February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

WingSouth and Young Eagles a Winning Team

Chapters, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles

Story and photos by Kelly Jeffries, EAA 660759 EAA Chapter 1067 in Naples, Florida, is a very active chapter focused on the future of aviation, and the cornerstone is our ... Read more

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025

A Hero in Your Own Hometown

EAA Museum, History, Honoring The Past

Throughout the globe, as we drive from town to town, many times we see an aircraft on a pole outside of a VFW, town hall, or park. Many times we ... Read more

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025

The Ultralight

Member Stories, Ultralights

This piece originally ran in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 Not a day goes by that someone doesn’t ask, “George, how ... Read more

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025

Are We Looking Out the Window Enough?

Member Stories

This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848   I know what you are ... Read more

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

My Old Stits in Bits and Pieces

Bits and Pieces

By Ray Sheffield, EAA 1599, Saluda, South Carolina I was surprised to see a picture of my Stits Playmate in the January issue of Bits and Pieces in the “From ... Read more

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

Ruffled Feathers: …Mayday! … And Understanding Accidents

Bits and Pieces

By John Wyman, EAA 452533, Chapter 266, Montreal Several years ago, a close friend of mine was kind enough to suggest my name to the producers of Mayday (or Air ... Read more

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

Becoming a Pilot and Enjoying the Shores of the St. Lawrence River

Bits and Pieces

By Jacques Rivest, MD, Montmagny, Québec My sister Jocelyne asked me recently to write something about the origins and evolution of my passion for all things aviation, at the heart ... Read more

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

Two of Us Went to Oshkosh, and Three Came Home: Our Third Passenger, Lindy

Bits and Pieces

By George Huntington, EAA 469341, St. Andrews, Manitoba, Three aircraft departed from St. Andrews, Manitoba, for Duluth, Minnesota, to clear customs on July 24, 2024. Our group included a 170, ... Read more

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

What Kind of Aviator Is Your Partner?

Bits and Pieces

By Clark Morawetz, EAA Canadian Council, Captain Porter Airlines During the first week of the year, I had the opportunity to attend the annual Cirrus CX conference in Orlando. This ... Read more

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Curtiss Robin N50H Fabric

Attic

This piece originally ran in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Among EAA’s many activities is restoring vintage aircraft. This fabric comes from the rudder of the EAA Aviation Museum’s Curtiss ... Read more

January 29, 2025January 30, 2025

Common Sense

Flying Tips

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. While I was sitting at the ... Read more

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Boom Supersonic Chief Flight Test Engineer Nick Sheryka

Podcast

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Holly are joined by Boom Supersonic’s chief flight test engineer, Nick Sheryka, EAA 856196, to discuss the company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft, ... Read more

January 23, 2025January 28, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Connecticut Legal Eagle

Homebuilding, Member Stories

By Vincent Carucci, EAA 1172931 This piece originally ran in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I recently completed my Legal Eagle ultralight and named it the ... Read more

January 23, 2025January 28, 2025

Fuelish Behavior

Flying Tips, Member Stories

By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Unfortunately, for nearly all ... Read more

January 20, 2025January 23, 2025

Joint Chapter Young Eagles Workshop

Chapters, Youth & Young Eagles

By Ann Toole, EAA Chapters 231 and 186  OctoberSkies was a great joint chapter experiment. It was a gathering of talent and resources with the aim of providing a deeper ... Read more

January 20, 2025January 21, 2025

CLI and EZS: Uniting for a Shared Vision in Aviation

Chapters, Member Stories

By Mathieu Labs, EAA Lifetime 678257 In 2020, Caz Muske, EAA 1491126, took on the role of airport manager at Wisconsin’s Clintonville Municipal Airport (CLI), stepping into the world of ... Read more

January 20, 2025January 21, 2025

A Ray Scholar’s Flight Training Journey

Learning to Fly, Member Stories

By Greg Alberti, EAA 1225585, EAA Chapter 196 Ray Aviation Scholar As an 18-year-old, recently minted private pilot, I have been flying airplanes for over half of my life. The ... Read more

January 16, 2025January 22, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Discussing B-25J Miss Mitchell

Podcast, Warbirds

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Ike are joined by Amy and Jim Lauria of the Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing to discuss the North American B-25J ... Read more

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025

Aviation History Made: First FAA-Approved Aerial Laser Show Illuminates Desert Sky

Air Show, Member Stories

By Story and photography courtesy of Christi Masi Aviation history was written in August 2024 when veteran air show performer Milne “CC” Pocock, EAA 1144988, and the Black Rock City ... Read more

January 16, 2025January 22, 2025

Simple Maintenance? Maybe Not

Homebuilding, Member Stories

By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Technicians were deep into their chores ... Read more

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Christina LaVicka

Member Stories, Volunteers

This piece originally ran in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Christina LaVicka, EAA Lifetime 1547942, can’t quite pinpoint when she became an aviation enthusiast, but she ... Read more

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025

A Model Citizen

History, Member Stories, Ultralights

By Emme Hornung, EAA 1463093 This piece originally ran in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. When you think of Oshkosh, what specific airplanes come to mind? ... Read more

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025

Alaska Once More

Member Stories

By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. A large driver for my focus ... Read more

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025

What’s Your (Flying) New Year’s Resolution?

Bits and Pieces, Member Stories

By Clark Morawetz, Captain Porter Airlines Happy New Year! 2025 is upon us and many of us take this opportunity to make goals and plans for the year ahead. If ... Read more

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025

Jerry Janes, a Legend

Bits and Pieces, History, Honoring The Past

By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102; Vancouver, British Columbia Canadians as a group tend to not “blow their own horn” but have a way of just making things happen. One overachiever ... Read more