By Rick Hayes, EAA Lifetime 262014 This piece originally ran in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. John Moody is widely regarded as the “father of ... Read more
Before EAA became EAA in 1953, it was just founder Paul Poberezny and a small group of homebuilding enthusiasts that would informally get together, often at the local auto garage ... Read more
By Robbie Culver The venerable Fairchild Aviation Corp. is being celebrated at EAA AirVenture 2025 on its 100th anniversary. The company began in Farmingdale, New York, as a manufacturer of ... Read more
By Robbie Culver There may be no more iconic aircraft in America than a Goodyear blimp. A blimp is a unique advertising extravaganza and a mainstay of live aerial television ... Read more
Throughout the globe, as we drive from town to town, many times we see an aircraft on a pole outside of a VFW, town hall, or park. Many times we ... Read more
By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102; Vancouver, British Columbia Canadians as a group tend to not “blow their own horn” but have a way of just making things happen. One overachiever ... Read more
Story and photos by Todd, EAA 1571783, and Kelley Whitaker, EAA 1571782 Todd, EAA 1571783, and Kelley Whitaker, EAA 1571782, of WhitPics Media had the opportunity to attend the 2024 ... Read more
By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia A recent flight in the Zenith company’s best-selling aircraft to date, the CH750 STOL, reminded me that I have had a small involvement with ... Read more
By David Smith, EAA 1298935, and Ronald Smith This piece originally ran in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Following much reporting on the Hang Loose hang ... Read more
By Barbara A. Schmitz Hundreds gathered around Old Crow Tuesday to learn about the man who once flew the P-51 and pay tribute to one of America’s greatest heroes, even ... Read more
By Barbara A. Schmitz Warrior. Adventurer. Patriot. Those words on the memorial stone for Dick Rutan, who died in May, sum up Dick’s life. But his brother Burt and other friends ... Read more
By Robbie Culver Have you ever wondered what it is like to work with some of our nation’s most precious and unique aviation artifacts? Imagine what it is like to ... Read more
Todd and Kelley Whitaker, EAA 1571783 and 1571782, took to the California sky to capture two historic aircraft: P-47D Bonnie and P-51D Goldfinger, capturing Bonnie over the Golden Gate Bridge ... Read more
100-year-old Ruth Hunter considered the Tri-Motor her home at one point, having been a stewardess on the Tri-Motor in the early ‘50s, and getting to fly in EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor ... Read more
Excerpt: Three members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), Charles R. Blaich, Matt Nelson, and Steven SanFilippo, will be speaking about their 9/11 experience and honoring those who ... Read more
Lt. Retzlaff joined the Army Air Forces, as many young men did at the time, to fight against a grave wrong and injustice that was happening in Europe. He had ... Read more
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses how artificial intelligence could help when it comes to small aircraft maintenance.
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Vic Syracuse discusses the maintenance plan he devised for his RV-10 to keep it running smoothly for years to come.
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses the modern-day battery technology available for your aircraft and how to take care of the battery you have. ... Read more
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Vic Syracuse discusses the importance of proactive maintenance on your aircraft during the winter months.
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner shares some anxiety-saving tips regarding the yearly inspection required for your aircraft.
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Vic Syracuse discusses exhaust gas temperatures and cylinder head temperatures and when to be concerned about them.
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses some of the most common types of mistakes made in homebuilt aircraft projects.
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses the dangers of corrosion and the many factors that can lead to it developing in your aircraft.
As I’ve visited aircraft build projects as a technical counselor over the years, I’ve noticed one thing that stays the same between the builds. The fit between the builder’s personality ... Read more
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew sat down with Jason Capra, president and founder of Vintage Wings Inc., who is currently working on the restoration of a ... Read more
It doesn’t matter whether you have a large hangar to build in, or a one car garage to build in: setting it up at the beginning for your aircraft build ... Read more
Getting your builder to consider their weaknesses and how to get more experience is a big step forward in shepherding a successful project through to flight.
The UH-1 Huey has a well-earned reputation for dependability over a 65-year history. Now iconic, its image is synonymous with aircraft of the Vietnam era. This example, owned by a ... Read more
I am writing this column just days after having presented an EAA webinar on Van’s RV Maintenance Gotchas. I was absolutely amazed by the participation and response.
When you get down to it, why are we all flying? Our wonderful secret is that flying is a blast. Airplanes represent our creative drive and are a link to ... Read more
In the midst of the stressful process of selling my business over the course of 18 months, I kept telling myself, “If I get out of this with two nickels ... Read more
About 25 years ago, one of my best friends was restoring his third UPF-7. He and his dad have been in the Waco community for more than 40 years, and ... Read more
The Champ was far from a flyer, and even though the skeletal remains were covered in a fine coating of dust, Jill Manka saw the potential beauty of what could ... Read more
I purchased N9177C, my 1955 Cessna 180, in November 2012 in San Diego, California. It was a mostly original aircraft with logbooks showing about 5,700 hours’ total time. My father ... Read more
Get an inside look at the restoration and first flight of the Commemorative Air Force’s C-47 That’s All, Brother, the lead airplane in the D-Day invasion at Normandy. The restoration ... Read more
Have you wondered what it was like to restore the EAA 2018 Sweepstakes Piper J-3 Cub? Here’s a quick look! Enter to win this airplane at www.EAA.org/sweepstakes.
Vintage Wings of Canada, home to a remarkable collection of warbirds in Gatineau, Quebec, is nearly finished restoring their second Supermarine Spitfire.
When most people hear the name Corsair, they think of the World War II warbird as just that — in its military capacity. Few would think of the airplane being ... Read more
Being located in Oshkosh, EAA Chapter 252 has always had a strong connection to aviation great Steve Wittman. It is only fitting, then, for Chapter 252 to have the opportunity ... Read more
In the early 2000s, when Don Funke, EAA 652318, and a group of friends were discussing the history of aviation in their hometown of Ithaca, New York, they could only ... Read more
Before Cessna produced the familiar 172, the Cessna 170 was the iconic four-place aircraft that represented the brand and was based on the Cessna 140. The 170 was the log-ical ... Read more
If you were at AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 during the opening air show, you might not have believed your eyes when you looked up and saw no less than 50 Van’s ... Read more
On a somber special edition of The Green Dot, the crew was joined by Col. Mark Tillman on the 18th anniversary of 9/11 to talk about his experience being the ... Read more
The Green Dot crew sat down with air traffic controller Patrick Harten who was on duty when Chesley Sullenburger ditched US Airways Flight 1549 safely on the Hudson River.
The Quad City Ultralight Aircraft Corp. was founded 35 years ago, a year after the first Challenger single-place ultralight was designed. The QCUAC celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Challenger ... Read more
The Green Dot crew sat down with Apollo 8 astronaut and aviation lover Frank Borman to talk about his mission orbiting the moon, the legendary earthrise photo, his beginnings in ... Read more
The Wright brothers: Their names are synonymous with flight. After years of patient experimentation, they brought the world into the age of airplanes. Wilbur was born on April 16, 1867, ... Read more
As important as aircraft are at AirVenture, it is the people involved with aviation, and those who put their lives on the line for our safety, who we took time ... Read more
On January 26, 1953, EAA began with a with a simple meeting in Paul and Audrey Poberezny’s home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since then, EAA has been headquartered in first Milwaukee ... Read more
December 22, 2016 – On December 23, 1986, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager made history, landing successfully after completing a nine-day flight around the world without stopping or refueling in ... Read more
