by EAA | Nov 3, 2024 | Classic Instructor, EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Learning to Fly, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the September 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Sitting at the picnic table and observing airport activity, I’d swear at least 50 percent of the pilots mistreat their...
by EAA | Sep 10, 2024 | Chapters, EAA, EAA chapter, EAA member, EAA Young Eagles, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By John Muhle, EAA 1360048, EAA Chapter 289 President It was Wings and Wheels in the summer of 2022, and a young man had made plans to attend the event with his dad, Grant, and a friend. Ryland Anderson was 18 and had tried a few different career paths, but he wasn’t...
by EAA | Aug 29, 2024 | EAA Museum, Youth & Young Eagles
By Bob Hunt, Technical Counselor, EAA Chapter 13 Imagine finding a forgotten treasure in your garage — an old airplane engine, gathering dust. That’s exactly what happened to our chapter. Instead of letting it rust away, we turned it into an inspiring learning tool...
by EAA | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Higher Learning, youth, Youth & Young Eagles
By Jim Roberts On opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, members of the Vintage Aircraft Association (VAA) gathered to christen the new Charles W. Harris Youth Aviation Center. The facility houses workstations, tools, and exhibits, all designed to open the world...
by EAA | Jul 24, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA Young Eagles, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, youth, Youth & Young Eagles
By Paul Maloy, EAA Director of Education Far too often, teenagers are categorically labeled as inadequate, unmotivated, unfocused, and lazy. However, the truth for many teens is exactly the opposite! With an appropriate goal in mind, they are driven to accomplish...
by EAA | Jul 24, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, KidVenture, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, Youth & Young Eagles
By Abigail Oleniczak The excitement of KidVenture began 25 years ago when then EAA Chairman Tom Poberezny and Vice President Greg Anderson asked EAA Director Dan Majka to create somewhere for kids to be involved with aviation on the EAA grounds. Dan said he wanted a...
