By Brian King, EAA 1647385, Halifax, Nova Scotia Sometimes one gets the opportunity to withdraw a wish from your bucket list, which like many of us, for me, was overflowing. ... Read more
By Phillip Johnson, Chapters, EAA Canadian Council, Ottawa In the early 1990s I started building a Cozy MK IV, and it was not long before I decided to use a ... Read more
By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia While time waits for no man, sometimes the aging process seems to be put on hold for several airplanes at the Langley, British Columbia, ... Read more
By James Slade, President, EAA Chapter 63 On August 16, EAA Chapter 63’s AeroEducate Director Eds Mondares organized a very successful Build and Fly day for Winnipeg Chapter 63. We are ... Read more
By John Wyman, EAA 462533; Chapter 266, Montreal I’ve been thinking about aviation accidents lately, and how it’s often the smaller, overlooked items that can cause the most serious ... Read more
By Shiv Ram Krishna, EAA 1549613 The Ultralight Pilots Association of Canada (UPAC) welcomed aviators, builders, and enthusiasts from across the country to its 2025 convention. Under sunny skies and ... Read more
By Jennifer Langdon and Byron Waller, EAA 1670717, Australia At just 15 years old, Byron Waller is preparing to do something extraordinary: become the youngest supported pilot to fly around ... Read more
By Bill MacKay, EAA 1190268, Chapter 115 Treasurer, Plattsville, Ontario EAA Chapter 115 meets at Edward’s Air Base (Plattsville Aerodome, CLB2) every Saturday for breakfast with a formal meeting ... Read more
By Shiv Ram Krishna, EAA 1549613, EAA Canada Attendees at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 were treated to a much-anticipated reveal by Van’s Aircraft: the RV-15, a prototype high-wing design that ... Read more
By Clark Morawetz, EAA Canadian Council, and Mackenzie Van Panhuis This spring, Mackenzie Van Panhuis was awarded a $3,000 USD scholarship from EAA. Here is Mackenzie in her own ... Read more
By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, BC Sometimes we have to make hard decisions. Admittedly, some are easier to make than others. Take a recent case in point. I was at the ... Read more
By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, BC Hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of words have been written about the venerable DC-3, aka Dakota or C-47. Most were built by Douglas, but ... Read more
By Curtis Penner, EAA 1103560 Nearly 10 million people arrived in the Bahamas via cruise ship last year. If conspicuous consumption, crowds, and casinos align with your concept of an ... Read more
AirVenture Adventures: Chapter 3 How Two Idiots and an Airplane Managed to Fly to Oshkosh and Back By Dave Stanchuk, EAA 1141923, and Doug Daverne, EAA 1161768, Chapter 154 Regina ... Read more
By Michael Martin, EAA 1047599, Toronto, Ontario In today’s aviation landscape, GPS-based navigation has become the backbone of both commercial and general aviation, enabling precise point-to-point routing, efficient airspace use, ... Read more
By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266 Montreal As I alluded to in last month’s write-up, the Air Cadets are about much more than just learning how to fly. ... Read more
By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia Sometimes craftsmanship is in the genes. In Sean Walker’s case that may be a factor in his clearly demonstrated skills. Sean’s dad, Colin, was ... Read more
By John Klassen, EAA 781675, Headingly, Manitoba; Lyncrest EAA Chapter 63 member Who doesn’t like hearing about stories from WWII where the P-51 pilots were the aces that turned the ... Read more
By Sreekumar V Nair P. Eng., EAA Lifetime 1108291; EAA Chapter 1410, High River, Alberta, Canada Read part 1 here. Challenges hit me hard! One after the other big time, ... Read more
By Alan Farrell, Truro, Nova Scotia A 73-year-old vintage Cessna and 1,500 feet of green grass. You turn on your lights and make all the calls, and, so far, no ... Read more
By Curtis Penner, EAA 1103560 Wizardry: (noun) wi-zər-drē; surprising and/or clever accomplishment. Requiring significant skill and expertise. OZ: (noun) ˈoʊ zɑrks; an area of low mountains in northwestern ... Read more
By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266 Montreal I’m often surprised how few parents know of the Air Cadet program in this country. That’s a real shame given its history ... Read more
AirVenture Adventures: Chapter 2 How Two Idiots and an Airplane Managed to Fly to Oshkosh and Back By Dave Stanchuk, EAA 1141923, and Doug Daverne, EAA 1161768; EAA Chapter 154, ... Read more
By Dave Stanchuk, EAA 1141923, and Doug Daverne, EAA 1161768; Chapter 154 Regina\ In the process of building our RV-10, there are many decisions to make on avionics and other ... Read more
By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266 Montreal “Just what part of ‘Easier and More Convenient’ do you not understand?” That was the comic strip’s punchline that inspired me to ... Read more
