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...
by EAA | Dec 6, 2024 | EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, EAA member, EAA volunteers, Member Stories, Volunteer Spotlight, volunteers
This piece originally ran in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Kyle Breon, EAA 1335139, has been coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh pretty much since he was born. His dad, Shawn Breon, EAA 501777, has always loved aviation, volunteering as a...
by EAA | Dec 6, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. If you were one of the lucky people wandering the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds this year looking for a project, you...
by EAA | Dec 6, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Young Eagles, Member Stories, Young Eagles, Youth & Young Eagles
By Gary Brossett, EAA Lifetime 375866 On October 26, Hudson Williams, EAA 1618429, joined the ranks of EAA Chapter 677 youths that have flown Young Eagles, introducing six area young people to aviation, all of which were first-time flyers. When asked why he wanted to...
by EAA | Dec 6, 2024 | Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces, EAA, EAA member, Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Dennis Fox, EAA 1030810, EAA Chapter 1410 EAA Chapter 1410 in High River, Alberta, has been a hotbed of homebuilding for many years, and it continues today. Every chapter has some key people that keep the membership motivated, and one of ours is Jack Dueck. Many...
by EAA | Dec 6, 2024 | Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces, EAA, EAA member, Member Stories
By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia A recent discussion about flying through British Columbia’s mountains from the Coastal Range to the Rockies brought to mind somewhere that is a little more local, at least for us here on the West Coast. This is about a...
