July 1, 2026July 1, 2026

From Build Nights to Solo Flight

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Josh Manring, EAA 1387901 For Cadet 2nd Lt. Carter Froehlich, Civil Air Patrol, aviation started with a trip to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. In 2015, Carter attended AirVenture with his ... Read more

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Ohio Rose Parrakeet

Homebuilding

By Scot Cox, EAA 1020156 This piece originally ran in the May 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The construction of Rose Parrakeet N444RP began in October 2009 using ... Read more

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

Three Wright Brothers Master Pilots Awards Presented at June EAA Chapter 44 Meeting

Member Stories, Milestones

By Norm Isler, EAA Lifetime 201308 At EAA Chapter 44 in Brockport, New York, our June meeting is traditionally our annual fly-in picnic dinner and general hangar/ramp flying event. This ... Read more

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

How I Learned to Make Flight Lessons More Valuable

Learn to Fly, Member Stories

By Sophia Lafontaine, EAA 1601398 Sometimes, I wonder how I could have made my private pilot training go by faster. While the length of your flight training is dependent on ... Read more

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

The Re-Creation of an Air Racing Legend to be Presented at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

By Emme Hornung EAA’s collection of Steve Wittman aircraft designs can now be considered complete, with a museum-worthy re-creation of the legendary Buster on display in the EAA Aviation Museum ... Read more

June 18, 2026June 18, 2026

Volunteer Spotlight — Kaylee Krapfl

Volunteers

This piece originally ran in the May 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. At just 13 years old, Kaylee Krapfl, EAA Lifetime 1484483, is already making a significant impact ... Read more

June 18, 2026June 18, 2026

Ray Scholar Milestone: Natalie Wilson Solos

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Kim Wilson Congratulations to Natalie Wilson, EAA 1535824, EAA Chapter 71 member, for completing her solo flight! Natalie is 17 years old, a high school senior, and a Ray ... Read more

June 18, 2026June 18, 2026

A Breezy Tour of America’s Four Corners

Member Stories, Ultralights

Paul Breed, EAA 1140954, is currently on a tour in his homebuilt Breezy to see all four corners of the United States. The 9,700-mile trip started in his hometown of ... Read more

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

EAA’s The Green Dot — EAA Young Eagles Chairman Jimmy Graham

Podcast, Youth Outreach

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and David are joined by EAA Young Eagles Chairman Jimmy Graham, EAA Lifetime 1139302, to discuss his aviation background and experiences through ... Read more

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

Ready, Set, Respond: West Coast Pilots Prepare for Disaster

Why We Fly

By Emme Hornung The West Coast and its precarious positioning to the Cascadia Subduction Zone and San Andreas fault puts millions of people at risk — there is a massive ... Read more

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

A Record Year at Marginal Aviation’s First Ditch Fly-In

Vintage

By Sam Sasin, EAA 1463840 Photography by Sam Sasin, Connor Madison, and Alden Frautschy Founded in the 1970s in Minnesota, Marginal Aviation has been home to many antique airplane enthusiasts, ... Read more

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Minnesota Fisher Dakota Hawk

Homebuilding

By Tim Wheat, EAA 372811 This piece originally ran in the April 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Why wood construction? Well, why not? When I was first shopping ... Read more

June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

Common Mistakes in Ultralighting

Ultralights

By Jenna Rose, EAA 1576771 This piece originally ran in the April 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Flying is fun. It’s even better when it’s done safely enough ... Read more

June 3, 2026June 8, 2026

“I Just Did What I Was Trained To Do” — The Dave Gardner Emergency

Member Stories

By Ray Ballantyne, EAA 808555 It was a beautiful morning on May 12, 2026, at Diamond Point Airport (2WA1), which is just a stone’s throw away from Sequim, Washington, on ... Read more

May 29, 2026June 1, 2026

Analog vs. Digital

EAA Canada, Vintage

By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia Luddite — Modern definition: a technophobe, one who avoids modern technology. Being more than a little challenged by the digital inroads into society in ... Read more

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026

Beyond Borders: My Aviation Journey

EAA Canada, Member Stories

By Jashanpreet Kaur, EAA 1713236 Aviation has been my dream for as long as I can remember, but my journey into this field has not been easy. I grew up ... Read more

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026

EAA’s The Green Dot — Sport Pilot Academy

Podcast

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by Jakob Brouillette, EAA’s flight proficiency program manager, to discuss EAA’s Sport Pilot Academy — an immersive, three-week ... Read more

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026

Young Eagles Soar at Lake and Geauga County Airports

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Patty Fulop, EAA 1049894 EAA Chapter 5, based in Hangar Three at Geauga County Airport in Ohio, has a rich history of fostering youths in aviation. The dormant EAA ... Read more

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Michigan Zenith CH 750

Homebuilding

By Mark Pensenstadler, EAA 9030636 This piece originally ran in the April 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. My newest creation is a Zenith CH 750 Super Duty that ... Read more

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Go Behind the Scenes of Baa Baa Black Sheep at Museum Speaker Series

Speaker Series, Warbirds

Stephen Chapis, EAA 449485, author of the new book Poor Little Lambs: The Baa Baa Black Sheep Story, will be the next presenter of the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series ... Read more

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026

A Young Eagles Reflection

Member Stories, Why We Fly

By Samuel Schank, EAA 1678226 I’m not sure exactly how I caught the aviation bug, but it’s safe to say I caught it at a young age. It may have ... Read more

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026

Volunteer Spotlight — The Martin Family

Volunteers

This piece originally ran in the April 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The Martins’ journey with EAA began in the late 1980s when Cindy Martin, EAA 288433, and ... Read more

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026

Mike and Diana’s Excellent Adventure to SUN ‘n FUN 2026

Member Stories, Ultralights

By Mike and Diana’s Excellent Adventure to SUN ‘n FUN 2026 “Mike, you need to take your plane to SUN ‘n FUN; you’ll have a good time flying there, and ... Read more

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026

Powered by Passion: How Clintonville Built an Aviation Community

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Mathieu Labs, EAA Lifetime 678257, EAA Chapter 1710 President & Young Eagles Coordinator What does the love of aviation really mean? It’s a question many ask, but in Clintonville, ... Read more

May 13, 2026May 13, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Montana Seawind 3000

Homebuilding, Member Stories

By Henry “Matt” Johnson, EAA 1118798 This piece originally ran in the March 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I have been following the Seawind saga since my first ... Read more