Growing up in the 80s I was in love with everything related to airplanes and aerospace. I remember reading everything I could about NASA and early space flight and watching each shuttle launch with bright eyes.

Lucky for me, my uncle recognized my interest and fanned the flames. He just so happened to work for EAA, and many affectionally knew him as Henry O in the industry. I got my first subscription and membership card for my birthday in 1986. Living in Milwaukee, he invited me up for my first fly-in that same summer. I spent the entire week in awe of what happened here. At the time, I had no idea what it would all mean to me in the future, but I was in love from that moment on.

I can't believe it has been 30 years since I first stepped on these grounds. And I am now very lucky to be serving our members as an employee at EAA. We truly have a great group of people that are part of our organization and just need to continue to share our love with others!

Dennis