MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – The American Barnstormers Tour, a nostalgic salute to the barnstormers who ventured across America during the 1920s seeking fame and fortune in their biplanes, is scheduled to…
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Miracle On The Lake!
by Curt Drumm What do you get when you combine the “Miracle on the Hudson,” a seaplane, a western cattle rancher and a hint of Elvis? Well, a fun seaplane…
Paul Poberezny Celebrates 90th Birthday At EAA Museum
OSHKOSH, WIS. – EAA members were invited to celebrate EAA Founder Paul Poberezny’s 90th birthday on September 11, 2011 at the “Founder’s Wing” of the EAA AirVenture Museum. Poberezny officially turned…
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Proclaims July 25-31, 2011 “AirVenture Week”
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker visited EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 26, 2011, to proclaim the week “EAA AirVenture Fly-In Week.” EAA President Rod Hightower presented Gov….
The Rutan Brothers Stole Our Hearts, But Gave Us Dreams
by Dave Weiman OSHKOSH, WIS. – Without a doubt, brothers Burt and Dick Rutan stole the hearts and minds of every EAA member that sat in the 500-seat capacity Theater…
EAA AirVenture – Always Something For Everyone!
by Jim LaMalfa It is an understatement to say that this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, July 25–31, 2011 at Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wis., had something for everyone. Hundreds of…
Aviation Artist, Michelle Rouch
by Esta-Ann Elliott Seven years and one month after the Wright Brothers made their first flight, Eugene B. Ely, racecar driver, chauffeur, car salesman and self-taught pilot, made naval aviation…