Checkpoints
Vic Syracuse’s “Checkpoints” column featured in EAA Sport Aviation, sharing tips and expert advice on all things building, maintaining, and flying homebuilt aircraft.
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Experimenting Out of Need
EAA Sport Aviation contributor Vic Syracuse takes us through the build of his hydraulic helicopter cart in a recent column. Read more
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When Weather Changes Its Mind
EAA Sport Aviation contributor Vic Syracuse takes us through his journey to the National Stearman Fly-In and the weather challenges he faced along the way in a recent column. Read more
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Cooling Things Down
EAA Sport Aviation contributor Vic Syracuse discusses why your engine may overheat in his latest column. Read more
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Lessons Learned
EAA Sport Aviation contributor Vic Syracuse discusses some of the lessons he’s learned over his many years of flying. Read more
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Starting Woes, Part 2
EAA Sport Aviation contributor Vic Syracuse finishes up his discussion on aircraft engine starting problems in his latest column. Read more
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Pilots, Start Your Engines!
EAA Sport Aviation columnist Vic Syracuse discusses engine starting problems and gives some advice on the topic in a recent column. Read more
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Staying Sharp
It’s never a bad time for a new challenge, as columnist Vic Syracuse explains in the July 2021 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Read more
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Keeping the Lights On
Tips for a robust and reliable electrical system. Read more
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What’s Wrong With My Airspeed?
As a flight instructor, it always seemed like a challenge to help new students understand the pitot-static system. I often wondered if it was the way I was explaining it or if it was just difficult… Read more
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Where the Rubber Meets the Runway — Part 2
In this column, as originally featured in the February 2021 issue of EAA Sport Aviation, Vic talks you through changing tires and brakes. Read more