airplane building

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

EAA Chapter 406 Rolls Out Solar-Powered Electric Xenos

Chapters, Homebuilding

By Bremerton Aviation Center for Education The Bremerton Aviation Center for Education (BACE), an independent project that works in partnership with local EAA Chapter 406, rolled out its electric-powered Xenos ... Read more

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025

Youth Aircraft Build Comes Full Circle

Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles

Story and photography by Devin Wilson In 2019, Naples Youth Aviation Project was launched by EAA Chapter 1067. Nineteen of us, including myself, joined as youth builders to construct a ... Read more

January 16, 2025January 22, 2025

Simple Maintenance? Maybe Not

Homebuilding, Member Stories

By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Technicians were deep into their chores ... Read more

February 10, 2017March 2, 2017

Homebuilts at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016

Homebuilding

The Homebuilts area is the place to go for the makers and doers at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. With daily workshops and forums, it is also the perfect place for current ... Read more

December 29, 2016June 22, 2017

Declan Steinke – Solo Milestone

Chapters, Homebuilding, Member Stories, Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles

December 29, 2016 – Congratulations to 16-year-old Declan Steinke, EAA 1112757, who soloed November 15 in the RV-12 Falcon 1 he helped build. Declan received his first Young Eagles flight two ... Read more

November 17, 2016February 3, 2017

Students Building Glider at EAA Chapter 57

Chapters, Homebuilding, Youth & Young Eagles

November 17, 2016 – A group of 15 middle and high school students in Billings, Montana, are building a 1929 Northrup Primary Glider under the direction of Pat Kenney, EAA 275132, ... Read more

October 27, 2016February 3, 2017

From Eagle Flight Recipient to Current Pilot

Chapters, Homebuilding, Member Stories, Milestones

October 27, 2016 – Bill Wemhoff, EAA 1167924, of Herndon, Virginia, earned his pilot certificate nearly 35 years ago in Nebraska but hadn’t flown since. Life got in the way and ... Read more