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April 4, 2024November 6, 2025

Checklists Are Necessary

Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses the importance of not simply going through the motions when using a checklist. ... Read more
April 4, 2024October 31, 2025

Scroungin’ Around

AirVenture, Homebuilding
In classic homebuilder fashion, James Braley, EAA 1452900, takes us through his process of fitting some low-cost wheels and brakes to his scratchbuilt Double Eagle, from scroungin’ around at the ... Read more
April 1, 2024November 4, 2025

Women in Aviation

EAA Canada
Bits and Pieces contributor Michael J. Martin discusses the continued problem of a lack of women in the aviation industry. ... Read more
April 1, 2024November 4, 2025

Ruffled Feathers: The Other Side of the Fence — Fostering an Interest in Flying

EAA Canada, Youth Outreach
Bits and Pieces contributor John Wyman discusses how to get more youths involved in aviation in his latest piece. ... Read more
April 1, 2024November 4, 2025

Aging Pilots: Part Two

EAA Canada, Member Stories
Bits and Pieces contributor Mike Davenport shares some unfortunate news about his status as a pilot. ... Read more
March 28, 2024April 3, 2024

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — California Van’s Aircraft RV-14

Homebuilding, Member Stories
In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member and Navy veteran Ken Taylor talks about the four-year build of his RV-14. ... Read more
March 28, 2024November 5, 2025

A Winter Chill

Learn to Fly, Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Robert N. Rossier discusses hypothermia and the effects it can have on pilots. ... Read more
March 28, 2024October 29, 2025

The Leading Edge: Finding LSA ‘Unobtanium’

Homebuilding, Member Stories
That sleek demo bird at Oshkosh led to the discovery of a whole new up-and-coming breed of high-performance aircraft emerging in Europe spurred on by maturing technologies. I believe this ... Read more
March 28, 2024October 31, 2025

“It Takes a Chapter,” Say Gettysburg Barnstormers

Chapters, Youth Outreach
In the EAA world, the adage “It takes a village to raise a child” might be rendered, “It takes a chapter to train a pilot.” EAA Chapter 1041 has an ... Read more
March 26, 2024October 29, 2025

Retired TOPGUN Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series
Retired Commander Hermon “Munster” Cook, an F-14 Tomcat pilot during the 1980s Libyan incidents, is the next speaker in EAA’s Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. Hermon will share his journey of ... Read more
March 21, 2024October 17, 2025

Eli’s 30 Shares

Member Stories, Youth Outreach
Pat Halligan, EAA 363158, shares the story of his grandson’s kind and remarkable gesture. ... Read more
March 20, 2024October 29, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Craig and Bonnie Fitzsimmons

Volunteers
Craig and Bonnie Fitzsimmons, EAA 266725 and 814505, have been together for more than 50 years, having met when they were just 19 years old in Elgin, Illinois. Bonnie opened ... Read more
March 20, 2024November 6, 2025

A Beginner’s Guide to Yearly Inspections

From The Hangar Floor, Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner shares some anxiety-saving tips regarding the yearly inspection required for your aircraft. ... Read more
March 20, 2024October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — MIA Recovery Archaeologist Dr. Brett Hoffman

Honoring The Past, Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Dr. Brett Hoffman, a senior member of the University of Wisconsin Missing in Action Recovery and Identification ... Read more
March 19, 2024October 29, 2025

Ray Aviation Scholar at EAA Chapter 534 Earns Private Pilot Certificate

Chapters, Milestones
Luke Nunez recently passed his checkride and received his private pilot certificate. Luke has been involved with EAA Chapter 534 for four years. While a member of the aviation youth ... Read more
March 14, 2024November 6, 2025

An Aviatrix’s Legacy — Joan Trefethen Alford

Honoring The Past, Member Stories
Joan Trefethen Alford, EAA 1019, was a trailblazing aviator – she was the first woman to build and test fly a homebuilt aircraft, and the first woman to fly in ... Read more
March 14, 2024October 29, 2025

Round ’n Round It Goes

Tips, Ultralights
In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Mark Murray talks about planning for engine failures while in the pattern. ... Read more
March 14, 2024October 17, 2025

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, 2024October 28, 2025

EAA’s Attic — American Airlines Stewardess Uniform, 1969

Attic, EAA Museum
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, 2024November 6, 2025

Bounce, Bounce, #$%&*

Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses bounced landings and how to handle them. ... Read more
March 7, 2024November 6, 2025

Young Eagles Milestone — Tom Trumble Flies 1,000

Milestones, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach
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, 2024November 6, 2025

Werner Griesbeck Obituary

EAA Canada, 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, 2024November 4, 2025

RPAS in Canada: A Time for Reinvention

EAA Canada
Bits and Pieces contributor Michael J. Martin discusses drones and the proposed regulation changes coming soon. ... Read more
March 4, 2024November 4, 2025

That Fatal Night 60 Years Ago

EAA Canada, Honoring The Past
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

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