August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

Flying Together: Highlights From the 2025 UPAC Convention

Bits and Pieces, Member Stories

By Shiv Ram Krishna, EAA 1549613 The Ultralight Pilots Association of Canada (UPAC) welcomed aviators, builders, and enthusiasts from across the country to its 2025 convention. Under sunny skies and ... Read more

August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

From Patient to Pilot: How a Teen Aviator Is Using Flight to Inspire Hope Around the World

Bits and Pieces, Member Stories

By Jennifer Langdon and Byron Waller, EAA 1670717, Australia At just 15 years old, Byron Waller is preparing to do something extraordinary: become the youngest supported pilot to fly around ... Read more

August 28, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Thunderbirds Pilot Michelle “MACE” Curran

Podcast

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Margaret are joined by Michelle “MACE” Curran, a former U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and F-16 combat pilot, to chat about her ... Read more

August 28, 2025September 2, 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 22, 2025August 26, 2025

EAA Speaker Series Remembers 9/11

Speaker Series

David Norman, a first responder in New York during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, will speak about his experiences on the scene that day on Thursday, September 11, at 7 p.m. ... Read more

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Anita Heinzelman

Volunteers

This piece originally ran in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   Flight tour season at EAA takes our 1929 Ford Tri-Motor to airports across the country ... 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 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Growing the EAA Chapter 1116 Scholarship Program

Chapters, Member Stories

By Angela Satterlee   EAA Chapter 1116 is honoring the legacy of longtime EAA member, Young Eagles volunteer pilot, and Chapter 1116 treasurer Martin (Marty) Davidow, EAA 665941, by giving ... Read more

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

What Is an Ultralight?

Member Stories, Ultralights

By Paul Hamilton, EAA 694707 This piece originally ran in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. An ultralight is different things to different people. I will give ... Read more

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Too Much Dependency?

Member Stories

By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   From my last few columns, ... Read more

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — C-130 Navigator Anita Mack

Podcast

This time on The Green Dot, host Chris is joined by Anita Mack, a retired lieutenant colonel who served as a navigator on C-130s during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi ... Read more

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Old Ray Scholar Teaches New Ray Scholar

Chapters

By Scott Thompson, President, EAA Chapter 1541 Way back sometime in 2018, I had the pleasure of participating in a Young Eagles rally held by our chapter, EAA Chapter 1541, ... Read more

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Seashells From Tinian Island

Attic

This piece originally ran in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   These seashells were souvenirs collected by Paul C. Shafhauser to remember his time stationed at ... Read more

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

An Instructor Wears Many Hats

Member Stories

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   One evening after a day ... Read more

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

2025 Pietenpol Reunion Photo Gallery

Vintage

By James Lipman, EAA 1235855 The 2025 Pietenpol Reunion at Brodhead Airport in Brodhead, Wisconsin, supported by EAA Chapter 431, took place July 17-20. These homebuilt aircraft and their pilots ... Read more

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

EAA Chapter 5 Hosts Youth Summer Camp

Chapters, Member Stories

By Sherry Niederkorn, EAA Lifetime 1277308   The EAA Chapter 5 Summer Youth Aviation Camp 2025 is officially in the logbook and on record for “reaching the sky” with this ... Read more

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

EAA Chapter 406 Rolls Out Solar-Powered Electric Xenos

Chapters, Homebuilding

By Bremerton Aviation Center for Education The Bremerton Aviation Center for Education (BACE), an independent project that works in partnership with local EAA Chapter 406, rolled out its electric-powered Xenos ... 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

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025

Heat Shrink Wire Clamps

Homebuilding

By Brad Lawrence In building experimental aircraft, there’s always one or two wires that have to depart from the harness and go across the panel or firewall by themselves. Plastic ... Read more

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025

EAA Chapter 115 Highlights

Chapters, Member Stories

By Bill MacKay, EAA 1190268, Chapter 115 Treasurer, Plattsville, Ontario   EAA Chapter 115 meets at Edward’s Air Base (Plattsville Aerodome, CLB2) every Saturday for breakfast with a formal meeting ... Read more

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025

Bits and Pieces: First Look at the RV-15

AirVenture, Member Stories

By Shiv Ram Krishna, EAA 1549613, EAA Canada Attendees at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 were treated to a much-anticipated reveal by Van’s Aircraft: the RV-15, a prototype high-wing design that ... Read more

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025

Canadian Welcome Barbeque at Oshkosh

AirVenture

By Ian Brown, EAA 657159, Editor, Bits and Pieces Arriving at Oshkosh and camping ahead of opening day provides the opportunity to attend our “Welcome to Oshkosh” barbecue on Sunday ... Read more

July 26, 2025July 26, 2025

Have a Seat!

AirVenture

By Barbara A. Schmitz It started in about 2018 with a simple concept: Have EAA Chapters build chairs for the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh that give chapter members and others a ... Read more

July 26, 2025July 26, 2025

Parachutes and Power Moves

Air Show, AirVenture

At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the Tuesday and Thursday air shows featured the Golden Knights, and the air shows on Monday and Wednesday featured the Misty Blues parachuting teams. But across ... Read more