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July 23, 2025October 20, 2025

Every Flight Is a Challenge!

Aerobatics, AirVenture
By Robbie Culver Britt Lincoln flew in the IAC demo Tuesday and Wednesday. While she has attended EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in the past, this was her first time flying in ... Read more
October 28, 2024October 17, 2025

‘Recognize the Moment’ With Record-Breaking Race Pilot at Museum Speaker Series

Aerobatics, Speaker Series
Skip Holm – a highly-accomplished Air Force fighter pilot, Skunk Works test pilot, air show and race pilot, and movie pilot – will be the final speaker for the 2024 ... Read more
July 24, 2024October 20, 2025

New Name, Same Great Air Show

Aerobatics, AirVenture
By Barbara A. Schmitz Their name and paint job may be new, but their crowd-pleasing show will remain the same as the TITAN Aerobatic Team in its AT-6 Texans takes ... Read more

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February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

EAA Chapter 63 Members Building an Emeraude

Chapters, Homebuilding
By EAA Chapter 63 Members Building an Emeraude Taking over an abandoned project like the Emeraude means taking over unknown problems. So, you do need to ask yourself before taking ... Read more
February 5, 2026February 10, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Illinois Van’s Aircraft RV-6A

Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Rick Ernst, EAA 418493 This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I’m a fourth-generation pilot and third-generation A&P mechanic, so there was ... Read more
February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

EAA Chapter 1710 Receives Donated Hi-Max Aircraft Kit

Chapters, Homebuilding
By Mathieu Labs, President, EAA Chapter 1710 On Saturday, January 24, 2026, EAA Chapter 1710 of Clintonville, Wisconsin, proudly received a donated Hi-Max aircraft kit. The generous donor, a long-standing ... Read more
January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Texas Van’s Aircraft RV-14

Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Rich Grue, EAA 1397125 This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. About five years ago, I saw an ad on a social ... Read more
December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Celebrate in the Lower 48

Homebuilding, Warbirds
By Tim Tarris, EAA 1226913 I’m a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and airline captain. In 2019, I returned a Douglas C-53D, D-Day Doll, to Normandy for the 75th anniversary ... Read more
December 4, 2025December 4, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Brazil Bearhawk Five

Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Charles Albritton, EAA 545463 This piece originally ran in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I never had assembling a Bearhawk Five in 12 days on ... Read more

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February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

Why I Fly an Ultralight

Member Stories, Ultralights, Why We Fly
By Jenna Rose, EAA 1576771 This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Like many people, I spent many years dreaming about taking part ... Read more
January 15, 2026January 19, 2026

The Current Regulatory State of Ultralight Training

Ultralights
This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The release of the final Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) rule in July at EAA ... Read more
December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Flying Solo: Transitioning to Ultralights

Member Stories, Ultralights
By Anibal Michel, EAA 643160 Reading Paul Dye’s commentary “Without a Checkout” about first flights in a single-seater in the November issue of Sport Aviation reminded me of the dilemma ... Read more

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January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

A Beautiful Stearman Restoration

EAA Canada, Vintage
By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia A long time ago and not very far away, there was a tall skinny teenager hanging out at Delta Airpark. Kevin Maher rode his ... Read more
January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Indiana Cessna 172

Member Stories, Vintage
By Chris Demopoulos, EAA 753405 This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I began flying in 1999 to satisfy my lifelong curiosity and ... Read more
December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

Steen Skybolt C-GDJM

EAA Canada, Vintage
By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia The Skybolt, designed by Lamar Steen in the 1970s in order to meet the needs of larger pilots than was the case with Pitts ... Read more

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February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

EAA’s Attic — A-27 Horizontal Stabilizer

Attic, Warbirds
This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The relatively unknown North American A-27 was a ground attack variant of the AT-6 Texan, built ... Read more
December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Celebrate in the Lower 48

Homebuilding, Warbirds
By Tim Tarris, EAA 1226913 I’m a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and airline captain. In 2019, I returned a Douglas C-53D, D-Day Doll, to Normandy for the 75th anniversary ... Read more
December 4, 2025December 4, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Army Helicopter Pilot Dick Hanusa

Podcast, Warbirds
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Connor are joined by Dick Hanusa, EAA Lifetime 295217, a retired U.S. Army helicopter pilot who flew the UH-1 Huey and ... Read more
November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

Inspiring the Next Generation: Warbirds fill the ramp at Osceola’s Wheels & Wings

Honoring The Past, Warbirds
By Christina Davies Photography by Ainslee Campbell On September 6, warbirds filled the sky over Osceola, Wisconsin, as they flew in for the annual Wheels & Wings Show. Their arrival ... Read more
July 25, 2025October 20, 2025

The Schwalbe

AirVenture, Warbirds
Toward the tail end of World War II, an aircraft emerged from Germany that ultimately made little difference in the war but had a huge impact in the years to ... Read more
July 23, 2025October 20, 2025

Happy Birthday, Dragon Lady!

AirVenture, Warbirds
Story and Photography By Jim Roberts Conceived by Lockheed’s C. L. “Kelly” Johnson and built at his Skunk Works, the U-2 first flew in July 1955 and has served faithfully ... Read more

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Recent Posts

  • Why I Fly an Ultralight

    February 12, 2026

  • EAA’s Attic — A-27 Horizontal Stabilizer

    February 12, 2026

  • Dad’s Diorama

    February 12, 2026

  • EAA Chapter 63 Members Building an Emeraude

    February 12, 2026

  • What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Illinois Van’s Aircraft RV-6A

    February 5, 2026

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