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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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  • Things My Instructor Never Taught Me

    Things My Instructor Never Taught Me

    In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses some tips and tricks that aren’t necessarily taught during standard private pilot training. Read more

  • What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Florida Pitts S-1S

    What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Florida Pitts S-1S

    In a recent issue of EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member Jeremy Wicker take us through the lengthy build of his Pitts S-1S. Read more

  • Tempting Fate

    Tempting Fate

    In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Robert N. Rossier discusses a number of common scenarios in which good pilots can make poor decisions. Read more

  • The Top Five Project Killers

    The Top Five Project Killers

    In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses some of the primary reasons why homebuilt aircraft projects are abandoned. Read more

  • Reality Check

    Reality Check

    In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Mark Murray discusses the efforts needed to properly own and operate an ultralight Read more

  • Alaska Lessons

    Alaska Lessons

    By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the January 2023 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Many of you have read the series of columns detailing our trip… Read more

  • EAA’s Attic — Poberezny Beer Bottles

    EAA’s Attic — Poberezny Beer Bottles

    These Paul Poberezny-themed beers were commissioned by Clarence Weisbrod, EAA 277058, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, between 2001 and 2010. Clarence was a longtime friend of Paul’s since the two served together in the Wisconsin Air National… Read more

  • Never Too Old to Learn

    Never Too Old to Learn

    In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses the dangers associated with “the normalization of deviance” and how to stay sharp as a pilot. Read more

  • Nightfall

    Nightfall

    In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Robert N. Rossier discusses dealing with in-flight emergencies after dark. Read more

  • Getting a Start

    Getting a Start

    In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses some of the common reasons you might have trouble starting your aircraft. Read more