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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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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
December 4, 2025December 4, 2025

An Oshkosh Regular

Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Scott Christiansen, EAA Lifetime 43627 After learning to fly in an Alon Ercoupe, my first tail dragger checkout was in a Piper Super Cub. My flying career started after ... Read more
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

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November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

Aviation Dreams Reborn

Member Stories, Ultralights
By Mark Solper with Lee Fischer This piece originally ran in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Paul Poberezny once said, “Airplanes bring us together, but friendships ... Read more
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

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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
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

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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
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

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Recent Posts

  • What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Brazil Bearhawk Five

    December 4, 2025

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

    December 4, 2025

  • An Oshkosh Regular

    December 4, 2025

  • Solo Milestone: Ray Aviation Scholar TJ Hess

    December 4, 2025

  • Remembrance Day — Langley, British Columbia, Pilots

    December 1, 2025

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