January 26, 2026January 29, 2026

Jolly Green Giant Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

John Duffy, who flew the Sikorsky HH-3E helicopter during the Vietnam War, will present about his experiences in the Jolly Green Giant as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker ... Read more

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Indiana Cessna 172

Member Stories, Vintage

By Chris Demopoulos, EAA 753405 This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I began flying in 1999 to satisfy my lifelong curiosity and ... Read more

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026

How an EAA Chapter Can Utilize a Local Makerspace

Chapters, Tips

By Mary Baker, EAA Lifetime 731258, EAA Chapter 846 (Wadsworth, OH) Nobody knows how to make the most of every dime better than a nonprofit. When two nonprofits work together, ... Read more

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

EAA’s The Green Dot — EAA Chapter Field Representative Grace Yakuber

Chapters, Podcast

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Grace Yakuber, EAA chapter field representative, to talk about her general aviation background as well as her ... Read more

January 15, 2026January 19, 2026

The Current Regulatory State of Ultralight Training

Ultralights

This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The release of the final Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) rule in July at EAA ... Read more

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

EAA’s Attic — Clock From TBF Avenger Aboard USS Enterprise

Attic

This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This clock was removed from the cockpit of a Grumman TBF Avenger that was aboard the ... Read more

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Returning the Favor of Flight

Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

By Emme Hornung Since 1992, EAA’s Young Eagles program has been inspiring kids with the taste of flight through a vast network of volunteer pilots. In 2026, we are pushing ... Read more

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Texas Van’s Aircraft RV-14

Homebuilding, Member Stories

By Rich Grue, EAA 1397125 This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. About five years ago, I saw an ad on a social ... Read more

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

Time to Push Back on the Two-Year Altimeter/Transponder Cost?

EAA Canada

By Scott McFadden, EAA 611467/Vintage 726528, Thunder Bay, Ontario, and KCFC, Grand Marais, Minneapolis For the past few years, I did not fly my Taylorcraft in “mode C” airspace. That ... Read more

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

Mission: (Im)possible

EAA Canada, Member Stories, Why We Fly

By Curtis Penner, EAA 1103560, Manitoba “Your mission, should you choose to accept it…” Pilots need a mission. Try this! Starting and finishing at the centre of the continent in ... Read more

January 5, 2026January 6, 2026

Two 85s — Confused?

Chapters, EAA Canada

By Ian Brown, Editor, Bits and Pieces, EAA 657159 There has been some confusion lately about two aviation association chapters in British Columbia, both with the same number. How did ... Read more

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

Santa Arrives in Lyncrest, Manitoba

EAA Canada, Youth Outreach

By Brooke Van Gelderen, Manitoba 99s, Photos by Jay Ladouceur On the frosty morning of November 29, Santa brought just enough snow to land his airplane at the Lyncrest Airport ... Read more

January 5, 2026January 6, 2026

Emergency Response Exercise: Langley Regional Airport

EAA Canada

By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia En route to the airport on a Monday morning in a typical November rain shower, I spotted smoke coming from the north side of ... Read more

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

Ray Scholar Sends Thanks to Lightspeed

Member Stories, Youth Outreach

By Joel Kersting, EAA 882109, EAA Chapter 412 Holly Sylvester, EAA 1579274, is EAA Chapter 412’s 2025 Ray scholar. Holly had started her flight training before being awarded a $1,000 chapter scholarship ... Read more

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

Taking Advantage of Sport Pilot 2.0

Member Stories

By Michael Chang, EAA Lifetime 1109992 I started learning to fly in 2012 at Trade Winds Aviation flight school in San Jose, California. I spent most of my hours learning ... Read more

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Starship Test Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

By Emme Hornung The first EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series guest of 2026 will be Tom Carr, who will share his experiences as a test pilot on the flight test ... Read more

December 16, 2025December 17, 2025

EAA Chapter 582 Hosts Special Young Eagles Rally

Chapters, Why We Fly, Youth Outreach

Story and photos courtesy of EAA Chapter 582 In early October, EAA Chapter 582 hosted a special Young Eagles rally for youths from The Program Inc., a community organization dedicated ... Read more

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025

Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting for EAA Chapter 878 Classroom

Chapters, Youth Outreach

By Wayne Flury, EAA Lifetime 117059 Third year of Build and Fly program marks first utilization of new classroom/multi-purpose room Anyone who has ever endured a home remodeling project knows ... Read more

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Carol Corona

Volunteers

This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The 2025 Dorothy Hilbert Award was presented to Carol Corona, EAA Lifetime 545619, who has been ... Read more

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Photograph of the National Air Tour of 1928

Attic

This piece originally ran in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. On July 26, 1928, the city of Wausau, Wisconsin, declared it to be “Aviation Day,” as ... Read more

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Flying Solo: Transitioning to Ultralights

Member Stories, Ultralights

By Anibal Michel, EAA 643160 Reading Paul Dye’s commentary “Without a Checkout” about first flights in a single-seater in the November issue of Sport Aviation reminded me of the dilemma ... Read more

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Private Pilot Milestone: Ray Scholar Greyson Young

Milestones, Youth Outreach

By Gary Brossett, EAA Chapter 677 President Ray scholar Greyson Young, EAA 1579881, earned his private pilot certificate on November 23, 2025. He was introduced to the Chattahoochee Valley EAA ... Read more

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Celebrate in the Lower 48

Homebuilding, Warbirds

By Tim Tarris, EAA 1226913 I’m a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and airline captain. In 2019, I returned a Douglas C-53D, D-Day Doll, to Normandy for the 75th anniversary ... Read more

December 4, 2025December 4, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Brazil Bearhawk Five

Homebuilding, Member Stories

By Charles Albritton, EAA 545463 This piece originally ran in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I never had assembling a Bearhawk Five in 12 days on ... Read more

December 4, 2025December 4, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Army Helicopter Pilot Dick Hanusa

Podcast, Warbirds

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Connor are joined by Dick Hanusa, EAA Lifetime 295217, a retired U.S. Army helicopter pilot who flew the UH-1 Huey and ... Read more