Nestled deep in the trees along the shore of Lake Winnebago is a place where all who come to AirVenture should visit as a part of their stay here. That is the AirVenture Seaplane Base, the place where airplanes with runway requirements specifying depth as well as length stay during the week.

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is rather visible at AirVenture, from the cadets in fatigues directing traffic along the flight line to the permanent encampment at the north end of the field to the CAP exhibit in front of the EAA Wearhouse on convention grounds. What you may not be aware of is that dozens more CAP personnel are hard at work both here at Wittman Field and at outlying airports fulfilling a critical role in the safety of this massive fly-in.

Blue Sky Network Offers Worldwide Voice and Data

A new company, Blue Sky Network, offers worldwide, portable wireless communications designed specifically for general aviation aircraft owners, pilots, and passengers. 

Fusing the Frame

First Seven North American Diamond Stars Delivered

Diamond Aircraft simultaneously delivered its first seven Diamond Star airplanes on the North American continent Friday.
The seven customers received the keys to their new four-place planes after a ceremony on AeroShell Square.

Aviation Could Use More Young People

Cliff Robertson, actor, aviator and longtime supporter of the EAA, regaled a rapt audience Thursday with tales of those vital interests in his life. He said that when he was just 5 years old, he watched with family members as a pilot in “a little yellow airplane” performed aerobatics overhead. “You’d never get me in one of those things,” an uncle said.

EAA Divisions and Affiliates

Vintage Airplane Association  * * *  Ultralights  * * *  National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI)  * * *  International Aerobatics Club (IAC)  * * * Homebuilders  * * *  Warbirds of America