Young Eagles Get New Chief

The Experimental Aviation Association announced a new chairman for the Young Eagles Program, NFL All-Pro tight end Jimmy Graham.  “Jimmy Graham has been dedicated to aviation and especially introducing others to flight over the past several years, including as Young Eagles co-chair,” said Jack Pelton, EAA CEO and Chairman of the Board. “We are very appreciative that Jimmy accepted our invitation to lead Young Eagles and bring his inspiring story to young people as an example of focus and achievement.”

07.22.24: Piper Aircraft Takes Over, VAA Youth Building, Pelton Int'vw - Part 1

Jack Pelton has been leading EAA for more than a few years and is looking forward to at least three more... but his plans for AV2024 and his outlook on aviation's greatest aero-love fest show promise for an amazing event. Among Jim Bede’s many designs, none was more successful or proven than the BD-4... now a new generation of offerings surrounding the BD-4C offer incredible value and the chance to get yourself a rugged, 4 seater that makes no excuses. They flew all the way across the Atlantic in a Rotax-powered Risen... burning only 42 gallons... and now we get a look at what could be the coolest aircraft at AirVenture. It's been years since we’ve seen a new AMERICAN powerplant…. Much less one that takes advantage of truly MODERN technology… but DeltaHawk is readying for production and has a number of OEMs drooling over the prospect of

07.22.24: Piper Aircraft Takes Over, VAA Youth Building, Pelton Int'vw - Part 1

Jack Pelton has been leading EAA for more than a few years and is looking forward to at least three more... but his plans for AV2024 and his outlook on aviation's greatest aero-love fest show promise for an amazing event. Among Jim Bede’s many designs, none was more successful or proven than the BD-4... now a new generation of offerings surrounding the BD-4C offer incredible value and the chance to get yourself a rugged, 4 seater that makes no excuses. They flew all the way across the Atlantic in a Rotax-powered Risen... burning only 42 gallons... and now we get a look at what could be the coolest aircraft at AirVenture. It's been years since we’ve seen a new AMERICAN powerplant…. Much less one that takes advantage of truly MODERN technology… but DeltaHawk is readying for production and has a number of OEMs drooling over the prospect of a Jet A

Help Us Assemble A Proper Look-Back At The Aero-Equivalent Of Burning Man, Woodstock And An Old Fashioned Tent Revival—All Rolled Into One... OSHKOSH!

Compiled By Jim Campbell, and The Staff, Stringers, and Friends of the Aero-News Network When Oshkosh is all of a few days in the rear-view mirror, we come to a time when we TRY to evaluate what happened this year… in both positive and negative terms. And YOU can help... a lot. We’ve tried a few variants on this report in the past… and some of them have worked better than others, but we’re going to try to present a group of shorter segments, as we move through a few general categories (Heroes, Regrets, Coolest Players, Coolest Moments, Bozos, Planes, Gadgets, Fan Favorites, etc…) so that we can try to make a proper report of the many high and low-points of AirVenture 2024…