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The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has announced that its Young Eagles youth aviation education program hit a milestone this week, logging 2.2 million young people flown since its launch in 1992. EAA Young Eagles offers introductory flights to children and teenagers ages 8 to 17. The flights are provided at no cost with the goal […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has announced that it will be holding its inaugural Winter Flight Fest at the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on Feb. 22, 2020. A combination of the organization’s Skiplane Fly-In and Family Flight Fest, event features will include the skiplane fly-in at Pioneer Airport, a precision landing challenge using […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has announced that it has begun expansion of the Memorial Wall at Oshkosh, Wisconsin’s Pioneer Airport. Since 1989, EAA has held an annual dedication ceremony at the monument and bronze plaques have been placed to commemorate the deceased. The ceremony typically takes place on the last Sunday of EAA AirVenture […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) announced the official launch of its online EAA Builder’s Log last week. According to the organization, the Builder’s Log is designed to provide aircraft homebuilders with a way to document projects and show compliance with the FAA rule that requires 51 percent of an aircraft be built by an amateur […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) unveiled a new program on Thursday designed to provide hands-on opportunities for young people to build and fly radio-control (R/C) aircraft. According to EAA, the Young Eagles Build and Fly “program-in-a-box” will partner local EAA chapters with AMA clubs to create youth-oriented build […]

Some five inches of heavy rain ahead of opening day for AirVenture 2019 have turned parking and camping areas a bit soupy, but EAA says as of Sunday morning, arrivals haven’t been affected. EAA’s Dick Knapinski said in this podcast that field conditions for grass parking are still too wet. “We’re going to check again […]