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October 18, 2021October 17, 2025

Back to the Future in E-AB Land

Homebuilding
EAA Sport Aviation contributor Budd Davisson gives us his guide to still-viable homebuilt classics. ... Read more
October 18, 2021October 17, 2025

Starting Woes, Part 2

From The Hangar Floor, Tips
EAA Sport Aviation contributor Vic Syracuse finishes up his discussion on aircraft engine starting problems in his latest column. ... Read more
October 18, 2021October 29, 2025

Chapter 36 Celebrates String of Successes

Chapters, Milestones
Ray Franze, president and Ray Scholarship coordinator of EAA Chapter 36 in Hagerstown, Maryland, reported some exciting news ... Read more
October 14, 2021October 17, 2025

Exiting the Hold

Member Stories, Why We Fly
There is a category of commercial aviators that appear to be in the business only because it pays the bills. They couldn’t care less about the wonders we are privileged ... Read more
October 14, 2021November 4, 2025

Building a Cooling iPad Mini Kneeboard

DIY, Homebuilding, Member Stories
Tom Nery couldn’t find the perfect kneeboard for his iPad mini, so, in true EAA fashion, he set out to build one himself. ... Read more
October 13, 2021October 17, 2025

AirVenture 2021 a Full-Circle Experience for Luftwaffe Pilot

AirVenture, Member Stories
A400M Atlas Luftwaffe pilot Peter Lukasczyk made his long-awaited return to Oshkosh this past summer. ... Read more
October 13, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Lycoming O-145-A1

Attic, EAA Museum
First produced in 1938, the Lycoming O-145 is a series of four-cylinder, air-cooled aircraft engines that produce 50-75 hp. They were used in a number of classic aircraft, including the ... Read more
October 13, 2021October 20, 2025

What Do You Do to Improve Your Confidence and Proficiency?

Tips
Flying, especially general aviation flying, should always be safe, fun, and challenging. Otherwise, why do it? There are days, though, when we are a bit lax. We need a challenge ... Read more
October 13, 2021October 29, 2025

Warbird Recovery Expert Taras Lyssenko to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series
Warbird recovery expert Taras Lyssenko, who helped recover Lewis Air Legends’ F4F-3 Wildcat currently on display at the EAA Aviation Museum, will present about his career and experiences in the ... Read more
October 11, 2021November 7, 2025

From Scrap Metal to Simulator

Member Stories
The roar of the engine of a T-6 Harvard was filling the sky while it was flying loops high above the neighbourhood. On the ground, a young boy ran to ... Read more
October 11, 2021November 4, 2025

Chapter 63 Hosts Hangar Garage Tour

Chapters, Homebuilding
Saturday, September 18, was “Garage Tour Saturday” as more than 30 vintage British cars from the British Car Club of Manitoba and the Austin Healey Club of Manitoba showed up ... Read more
October 11, 2021November 4, 2025

Western Canada Aerobatics Championship

Aerobatics, EAA Canada
On Sept. 4-5, the Western Canada Aerobatics Championship was held at Rocky Mountain House, Alberta (CYRM). The event has been in “Rocky” on that weekend for many years. ... Read more
October 7, 2021October 7, 2021

A Very Special Checklist

Youth Outreach
When Al Taylor of EAA Chapter 931 in Friendship, Wisconsin, took two Young Eagles on a recent flight, one of them had a very important question to ask. ... Read more
October 7, 2021October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Hang Glide Wisconsin’s Daniel Lange

Podcast, Ultralights
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we changed things up a bit as longtime host Hal Bryan welcomed former guest and EAA staff member Rick Larsen to co-host a ... Read more
October 7, 2021October 17, 2025

Pristine DC-3 Model Joins the EAA Aviation Museum Collection

EAA Museum
Legendary automotive executive Bob Lutz donated his scratchbuilt papercraft 1:36-scale DC-3 model to the EAA Aviation Museum. ... Read more
October 6, 2021October 17, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Florida Van’s RV-10

Homebuilding, Member Stories
EAA member Blake Gambsky takes us through the build of his immaculate Van’s RV-10. ... Read more
October 6, 2021October 20, 2025

Planning to Survive

Tips
EAA Sport Aviation contributor Robert N. Rossier discusses the importance of flight planning in a recent column. ... Read more
September 30, 2021September 30, 2021

Homebuilt Roundup — Products and Kits Every Homebuilder Should Keep an Eye Out For

AirVenture, Homebuilding
From simple tools to engines and avionics, all the way to full-blown kits, we are giving you the lowdown on the latest for homebuilders. ... Read more
September 28, 2021October 16, 2025

Checkride Milestones — Nick Baker

Milestones, Youth Outreach
18-year-old Nick Baker became a commercial pilot one day, and a CFI the next. ... Read more
September 28, 2021November 5, 2025

A South African Adventure

Member Stories, Why We Fly
A transatlantic training flight turned into a reunion with old friends for EAA member Arnie Quast. ... Read more
September 28, 2021November 5, 2025

Fly Me to the Center of the World

Member Stories, Why We Fly
A flight to the center of the northern half of the western hemisphere. ... Read more
September 28, 2021October 17, 2025

Honoring EAA’s Founder

AirVenture, Member Stories
EAA volunteer Robert Wubben recently created a photo mosaic honoring late EAA founder Paul Poberezny. ... Read more
September 28, 2021November 4, 2025

Maintenance: Who Can Do What?

Homebuilding, Tips
EAA Sport Aviation columnist Lisa Turner takes a look at the training and qualifications needed for working on certain aircraft in a recent column. ... Read more
September 28, 2021October 29, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Alan Farkas

Member Stories, Volunteers
As the former volunteer chairman of the EAA Legal Advisory Council, Alan Farkas, EAA Lifetime 681323, has spent many years assisting EAA members on a variety of legal and FAA-related ... Read more
September 23, 2021October 17, 2025

My Short Solo Cross-Country

Learn to Fly, Milestones
From point A to points B, C, D, and back to A, all by myself. ... Read more

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