EAA Canada

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Remembrance Day — Langley, British Columbia, Pilots

By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia For the past number of years, four Langley pilots have flown formation flights over lower mainland cenotaphs as their contribution to area Remembrance Day services. While snow, wind, and rain… Read more
Steen Skybolt C-GDJM

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 of the day, is not only… Read more
Michal Mastej, EAA Chapter 115’s First Ray Scholar

By Kathy Lubitz, President, UPAC Michal first started coming to EAA Chapter 115 meetings with his dad, Piotr, while he was in high school. At the time, the chapter was rebuilding Jodel D-11 to use as… Read more
Our Ice Cream Feast at AirVenture

By Ian Brown, EAA 657159, Editor, Bits and Pieces As usual, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 this past July, the Canadians had our afternoon Thursday Ice Cream Social. We received these beautiful photos, courtesy of Jim… Read more
Vintage Homebuilts — Part 2 of 3: Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman

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 Volmer Jensen in the late ‘60s… Read more
Travel to OSH, Me?

By Brian King, EAA 1647385, Halifax, Nova Scotia Sometimes one gets the opportunity to withdraw a wish from your bucket list, which like many of us, for me, was overflowing. Background: Years ago I was on… Read more
Cooling a 230-hp Subaru-Powered Cozy MK IV

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 Subaru EG33 230-hp engine for the… Read more
Vintage Homebuilts: Part 1 of 3 — The Piel 328 Super Emeraude

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, airport. Located in the lower mainland… Read more
Winnipeg Build and Fly Day

By James Slade, President, EAA Chapter 63 On August 16, EAA Chapter 63’s AeroEducate Director Eds Mondares organized a very successful Build and Fly day for Winnipeg Chapter 63. We are fortunate to have our own hangar… Read more
Ruffled Feathers: The Devil Is in the Details

By John Wyman, EAA 462533; Chapter 266, Montreal I’ve been thinking about aviation accidents lately, and how it’s often the smaller, overlooked items that can cause the most serious problems. What is truly astounding is… Read more