by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, Homebuilding, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By John W. Conrad When Bob and Jean Porter of Batavia, Illinois, attended their first EAA air show at Oshkosh, they didn’t have an airplane, but they had a dream. Bob learned to fly in a Cessna 152 and then a 172, and he dreamed of owning his own airplane. Jean...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture, Homebuilding, homebuilt, Stories Of Oshkosh
By Kayla Floyd Over in homebuilt camping, a grey RV-8 might have caught some attention. Whether it was the German registration, the German flag on the tail, or the combination of those with the P-51 Mustang markings and invasion stripes on the sides that caused you to...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture, Youth & Young Eagles
By Kayla Floyd It’s a bird, it’s a plane, and well … it’s a glider. And the pilot? Well, that is 14-year-old Riley Speidel. This year at AirVenture we are happy to welcome Riley Speidel, who is known for her recent solo glider flight across the United States. Let’s...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture, Vintage, Youth & Young Eagles
By John W. Conrad If you are looking to discover how they bend those fancy curves for vintage aircraft, or if you are plagued with a problem reverse compound curve for your project, stop by the metal workshop inside the Vintage Hangar near the red pylon and meet...
by Christina Basken | Mar 20, 2021 | #FlyIn, #OSH19, Air Show, Chapters
Pilots and aviation enthusiasts alike gathered in New Holstein on Sunday, July 21, to share their passion for flight. The New Holstein Super Cub Fly-In started in 2002 and was designed to bring people together who had been following the SuperCub.org website. Steve...
by Christina Basken | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture, warbird, Warbirds
Capt. Eddie Kurdziel’s Fairey Firefly will be on display on Warbird Alley during AirVenture and was part of EAA’s highly anticipated Warbirds in Review program Monday afternoon. The Firefly’s first combat mission was the raid on the German battleship Tirpitz in...
