by Angela Satterlee | Jul 21, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024
Need a break from all the excitement happening this week and not sure how to relax? Stop by the newly added free little libraries for a good book, provided by EAA Chapter 990, out of Kankakee, Illinois. Alex Koerner, EAA Lifetime 1111968, the treasurer of Chapter 990,...
by EAA | Jul 21, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024
A team of students from Northwestern Michigan College recently completed refurbishment of one of the Homebuilders Headquarters Welcome Wagons. The students, enrolled in automotive technology, spent part of the academic year inspecting and upgrading the vehicle, which...
by Angela Satterlee | Jul 21, 2024 | AirVenture, Celebrating Women, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, Ladies Love Taildraggers, Vintage, volunteers, women in aviation
By Angela Satterlee Ladies Love Taildraggers (LLT) is a nonprofit organization made up of a group of remarkable female pilots. They recently returned from their Ladies Love Taildraggers Mississippi River Flying Tour, which was a resounding success. The tour was...
by EAA | Jul 18, 2024 | Chapters, EAA, EAA chapter, Ray Scholar
By William Jagust, EAA Chapter 1387 Ray Scholarship Coordinator Just like other chapters, EAA Chapter 1387 in Troy, Missouri, was hoping to provide a candidate for the Ray Aviation Scholarship offered by EAA headquarters. What an awesome program! It helps a youth that...
by EAA | Jul 18, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, Member Stories
By Michael Haney, EAA Lifetime 1133354 This piece originally ran in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The story begins June 2021 in Mojave, California. I bought the aircraft from longtime friends and customers. The husband died, and the wife’s health...
by EAA | Jul 18, 2024 | chapter, EAA, EAA member, Member Stories
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Last fall, my wife and I had an opportunity to take a balloon flight across the early morning skies in Tampa, Florida....