By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102, Vancouver, British Columbia Like most who were student pilots in the early 1980s, I trained in a Cessna 150. In February of ‘82, I began ... Read more
By Chris Strube, EAA 738689; Lillooet, British Columbia; CYLI, Member, BCGA Shortly after becoming a pilot in 1981, I got a lesson in diplomacy. Coutts/Ross International Airport (CEP4) was an ... Read more
By Ray Sheffield, EAA 1599, Saluda, South Carolina I was surprised to see a picture of my Stits Playmate in the January issue of Bits and Pieces in the “From ... Read more
By John Wyman, EAA 452533, Chapter 266, Montreal Several years ago, a close friend of mine was kind enough to suggest my name to the producers of Mayday (or Air ... Read more
By Jacques Rivest, MD, Montmagny, Québec My sister Jocelyne asked me recently to write something about the origins and evolution of my passion for all things aviation, at the heart ... Read more
By George Huntington, EAA 469341, St. Andrews, Manitoba, Three aircraft departed from St. Andrews, Manitoba, for Duluth, Minnesota, to clear customs on July 24, 2024. Our group included a 170, ... Read more
By Clark Morawetz, EAA Canadian Council, Captain Porter Airlines During the first week of the year, I had the opportunity to attend the annual Cirrus CX conference in Orlando. This ... Read more
By Clark Morawetz, Captain Porter Airlines Happy New Year! 2025 is upon us and many of us take this opportunity to make goals and plans for the year ahead. If ... 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
By John Wyman, EAA 452533; Chapter 266, Montreal Before I finished the preflight briefing with the crew today, I casually asked them if they had any resolutions going into the ... Read more
By Sreekumar V Nair P. Eng., EAA Lifetime 1108291; EAA Chapter 1410, High River, Alberta What can I do to tickle the minds of future generations to focus on bettering ... Read more
By Dennis Fox, EAA 1030810, EAA Chapter 1410 EAA Chapter 1410 in High River, Alberta, has been a hotbed of homebuilding for many years, and it continues today. Every chapter ... Read more
By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia A recent discussion about flying through British Columbia’s mountains from the Coastal Range to the Rockies brought to mind somewhere that is a little ... Read more
By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266, Montreal I think the thing that impresses me about EAA is that most everyone is a DIYer. There literally isn’t any subject in ... 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 John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266, Montreal There is a dynamic to two people working in a cockpit. For a long time now, the modern airliner has only had ... Read more
By Michael Baranowsky, EAA 1381366, Oshawa, Ontario, CYOO Builders like details. A lot of details. Reading an article about a triple redundant avionics panel without knowing the Mil-Spec of the ... Read more
By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102, Langley, British Columbia The Thursday night dinner special at Mary’s Bleue Moon Café was fish and chips. What better reason does one need to take ... Read more
By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266 Montreal For the longest time, I have been contemplating the hurdles to get a pilot license and FLY! It seems that the endeavour ... Read more
By Tristan da Cunha Monday, July 17, 2023, is a day I vividly remember. The VFR flight conditions were textbook perfect. It was on this day that I flew my ... Read more
By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266, Montreal My father, Bill Wyman, passed away a year ago this past August. He was 87. A year later, I am left with ... Read more
By Michael Martin, EAA 1047599 The concept of electric airplanes in Canada, particularly demonstrated by the Pipistrel Velis Electro at EAA AirVenture 2024, highlights an innovative shift in aviation. This ... Read more
By Ian Brown, EAA 657159, Bits and Pieces, member of EAA Canadian Council I was fortunate enough to catch a ride from Orillia-Rama Regional Airport (CNJ4) in an amphib when ... Read more
By Michael Martin, EAA 1047599 Art is a truly subjective topic that can completely elude some, while simultaneously embraced by others. Great art is highly abstract, possessing mythical powers. Through ... Read more
By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102, Langley, BC A trip to the Campbell River, British Columbia, annual fly-in on Sunday, July 14, displayed many exceptional aircraft for visitor’s scrutiny. Greg Booker ... Read more
By Michael Martin, EAA 1047599, Toronto, ON EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is indeed a premier event for aviation enthusiasts of all ages. The 2023 edition set impressive records, and 2024 went ... Read more
By Michael J. Martin, EAA 1047599, Toronto, Ontario Excerpt: Flying in a vintage World War II warbird is an exhilarating experience that combines the thrill of aviation with a deep ... Read more
By Ian Brown, EAA 657159, EAA Canadian Council member You might have seen me on TV the weekend of Father’s Day! I was interviewed very briefly for a CTV Barrie ... Read more
