Tag Archives: EAA Young Eagles

Oshkosh Resident Fred Stadler Becomes First Pilot To Fly 10,000 Kids In EAA Young Eagles Program

Posted on November 28, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Fred Stadler, a longtime EAA volunteer both year-round and at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, has become the first pilot to fly 10,000 kids free of charge as part of … Continue reading →

Posted in All Headlines, Dec 2023/Jan 2024, EAA & AirVenture, Headlines, Headlines, People | Tagged aviation, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, EAA Young Eagles, Flying, Fred Stadler, Midwest Flyer Magazine, pilot, youth aviation | Leave a comment

Michigan Pilot Receives Young Eagles Leadership Award

Posted on September 18, 2021 by mwflyer

Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Douglas Conciatu, EAA Lifetime 53419, of Macomb, Michigan, has received the 2021 Phillips 66 Aviation EAA Young Eagles Leadership Award. The award recognizes outstanding Young Eagles volunteers who have supported the … Continue reading →

Posted in All Headlines, EAA & AirVenture, Headlines, Headlines, October/November 2021, Youth & Aviation | Tagged aviation, Douglas Conciatu, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, EAA Young Eagles, Flying, Phillips 66 Aviation, Pilots | Leave a comment

Fargo Air Museum Gives Area Youth An Introduction To Aviation

Posted on January 24, 2021 by mwflyer

Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo Air Museum (FAM) is partnering with local aviation businesses to offer “Introduction to Aviation” camps for area youth. These camps provide an opportunity for participants to learn … Continue reading →

Posted in February/March 2021, Sections, Sections, Youth & Aviation | Tagged aviation, Aviation camp, EAA Young Eagles, Fargo Air Museum, Midwest Flyer Magazine, STEM | Leave a comment

The First Pilot To Break The Sound Barrier, Chuck Yeager, Dies At 97

Posted on January 24, 2021 by mwflyer

Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. – The first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound, Chuck Yeager, died December 7, 2020 at the age of 97. As a captain in the Air … Continue reading →

Posted in All Headlines, EAA & AirVenture, February/March 2021, Headlines, Headlines, People | Tagged Bell X-1 rocket plane, Bob Hoover, Chuck Yeager, EAA AirVenture, EAA Young Eagles, Glamorous Glennis, Midwest Flyer Magazine, sound barrier | Leave a comment

EAA RAY AVIATION SCHOLARS TO TALK WITH INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW ON JULY 14

Posted on July 8, 2020 by mwflyer

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 8, 2020) — Recipients of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Ray Aviation Scholarships, which supply complete funding for flight training, will have a unique opportunity on July 14 as they will ask questions of … Continue reading →

Posted in EAA & AirVenture, Education, News | Tagged Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley, EAA, EAA Young Eagles, Flight Training, International Space Station, NASA, Ray Aviation Scholarship, Space X Crew Dragon | Leave a comment

EAA Sport Pilot Academy Returns In 2017 To Make Dreams of Flight Come True

Posted on March 27, 2017 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Sport Pilot Academy, which immerses people in a three-week course that concludes with earning a Sport Pilot Certificate, returns in 2017 with three sessions throughout the … Continue reading →

Posted in All Headlines, April/May 2017, EAA & AirVenture, Headlines, Youth & Aviation | Tagged EAA Sport Pilot Academy, EAA Young Eagles, Midwest Flyer | Leave a comment

AirVenture 2013… Looking Back & Looking Forward!

Posted on September 28, 2013 by mwflyer

by Jim LaMalfa Dave Weiman, Contributing Editor Standing at the main gates to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013, July 29 thru August 4, one had to recognized and give thanks to the efforts of a young National Guard aircraft mechanic named … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, EAA & AirVenture, Features, October/November 2013 | Tagged AirVenture, Avidyne, B25, Bob Hoover, Cessna Aircraft Company, Chicago, Cirrus, Daher-Socata, Dave Weiman, EAA, EAA Young Eagles, Epic Aircraft, Flight Design, Ford Motor Company, Garmin avionics, Honda Aircraft Company, HondaJet aircraft, Jack Pelton, Jim LaMalfa, Kirby Chambliss, LSA, Michimasa Fujino-san, Paul H. Poberezny, PBY Catalina, Piper Meridian, RANS S20 Raven, Red Bull, Rotec, Sean D. Tucker, SkyReach "Bush Cat", warbirds, Yves “Jetman” Rossy | Leave a comment

Iowa County Airport Fly-In Breakfast Welcomed Veteran & Future Aviators

Posted on July 30, 2012 by mwflyer

MINERAL POINT, WIS. – Kevin King, airport manager, greeted each and every pilot as they arrived at Iowa County Airport in Mineral Point, Wis., for the airport’s annual Father’s Day Fly-In Breakfast, June 17, 2012. One of those pilots was … Continue reading →

Posted in August/September 2012, Fly-Ins & Air Shows, Sections | Tagged AOPA Airport Support Network, EAA Young Eagles, Garmin 430, GTX 327, Iowa County Airport, Jeff Sedlock, Kevin King, Makenna Ferrell, Mineral Point, Paul Irlbeck, RC Avionics, Rod Kindschi, Sunny Martin, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Artwork Supports EAA Young Eagles Program

Posted on October 23, 2011 by mwflyer

Gathering of Eagles Raises $2 Million OSHKOSH, WIS. – Aviation artist, Michelle Rouch, donated a painting to EAA Young Eagles, which was auctioned off as a “President’s Choice” item at the annual EAA Gathering of Eagles fundraiser held during EAA … Continue reading →

Posted in EAA & AirVenture, Events, Oct/Nov 2011, Sections | Tagged Curtiss Pusher, EAA Young Eagles, Eugene B. Ely, Michelle Rouch | Leave a comment