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Just in time for last-minute holiday shopping, EAA announced today (Dec. 20) that tickets are now on sale for the 70th anniversary edition of the AirVenture Oshkosh (Wisconsin) fly-in convention. AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 opens its turnstiles on July 24 at Wittman Regional Airport and closes out on July 30. The mammoth fly-in typically hosts more […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has taken more than 49,000 young people on free introductory flights via its Young Eagles program this year. The flights were provided by 4,078 volunteer pilots, 1,159 of whom joined the program in 2022. EAA further noted that 93 pilots have completed its 30 for 30 challenge, flying at least […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has announced plans to host a 2023 edition of its Homebuilders Week online webinar series. Topics are expected to include techniques for building with sheet metal, composites, steel and wood, panel planning, wiring, engine selection, FAA certification and flight testing. The event is scheduled to take place Jan. 23-27 from […]

More than 100,000 young people have enrolled in the Sporty’s Pilot Shop Learn to Fly Course following their EAA Young Eagles flights, according to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). The online course is available for free to Young Eagles as a follow-up to their introductory flight with the program, which aims to introduce young people […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has named Gene Borne as its 2022 inductee to the EAA Ultralights Hall of Fame, highlighting that his “involvement and dedication to flight safety mirrors nearly the entire history of the ultralight movement.” Borne got his start with ultralights in 1976, going on to become an instructor and develop a […]

Even as it celebrates 30 years of success with its Young Eagles initiative for providing youth an introduction to general aviation, EAA reports a growth in discrepancies within the volunteer program and its guidelines, including some “inappropriate Young Eagles practices.” The association announced in a statement today (Sept. 20) it has launched an effort to […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) 2022 One Week Wonder has successfully completed its first flight. The aircraft, a Sonex Waiex-B, was built entirely during the week of AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, beginning on Monday, July 25 and wrapping up with its first taxi the following Sunday. For its first time in the air, the aircraft was […]

Approximately 650,000 people attended EAA AirVenture 2022 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, last week, according to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). The number is a new record for the organization’s annual fly-in, which set its previous attendance record in 2019 with 642,000 visitors. EAA cited good weather, the return of international visitors following the lifting of COVID-related […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is partnering with Old Glory Honor Flight and American Airlines to coordinate a Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight during its annual AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention this summer. During the event, which will take placed on Friday, July 29, veterans from the Vietnam War will be flown free of charge from Wisconsin’s […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will be recognizing people who give back to their communities via flight at its annual AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention this summer. Aiming to “raise visibility for public flying and to promote pilot volunteerism,” Public Benefit Flying Day will take place on Friday, July 29. EAA says it is working with […]