November 24, 2020

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — North Carolina Champion 7GCBC Citabria Explorer

DIY, From The Hangar Floor, Member Stories, Vintage

EAA member Mark Thoman takes us through the restoration of his Champion 7GCBC Citabria Explorer. ... Read more

November 19, 2020

Checkride Milestone — Clinton Summers

Learning to Fly, Milestones

After retiring from 24 proud years serving this country as a Marine, it was time to go back and finish what I’d started in high school. ... Read more

November 19, 2020

Giving the Widow Some Bite

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Re-arming the EAA Aviation Museum’s Huey helicopter. ... Read more

November 19, 2020

Tribute To A Trojan

Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Although Vincent Hill, EAA 1066947, doesn’t come from an aviation background, the aviation bug has bit him hard. Even before he learned to fly, his goal was clear: he wanted ... Read more

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

Landing Incidents

Flying Tips

Why do they keep happening?

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November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

Checkride Milestone — Tim O’Hara-Haworth

Learning to Fly, Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

On July 30, 2020, Tim became a private pilot at the age of 17 years and 20 days. ... Read more

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

Going the Distance

Flying Tips

Maximizing range, endurance, and glide.

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November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

H Is For Heirloom

AirVenture, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

As the final production model of the Mustang, the P-51H is the highest-performing Mustang ever built, though it entered service too late to see combat during World War II. ... Read more

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

Checkride Milestone — Jessica Postle

Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

Congratulations to Jessica Postle on passing her private pilot checkride on October 9! ... Read more

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

Chapter 534’s Chapter Achievement Certificate Program

Chapters

EAA Chapter 534 recognizes members who complete aircraft projects with a customized first flight achievement certificate that brings smiles to members’ faces at minimal expense. ... Read more

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

The Technical Counselor Visit: Reporting

DIY, Homebuilding

The reporting that the TC has to do is minimal, and there’s a form and a method already designated and designed just for you. And, you might not know that ... Read more

November 11, 2020

Stay Close to Home Flyout

Member Stories

On July 18, 2020, I organized a small fly-out to explore to some of our local airports. ... Read more

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

There’s a Zombie at our Airport!

Member Stories

There has been an incredible amount of activity at our airfield these days. Not so much with pilots and aircraft, but with zombies. Seriously! Zombies. ... Read more

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

Throwback Thursday

Member Stories

Every year after I return from AirVenture I try to get to a small but very interesting aviation event called the Gathering of the Classics held each year in mid-August ... Read more

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Checkride Milestone — Mike Sylvestre

Learning to Fly, Milestones

The day I started training, my checkride was already scheduled — and it was just two weeks later. ... Read more

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

EAA’s The Green Dot — Firefighting Helicopter Co-Pilot Ashli Blain

Podcast

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew sat down with Ashli Blain, who is currently a co-pilot flying legendary helos such as the CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Blackhawk ... Read more

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Noisy Things

DIY, Flying Tips

What you should listen to, and why.

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November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight — Bob Ross

AirVenture, Warbirds

As an Emmy-winning senior vice president at CBS Broadcasting, Bob Ross, EAA 341315, knows a thing or two about putting on a show. When EAA Warbirds of America needed someone ... Read more

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

EAA’s Attic — Plane-O-Graph

Attic, EAA Museum

Produced by Plane Facts Inc. of New York in 1942, this two-piece cardboard wheel rotates to display pictures and information about United States Army Air Forces fighters, bombers, and trainers. ... Read more

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

A Non-Builder’s Guide to Buying a Homebuilt

Homebuilding

The things you need to think about.

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October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

Checkride Milestone — Lily Busenbark

Chapters, Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

Congratulations to Lily Busenbark, EAA 1293705, on passing her private pilot checkride on October 20! ... Read more

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

An Aviation Dreamland Nestled in the Ozarks

Member Stories

Meet Todd Banks. Located outside of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, near the Missouri border, exists the Banks Ranch; a private oasis and aviation dreamland built by Todd himself, with a little ... Read more

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

Damaged by Delta

Chapters

Members and supporters of EAA Chapter 614 are pulling together to try to recover from a natural disaster. ... Read more

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

EAA’s The Green Dot — C-53 Restorer Jason Capra

From The Hangar Floor, Podcast, Warbirds

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew sat down with Jason Capra, president and founder of Vintage Wings Inc., who is currently working on the restoration of a ... Read more

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

Low-Buck Fun Flyers

DIY, From The Hangar Floor, Vintage

Acquisition do’s and don’ts.

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