We're grateful for the hard work of all the volunteers, vendors and event-goers who made the first Wheels & Wings Benefit as successful as it was with over 1000 people in attendance on Saturday September 26th. Special thank you to EAA Chapter 1158 President Mark Landvatter and Scott Lausten for heading up the event. The West Bend and Hartford KMYA Build Groups teamed up to help with teaching plane building skills, raffle sales, and giving tours of their recent RV12iS build pr

Bugs have been found on the wings and windshield of N534PL. You're all invited out to KMYA on Sunday to help clean the airplane. These bugs can only be the result of a first flight, which happened successfully on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Think about that - an airplane that you helped build completed its first flight. Congratulations to all students who worked, learned, and overcame challenges, mentors who mentored, EAA chapter who hosted. Thanks to Larry Sullivan, fo

Calling all KMYA students, parents, and mentors to help as able. Please Sign Up on the Attached Sign Up Genius link and check in with Larry on how you can support the KMYA fundraiser hosted by West Bend EAA Chapter 1158. Contact Larry Sullivan at (414) 719-5000 to learn more. We hope to have strong representation from the KMYA Club for this wonderful event. Here's the Sign-Up Genius Link: It's time to mark your calendars - please make note of these important dates: Voluntee

KMYA Hartford will be restarting our build sessions on Sunday August 23rd at 5 pm. Plan to attend and bring any friends who may be interested in joining.

Saturday September 26th, EAA chapter 1158 is sponsoring Wings and Wheels For a Cause to benefit Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation! 11:00 am to 6:00 pm The West Bend Airport will be swarmed with Awesome cars and airplanes along with live music, food and fun for kids and adults! Plan to come and tell all your friends and family! KMYA will have TWO planes on display. KMYA team members should plan to attend to promote the program! Sent from my iPhone

The annual EAA Airventure camping trip was notable for another exceptional group of students, the annual Taco Tuesday hosted once again by the Waukesha EAA chapter, and the spectacular Wednesday night airshow. The KMYA students exhibited a strong bond from the start mentoring the new students to smoothly navigate what could easily be an overwhelming experience at the EAA pop-up city of approximately 600,000 aviation enthusiasts from all over the world. The 2025/26 KMYA stude

The KMYA Hartford Open House and awards ceremony took place on May 30, 2026. Young eagle flights were offered and 12 students got their first ride in a small airplane. Current team members introduced interested students and parents to our hanger and the current build project. Zach and Quinn Lobert received Builder of the Year honors. They will be attending Lewis University and UW-Plattville respectively this fall. Josh Bachhuber was awarded Rookie of the Year and Isaac Gie

We're now accepting applications for the 2026/27 Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation build year. We'll be taking 15 KMYA students camping at EAA Airventure July 21-23rd and the build sessions for our sixth build season will resume at the end of August. We look forward to another successful build season and look forward to welcoming new members! You can access the application under the Student Resources tab and please contact Larry Sullivan at larry.sullivan@kmyaviation.org for fur

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS AND VIDEO CLIPS OF AIRVENTURE 2025 TRIP Sixteen KMYA students and four mentors camped at AirVenture again this year...

Brittany McCollum with Wisconsin Real Estate Group generously $350.00 to Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation. We're grateful for their...

The fifth annual KMYA Airventure camping trip is scheduled for Tuesday July 22nd through Friday July 25th, 2025. We'll camp for three...

The first airplane built by KMYA students at HUHS has a new home and a new look in Seattle, WA. It moved from Madison, WI to Seattle and...

KMYA student Zach Lobert, accompanied by CFI Carly Young piloted N18HS that he helped build. Zach earned his private pilot license...

After two school years of work, N18HS, the second RV-12 built by area HS students was certified by the FAA as airworthy, and took flight...

Monday June 24th marks the first successful flight of N18HS, the second airplane entirely built by local high school students at the KMYA...

Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation is accepting applications for the 2024-25 school year for the Hartford/Slinger program at Hartford...

KMYA hosted its Open House and Fourth Annual Awards Ceremony opening the hanger doors on a beautiful May day to interested students and...

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Building a 2 seat aircraft with high school students is the Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation's version of a STEM activity. Many students...

We appreciate all those who've stepped up to help us establish a second KMYA build site at West Bend EAA Chapter 1158! Thanks to your...