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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
October 30, 2025October 30, 2025

Matthew Wolf: Young Eagle to Ray Scholar to Commercial Pilot

Member Stories, Milestones
By Sharon Puschmann   “Every time I see a plane flying overhead, I tell myself, ‘I will be up there one day. I will be able to do that.’” Once ... Read more
October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Minnesota Cessna 180

Member Stories
By Kent Carder, EAA 676328 This piece originally ran in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. My Cessna 180 has been in my family since the early ... Read more
October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

The “Egg Boy” Saga Continues!

Member Stories, Milestones
On Friday, October 3, 2025, the famous Seth “Egg Boy” Holloway, EAA Lifetime 1058791,  received his coveted Naval aviator wings of gold! He has certainly come a long way from ... Read more
October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

Tailwheel Flying

Member Stories, Tips
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   I’m currently working with several ... Read more
September 25, 2025October 17, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Texas Pietenpol

Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Michael Hergenrather, EAA 816306 This piece originally ran in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This Piet was originally built by Marcus D. Moon from the ... Read more
September 25, 2025October 20, 2025

Four Generations of Pilots

Member Stories
By Keith McCutchan, EAA 199951 At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, we celebrated four generations of pilots in front of my dad’s favorite aircraft, the P-47. My dad told me if ... Read more
September 18, 2025September 19, 2025

Getting Attached: Aircraft System Routings

Member Stories
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911/Vintage 724296 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. An observant EAA Sport Aviation ... Read more
September 10, 2025September 10, 2025

Carburetor vs. Injection System

Member Stories
Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   I often get asked during prebuy ... Read more
September 10, 2025October 17, 2025

Souvenir Aluminum Airplanes for Airport Visitors

Member Stories
By Rick Ernst, EAA 418493 I am a serial builder, having completed about 250 Van’s RV-6s and 150 Zenith 750 Cruzers over the past three years. The first weekend of ... Read more
September 4, 2025October 20, 2025

Is There a Welder in the House?

AirVenture, Member Stories
By Joe Scheibinger, EAA 96205 Joe shared a version of this post in a Zenith builders’ group on Facebook, and we thought it was too good not to share. During ... Read more
September 2, 2025October 17, 2025

Steven Geist Goes Solo

Member Stories, Milestones
By Chad Haas, EAA 1265808, EAA Chapter 1551 President Steven Geist, EAA 1503861, our Ray Aviation scholar, made his first solo flight on July 17 at Umatilla Airport (X23). He ... Read more
August 28, 2025October 16, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Florida Beechcraft D35 Bonanza

Member Stories
By Joe Rymer, EAA 760858 This piece originally ran in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. From an early age, I was always interested in any type ... Read more
August 28, 2025September 2, 2025

Evaluating Aircraft Performance

Member Stories
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. When it comes to ... Read more
August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

How to Optimize Your Engine Choice

Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911/Vintage 724296 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   A strange thing happens ... Read more
August 4, 2025August 4, 2025

Barney Dunlevy Gone West

Member Stories
By Mike Davenport Barney Dunlevy passed away earlier this year after a long illness that had increasingly affected both his mobility and eyesight. However, this had no effect on either ... Read more
July 26, 2025October 20, 2025

50th Anniversary Celebrated at AirVenture

AirVenture, Member Stories
Fifty years ago, Jack, EAA Lifetime 69122, and Anne McCombs, EAA Lifetime 78375, honeymooned in the most fitting place imaginable for two aviation lovers: the EAA Oshkosh fly-in. In 1975 ... Read more
July 26, 2025October 20, 2025

From Argentina to AirVenture and Back

AirVenture, Member Stories
By Barbara A. Schmitz As soon as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 was over, Daniel Giuliani and his son Valentino decided they would come back in 2025. But for the first ... Read more
July 26, 2025October 20, 2025

Here Since Day One

Honoring The Past, Member Stories
Before EAA became EAA in 1953, it was just founder Paul Poberezny and a small group of homebuilding enthusiasts that would informally get together, often at the local auto garage ... Read more
July 26, 2025October 22, 2025

Set in Stone

AirVenture, Member Stories
By Larry Rogien All of us have crossed paths with people who influenced us. Over the years at Oshkosh, I have had opportunities to meet and converse with people like ... Read more

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