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Loss of Control Working Group Concludes Meetings 23 Aug 2013 | 12:24 am
The General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC) second Loss of Control Working Group met for the final time last week in Brisbane, California. The group is composed of subject matter experts fro...
EAA Founder Paul Poberezny Passes at Age 91 23 Aug 2013 | 12:22 am
EAA Founder Paul Poberezny passed away this morning (August 22) at Evergreen Retirement Village in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, after a battle with cancer. He was 91.
Klapmeier, Clark, Welch Join EAA Board 22 Aug 2013 | 10:23 pm
Three aviators with extensive experience in EAA programs and activities have joined the top leadership of EAA members as the newest members of the EAA Board of Directors. Alan Klapmeier, James Clark, ...
EAA Welcomes AOPA's New President/CEO 22 Aug 2013 | 10:23 pm
EAA Chairman of the Board Jack Pelton welcomes the opportunity to work with AOPA's new president/CEO, Mark Baker, a longtime EAA member who will begin his new role next month.
Be on the Alert for Prize-Related Sales Pitches 22 Aug 2013 | 10:21 pm
EAA members should be on the alert for telephone sales pitches that claim they won prizes but also ask for credit card information or payments in advance.
Coming Full Circle: Young Eagle Turns Into CFI 21 Aug 2013 | 07:44 pm
On December 4, 2004, 10-year-old Justin McBurney, EAA 828204, of Apple Valley, California, hopped in a Harmon Rocket II piloted by Tom Gummo, EAA 321966, to take a Young Eagles flight. On July 9, only...
Copperstate Fly-In to Operate Non-Towered 21 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm
For the first time in its 40-year history, Arizona's Copperstate Fly-In will operate on an uncontrolled airport due to recent actions by the FAA. The organization made the decision after weighing all ...
Mark Baker Named AOPA President/CEO 21 Aug 2013 | 02:22 am
Mark R. Baker, a longtime GA pilot, has been named AOPA president and CEO. Baker is only the fifth AOPA president since the association's founding nearly 75 years ago.
Hot Stuff: Wasabi Special Emerges From Mojave Group Effort 20 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm
At a tent talk session during AirVenture Oshkosh, Elliot Seguin of Scaled Composites led a team of DIYers from Mojave, California, in unveiling the Wasabi Special. The goal for the composite single-se...
FAA Responds to EAA Young Eagles Petition 16 Aug 2013 | 01:37 am
This week the FAA responded to an EAA petition, filed in April 2012, which would allow volunteer private pilots flying Young Eagles to be reimbursed for fuel consumed during sanctioned Young Eagles ev...