EAA® Pilot Your Own Adventure Writing Contest
Supported by Flight Outfitters®
Each pilot has a story — what’s yours? Tell us the true story of how pursuing the dream of flight enabled you to do something that would have otherwise been out of reach. We want to hear how becoming a pilot and getting involved in grassroots aviation made a memorable experience possible for you. How did you pilot your own adventure? Tell us how flying helped you transform from dreamer to doer.
If we love the way you tell your story, you might just win the AirVenture camping experience of a lifetime, or one of several other exciting prizes, as part of EAA's Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters®.
To qualify, your story must be:
- True — all entries must be non-fiction, based on real facts, real events, and real people.
- At least 500 words, and no more than 1,000 words long.
- Accompanied by a minimum of two and a maximum of eight photographs with captions of no more than 30 words each.
- Typed or handwritten, and must be legible, clear, and easy to read.
Official rules and other details
Prizes
Grand Prize
The Grand Prize winner will be provided the use of a unique teardrop camper on a campsite in Camp Scholler on the AirVenture grounds for eight nights, from July 22, 2024, to July 28, 2024. In addition, they'll receive two weekly adult wristbands to EAA® AirVenture® Oshkosh™ 2024, one individual, annual membership to EAA for one year, and a collection of gear and apparel from Flight Outfitters as follows:
- Airfoil Jacket
- Bush Pilot Jacket
- Women's Fairbanks Fleece
- Lift Bag
- Waypoint Backpack
- Bush Pilot Rucksack
- Seaplane Duffel 40L
- Seaplane Duffel 60L
- Bush Pilot Flashlight
- Deluxe Kneeboard
- Five Classic T-shirts (chosen by winner)
- Four Hats (chosen by winner)
- 3-in-1 Flashlight
- Pilot Survival Knife
- Pilot Headlamp
- Travel Tumbler
- Coupon code for 25% off one-time purchase at flightoutfitters.com
Second Prize
Gear and apparel from Flight Outfitters as follows:
- Airfoil Jacket
- Bush Pilot Rucksack
- Bush Pilot Jacket
- Deluxe kneeboard
- Bush Pilot Flashlight
- One Classic T-Shirt (chosen by winner)
- One Hat (chosen by winner)
- 3-in-1 Flashlight
- Coupon code for 20% off one-time purchase at flightoutfitters.com
Third Prize
Gear and apparel from Flight Outfitters as follows:
- Airfoil Jacket
- Fairbanks Fleece
- Waypoint Backpack
- Deluxe Kneeboard
- One Classic T-Shirt (chosen by winner)
- One Hat (chosen by winner)
- Pilot Headlamp
- Coupon code for 15% off one-time purchase at flightoutfitters.com
Fourth Prize
Gear and apparel from Flight Outfitters as follows:
- Airfoil Jacket
- Seaplane Duffel 40L
- Seaplane Duffel 60L
- One Classic T-Shirt (chosen by winner)
- One Hat (chosen by winner)
- Coupon code for 15% off one-time purchase at flightoutfitters.com
Fifth Prize
Gear and apparel from Flight Outfitters as follows:
- Airfoil Jacket
- Lift Mini Flight Bag
- One Classic T-shirt (chosen by winner)
- One Hat (chosen by winner)
- Coupon code for 15% off one-time purchase at flightoutfitters.com
