by EAA | Jul 24, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Barbara A. Schmitz To say Jessica Cox, of Tucson, Arizonia, has a can-do attitude is a massive understatement. She was born without arms and learned to do things with her feet that many people think can’t be done. “Before I had LASIK surgery, I used to put contacts...
by EAA | Jul 21, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, flight simulation, flight simulator, learn to fly, Learning to Fly
By Master Sgt. Kellen Kroening The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing is unveiling a state-of-the-art mobile boom simulator at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024. This cutting-edge tool is designed to train boom operators and demonstrates the...
by EAA | Jul 12, 2024 | EAA, Homebuilding, homebuilt, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By: Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. It’s that perfect spring day when you look around the airport and see a limp windsock, blue air clarity for as far as you...
by EAA | Jul 6, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, learn to fly, Learning to Fly
By: Ella Lucas, EAA 1518806 Do you dream about living forever or becoming a legend, like Davy Crockett? I think many people do. There is something instinctive inside of us that craves glory, fame, and to be known. Who wouldn’t want to be remembered forever? It’s...
by Angela Satterlee | Jul 3, 2024 | EAA, EAA chapter, EAA Chapter 1682, EAA Young Eagles, International Young Eagles, Learning to Fly, Youth & Young Eagles
For International Young Eagles Day, EAA Chapter 1682, led by Bill Wright, EAA 663877, was busy putting together the first Young Eagles rally at its local airport in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Glen Dresback, EAA 709722, and his wife Cynthia Dresback, EAA 1587696, were...
by EAA | Jun 27, 2024 | EAA member, flight instruction, flight instructor, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the May 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Last week we began working with a CFI candidate. He has earned his private and commercial pilot certificates and instrument...
