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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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November 20, 2025November 20, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Colorado Sling TSi

Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Brian Garrett, EAA Lifetime 871500 This piece originally ran in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, building an airplane ... Read more
October 9, 2025November 7, 2025

Carburetor vs. Injection System

Homebuilding, Tips
By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   I work with many owners ... Read more
October 3, 2025November 4, 2025

Cooling a 230-hp Subaru-Powered Cozy MK IV

EAA Canada, Homebuilding, Tips
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
October 3, 2025November 4, 2025

Vintage Homebuilts: Part 1 of 3 — The Piel 328 Super Emeraude

EAA Canada, Homebuilding, Vintage
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
September 25, 2025November 7, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Texas Pietenpol

Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Michael Hergenrather, EAA 816306 This piece originally ran in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This Piet was originally built by Marcus D. Moon from the ... Read more
August 7, 2025October 31, 2025

EAA Chapter 406 Rolls Out Solar-Powered Electric Xenos

Chapters, Homebuilding
By Bremerton Aviation Center for Education The Bremerton Aviation Center for Education (BACE), an independent project that works in partnership with local EAA Chapter 406, rolled out its electric-powered Xenos ... Read more

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November 6, 2025November 7, 2025

Where Are All the Ultralights?

Ultralights, Why We Fly
By Bill Darnell, EAA 576650 This piece originally ran in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I am told by some of the more senior members of ... Read more
October 9, 2025November 7, 2025

John Moody’s Icarus II

Honoring The Past, Ultralights
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
September 10, 2025November 7, 2025

Sailcloth Covering

Tips, Ultralights
By Malcolm Brubaker, EAA Lifetime 428307 This piece originally ran in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   Stabilized Dacron is the easiest, fastest, and least expensive ... Read more

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October 31, 2025October 31, 2025

Vintage Homebuilts — Part 2 of 3: Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman

EAA Canada, Vintage
By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia This Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman is registered as CF-EBY, a nice touch considering the builder’s last name is Eby. This wooden amphibian was designed by ... Read more
October 30, 2025October 30, 2025

The Connections We Make

Member Stories, Vintage
By Kristi Dunks, EAA Lifetime 689578, Vintage 732804 I probably come by it naturally given that my dad was a truckdriver for most of his life, but I must admit ... Read more
October 3, 2025November 4, 2025

Vintage Homebuilts: Part 1 of 3 — The Piel 328 Super Emeraude

EAA Canada, Homebuilding, Vintage
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

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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
January 16, 2025October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Discussing B-25J Miss Mitchell

Podcast, Warbirds
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Ike are joined by Amy and Jim Lauria of the Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing to discuss the North American B-25J ... Read more
November 7, 2024October 20, 2025

Grumman F8F-2/G-58A Bearcat: An Air-to-Air Photo Mission

Honoring The Past, Warbirds
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
September 26, 2024October 28, 2025

A Different Sort of Restoration

Member Stories, Warbirds
By Kevin Renshaw, EAA 133861 On May 30, the Fort Worth Aviation Museum (FWAM) unveiled the static display restoration of YF-16 No. 2 (USAF tail number 72-01568) following a four-year ... Read more

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Recent Posts

  • What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Colorado Sling TSi

    November 20, 2025

  • 1925 National Air Reliability Tour: 100th Anniversary Commemorative Mooney Edition

    November 20, 2025

  • Solo Milestone: EAA Chapter 5 Scholars Take Flight

    November 20, 2025

  • Volunteer Spotlight — Gary Baker

    November 13, 2025

  • Your Homebuilt and Condition Inspections

    November 13, 2025

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