by EAA | Jul 27, 2024 | aeronca, AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Member Stories, Vintage
By Jim Roberts From the day the Aeronautical Corporation of America set up shop in 1928 at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, until it closed the doors in 1951 in Middletown, Ohio, the company built thousands of personal light airplanes. Known simply as Aeronca, the...
by EAA | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Higher Learning, youth, Youth & Young Eagles
By Jim Roberts On opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, members of the Vintage Aircraft Association (VAA) gathered to christen the new Charles W. Harris Youth Aviation Center. The facility houses workstations, tools, and exhibits, all designed to open the world...
by EAA | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Honoring The Past, Member Stories, Memorial
By Barbara A. Schmitz Hundreds gathered around Old Crow Tuesday to learn about the man who once flew the P-51 and pay tribute to one of America’s greatest heroes, even though Brig. Gen. Bud Anderson never considered himself a hero. Bud died in his sleep this past May....
by EAA | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, Burt Rutan, Dick Rutan, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Member Stories, Memorial, rutan
By Barbara A. Schmitz Warrior. Adventurer. Patriot. Those words on the memorial stone for Dick Rutan, who died in May, sum up Dick’s life. But his brother Burt and other friends told tales that brought laughter to the crowd gathered Tuesday at the Brown Arch to...
by Angela Satterlee | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Member Stories, seaplane
By Angela Satterlee Julio Julia, a Puerto Rican native, flew his 2021 SeaRey Elite (N287PY) across the country from Florida to Oshkosh, which is believed to be the longest seaplane flight to EAA this year. Julio said he loves the views of flying and takes long...
by Emme Hornung | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Member Stories
By Emme Hornung When Len Perry decided to learn to fly at 35 years old, his wife, Helena, figured it was a midlife crisis. But it was never a phase for Len; his infatuation with things that fly started when he was a kid. Growing up in Cincinnati, he’d ride his bike...
