by EAA | Feb 25, 2026 | General Aviation, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach
By Charan Kandula I remember the sound more than anything else. Not the loud and constant engine but it was my headset clicking into place and sealing myself from the outside world. I could feel everything become more serious as I put my headset on. I could feel the...
by EAA | Dec 31, 2025 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, Education, Youth Outreach
By Wayne Flury, EAA Lifetime 117059 Third year of Build and Fly program marks first utilization of new classroom/multi-purpose room Anyone who has ever endured a home remodeling project knows that it never goes as smoothly as expected, takes more time than expected,...
by EAA | Dec 28, 2025 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, Why We Fly, Young Eagles, Youth Outreach
Story and photos courtesy of EAA Chapter 582 In early October, EAA Chapter 582 hosted a special Young Eagles rally for youths from The Program Inc., a community organization dedicated to mentoring young men from fatherless homes. In the organization’s own words, they...
by EAA | Dec 19, 2025 | Chapters in Action, Member Stories, Ray Scholar, Youth Outreach
By Joel Kersting, EAA 882109, EAA Chapter 412 Holly Sylvester, EAA 1579274, is EAA Chapter 412’s 2025 Ray scholar. Holly had started her flight training before being awarded a $1,000 chapter scholarship in 2024, and then last February she was awarded the Ray Aviation...
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 28, 2025 | Why We Fly, Young Eagles, Youth Outreach
By James Clark, EAA Lifetime 466543 11-year-old Margaret Clark, my daughter, is working on her communications and aviation merit badges for Scouting America, and she would love to share the following: “My dad has been in EAA since he was a kid, and his dad, my...
