March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — South Carolina Pilatus P-3

Member Stories

By William Allen, EAA 1574687 This piece originally ran in the January 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I had always wanted to dip my toes into the warbird ... Read more

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

A Flight Back in Time

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Aviation means many things to many people for many reasons. Some fly, some build, some simply enjoy taking it all in. For James Raymond, EAA 1170677, aviation now is a ... Read more

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Rare Helicopter Simulator Being Restored

Honoring The Past, Member Stories

When we think about aviation restoration, we tend to think about tube-and-fabric antiques getting stripped down or warbirds getting dug out of a field. Sometimes, preserving aviation history happens on ... Read more

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

WINTER in MAY

EAA Canada, Member Stories

By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia Last month, Bits and Pieces editor Ian challenged us to provide some insight into winter flying. I don’t have any wisdom to share about ... Read more

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Volunteer Spotlight — Tina Druskins

Member Stories, Volunteers

Tina Druskins, EAA Lifetime 1060950, has long been inspired by aviation, having grown up with a flight instructor for a mom. Now as a first officer for United Airlines flying ... Read more

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Colorado Cessna O-2A

Member Stories, Warbirds

By Rick Allen Basiliere Jr., EAA 517981 This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I have all, as best I can tell, of ... Read more

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

How One Individual Made a Difference

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Bill Frank, EAA 1059029 John Bone, EAA Lifetime 1229642, a retired Delta Air Lines captain, has a long list of aviation accomplishments and awards. These include numerous type ratings, ... Read more

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

What Aviators Are Made Of: A Story of Fabric, History, and the Future

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Jessica Schaefer, EAA 1284501 Art by Carissa Photopoulos, Photopoulos Family Photography It’s almost 11 a.m. on Friday, and the weekend is still not warming up. My phone has been ... Read more

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

Why I Fly an Ultralight

Member Stories, Ultralights, Why We Fly

By Jenna Rose, EAA 1576771 This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Like many people, I spent many years dreaming about taking part ... Read more

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

Dad’s Diorama

Honoring The Past, Member Stories

By Mike Chiavetta, EAA 1155347 My dad, Frank Peter Chiavetta, and his weathered logbook claimed he flew a B-24 Liberator many times over Iwo Jima. For a Father’s Day gift, ... Read more

February 5, 2026February 10, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Illinois Van’s Aircraft RV-6A

Homebuilding, Member Stories

By Rick Ernst, EAA 418493 This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I’m a fourth-generation pilot and third-generation A&P mechanic, so there was ... Read more

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

My Fabulous Trip to Museums in Speyer and Sinsheim, Germany

EAA Canada, Member Stories

By Jim Bell, EAA 543641, EAA Chapter 63, Lyncrest, Manitoba Speyer and Sinsheim are small cities in southern Germany. Speyer has a population of about 50,000 and Sinsheim about 37,000. ... Read more

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

Paused, Not Abandoned

EAA Canada, Member Stories

By Shiv Ram Krishna, EAA Lifetime 1549613, Toronto, Ontario If you walk into my garage today expecting to see a nearly finished RV-10, you may be disappointed. If you walk ... Read more

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

Volunteer Spotlight — Tim and Liz Popp

Member Stories, Volunteers

This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Tim, EAA Lifetime 317633, and Liz, EAA Lifetime 1486815, Popp are a dynamic husband-and-wife team who ... Read more

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

It Comes Back Around

Member Stories, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

By Joshua Tocko, EAA 104822 Most pilots get into flying just for the kicks — the thrill of being up there, chasing horizons. Some turn it into a full-blown career, ... Read more

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Indiana Cessna 172

Member Stories, Vintage

By Chris Demopoulos, EAA 753405 This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I began flying in 1999 to satisfy my lifelong curiosity and ... Read more

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Texas Van’s Aircraft RV-14

Homebuilding, Member Stories

By Rich Grue, EAA 1397125 This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. About five years ago, I saw an ad on a social ... Read more

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

Mission: (Im)possible

EAA Canada, Member Stories, Why We Fly

By Curtis Penner, EAA 1103560, Manitoba “Your mission, should you choose to accept it…” Pilots need a mission. Try this! Starting and finishing at the centre of the continent in ... Read more

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

Ray Scholar Sends Thanks to Lightspeed

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Joel Kersting, EAA 882109, EAA Chapter 412 Holly Sylvester, EAA 1579274, is EAA Chapter 412’s 2025 Ray scholar. Holly had started her flight training before being awarded a $1,000 chapter scholarship ... Read more

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

Taking Advantage of Sport Pilot 2.0

Member Stories

By Michael Chang, EAA Lifetime 1109992 I started learning to fly in 2012 at Trade Winds Aviation flight school in San Jose, California. I spent most of my hours learning ... Read more