In his latest piece, Bits and Pieces contributor John Wyman discusses the work he’s doing to rebuild two damaged wings and a rudder, and some of the struggles he’s had. ... Read more
Something that isn’t seen often on our airfield is the so-called weaker sex, and that is probably because there’s really no such thing. I have yet to meet one of ... Read more
This year, 2024, is the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). April 1, 2024, was the official anniversary date, but the celebrations will continue all year long ... Read more
When I was first introduced to the world of aviation, I was captivated by its sense of freedom and adventure. However, pursuing a career in aviation can often come with ... Read more
An airport closure rarely happens in Canada. In 2009, the Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ) announced their plans to sell the airport to property developers. On May 31, 2023, the ... Read more
As AirVenture 2023 ended, something different and special was noticed. Love was everywhere! Not such a big surprise as the more than 677,000 visitors who came through the gates had ... Read more
People flock to AirVenture in many ways. Some drive fancy cars or big SUVs or family minivans. Others navigate there in huge motor homes, many travel with commercial airlines, while ... Read more
Personal limitations go beyond the Canadian Aviation Regulations. They are what conditions YOU are comfortable flying in, given a specific aircraft, specific day, currency, and where you would grade yourself ... Read more
Camping at AirVenture 2023 was different this year in that EAA granted the Canadian Council a consolidated location for up to 50 campsites in my usual camping location just North ... Read more
C-GSYV is a Murphy Rebel that took eight years and close to 3,000 hours to build. It first flew on August 2, 2021, and currently has more than 100 hours ... Read more
At 3 p.m., the horses at the Epsom Derby galloped out of the start gates. Alan Cobham stood by his airplane. He heard the starting gun and glanced at his ... Read more
When you come to Oshkosh early, well ahead of the usual crowds for the AirVenture 2023 event, like I did this year, some special things are liable to happen all ... Read more
Financially, aircraft ownership is not for the faint of heart. Some general aviation pilots have deeper pockets and longer arms, but many pilots have shorter pockets and short arms. Total ... Read more
We all have them. Fat fingers. Some have bigger hands compared to others, but the term “fat fingers” is not just about the size of your mitts. It is about ... Read more
How does an airplane find its way? Modern aircraft use satellite navigation but what if the computer goes down? And what happened before satellites were invented?
My daughter, grandsons, and I were pleased to be able to enjoy a super display by the Canadian Snowbirds and several others June 10-11 at the Barrie Airshow. The day ... Read more
At SUN ‘n FUN 2023, an interesting company, Aithre Aviation, which focuses on aviation health informatics systems, was showcasing their new Healthview avionics display system.
August 20 was a beautiful, clear, calm day for a flight from Langley to Vancouver Island with two longtime friends. We had been invited to a small private strip on ... Read more
By the time you read this, we will likely be less than 240 days until EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023, the greatest gathering of all things aviation on Earth!
By Warwick Patterson, EAA 1234586, Vintage 729822, Squamish, British Columbia There are always a hundred excuses why we can’t go to Oshkosh. Work commitments, family time, burning up vacation ... Read more
I have hand-propped many aircraft over the years. There have been Kinners, Franklins, Lycomings, and Continentals, and while some were easier than others there was never a moment when I ... Read more
2022 is certainly a very storied, important, and special year in the history of the Beech Aero Center Musketeer aircraft and in particular N2303Z, the Beech Aero Club’s very own ... Read more
I encourage every pilot to consider some form of periodic transition training. Because different aircraft require one to acquire different skills, transition training serves to make your toolbox of skills ... Read more
One of the first things you notice about flying to Oshkosh is that “chatter” on the airwaves is kept to an absolute minimum — all in an effort to speed ... Read more
The daily attendance of an aviation event, such as SUN ‘n FUN, is only half of the excitement. Being on the grounds for a continuous 24 hours, over several days, ... Read more
Last month we reviewed the process of applying primer and top coat to the wings of Greg Booker’s Zenith CH 750. This month we will further discuss the joys of ... Read more
By Clark Seaborn, EAA 57197 The first amateur-built aircraft in the Calgary area were gliders, but within a couple of years, people began to build powered aircraft. This is a ... Read more
