by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture, Milestones
By Barbara A. Schmitz Flying Musicians is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019, all while singing the praises of pilots who perform. John Zapp, president and CEO, said the idea for Flying Musicians was borne out of a chance meeting with country music musician Roy...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture, Member Stories
“It’s painted by John Stahr. I provided the canvas, the bodywork, and my life with my wife, Nan Wu, provided the inspiration,” Douglas Taylor said. “It’s based on our past 20 years of marriage. We call it East meets West. She was born in China and came to the U.S....
by Christina Basken | Mar 20, 2021 | #Drone, #OSH19, AirVenture, Why We Fly
19-year-old Alex Vanover got his start in RC here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and is now winning world championships racing drones. “It’s a dream come true [to come to Oshkosh]. I’ve been here for nine years straight now. The year that I got really serious about flying,...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture, Celebrating Women, History, Honoring The Past
By Kayla Floyd Nancy Walters holds many memories, as well as many patches. Nancy has been coming to the EAA fly-in convention since 1980 when she flew to Oshkosh in a Piper Archer and camped in the North 40. Nancy first became interested in aviation because it was a...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture
Patriotic pride from around the world was on display on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 grounds on Friday afternoon, as AirVenture attendees gathered at the International Visitors Tent to parade through the grounds in a display of global togetherness. Flags...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture
By Barbara A. Schmitz Robin Dolp, of Frankfurt, Germany, always wanted to fly into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh via the Fisk route, but he didn’t have enough vacation time to do it from Germany. So instead he did the next best thing. He flew to the United States...
