If your reason for getting into an aviation organization of any type is rooted in the desire to keep others out, I’m pretty sure you’re doing life wrong.
Experimental Aircraft Association
Ultralight Days return
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Virtual Ultralight Days returns Feb. 21-23, 2023, with 15 free webinars.
Free education program blasts off
EAA’s free AeroEducate program, designed to introduce youth to the many career paths in aviation, is poised for growth in 2023.
AirVenture 2023 tickets now available
Looking for that last-minute Christmas gift? Stuck in the snow and ice and can’t get to the mall? You could still save the day by giving someone tickets to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023.
Young Eagles rebounds after pandemic
A year-end review of the Young Eagles program reports that there have been 47,400 Young Eagles flights through November 2022, a big jump from the 8,000 flown in 2020 during the beginning of the pandemic.
Homebuilders Week returns in January
The series of online webinars is scheduled for Jan. 23-27, 2023, which encompasses the 70th anniversary of EAA’s founding on Jan. 26, 1953.
Number of fatal accidents in homebuilts ticks up
For the federal fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2022, the FAA reported there were 56 fatal accidents in experimental category aircraft over the preceding 12 months, including 39 in amateur-built aircraft. That compares to 42 total accidents — 33 in amateur-built aircraft — during the 12-month period between October 2020 and September 2021.
Jewelry made from B-25 metal featured in 2022 EAA Holiday Gift Guide
The B-25 jewelry was created after the “Berlin Express” was restored to its flightworthy status, a restoration that included replacing some metal sections of the airplane’s fuselage.
More than 100,000 Young Eagles take the next step in aviation
The concept to provide Sporty’s online courses at no charge for Young Eagles was developed with input from EAA pilots who had been flying Young Eagles.