Robert Gannon

Pilot, Adventurer

Bob Gannon grew up on a farm in Iowa with 13 brothers and sisters. He volunteered to be a combat medic in Vietnam. Besides flying, he has his hands full growing his construction co ...read more

Bob Gannon grew up on a farm in Iowa with 13 brothers and sisters. He volunteered to be a combat medic in Vietnam. Besides flying, he has his hands full growing his construction company and trading commodities on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. He is a Name at Lloyds of London. Obviously, his real passion is to explore the world with a small airplane. Four months after his first lesson in 1992, he crashed his single engine airplane, Lucky Lady, in Kenya. Eight years later he returned to the skies and spent a decade exploring 155 countries, including Iraq, where he flew in medical supplies. He has circumnavigated the globe twice, once in each direction, landing in 1200 places in 155 countries on every continent, from the North Pole to Antartica. Bob always follows his curiosity as he gallivants around the globe.

Register for EG 2020.

30 April - 2 May 2020

Our team has been working hard behind the scenes to bring you a superb program for EG2020. However, in light of growing and legitimate concerns regarding the rapid spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) which have gutted international events of all sizes, we have made the difficult decision to put EG on hiatus until it is once again deemed safe.


We know how much each of you look forward to EG and we were looking forward to seeing old friends, and welcoming many new ones, but we do need to prioritize the health and safety of our attendees, presenters, and partners, especially those traveling from afar.

We will be in touch in due course with future plans.