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March 21, 2022October 29, 2025

Young Pilots Take Wing

Chapters, Youth Outreach

EAA Chapter 91 and the Kansas City Radio Control Association teamed up to introduce young people to RC aircraft through the EAA Young Eagles Build and Fly program.

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March 17, 2022October 29, 2025

Quietly Producing Pilots

Chapters, Youth Outreach

How EAA Chapter 1570 in New Mexico has leveraged funds from multiple sources to help a dedicated group of young people learn to fly.

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March 17, 2022October 16, 2025

My “Private” Journey

Learn to Fly, Youth Outreach

One Ray scholar’s path to earning her private pilot certificate.

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March 16, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Spruce Goose Fragment

Attic, EAA Museum

A closer look at a wooden fragment taken from the largest flying boat ever built, the legendary Hughes H-4 Hercules.

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March 15, 2022October 17, 2025

Milestone — Becoming a Young Eagles Pilot

Milestones, Youth Outreach

Joshua Owsley, EAA 1283936, a Ray scholar from EAA Chapter 677 who passed his checkride on October 2, passed another exciting milestone — flying his first Young Eagles!

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March 15, 2022October 20, 2025

What Are We Not Teaching Student Pilots Today?

Learn to Fly, Tips

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses aspects of flight training that aren’t generally being taught to student pilots today.

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March 10, 2022October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — RC Model Flying and Building

Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, host Hal was joined by Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of community and member programs, and Sean Elliott, EAA’s vice president of advocacy and ... Read more
March 10, 2022October 17, 2025

A Flying Piece of Family History

Member Stories, Vintage

Dad talked about his old Cub for years. When I tracked it down, I had no choice but to bring it back into the family.

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March 9, 2022October 29, 2025

Vietnam War Navy Ace Duke Cunningham to Speak at EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series
Randall “Duke” Cunningham, who flew the F-4 Phantom II in Vietnam and became the U.S. Navy’s only pilot ace of the war, will speak about his career on March 17 ... Read more
March 9, 2022November 6, 2025

Building and Flying With EAA’s Build and Fly

Chapters, Youth Outreach

A Michigan ninth-grader shares her experiences building and flying an RC model, and then taking her Young Eagles flight.

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March 7, 2022October 17, 2025

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

Homebuilding, Member Stories

EAA member Paul Gabehart takes us through the build of his Zenith CH 750 in the February 2022 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.

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March 7, 2022October 20, 2025

Sizing Up the Pattern

Tips

EAA Sport Aviation contributor Robert N. Rossier discusses the key elements of entering the pattern in a recent column.

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March 3, 2022October 16, 2025

Rare F-100 Super Sabre Attending AirVenture 2022

AirVenture, Warbirds

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force, Dean Cutshall will be bringing an extremely rare F-100 to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 this July.

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March 2, 2022October 17, 2025

Prelude to a Preflight

Homebuilding, Tips

EAA Sport Aviation contributor Lisa Turner discusses the key elements of developing a preflight checklist for your homebuilt aircraft in a recent column.

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March 2, 2022October 29, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Stephen Leonard

Member Stories, Volunteers
Stephen Leonard, EAA Lifetime 286293, joined the EAA Aeromedical Advisory Council (AAC) in the 1980s and has been assisting EAA members and pilots, as well as the organization, with medical-related ... Read more
February 24, 2022March 1, 2022

Bits and Pieces — Ruffled Feathers

Member Stories, Tips

Seasoned airline pilot and EAA member John Wyman discusses some of his thoughts on pilot training and technique when it comes to approach and landing.

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February 24, 2022October 17, 2025

Bits and Pieces — Painting a Zenith CH 750

EAA Canada, Homebuilding

EAA member Mike Davenport helps a hangar neighbour paint his Zenith project.

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February 23, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA Chapter 339 Celebrates Its First 52 Years

Chapters

Celebrating over a half-century of history and aviation camaraderie from a Virginia EAA chapter.

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February 22, 2022October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Model Aircraft

Podcast
This time on The Green Dot, host Chris Henry welcomed EAA staff photographer Connor Madison to the show to talk about a hobby of many aviation enthusiasts — building model ... Read more
February 22, 2022November 4, 2025

Experimenting Out of Need

Homebuilding, Tips

EAA Sport Aviation contributor Vic Syracuse takes us through the build of his hydraulic helicopter cart in a recent column.

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February 22, 2022October 29, 2025

Project First Flight

Member Stories, Ultralights
Skonkwerks’ Project First Flight is a natural and intuitive step to give back to the ultralight community, nurture the culture, and provide opportunities for prospective pilots, including interested youths and ... Read more
February 17, 2022October 29, 2025

When Berlin Express Came to Rockford

Chapters, Warbirds

Last September, EAA’s B-25 Mitchell medium bomber, Berlin Express, stopped to visit a very enthusiastic audience in Illinois.

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February 16, 2022October 16, 2025

The Journey to Becoming a Private Pilot

Learn to Fly, Member Stories
Josh Robinson, Matthew Platt Scholarship and Tex Edwards Scholarship recipient, shares where he is in the journey to earning his private pilot certificate, how the scholarships have helped him, and ... Read more
February 16, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — ATC-510 Personal Flight Simulator

Attic, EAA Museum

The ATC-510 Personal Flight Simulator was manufactured in the 1970s by Analog Training Computers Inc. The full unit includes the simulated panel and a pair of rudder pedals.

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February 16, 2022October 20, 2025

Straight-Ins

Tips

Are straight-in approaches to land acceptable? The answer is sometimes yes and sometimes no. EAA Sport Aviation contributor Steve Krog discusses in a recent column.

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