by Emme Hornung | Oct 17, 2025 | advocacy, milestone, Milestones
By Emme Hornung Picture it: Your local aviation scene flourishing. Most of the training aircraft at the flight school and the rentable aircraft at flying clubs are suddenly open to a whole new class of pilots. Some of these pilots already exist within your local...
by Christina Basken | Mar 16, 2022 | Chapters, milestone, Milestones, Young Eagles, Youth & Young Eagles
Joshua Owsley, EAA 1283936, a Ray scholar from EAA Chapter 677 who passed his checkride on October 2, passed another exciting milestone — flying his first Young Eagles! Read...
by EAA | Feb 16, 2022 | Member Stories, milestone, Milestones, RV-14, rv-6
I’ve wanted to fly for as long as I can remember. When I was little, for about three years in a row I asked Santa for a flying car for Christmas. I dreamed of being able to fly to school and fly wherever I wanted, whenever I wanted to. Read...
by EAA | Jan 19, 2022 | Chapters, EAA chapters, milestone, Milestones
December 14, 2021, was a big day for Tobias Pobanz, EAA 1406421, and Jason Labby, EAA 1438368, of EAA Chapter 1093 in Midland, Michigan. Read...
by EAA | Jan 14, 2022 | milestone, Milestones, private pilot certificate
On December 17, 2021, I officially became a pilot. Fittingly, it was the 118th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first successful flight of a powered airplane. I have a personal reason to celebrate December 17 from now on. Read...
by EAA | Jan 5, 2022 | Bits and Pieces, milestone, Milestones
Congratulations to EAA Chapter 63’s first Ray scholar, Megan Lokstet, on earning her pilot license! Read...
