One Rib at a Time: Aircraft Building Projects for EAA Chapters, Schools & Young Builders
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Looking for a meaningful hands-on aviation project for your EAA chapter, school, STEM program, homeschool group, youth organization, or technical education program?
Join Mini-Max USA at Oshkosh for a discussion on how simple, affordable aircraft building projects can help inspire the next generation of pilots, mechanics, engineers, craftsmen, and aviation leaders.
This forum is designed for EAA chapter leaders, Young Eagles coordinators, teachers, mentors, parents, aviation educators, shop instructors, STEM program organizers, and anyone who wants to give students a real project they can learn from.
A Mini-Max or Hi-Max project can be more than an airplane. It can be a classroom, a chapter project, a mentorship tool, and a way to teach practical skills that many young people never get exposed to anymore.
We’ll talk about:
How an aircraft build can bring an EAA chapter together
Why hands-on projects are powerful teaching tools
How students can learn planning, measuring, sanding, fitting, reading plans, teamwork, patience, and craftsmanship
Ways to structure a build project around mentors, students, and volunteers
How a simple aircraft project can support STEM, shop, aviation, and career exploration programs
What to consider before starting a group build
How to think about workspace, tools, supervision, safety, documentation, and project goals
Why small aircraft projects can help keep aviation alive for the next generation
This is not just a forum about building an airplane. It is about building confidence, curiosity, discipline, skill, and community.
Whether your group wants to build a complete aircraft, start with subassemblies, create an educational shop project, or simply explore what is possible, this session will help you think through the opportunity.
Come join the conversation and learn how aviation can be built one rib at a time, one lesson at a time, and one young builder at a time.
Date: Friday, July 24, 2026
Time: 4pm
Location: Ultralight Forums Tent / The Farm at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Hosted by: Mini-Max USA
Admission: AirVenture admission required
Join Mini-Max USA at Oshkosh for a discussion on how simple, affordable aircraft building projects can help inspire the next generation of pilots, mechanics, engineers, craftsmen, and aviation leaders.
This forum is designed for EAA chapter leaders, Young Eagles coordinators, teachers, mentors, parents, aviation educators, shop instructors, STEM program organizers, and anyone who wants to give students a real project they can learn from.
A Mini-Max or Hi-Max project can be more than an airplane. It can be a classroom, a chapter project, a mentorship tool, and a way to teach practical skills that many young people never get exposed to anymore.
We’ll talk about:
How an aircraft build can bring an EAA chapter together
Why hands-on projects are powerful teaching tools
How students can learn planning, measuring, sanding, fitting, reading plans, teamwork, patience, and craftsmanship
Ways to structure a build project around mentors, students, and volunteers
How a simple aircraft project can support STEM, shop, aviation, and career exploration programs
What to consider before starting a group build
How to think about workspace, tools, supervision, safety, documentation, and project goals
Why small aircraft projects can help keep aviation alive for the next generation
This is not just a forum about building an airplane. It is about building confidence, curiosity, discipline, skill, and community.
Whether your group wants to build a complete aircraft, start with subassemblies, create an educational shop project, or simply explore what is possible, this session will help you think through the opportunity.
Come join the conversation and learn how aviation can be built one rib at a time, one lesson at a time, and one young builder at a time.
Date: Friday, July 24, 2026
Time: 4pm
Location: Ultralight Forums Tent / The Farm at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Hosted by: Mini-Max USA
Admission: AirVenture admission required
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Where is it happening?
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, 3000 Poberezny Rd,Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
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