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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June 3, 2021October 22, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Mike Dooley

AirVenture, Member Stories

For the past decade, Mike Dooley, EAA 834638, has been a mainstay volunteer in the Homebuilts area of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, working primarily in homebuilt registration.

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June 3, 2021November 4, 2025

Time or Condition?

Homebuilding, Tips

EAA Sport Aviation columnist Lisa Turner discusses aging parts in her latest piece.

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June 3, 2021October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Orbis Flying Eye Hospital Coming to AirVenture 2021

AirVenture, Podcast

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we welcomed Orbis International Director of Aircraft Operations and Maintenance Bruce Johnson to the show to talk about the Flying Eye Hospital that ... Read more

June 3, 2021October 29, 2025

Solo Milestone — Joshua Owsley

Member Stories, Milestones

Congratulations to Joshua Owsley on his first solo flight!

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June 3, 2021October 17, 2025

New Graf Zeppelin II Exhibit Graces Museum Promenade

EAA Museum

The massive, 1:36-scale model of the Graf Zeppelin II that was the result of 17 years of construction, is now on display at the EAA Aviation Museum after an extensive ... Read more

May 27, 2021October 17, 2025

Memories of a B-24 Radio Operator

Honoring The Past, Warbirds

One of the things which has always amazed me the most about our veterans, regardless of which era you are talking, is the age at which they were asked to ... Read more

May 26, 2021November 4, 2025

Keeping the Lights On

Homebuilding, Tips

Tips for a robust and reliable electrical system.

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May 18, 2021October 17, 2025

Milestone — EAA Chapter 677 Vice President John “Jack” Claude Bartholet Celebrates 50 Years of Flying

Milestones, Youth Outreach

Jack Claude Bartholet, EAA 1021797, is a flying octogenarian, having recently turned 80. On May 12, 2021, he celebrated 50 years of soaring through the sky.

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May 18, 2021October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Divisions Update: What’s New With WOA, IAC, and VAA

Aerobatics, Podcast, Vintage, Warbirds

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we sat down with Warbirds of America President Jim “Zack” Olzacki, International Aerobatic Club President Jim Bourke, and Vintage Aircraft Association President Susan ... Read more

May 18, 2021October 16, 2025

He Just Gave Me a Glider

Member Stories

Glider pilot Colten Coughlin received quite the surprise from a fellow glider enthusiast.

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May 18, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Tom Poberezny’s Hard Hat

Attic, EAA Museum

On August 2, 1988, at the height of that year’s EAA fly-in and convention in Oshkosh, EAA broke ground on a major addition to our museum, the Eagle Hangar.

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May 18, 2021October 20, 2025

Operating at Unimproved Airports — Part 2

Tips

In a recent issue of EAA Sport Aviation, we discussed a situation where an acquaintance asked a pilot friend to make a flight to an unimproved airport. We reviewed a ... Read more

May 14, 2021October 29, 2025

Chapter 35 Ray Scholar Updates

Chapters, Youth Outreach

Evan Carell, EAA 1300856, and Maryjane Marroquin, EAA 1357794, were recently awarded Ray Aviation Scholarships through Chapter 35 in Texas, and they’ve written to share updates on their progress.

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May 13, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA Chapter 1041 Hangar Painting Project

Chapters

As most all chapters do, The Gettysburg Barnstormers, EAA Chapter 1041, takes great pride in their home airport.

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May 13, 2021October 16, 2025

B-17 Memphis Belle Memorabilia Comes to EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

The EAA Aviation Museum recently received some items once owned by B-17 Memphis Belle waist gunner Bill Winchell.

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