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June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

Engine Health

DIY

EAA Sport Aviation columnist Vic Syracuse discusses engine health problems and tips in his latest piece.

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June 24, 2021October 29, 2025

Solo Milestone — Chris Gauger

Learn to Fly, Milestones

On June 22, EAA employee Chris Gauger, EAA 1281606, soloed in a Cessna 172 at Wittman Regional Airport.

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June 24, 2021October 29, 2025

Chapters Get Creative With New Locations

Chapters, Youth Outreach

EAA chapters have been finding new and creative spaces to host meetings and build aircraft.

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June 23, 2021October 22, 2025

The Next Generation of Trailblazers

Warbirds, Youth Outreach
During the uncertain days of World War II, the United States population, men and women alike, moved out of their comfort zones and out into roles to support the war ... Read more
June 23, 2021November 6, 2025

Member Benefits: SOLIDWORKS

Member Stories, Youth Outreach
EAA student member George Pytel, EAA 1396839, has been using SOLIDWORKS, a free CAD software program available to EAA members, to set himself up for success after high school in ... Read more
June 21, 2021November 4, 2025

Open Cockpit Video Camera Mount – I Made it Myself!

EAA Canada, Homebuilding

When I flew the Sonerai with the J3300 engine I had my friends Leo and Nora take video.

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June 21, 2021November 4, 2025

Prolific Builders

EAA Canada, Homebuilding

When in the fall of 1978 I commenced my flight training for a private pilot’s license I had no clue that this would become a 40-year involvement.

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June 21, 2021November 4, 2025

Gone West – Chris Heintz, the Legendary Founder of Zenith

Homebuilding, Honoring The Past

Under Chris’ watchful eye and guidance, the company he founded and developed steadfastly became one of the most reputable in the industry.

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June 21, 2021November 4, 2025

Building My Pietenpol Air Camper Made Me a Better Person

EAA Canada, Homebuilding, Member Stories, Why We Fly
I have heard it often said that in order to build an airplane you need to have mastered a great number of skills, have a large, well-equipped workshop, and hoards ... Read more
June 21, 2021November 7, 2025

The (Soon-To-Be) Great Airberta Air Rally

EAA Canada, Member Stories
Day 1 of the first-ever Airberta Air Rally, hosted by the Harvard Air Museum at Red Deer Regional Airport (CYQF), is geared up and ready to kick off at high ... Read more
June 16, 2021October 20, 2025

Airythmia: A Heart-Stopping Performance

AirVenture, Ultralights

Flying will ruin your life in the best possible way.

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June 16, 2021October 28, 2025

The Wichawk Turns 50

Homebuilding, Honoring The Past

Remembering my dad’s design, 50 years after its first flight.

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June 16, 2021October 20, 2025

Coming of Age: A 16-Year-Old’s Cross-Country Adventure

Member Stories, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

On Tuesday, June 8, 16-year-old Luc Zipkin set out in his 1946 Piper J3C-65 Cub to fly cross-country.

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June 15, 2021October 20, 2025

Lessons Learned: When Not to Fly

Member Stories, Tips
A summer thunderstorm in Tennessee quickly turned a very nice sunset flight into a landing nightmare. Crazy wind gusts on final approach with very poor visibility through the windshield made ... Read more
June 15, 2021October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — AirVenture 2021: What to Expect

AirVenture, Podcast
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we welcomed EAA Vice President of Communities and Member Programming Rick Larsen and EAA Director of AirVenture Air Show Operations Dennis Dunbar to ... Read more
June 15, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Menasco C-4S Pirate Engine

Attic, EAA Museum

In 1936, as part of his ongoing quest for better performance, Steve Wittman replaced the original Cirrus Hermes engine in his well-known racer Chief Oshkosh with this Menasco C-4S Pirate.

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June 15, 2021October 20, 2025

To Go Around or Not Go Around

Learn to Fly, Tips
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the May 2021 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. During the past several months, I ... Read more
June 14, 2021October 29, 2025

Ray Aviation Scholar Beck Youngberg Volunteers Lettering the Young Eagles Workshops Trunk

Chapters, Youth Outreach

Beck Youngberg, EAA 1389108 and the 2021 Ray Aviation Scholarship awardee of EAA Chapter 501 in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, is doing his part.

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June 10, 2021October 17, 2025

A Meaningful Model

Honoring The Past, Warbirds

The Oshkosh EAA Warbirds Squadron gave one of its guest speakers a gift that honors a loved one.

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June 9, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA Chapter 677 Ray Scholar Pays It Forward

Chapters, Youth Outreach
Lily Busenbark, EAA 1293705, has dreamed of flying Young Eagles before she even had her pilot certificate in hand. Lily’s first exposure to aviation was in August 2018 when she ... Read more
June 9, 2021October 29, 2025

Learning on the Job

Chapters, Homebuilding

One man’s unfinished history with a Pietenpol.

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June 9, 2021October 29, 2025

Pursuing Passions — How I Launched My Flying Career in High School

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

EAA member Joseph Mensah takes us through the challenges he overcame en route to his private pilot certificate.

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June 9, 2021October 20, 2025

High and Dry

Tips

EAA Sport Aviation columnist Robert N. Rossier discusses the dangers of flying dehydrated in his latest piece.

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June 9, 2021October 29, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Ohio Piper J-3 Cub

Member Stories, Vintage

EAA member Randy Brooks takes us through the restoration of his Piper J-3 Cub.

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June 3, 2021October 17, 2025

Paying It Forward

Youth Outreach

Former Young Eagle and EAA Chapter 13 Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient, Randall Novak, paid it forward and flew his first Young Eagles passenger on Sunday, May 16.

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