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April 1, 2021November 5, 2025

Where the Rubber Meets the Runway — Part 2

Homebuilding, Tips

In this column, as originally featured in the February 2021 issue of EAA Sport Aviation, Vic talks you through changing tires and brakes.

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April 1, 2021October 20, 2025

The Sound of Silence

Member Stories, Tips

Then, the engine stops cold. No more vibrations. We are now a glider.

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March 26, 2021November 5, 2025

Prolific Builders — Dale Lamport

EAA Canada, Homebuilding, Member Stories

By email interview with Dale Lamport of Smiths Falls, Ontario, we put together the following this first in a series of articles about amazing Canadians who have built several aircraft.

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March 26, 2021November 7, 2025

The Time Had Come

EAA Canada, Member Stories

Saying goodbye is never easy.

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March 26, 2021November 6, 2025

Cockpit Checks — What Can Possibly Go Wrong?

EAA Canada, Tips

Due to the pandemic, I have found myself rereading books purchased some time ago. Some of these are, not surprisingly, about flying.

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March 26, 2021October 20, 2025

File These Under ‘Lessons Learned’

EAA Canada, Tips

It would be hard to imagine anyone who has been involved in aviation for any length of time has not accumulated a few valuable lessons along the way.

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March 25, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Oldsmobile Aluminum V-8

Attic, EAA Museum

This Oldsmobile F-85 engine was the first automobile powerplant used in Steve Wittman’s W-10 Tailwind, N37SW, from 1974 through 1978.

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March 25, 2021October 20, 2025

Incidents

Tips

EAA Sport Aviation columnist Steve Krog discusses incidents in his monthly Classic Instructor column.

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March 25, 2021October 28, 2025

Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart Jr., Tuskegee Airman, and a Tribute to His Colleagues

Honoring The Past, Why We Fly

A young reenactor pays tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen and other veterans of color, and I was happy to be there to document it.

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March 25, 2021October 28, 2025

Samantha the Riveter

Honoring The Past, Member Stories

A young A&P in California is channeling her inner “Rosie the Riveter” at an aircraft restoration shop.

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March 25, 2021November 5, 2025

My Last Airplane

Member Stories, Why We Fly
I turn 65 in May and I know my aviating days could be over at any time. Although I’m in good health, anything can crop up and change that in ... Read more
March 25, 2021November 7, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Completing Airport Passport Programs in 5 States

Member Stories, Podcast
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew welcomed Michael Haubrich, EAA 1169382, to talk about what it was like to plan and fly to 510 airports across 5 ... Read more
March 18, 2021March 24, 2021

Honoring Your Heritage

Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Vic Stottlemyer of Waukesha, Wisconsin, has a deep-rooted English heritage and has chosen to honor that heritage by owning and operating a de Havilland Chipmunk and Harvard Mk IV.

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March 18, 2021March 22, 2021

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — California Lockwood AirCam

Homebuilding, Member Stories

EAA member Mike Bell takes us through the build of his Lockwood AirCam.

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March 18, 2021October 17, 2025

Winter Warnings

DIY, Tips

Lessons in avoiding the “ice follies.”

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March 18, 2021October 28, 2025

A Legacy Remembered Through Art

Honoring The Past

A C-17 from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing gets a special piece of artwork.

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March 18, 2021October 17, 2025

Private Pilot and Tailwheel Milestone — Jackson Bellard

Learn to Fly, Milestones
I would not have been able to receive my private or tailwheel endorsement without the guidance and help of EAA and the Tinker Murdoch Scholarship, and I am extraordinarily thankful ... Read more
March 11, 2021

Game Changer

Aerobatics

From Game Composites in Bentonville, Arkansas, comes the GameBird, the airplane that’s changing the game for long-range and aerobatic performance.

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March 11, 2021October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Jim Hornby and Dennis Lange

Member Stories, Volunteers
The Vintage Aircraft Association portion of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds takes up a pretty sizable chunk. Maintaining that chunk requires a lot of volunteer effort, and it begins with ... Read more
March 11, 2021November 5, 2025

Ready for Your First Flight?

Homebuilding, Tips

What’s missing from your checklist.

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March 11, 2021October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — The Future of Flight with Beth Stanton

Aerobatics, Podcast
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, we (virtually) welcomed Beth Stanton, an accomplished aerobatic pilot and a regular freelance contributor for EAA’s Sport Aviation magazine, to the show to ... Read more
March 11, 2021October 28, 2025

Tribute to the Grandest Aviatrix: NC8407

Honoring The Past, Member Stories
An aircraft was just turning final and my brother stopped the car for a clear view. It looked very sturdy, like our Eads Bridge in St. Louis. We recognized it ... Read more
March 11, 2021November 5, 2025

After the Build

Homebuilding, Youth Outreach
Why not teach kids how to build an airplane? You obviously have the experience and skills. You have the tools and space. You can start a new project and share ... Read more
March 11, 2021October 17, 2025

CFI Milestone — Chelsea Montgomery

Milestones
As a 2020 recipient of the Elgin Wells, Jr. Starjammer CFI Scholarship, this past year I was able to complete my CFI rating. Achieving my CFI rating was one of ... Read more
March 10, 2021October 17, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Dennis Phillippi

Member Stories, Volunteers

Dennis first showed up at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 1995, looking to buy a Rotorway helicopter kit to build.

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