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 | Dec 7, 2025 | Chapters in Action, Milestones, Ray Scholar, Youth Outreach
By Jeff Hess, EAA 1505814, EAA Chapter 586 Congratulations to TJ Hess, EAA 1366493, for his first private pilot solo on November 11! It was a great day for him to undertake this amazing milestone in his aviation career. The weather was perfect… no wind, cool...
by EAA | Nov 22, 2025 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, Milestones, Ray Scholar, Young Eagles
By Patty Fulop, EAA 1049894, Geauga County Airport Community Outreach Coordinator Two local youths fly their first solo flights! The Geauga County Airport in Middlefield, Ohio, has remarkable groups that are part of the airport community. EAA Chapter 5 is a longtime...
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...
