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March 14, 2024March 14, 2024

Understanding CHTs and EGTs

From The Hangar Floor
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Vic Syracuse discusses exhaust gas temperatures and cylinder head temperatures and when to be concerned about them. ... Read more
March 7, 2024

EAA’s Attic — American Airlines Stewardess Uniform, 1969

History
Complete vintage stewardess uniforms are hard to come by, and the EAA Aviation Museum is lucky to have this recent donation in its collection. From 1969, this is the American ... Read more
March 7, 2024March 12, 2024

Bounce, Bounce, #$%&*

Flying Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses bounced landings and how to handle them. ... Read more
March 7, 2024

Young Eagles Milestone — Tom Trumble Flies 1,000

Youth & Young Eagles
Tom Trumble, EAA 103048, really didn’t think too much about the number of Young Eagles he flew over the years as the experiences and smiles from the kids were the ... Read more
March 5, 2024

Werner Griesbeck Obituary

Member Stories
Most Canadians work quietly at their jobs, not requesting or expecting acknowledgement of any kind. However, there are those who must be recognised as their efforts far exceed the norm, ... Read more
March 4, 2024

RPAS in Canada: A Time for Reinvention

Bits and Pieces
Bits and Pieces contributor Michael J. Martin discusses drones and the proposed regulation changes coming soon. ... Read more
March 4, 2024March 8, 2024

That Fatal Night 60 Years Ago

Bits and Pieces
Remembering a Canadian aviation pioneer on the anniversary of his tragic death six decades ago. ... Read more
February 29, 2024February 29, 2024

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Missouri Wittman W-10 Tailwind

Homebuilding, Member Stories
In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member Michael D. Wilson takes us through the three-decade build of his W-10 Tailwind. ... Read more
February 29, 2024February 29, 2024

The Bigger Picture

Flying Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Robert N. Rossier discusses the importance of examining the airplane as a whole during the preflight. ... Read more
February 29, 2024

EAA’s The Green Dot — Polaris Dawn Commander Jared Isaacman

Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by pilot, astronaut, and entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, EAA Lifetime 876775, who commanded the SpaceX Inspiration4 spaceflight in 2021 ... Read more
February 29, 2024February 29, 2024

Soaring After My Dream

Youth & Young Eagles
It all began on May 30, 2012, when I stepped onto a United Airlines Airbus A320 for the first time. At the time I was only four years old going ... Read more
February 26, 2024

A-1 Skyraider Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

Speaker Series
Retired Lt. Col. John Larrison, a pilot of some of the first A-1 Skyraider missions over Vietnam, is the next speaker in EAA’s Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. John, EAA 23138, ... Read more
February 22, 2024February 23, 2024

Building Your Airplane

Homebuilding
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses some items to consider when planning out your aircraft build. ... Read more
February 22, 2024

ORD Airport Watch

Member Stories
Come behind the scenes at O’Hare International Airport and discover how planespotting inspires The Spirit of Aviation in the “avgeeks” of the ORD Airport Watch, a nonprofit group dedicated to ... Read more
February 15, 2024February 15, 2024

My Dream of Flying

Member Stories
One EAA member shares her inspiring path from sleeping on the streets to flying high in the sky in her homebuilt Midget Mustang. ... Read more
February 14, 2024February 15, 2024

A Challenging Summer

Ultralights
In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor George Karamitis discusses some of the health issues that sidelined him for AirVenture 2023 as well as flying his beloved Quicksilver. ... Read more
February 14, 2024February 15, 2024

Galesburg

Member Stories, Vintage
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Vic Syracuse talks about his favorite event of the year — the National Stearman Fly-In. ... Read more
February 14, 2024February 15, 2024

EAA’s The Green Dot — Blue Angels Panel

Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Hal are joined by Capt. Greg Wooldridge, the Blue Angels’ commander in 1991-92, and Mat Garretson, who is the print historian ... Read more
February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

EAA’s Attic — Clyde Lee Flight to Oslo Commemorative Postcard and Photo

Attic
Printed in 1932, this postcard shows the proposed route that Oshkosh native Clyde Lee planned to take from the United States to Norway. Lee campaigned for his red 1928 Stinson ... Read more
February 7, 2024February 8, 2024

Checkrides

Flying Tips, Learning to Fly
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses some of the issues designated pilot examiners are coming across during checkrides. ... Read more
February 7, 2024April 26, 2024

Becoming Corie

Member Stories
One EAA member chronicles her unique path to aviation – a story of overcoming a lifelong illness and receiving her medical certificate, and how an internet scammer unknowingly inspired it ... Read more
February 7, 2024

Air Show Performer Matt Younkin to Present at Museum Speaker Series

Air Show, AirVenture, Speaker Series
Matt Younkin, an aerobatic air show extraordinaire, makes a return to Oshkosh for a different kind of show — this time on stage rather than in the sky. As the ... Read more
February 5, 2024

Aging Pilots

Bits and Pieces
Bits and Pieces contributor Mike Davenport reflects on the challenges he’s experienced as an older pilot. ... Read more
February 5, 2024

Ruffled Feathers: Close Calls — Expect the Unexpected

Bits and Pieces
Bits and Pieces contributor John Wyman discusses a couple of the more precarious situations he’s found himself in over the years. ... Read more
February 1, 2024February 1, 2024

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Texas Van’s Aircraft RV-10

Homebuilding
In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, EAA Lifetime member Steve Lutte takes us through the build of his RV-10, which he completed in an impressive 30 months. ... Read more

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