May 12, 2021November 4, 2025

Bits and Pieces Prolific Builder Series – Gord Baxter

EAA Canada, Homebuilding, Member Stories

I started my flight training June 1963 at age 18 in a 1946 Fleet Canuck (taildragger) at Breslau, Ontario, and received my PPL one year later in June 1964.

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May 10, 2021

Dream It

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Norm DeWitt, EAA Lifetime 179893, has flown Air Force fighters, competition aerobatic aircraft, homebuilts, and nearly everything in between over the past 56 years.

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May 10, 2021

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Florida Airdrome Aeroplanes Fokker E-III Replica

Homebuilding, Member Stories

EAA member Mike Dann takes us through the build of his Airdrome Aeroplanes Fokker E-III replica.

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May 10, 2021October 20, 2025

Keep It Simple

Tips

Flying can be unduly complicated when we consider the infinite number of variables that can come into play. To keep aircraft management simple, we can narrow the parameters down to ... Read more

May 6, 2021October 29, 2025

Warbirds on the Wall

Chapters, Warbirds

One person’s lack of hangar space leads to unique decorations for an EAA chapter’s hangar.

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May 6, 2021October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Tips From Your Neighborhood CFI, John Dorcey

Podcast, Tips

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we welcomed local CFI John Dorcey to the show to give his best tips for both students and instructors.

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May 5, 2021November 4, 2025

Technical Difficulties: Are You a Builder or a Flyer?

Homebuilding, Tips

As I’ve visited aircraft build projects as a technical counselor over the years, I’ve noticed one thing that stays the same between the builds. The fit between the builder’s personality ... Read more

May 5, 2021October 28, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Mike Gallaway

Aerobatics, Volunteers

Mike Gallaway, EAA 530544, was a late bloomer when it came to his aviation journey. But ever since he dipped his toes into aviation when he was in his late ... Read more

April 29, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — APH-5 Army Aviator’s Helmet

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece of protective headgear is an APH-5 helmet manufactured by the Sierra Engineering Co., and it’s currently on display inside our Bell UH-1B Huey gunship, The Good Widow Mrs. ... Read more

April 29, 2021October 20, 2025

What’s Wrong With My Airspeed?

Homebuilding, Tips

As a flight instructor, it always seemed like a challenge to help new students understand the pitot-static system. I often wondered if it was the way I was explaining it ... Read more

April 29, 2021October 17, 2025

Private Pilot Milestone – Marc Bretz

Milestones

Ever since I was a little kid, I always remembered my mom or dad taking me to the airport to watch airplanes, air shows, etc.

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April 29, 2021October 29, 2025

Cub Weathervanes Aid Chapter 898 Scholarship Fund

Chapters

We’ve all seen the standard weathervanes, some featuring roosters, but what about ones with a Cub on top?

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April 23, 2021October 17, 2025

Where Preparation and Opportunity Intersect: How My High School Experience Set in Motion My Aerospace Career

Learn to Fly, Youth Outreach

I dreamed of being an aerospace engineer since I first heard of the field around the age of 12.

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April 23, 2021October 17, 2025

Solo Milestone – Patricia Kackert

Milestones

EAA Chapter 1 celebrated a huge milestone on November 21, 2020, when its Ray Aviation Scholarship recipient, 18-year-old Patricia Kackert, EAA 1380209, made her first solo flight.

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April 22, 2021October 29, 2025

Connecticut Kids Continue RV-12 Build With Help From Chapter 166

Chapters, Homebuilding, Youth Outreach

How one EAA chapter’s relationship with a local school led to a win-win for all involved.

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April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — New Jersey Questair Venture

Homebuilding

EAA member Jack A. Frohbieter takes us through the build of his Questair Venture.

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April 22, 2021October 28, 2025

Photo Highlights from SUN ‘n FUN 2021

Why We Fly

Take a look through some of the images EAA’s photography team captured last week while at the 2021 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida!

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April 22, 2021October 20, 2025

Operating at Unimproved Airports

Tips

There are many things that must be taken into consideration when planning a safe flight to or from an unimproved airport that you may not have familiarity with. Many of ... Read more

April 22, 2021October 17, 2025

Solo Milestone — Denver Scott

Milestones

Congratulations to Denver Scott, EAA 1108047, on completing his first solo flight!

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April 22, 2021October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — ArkanSTOL, What It Is and What You Need to Know

Podcast

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we welcomed John Young, co-founder of the ArkanSTOL Ozark Backwoods Challenge, to the show to talk about the challenge and what’s in store ... Read more

April 22, 2021November 5, 2025

Prolific Builders — Tom Martin

EAA Canada, Homebuilding, Member Stories

One day, a friend suggested that I build an airplane.

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April 22, 2021November 7, 2025

Backcountry Flying — in Manitoba?

EAA Canada, Member Stories

There is nothing like flying into places that you have never been to before to heighten senses and sharpen skills.

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April 15, 2021November 5, 2025

Setting Records and Taking Names

Member Stories, Why We Fly

Since moving to the United States 20 years ago, Harley Milne, EAA 1377610, made it his top priority to see as much of the country as he could, but he’s ... Read more

April 15, 2021October 17, 2025

Snakes in the Preflight

DIY, Tips

Performing the airplane preflight inspection is one of the first skills we learn when starting our flight training. Most pilot’s operating handbooks tell us what to check and what to ... Read more

April 15, 2021October 20, 2025

Reflections of Oshkosh

AirVenture

My photos of but a small portion of the highly-polished airplanes I’ve seen at Oshkosh over the years.

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