by Emme Hornung | Nov 7, 2025 | advocacy, learn to fly, Member Stories, Milestones
By Emme Hornung MOSAIC/Sport Pilot 2.0 went into effect just two weeks ago, and we’re already seeing sport pilots coming out of the woodwork because of it. Lorn M. Dennis, EAA 1537823, of Missouri is among the first student pilots to take advantage of the new Sport...
by EAA | Nov 1, 2025 | learn to fly, Member Stories, Milestones
By Sharon Puschmann “Every time I see a plane flying overhead, I tell myself, ‘I will be up there one day. I will be able to do that.’” Once upon a time (as all good stories begin) there was a young man who dreamed of becoming a pilot. Matthew Wolf loved aviation...
by EAA | Oct 23, 2025 | Member Stories, Milestones, Military and Veterans
On Friday, October 3, 2025, the famous Seth “Egg Boy” Holloway, EAA Lifetime 1058791, received his coveted Naval aviator wings of gold! He has certainly come a long way from his egg selling days back in 2012 when he sold 116 dozen eggs from his family farm to get a...
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 EAA | Dec 18, 2024 | Chapters, EAA, EAA member, EAA Young Eagles, Member Stories, Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles
By Gary Brossett, EAA Lifetime 375866, EAA Chapter 677 President Lola Waldrep, EAA 1399617, soloed a Cessna 172N on November 24, 2024, at Lanett Regional Airport in Alabama. When she opened the airplane door, her instructor asked how it was flying alone for the first...
by Jade Morris | Jul 18, 2023 | Member Stories, Milestones
Congratulations to Andrew Schermerhorn, EAA 1467594, former membership intern with EAA, as he recently earned his private pilot certificate! Read...
