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December 13, 2022November 6, 2025

Complacency

Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses the dangers of becoming complacent as a pilot. ... Read more
December 13, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA Chapter 5 Sends Four Campers to Oshkosh

Chapters, Youth Outreach
Four young people had the experience of a lifetime when they were sent to EAA’s Air Academy Camp thanks to EAA Chapter 5 in Middlefield, Ohio. ... Read more
December 7, 2022November 4, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Texas Fairchild PT-19

Homebuilding, Member Stories
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member Richard Smith takes us through the restoration of his PT-19. ... Read more
December 7, 2022November 4, 2025

Quarter Turn

Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Robert N. Rossier discusses the dangers of improper, worn, or missing fasteners. ... Read more
December 7, 2022October 28, 2025

Great Airborne Images Within Reach

Member Stories
Since the advent of digital photography, we’ve gone to great lengths to capture images and video from our airplanes, in an attempt to preserve those precious airborne moments. ... Read more
December 5, 2022November 4, 2025

Summer Holiday Visit to Raven Field (Quamichan) Airport

EAA Canada, Member Stories
August 20 was a beautiful, clear, calm day for a flight from Langley to Vancouver Island with two longtime friends. We had been invited to a small private strip on ... Read more
December 5, 2022October 31, 2025

Canadian Countdown to AirVenture Begins Now!

AirVenture, EAA Canada
By the time you read this, we will likely be less than 240 days until EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023, the greatest gathering of all things aviation on Earth! ... Read more
December 5, 2022November 4, 2025

Closing the Loop on a J-3 Cub

EAA Canada, Member Stories
EAA Canadian Council member Scott Knowlton helps a friend and enjoys a fall flight at the same time. ... Read more
December 3, 2022November 4, 2025

My Challenging Sonerai

EAA Canada, Tips
An inside look at flying a Sonerai and the skills needed to do so. ... Read more
December 3, 2022October 22, 2025

Ruffled Feathers: More on Fees — Gilles’ Story

EAA Canada
Bits and Pieces contributor John Wyman shares a frustrating story from a close friend who recently dealt with Canada’s user fees. ... Read more
December 1, 2022October 29, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Jim Moss

Volunteers
Jim Moss, EAA 80553, has been volunteering for a long time. Fifty-one years, to be exact. Jim’s volunteer journey started in 1972, when he was just a kid. ... Read more
December 1, 2022November 4, 2025

Why You Should Build Your Next Airplane

Homebuilding
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses the factors to consider when thinking about building an airplane. ... Read more
December 1, 2022October 22, 2025

It’s Never Too Late

Aerobatics, Learn to Fly, Member Stories
After learning to fly in my 50s and instructing for the last 18 years (I’m 78) I didn’t want to stop learning new stuff. ... Read more
December 1, 2022October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Hot Air Balloonist Mike Beck

Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Tom are joined by Mike Beck, owner of Calm Sky Adventures in Omro, Wisconsin, to speak about the history of hot ... Read more
November 29, 2022November 5, 2025

A Whole New World

Learn to Fly, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach
Natalie Miles, EAA 1478672, provides the latest update on her journey through United Airlines’ Aviate Academy. ... Read more
November 22, 2022November 5, 2025

Flying to Alaska

Member Stories, Why We Fly
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Vic Syracuse discusses his long flight north to Alaska. ... Read more
November 22, 2022October 29, 2025

Airplanes to Ultralights

Ultralights, Why We Fly
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor George Karamitis reflects on his many years in aviation. ... Read more
November 15, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — ‘Barling Bomber’ Strut

Attic, EAA Museum
The Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 (Experimental Night Bomber, Long Range) was an early attempt to produce a heavy bomber for the United States Army Air Service in the early 1920s. ... Read more
November 15, 2022October 20, 2025

Always Strive To Be Better

Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses the importance of remaining proficient in the cockpit. ... Read more
November 10, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA Chapter 939 Holds Its First Young Eagles Workshop

Chapters, Youth Outreach
EAA Chapter 939 has tried a couple of times to host a Young Eagles Workshop, but because of COVID and scheduling issues, we have had to push it back. Finally, ... Read more
November 8, 2022October 29, 2025

Hot Air Balloonist Mike Beck Featured in Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series
Mike Beck, owner of Calm Sky Adventures, will speak about his experiences flying hot air balloons on Thursday, November 17, at 7 p.m. as part of the EAA Aviation Museum ... Read more
November 8, 2022November 6, 2025

A Young Eagle and an Aging Hawk

Member Stories, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach
With a little bit of scheming, I was able to arrange for my grandson to take his Young Eagles flight in an airplane that I had a strong personal connection ... Read more
November 8, 2022October 20, 2025

Fit for Flight

Tips
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Robert N. Rossier discusses health considerations to be aware of prior to flying. ... Read more
November 8, 2022November 7, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Nevada Aeronca 7AC Champ

Member Stories
In a recent issue of EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member Brandon Abel takes us through the restoration of his Aeronca Champ. ... Read more
November 3, 2022November 6, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Chris St. Germain

Volunteers, Youth Outreach
Chris St. Germain, EAA 443948, has been a part of EAA Chapter 91’s Young Eagles program since the beginning. From flying Young Eagles to working as the chapter coordinator, Chris ... Read more

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