EAA Canada

Stories from our friends in the North. Subscribe to the monthly Bits and Pieces newsletter to catch the latest Canadian aviation happenings.

The (Soon-To-Be) Great Airberta Air Rally

Day 1 of the first-ever Airberta Air Rally, hosted by the Harvard Air Museum at Red Deer Regional Airport (CYQF), is geared up and ready to kick off at high noon on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Read more
Bits and Pieces Prolific Builder Series – Gord Baxter

I started my flight training June 1963 at age 18 in a 1946 Fleet Canuck (taildragger) at Breslau, Ontario, and received my PPL one year later in June 1964. Read more
Prolific Builders — Tom Martin

One day, a friend suggested that I build an airplane. Read more
Backcountry Flying — in Manitoba?

There is nothing like flying into places that you have never been to before to heighten senses and sharpen skills. Read more
Prolific Builders — Dale Lamport

By email interview with Dale Lamport of Smiths Falls, Ontario, we put together the following this first in a series of articles about amazing Canadians who have built several aircraft. Read more
The Time Had Come

Saying goodbye is never easy. Read more
Cockpit Checks — What Can Possibly Go Wrong?

Due to the pandemic, I have found myself rereading books purchased some time ago. Some of these are, not surprisingly, about flying. Read more
File These Under ‘Lessons Learned’

It would be hard to imagine anyone who has been involved in aviation for any length of time has not accumulated a few valuable lessons along the way. Read more
Ottawa Chapter 245 Makes Cruzer Progress Despite Restrictions

The 750 Cruzer project resumed in September after COVID-19 restrictions eased enough to allow a small group to work well spaced in the hangar. Read more
Measure Twice, Cut Once

The painful and powerful lessons of scratch-building. Read more