Of the hundreds of thousands of people who come to EAA AirVenture, a lot are here because they are interested in building an airplane, or are in the process of building one. EAA offers workshops and forums for builders and builder wannabes. Support of homebuilding was EAA's original reason for being, and remains an integral part of the organization's focus.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/air-shows-events/i-came-here-to-build-an-airplane