by EAA | Jul 9, 2026 | Aerobatics, Air Show, Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, Member Stories, Military and Veterans
By Ian Brown, EAA 657159, Editor, Bits and Pieces; Member, Canadian Council; Washago, Ontario Every year around this time, there’s an air show in Ontario — the Barrie Airshow. It’s held right on the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, which is part of Lake Simcoe. We were ready...
by Sam Oleson | Jul 3, 2026 | General Aviation, Member Stories
By Sam Oleson Ever since he was around six or seven years old, Joe Lienau, EAA Lifetime 64171, has been completely enraptured by aviation. About 80 years later, not a whole lot has changed — aviation is still one of Joe’s primary passions in life. But it all began by...
by EAA | Jun 30, 2026 | learn to fly, Member Stories, Ray Scholar
By Sophia Lafontaine, EAA 1601398 Sometimes, I wonder how I could have made my private pilot training go by faster. While the length of your flight training is dependent on many factors, such as natural ability, affordability, and weather, I think that there are ways...
by EAA | Jun 27, 2026 | Chapters in Action, Member Stories, Milestones, Pilot Proficiency
By Norm Isler, EAA Lifetime 201308 At EAA Chapter 44 in Brockport, New York, our June meeting is traditionally our annual fly-in picnic dinner and general hangar/ramp flying event. This year, three of our long-time EAA members were presented with the Wright Brothers...
by EAA | Jun 21, 2026 | learn to fly, Member Stories, Ray Scholar, Youth Outreach
By Kim Wilson Congratulations to Natalie Wilson, EAA 1535824, EAA Chapter 71 member, for completing her solo flight! Natalie is 17 years old, a high school senior, and a Ray Aviation scholar. She’s also a member of two build-a-plane groups, taking college classes...
by EAA | May 22, 2026 | Homebuilding, Member Stories, volunteers, Why We Fly, Young Eagles
By Samuel Schank, EAA 1678226 I’m not sure exactly how I caught the aviation bug, but it’s safe to say I caught it at a young age. It may have had something to do with the fact that I was at a very impressionable age during the late ‘90s, when the Disney Channel was...
