by EAA | Dec 21, 2024 | EAA member, Learning to Fly, Member Stories, Ray Scholar
By Ella Lucas, EAA 1518806, EAA Chapter 96 A Ray Aviation Scholarship is the best Christmas gift ever. I recently received the Ray Aviation Scholarship from EAA. When I went through the interview process, I really had difficulty with the question on the form of “Why...
by EAA | Dec 18, 2024 | Chapters, EAA, EAA member, EAA Young Eagles, Member Stories, Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles
By Gary Brossett, EAA Lifetime 375866, EAA Chapter 677 President Lola Waldrep, EAA 1399617, soloed a Cessna 172N on November 24, 2024, at Lanett Regional Airport in Alabama. When she opened the airplane door, her instructor asked how it was flying alone for the first...
by Dick Knapinski | Dec 15, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Museum, Member Stories
By Dick Knapinski Paul Barber, EAA 139692, got plenty of joy flying his Velocity that he built over a four-year period more than 20 years ago. Now that airplane will be something that will bring others joy when they pass EAA’s facilities beginning next year. Paul...
by EAA | Dec 15, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Homebuilding, homebuilt, homebuilt aircraft, Member Stories, WOMB
By Richard Brown, EAA 1266320 This piece originally ran in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. My wife and I were sitting in an Oklahoma City hotel room when I received a text from Brenda with ArtCraft Paint, “Hey! Congratulations, we are here and...
by EAA | Dec 15, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Member Stories
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. For a newly minted private pilot, the approach to Runway 35 at Sky Acres (44N) in New York looked pretty scary....
by EAA | Dec 15, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, Member Stories
Story and photography by Todd, EAA 1571783, and Kelley Whitaker, EAA 1571782 A young man’s dream began at age 14 after his first ride in a T-6 Texan. Under the guidance and support of his father, Marine Corporal Tim Matheny, Tanner joined the Civil Air Patrol shortly...
