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Expert tips and inspiring stories from EAA Sport Aviation, our premier monthly magazine. See more at EAA.org/SportAviation, or become a member at EAA.org/Join to get new issues in your inbox each month and gain full access to the digital archives dating back to 1953.

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  • EAA’s Attic — XP-51 Ammo Can

    EAA’s Attic — XP-51 Ammo Can

    This piece originally ran in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This XP-51 ammo can is an original component from the EAA Aviation Museum’s North American XP-51 Mustang. The museum’s Mustang is the… Read more

  • Fear Factor and Flying

    Fear Factor and Flying

    By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I read a statement the other day that really made me think… Read more

  • What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — California Cessna 182

    What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — California Cessna 182

    By Michael Haney, EAA Lifetime 1133354 This piece originally ran in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The story begins June 2021 in Mojave, California. I bought the aircraft from longtime friends and… Read more

  • Low and Slow

    Low and Slow

    By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Last fall, my wife and I had an opportunity to… Read more

  • Volunteer Spotlight — Ron Liebmann

    Volunteer Spotlight — Ron Liebmann

    By EAA This piece originally ran in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.   Ronald Liebmann, EAA 18367, remembers his aviation infatuation starting in kindergarten, watching Stearmans fly overhead in the Chicago sky… Read more

  • Should You Install a Parachute in Your Homebuilt?

    Should You Install a Parachute in Your Homebuilt?

    By: Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. It’s that perfect spring day when you look around the airport and… Read more

  • The Thinker

    The Thinker

    By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 This piece originally ran in the May 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Every once in a while, someone will ask me, “George, when are you going to learn how to… Read more

  • Maintenance for Reliability

    Maintenance for Reliability

    By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the May 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. At the end of the Part 1 column on Maintenance for Reliability, I… Read more

  • EAA’s Attic — Joe Engle’s College Binder

    EAA’s Attic — Joe Engle’s College Binder

    This piece originally ran in the May 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Even astronauts feel a sense of pride toward their alma mater! NASA astronaut Joe Engle, EAA 390011, grew up in Chapman, Kansas,… Read more

  • What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Oklahoma Carbon Cub EX-3

    What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Oklahoma Carbon Cub EX-3

    In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member Dave Embry takes us through the build, particularly the painting process, of his stunning Carbon Cub. Read more