Franceus In front of a crowd of approximately 300 pilots, friends, and family members, The Debbie Franceus Memorial Aviation Foundation presented its 2024 Aviation Spirit Award to Larry Gaines from Stockton, California, during the annual Bonanzas to Oshkosh...
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 8, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, Member Stories, Ultralight, Ultralights
By Kenneth Florence, EAA 1509968 This piece originally ran in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. In March 2024, I purchased a fine example of a Leonard Milholland-designed Legal Eagle XL. Three weeks earlier, I had bought the plans for the airplane...
by EAA | Aug 8, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, flying, Member Stories
By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. When it comes to landing our airplanes at night, it seems as though there is never enough light. Perhaps it is age, but I...
by EAA | Aug 8, 2024 | Chapter 411, Chapters, EAA, EAA chapter, EAA member, Member Stories
By Ron Wanttaja, EAA 275698, Chapter 441 Newsletter Editor Like all airports, Dick Scobee Field in Auburn, Washington, depends on the goodwill of the people living in this small town south of Seattle. The airport hosts a yearly open house, inviting all and sundry to...
by EAA | Aug 2, 2024 | AirVenture, Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Member Stories
By Michael Martin, EAA 1047599, Toronto, ON EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is indeed a premier event for aviation enthusiasts of all ages. The 2023 edition set impressive records, and 2024 went to break many of them, including attendance numbers. Highlights of AirVenture 2024...
