by EAA | Nov 22, 2025 | aviation history, Honoring The Past, Recreational, Why We Fly
By Marc Breen, EAA 1468014 By 1925, Americans could travel long distances by train or automobile; but the idea of commercial aviation only existed in dreams and imagination. Air travel seemed like an interesting concept, but also was somewhat unreliable at the time,...
by EAA | Nov 7, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Ultralight World, Ultralights, Why We Fly
By Bill Darnell, EAA 576650 This piece originally ran in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I am told by some of the more senior members of the Michigan Ultralight Association (MULA) Flying Club about past fly-ins and ultralight gatherings. I’ve...
by EAA | Oct 23, 2025 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, Ray Scholar, Why We Fly, women in aviation, Young Eagles
By Mark Kolesar, EAA Lifetime 294238 The Flying Cloud Airport located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, was the site of the 2025 Girls in Aviation Day on September 20, 2025. Three local EAA chapters’ members — South St. Paul Chapter 1229’s Bill Steier, Julie Steier, and...
by EAA | May 10, 2024 | Why We Fly, women in aviation
The Debbie Franceus Memorial Aviation Foundation was founded by Mike Franceus to continue his wife’s mission of helping women achieve their aviation dreams. Multiple flight training scholarships are offered to women of all ages in the United States to help them earn...
by Emme Hornung | Nov 9, 2023 | Why We Fly
Many veterans reach out after their day at Grounded No More with stories of how the experience helped them. Some think about their flight when they are having a bad day. Some were reminded that people care about them in a time when they desperately needed it. “It’s...
by EAA | Nov 2, 2023 | Why We Fly, Youth & Young Eagles
Chattahoochee Valley EAA Chapter 677 member Mac Molnar, EAA 1028461, flew his 500th Young Eagle on October 28. Read...
