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May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

Rick Thorburn: Aviation Junkie

Member Stories
By: Jay Thorburn Earlier this year while flying back home from Vernon, British Columbia, I reached into my bag and pulled out the latest issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine, ... Read more
May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Antique Contact Lenses

Attic
By: EAA This piece originally ran in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   Every pilot wants to have clear vision when flying, but would you wear ... Read more
May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

Passing the Private Checkride

Flying Tips, Member Stories
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   Those of us who have ... Read more
May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

A Reluctant Young Eagle

Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By Bob Hartunian, EAA 529299 Back in 2021 after the COVID-19 issues, our EAA Chapter 768 in Apple Valley, California, ran a Young Eagles rally on a Saturday morning. I ... Read more
May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

Full Circle at 400: Why I Fly Young Eagles

Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By Mathieu Labs, EAA Lifetime 678257, EAA Chapter 1710 President & Young Eagles Coordinator On the afternoon of Friday, April 11, I had the privilege of completing my 400th Young ... Read more
May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

We Weren’t Supposed to Find Each Other — But We Did

AirVenture, Member Stories
By Jessica Schaefer, EAA 1284501   Four teens. One week. And the unbeatable experience of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. They came from different towns, different families, and completely different aviation backgrounds ... Read more
May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

Where There Is Smoke

Member Stories
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. It was one of ... Read more
May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — California Wag-Aero Sportsman 2+2

Member Stories
By Estevan Roth, EAA 1072339 This piece originally ran in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. In the early 1990s, in Bolivia, South America, my father embarked ... Read more
May 8, 2025May 13, 2025

Parts Left Over? The Inside Details

Member Stories
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Lauren stood back and admired her ... Read more
May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

Ruffled Feathers: Air Cadets — Canada’s Best-Kept Secret, Part 2 of 2

Bits and Pieces
By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266 Montreal   As I alluded to in last month’s write-up, the Air Cadets are about much more than just learning how to fly. ... Read more
May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

Sean Walker – Glasair Sportsman 2+2

Bits and Pieces, Member Stories
By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia Sometimes craftsmanship is in the genes. In Sean Walker’s case that may be a factor in his clearly demonstrated skills. Sean’s dad, Colin, was ... Read more
May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

The P-51 That Couldn’t Fly

Bits and Pieces, Member Stories
By John Klassen, EAA 781675, Headingly, Manitoba; Lyncrest EAA Chapter 63 member Who doesn’t like hearing about stories from WWII where the P-51 pilots were the aces that turned the ... Read more
May 5, 2025May 5, 2025

A Mission With the “End in Mind” That Has a Plan B Built In: Part 2

Bits and Pieces, Member Stories
By Sreekumar V Nair P. Eng., EAA Lifetime 1108291; EAA Chapter 1410, High River, Alberta, Canada Read part 1 here. Challenges hit me hard! One after the other big time, ... Read more
May 5, 2025May 5, 2025

My Cessna of 50 Years!

Bits and Pieces, Member Stories
By Alan Farrell, Truro, Nova Scotia A 73-year-old vintage Cessna and 1,500 feet of green grass. You turn on your lights and make all the calls, and, so far, no ... Read more
May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

An Idea for Youth Aviation Education Bears Fruit

Member Stories
By Michael Friend, EAA 51201 Eight or nine years ago, your author and Joel Mapes of EAA Chapter 406 in Bremerton, Washington, had an idea to create something that went ... Read more
May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

The Reality

Member Stories, Ultralights
By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 This piece originally ran in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   Folks, I am going through a most difficult time. I ... Read more
May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

Out With the Carb and in With Injection

Member Stories
By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   One of the most often ... Read more
May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Race Pilot Skip Holm

Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Connor are joined by Skip Holm, a highly accomplished Air Force fighter pilot, Skunk Works test pilot, air show and race ... Read more
April 25, 2025April 25, 2025

Vietnam Helicopter Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series
Ret. CW5 Dick Hanusa, an experienced Army helicopter pilot, is the next speaker in EAA’s Speaker Series. Dick will share his experiences from two tours in Vietnam flying the UH-1, ... Read more
April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

Mosquito Mission

Member Stories
By Gustavo J. Mas, EAA Lifetime 853532 I had just recently moved to Florida’s Gulf Coast and was enjoying some early morning salt water fishing near New Pass on Fort ... Read more
April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

Chasing Airspeed

Member Stories
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   One of the most common ... Read more
April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

EAA’s Attic — M-18 Dromader Banner

Attic
This piece originally ran in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   This banner celebrates an aircraft that is perhaps not as well-known stateside. The PZL M-18 ... Read more
April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Ohio RANS S-21 Outbound

Member Stories
By Randy Brooks, EAA Lifetime 165320 This piece originally ran in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   It all started with my dad taking me for ... Read more
April 17, 2025April 24, 2025

Don’t Get Goosed

Flying Tips, Member Stories
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The shroud of morning ... Read more
April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

Filling the Void

Member Stories
EAA members come in all shapes and forms with diverse backgrounds and reasons for falling in love with aviation. For many members, their background is in military aviation. But what ... Read more

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