by EAA | Jun 18, 2026 | volunteers
This piece originally ran in the May 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. At just 13 years old, Kaylee Krapfl, EAA Lifetime 1484483, is already making a significant impact as a volunteer. Her journey with EAA began at a remarkably young age, and her dedication...
by Emme Hornung | Jun 15, 2026 | General Aviation, seaplane, volunteers, Why We Fly
By Emme Hornung The West Coast and its precarious positioning to the Cascadia Subduction Zone and San Andreas fault puts millions of people at risk — there is a massive earthquake, often called The Big One, expected to occur along these fault lines that would...
by EAA | May 25, 2026 | volunteers
This piece originally ran in the April 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The Martins’ journey with EAA began in the late 1980s when Cindy Martin, EAA 288433, and her husband, Robert, EAA 1034583, first attended EAA Oshkosh. A few years later, they began...
by EAA | May 22, 2026 | Homebuilding, Member Stories, volunteers, Why We Fly, Young Eagles
By Samuel Schank, EAA 1678226 I’m not sure exactly how I caught the aviation bug, but it’s safe to say I caught it at a young age. It may have had something to do with the fact that I was at a very impressionable age during the late ‘90s, when the Disney Channel was...
by EAA | May 19, 2026 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, volunteers, Young Eagles, Youth Outreach
By Mathieu Labs, EAA Lifetime 678257, EAA Chapter 1710 President & Young Eagles Coordinator What does the love of aviation really mean? It’s a question many ask, but in Clintonville, Wisconsin, it’s something you can truly feel. I’ve had the privilege of...
by EAA | Apr 25, 2026 | volunteers
This piece originally ran in the March 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The connection Emily Bushby, EAA 618351, has to AirVenture and EAA runs deep, almost as if it’s woven into her DNA. Born in Oshkosh, Emily’s journey with EAA began quite literally from...
