Sport Aviation Magazine
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.
Filter by our various columns, each offering a different expertise area.
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Slip-Sliding Away
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The pilot of a light twin taxied up to the… Read more
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Volunteer Spotlight — Rev. William Hower
This piece originally ran in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Each summer, the EAA convention grounds turns into a pop-up city for AirVenture, making the thousands of visitors feel right at… Read more
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Purchasing Vintage
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911/Vintage 724296 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Becky and Ron exited their camper early on the first day… Read more
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Why Risk It?
By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. A few months ago on a Sunday afternoon, when most FBOs are… Read more
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Engine Failures During Cruise, Part 2
By Mark Murray, EAA 394554 This piece originally ran in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. What you’ve dreaded so long, practiced for, and feared, just happened: Engine failure! Thank goodness it… Read more
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Girls Can Fly Day
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. It is early March as I write this, and March is the… Read more
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EAA’s Attic — Charles Lindbergh Sheet Music
This piece originally ran in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. When Charles Lindbergh made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, Americans had so much pride they didn’t… Read more
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What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Wisconsin Hatz Classic
By Jeffrey Orear, EAA 529128 This piece originally ran in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I became interested in building a Hatz biplane after seeing Chuck Brownlow’s (EAA 323477) Bronze Lindy… Read more
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Missed Opportunities
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The run-up was okay, but just barely. The… Read more
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Volunteer Spotlight — Andrew Rezmer
This piece originally ran in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. For many EAA members, the weeklong escape to Camp Scholler each summer is something they look forward to all year. Andrew Rezmer… Read more