On behalf of EAAers
worldwide, welcome to the 54th annual fly-in convention of the
Experimental Aircraft Association. Known around the globe as the world’s
greatest celebration of aviation, in almost every language EAA
AirVenture is referred to by its hometown—Oshkosh.
Each year hundreds of
thousands of people come to Oshkosh. Their reasons are as varied as
their numbers. For many, it’s your first visit, and for many more it’s
an annual pilgrimage you’ve been making for decades. What you share is
a thirst for information, knowing that whatever your aviation interest,
you’ll find what you’re looking for here at EAA AirVenture.
Since 1953 EAA has been
the go-to organization because it’s dedicated to helping make flight
affordable. For more than half a century, investing time and effort to
build an airplane has been the path an ever-growing number of you have
taken toward becoming aircraft owners.
In this century, the
sport pilot certificate and light-sport aircraft provide the best
balance of time and money to partake in recreational aviation. EAA
dedicated more than a decade to its gestation, and in the two years
since its birth, EAA has helped build this community—and the future of
aviation with new generations of pilots.
"In this century, the sport pilot
certificate and light-sport aircraft provide the best balance of
time and money to partake in recreational aviation."
–Tom Poberezny
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At the EAA LSA Mall
adjacent to AeroShell Square you can inspect firsthand the more than two
dozen new light-sport aircraft you can buy and fly today. EAA experts
will answer your questions about becoming a sport pilot if you’re new
to aviation or about flying as a sport pilot if you’re already a
pilot.
Sport pilot encircles
aviation as a first step and an ultimate destination. It can lead to all
of the aviation activities on display at EAA AirVenture, from building
or restoring your own plane to preserving and living history with a
vintage airplane or warbird to satisfying your aerobatic urges. EAA can
help you with all of them—not just this week, but all year long
because AirVenture merely concentrates what the organization and its
members do for each of the other 51 weeks of the year.
As you enjoy the aircraft and activities
here in Oshkosh, look beyond this week and see how you can realize your
recreational aviation dreams. Like sport pilot, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
is a starting point and an ultimate destination. The people and
organization that make it happen can also make it happen in your
hometown. To learn how, visit the EAA Member Village as you pursue your
aviation interest at the world’s greatest aviation celebration, EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh.
