“We’re not really teaching teenagers how to build airplanes, we’re teaching them how to have a fulfilling life with good, interesting careers and to be excited about it.”
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Seeking new heights: Becoming a private pilot at 78
At 78, Richard Kasperson is not the oldest new pilot in the world, but he’s the oldest rookie in the Puget Sound Flyers Club in Everett, Washington.
Buffalo Bills fan creates team logo with flight plan
Flying the logo took about 90 minutes.
Pilot Report: A World War II commemoration flight over Hawaii
Neither event turned out exactly as expected. But the people who served, worked, fought, and died during World War II experienced a much more dangerous and uncertain world than the one we live in.
Where there’s a will there’s a way
EAA Chapter 534 member chip in to restore a 1964 Cessna 150D in the hopes it will teach kids how to fly.
Want to build your own airport?
Tips and advice from pilots who have done the work to build their own grass runways.
A classy grassy aerodrome
Paul Griffin bought the 51 acres and opened the airport in 1979, just a few years after he took up flying.
Expert tips for flight planning
“Spend some time ahead of your departure preparing in case you don’t get the route you want.”
Video: Top 5 coolest airplanes
What are the coolest piston single-engine aircraft?