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  • Ruffled Feathers: Taking Stock

    Ruffled Feathers: Taking Stock

    By John Wyman, EAA 452533; Chapter 266, Montreal Before I finished the preflight briefing with the crew today, I casually asked them if they had any resolutions going into the new year. It was my way… Read more

  • A Mission With the “End in Mind” That Has a Plan B Built In: Part 1

    A Mission With the “End in Mind” That Has a Plan B Built In: Part 1

    By Sreekumar V Nair P. Eng., EAA Lifetime 1108291; EAA Chapter 1410, High River, Alberta What can I do to tickle the minds of future generations to focus on bettering their goals in life? The thought… Read more

  • High River Build Group: Osprey Amphib

    High River Build Group: Osprey Amphib

    By Dennis Fox, EAA 1030810, EAA Chapter 1410 EAA Chapter 1410 in High River, Alberta, has been a hotbed of homebuilding for many years, and it continues today. Every chapter has some key people that keep… Read more

  • Mountain Destinations: Stave Lake, British Columbia

    Mountain Destinations: Stave Lake, British Columbia

    By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia A recent discussion about flying through British Columbia’s mountains from the Coastal Range to the Rockies brought to mind somewhere that is a little more local, at least for us… Read more

  • Ruffled Feathers: Avoid “Blushing,” but Don’t Be Shy

    Ruffled Feathers: Avoid “Blushing,” but Don’t Be Shy

    By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266, Montreal I think the thing that impresses me about EAA is that most everyone is a DIYer. There literally isn’t any subject in the art of building/restoring or repairing… Read more

  • Zenith: My Very Limited History With the Company

    Zenith: My Very Limited History With the Company

    By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia A recent flight in the Zenith company’s best-selling aircraft to date, the CH750 STOL, reminded me that I have had a small involvement with them for some time. I also… Read more

  • The Dumbing Down of the Flight Deck

    The Dumbing Down of the Flight Deck

    By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266, Montreal There is a dynamic to two people working in a cockpit. For a long time now, the modern airliner has only had two crew members. Days gone by… Read more

  • The Power of 3 – Part Deux

    The Power of 3 – Part Deux

    By Michael Baranowsky, EAA 1381366, Oshawa, Ontario, CYOO Builders like details. A lot of details. Reading an article about a triple redundant avionics panel without knowing the Mil-Spec of the Tefzel cable is … well, it… Read more

  • Dinner at Mary’s

    Dinner at Mary’s

    By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102, Langley, British Columbia The Thursday night dinner special at Mary’s Bleue Moon Café was fish and chips. What better reason does one need to take two airplanes and five hungry people… Read more

  • Ruffled Feathers: Once You Start, Don’t Stop!

    Ruffled Feathers: Once You Start, Don’t Stop!

    By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266 Montreal For the longest time, I have been contemplating the hurdles to get a pilot license and FLY! It seems that the endeavour should be straightforward and well mapped… Read more