January 2, 2024

Reaching New Heights: Opportunities in Aviation Scholarships

Bits and Pieces

When I was first introduced to the world of aviation, I was captivated by its sense of freedom and adventure. However, pursuing a career in aviation can often come with ... Read more

January 2, 2024

My Sonerai Camera

Bits and Pieces

Bits and Pieces contributor Bill Evans goes into detail about the camera he installed on his airplane. ... Read more

December 19, 2023

A Young Eagle “Bookend” Flight

Chapters, Youth & Young Eagles

It was a beautiful day in October 2016 when 10-year-old Dakota Wagner took her first Young Eagles ride. The Greene County Airport host chapter, EAA Chapter 382, assigned her to ... Read more

December 14, 2023March 29, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Jonathon McKenzie

Volunteers

Jonathon McKenzie, EAA Lifetime 1110671, became EAA’s Print Mail Center volunteer chairman in 2022, but he joined EAA and started volunteering more than 10 years ago after he caught a ... Read more

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023

Got Logbooks?

Flying Tips

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses some of the top problems found with logbooks during annuals and audits. ... Read more

December 14, 2023

Excellence From Start to Finish

Youth & Young Eagles

Thanks to a gift from the Michigan Business Aviation Foundation and a matching gift from the Dick & Betsy DeVos Foundation, West Michigan Aviation Academy students began building a Carbon ... Read more

December 14, 2023December 18, 2023

No Need for Speed: The Gordon Bennett Cup

Member Stories

Noah Forden, EAA 539700, and Brenda Cowlishaw spent almost three days in the gas balloon Intrepid, traveling 1,382 miles over the southern United States as part of the world’s oldest ... Read more

December 7, 2023

Airplanes Have Two P-Factors

Member Stories

In this excerpt from his popular blog, Thinking Out Loud, EAA columnist and contributor Budd Davisson candidly reflects on a rare flight where he almost couldn’t wait to get back ... Read more

December 6, 2023December 8, 2023

Phantom Thing

Ultralights

In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor William Berson discusses the restoration and flight testing of his Phantom LSA. ... Read more

December 6, 2023December 8, 2023

Kaboom!

From The Hangar Floor, Homebuilding

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Vic Syracuse discusses a recent incident he had with his newly built Hummingbird helicopter. ... Read more

December 5, 2023December 6, 2023

Buttonville Airport Closing

Bits and Pieces

An airport closure rarely happens in Canada. In 2009, the Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ) announced their plans to sell the airport to property developers. On May 31, 2023, the ... Read more

December 5, 2023

Carbon Neutral Hangar?

Bits and Pieces

EAA member Scott McFadden takes us through the installation of the solar system in his hangar. ... Read more

December 5, 2023December 6, 2023

Carbon Monoxide

Bits and Pieces

The dangers of carbon monoxide leaks and the importance of CO monitors. ... Read more

December 5, 2023

Werner Griesbeck — Eulogy

Bits and Pieces

Remembering a well-respected British Columbia pilot and restorer. ... Read more

December 5, 2023

Ruffled Feathers: Where Are the Mentors in Today’s Flight Training?

Bits and Pieces

In his latest piece, Bits and Pieces contributor John Wyman discusses the importance of mentors to new student pilots. ... Read more

December 5, 2023

Love Is in the Air

Bits and Pieces

As AirVenture 2023 ended, something different and special was noticed. Love was everywhere! Not such a big surprise as the more than 677,000 visitors who came through the gates had ... Read more

November 30, 2023December 5, 2023

EAA’s The Green Dot — Naval Flight Officer Maggie Kohl

Podcast

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by Maggie Kohl, a Grumman E-2 Hawkeye naval flight officer who made a brief appearance in Top Gun: ... Read more

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023

Reflections of a Tri-Motor Stewardess (Or Should I Say, Hostess)

Member Stories

100-year-old Ruth Hunter considered the Tri-Motor her home at one point, having been a stewardess on the Tri-Motor in the early ‘50s, and getting to fly in EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor ... Read more

November 30, 2023

EAA’s Attic — Data Tape Reel, Enterprise OV-101

Attic

Before the miniaturization and adoption of hard disk drives, magnetic tape reels like this were a primary data storage medium in early computers. This reel contained part of the flight ... Read more

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023

Be a Part of the Solution

Flying Tips

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses the concept of bringing experienced commercial pilots back into the general aviation flight training world. ... Read more

November 22, 2023

Thank You for the Chapter Leadership Academy

Chapters

EAA Chapter 1098 of Shawnee, Oklahoma, would like to thank the EAA staff for their hospitality at the leadership symposium in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on October 18-20, 2023. ... Read more

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

My Young Eagles Flight

Youth & Young Eagles

We write and share a lot of stories about our Young Eagles program and how much those first flights mean to kids, but it’s not often that we get a ... Read more

November 22, 2023

EAA Chapter 972 Young Eagles Workshop

Uncategorized

EAA Chapter 972 held a Young Eagles Workshop on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at the Rusk County Airport (KRFI) in Rusk County, Texas. Thirteen youths attended and learned about aircraft ... Read more

November 21, 2023

Flight Sim to Flight School

Youth & Young Eagles

How I used a flight simulator to not only practice comms and maneuvers but also pass my private pilot exam. ... Read more

November 21, 2023November 22, 2023

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Washington Just Aircraft Highlander

Homebuilding, Member Stories

In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member Steve Cameron takes us through the build of his Just Aircraft Highlander. ... Read more