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September 22, 2021November 5, 2025

Airplane Camping

Why We Fly
Thinking about going camping with your airplane? EAA Sport Aviation writer Budd Davisson talks about everything you need to know prior to your trip. ... Read more
September 22, 2021October 17, 2025

Pilots, Start Your Engines!

From The Hangar Floor, Tips
EAA Sport Aviation columnist Vic Syracuse discusses engine starting problems and gives some advice on the topic in a recent column. ... Read more
September 22, 2021October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — NYPD Lt. Richard Knoeller

Podcast
On a special edition of The Green Dot, the crew was joined by Lt. Richard Knoeller of the New York Police Department on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 to talk ... Read more
September 22, 2021October 17, 2025

Solo Milestone — Finley Taylor

Milestones
Congratulations goes out to Finley, who soloed not one, but four airplanes on September 6! ... Read more
September 16, 2021November 5, 2025

A Slice of Vintage Heaven

Vintage
When you say the word “Brodhead” to most antique aircraft pilots, it’s met with reverence. With its grass runways and hangars full of vintage aircraft, it’s a special place. ... Read more
September 15, 2021October 16, 2025

A Mile-High Aviation Must-Stop

Honoring The Past, Warbirds
A quick tour of the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum. ... Read more
September 14, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Steve Wittman’s Tailwinds Notebook

Attic, EAA Museum
Legendary pilot and air racer Steve Wittman, longtime manager of what is now known as Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, was also a prolific aircraft designer. ... Read more
September 14, 2021November 5, 2025

A Slip Is a Slip, Right?

Learn to Fly, Tips
EAA Sport Aviation columnist Steve Krog discusses the importance and usefulness of slips in a recent column. ... Read more
September 13, 2021October 29, 2025

Chapter Creativity on Display at the Blue Barn

AirVenture, Chapters
The creativity and spirit of our network of EAA chapters and members was on full display in the Blue Barn during a very successful EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021. ... Read more
September 13, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’ers to the Rescue! “The Durban Airlift”

Chapters, Why We Fly
EAA pilots and aircraft owners in South Africa volunteered to transport supplies to affected regions and also to return stranded families and individuals to their homes. ... Read more
September 9, 2021October 17, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Turks and Caicos Comp Air 4 and Zenith CH 701

Homebuilding, Member Stories
EAA member Mark Woodring takes us through the build of his Comp Air and Zenith CH 701. ... Read more
September 9, 2021October 17, 2025

Too Close to Call

Tips
Anyone who has been flying for very long recognizes the potential for a midair collision. No matter how careful we are, there is always a chance that we’ll miss something ... Read more
September 9, 2021October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Dr. Susan Northrup

Podcast
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we sat down with FAA Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup to ask questions about current and future policies, and to better understand ... Read more
September 8, 2021October 16, 2025

Solo Milestone: Megan Lokstet

Learn to Fly, Member Stories, Milestones
On August 2, 2021, EAA Chapter 63’s Ray Scholar, Megan Lokstet, achieved every pilot’s coveted milestone, her first solo. ... Read more
September 7, 2021November 7, 2025

Airberta Air Rally Day 3: August 27, 2020

EAA Canada, Member Stories
It’s Day 3 of the first-ever Airberta Air Rally, hosted by the Harvard Air Museum at Red Deer Regional Airport (CYQF). It will be a long one as we’re headed ... Read more
September 7, 2021October 16, 2025

My Own Little Business: Echo Foxtrot Aircraft Washing

Member Stories, Youth Outreach
If you are ever flying down into the Annapolis Valley, consider the services of Echo Foxtrot Aircraft Washing in making your airplane all squeaky clean again. ... Read more
September 7, 2021November 4, 2025

Gyroplane Adventures: Ottawa to Steinbach and Back — July 17-26, 2021

EAA Canada, Ultralights
With the increasing number of airstrips in Canada being closed or under threat, the distance between active aerodromes is increasing and with it the risk to safe passage continues to ... Read more
September 7, 2021October 31, 2025

Canadians’ Flight to AirVenture Is a Pandemic Adventure

AirVenture, EAA Canada
If you had asked aviation enthusiasts to imagine a year without AirVenture, they would have told you it’s unimaginable. It took a worldwide pandemic to cancel every aviator’s pilgrimage in ... Read more
September 2, 2021October 28, 2025

The Passing of a Mentor

Honoring The Past, Member Stories, Why We Fly
Gene Schumacher loved anything that flew, and he flew anything he could. Gene bought the flight school that became Pro Flight in 1996, where he became a mentor to so ... Read more
August 31, 2021October 17, 2025

NYPD to Assist EAA in Remembrance of 9/11

EAA Museum, Speaker Series
As a way to remember those lost and honor the memory of the day, EAA has been hosting an event each 9/11 to pay tribute to the heroes of that ... Read more
August 31, 2021October 29, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight – Bob McLaughlin

Volunteers
For nearly the past 40 years, Bob McLaughlin, EAA 188831, has volunteered with EAA in some shape or form. ... Read more
August 31, 2021October 17, 2025

Denied

Tips
EAA Sport Aviation columnist Lisa Turner takes us through the top five reasons for airworthiness certification failure. ... Read more
August 26, 2021October 20, 2025

Why I Fly

Member Stories, Why We Fly
A perfect, sunset flight was a chance for one EAA member to reflect on why he flies. ... Read more
August 26, 2021October 29, 2025

A Newbie’s Guide to Sport Aviation

Tips
Are you looking to get started in aviation? EAA Sport Aviation magazine writer Budd Davisson gives some advice on how to do just that. ... Read more
August 26, 2021October 20, 2025

Remembered at Oshkosh

AirVenture, Member Stories
A family bound together by aviation took a moment during AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 to remember one of their own. ... Read more

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