By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911/Vintage 724296 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. You know by now that ... Read more
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911/Vintage 724296 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. We talk about airworthiness, but ... Read more
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911/Vintage 724296 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. An observant EAA Sport Aviation ... Read more
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911/Vintage 724296 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. A strange thing happens ... Read more
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 ... Read more
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Even with spring around the corner, ... Read more
Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Steve Krog’s “Common Sense” commentary in the ... Read more
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the February 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Readers of this column know that ... Read more
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the January 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. “Here’s my credit card.” “Thanks. That ... Read more
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
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. If you were one of the ... Read more
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the October 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The history of flight is rooted ... Read more
By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the September 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I know there’ve been a few ... Read more
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the September 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I left the FBO and walked ... Read more
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. An unexpressed thought sometimes hides like ... Read more
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the July 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. “Now that you’re a pilot, you ... Read more
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 ... Read more
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses the modern-day battery technology available for your aircraft and how to take care of the battery you have. ... Read more
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner shares some anxiety-saving tips regarding the yearly inspection required for your aircraft.
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses some of the most common types of mistakes made in homebuilt aircraft projects.
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses the importance of making sure your aircraft is ready to fly in the spring after a winter in ... Read more
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses some of the primary reasons why homebuilt aircraft projects are abandoned.
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses the dangers of corrosion and the many factors that can lead to it developing in your aircraft.
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses the factors that need to be considered prior to wiring your aircraft project.
In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses some of the factors and variables to account for when restoring a vintage aircraft.
EAA Sport Aviation contributor Lisa Turner discusses the key elements of developing a preflight checklist for your homebuilt aircraft in a recent column.
This time on The Green Dot, the crew sat down with Lisa Turner to discuss the many factors to consider when it comes to restoring an aircraft. Tune in to ... Read more
EAA Sport Aviation columnist Lisa Turner discusses some of the significant issues that can arise after your airplane goes in for major service, upgrades, and equipment installations, or if it’s ... Read more
The A&P mechanics reading EAA Sport Aviation are likely to know a lot about homebuilt airplanes. However, there is a large group of A&Ps who have not been exposed to ... Read more
As I’ve visited aircraft build projects as a technical counselor over the years, I’ve noticed one thing that stays the same between the builds. The fit between the builder’s personality ... Read more
As a Technical Counselor and/or Flight Advisor, just imagine how much safety and joy you bring to aviation. As we know well, it’s one of the most rewarding things you ... Read more
The reporting that the TC has to do is minimal, and there’s a form and a method already designated and designed just for you. And, you might not know that ... Read more
It doesn’t matter whether you have a large hangar to build in, or a one car garage to build in: setting it up at the beginning for your aircraft build ... Read more
If you can get your builder started off on the right foot from the moment they unpack everything, the paperwork responsibilities will be much smoother.
Communicating “bad news” or items that need correcting is one of the toughest jobs a technical counselor has — but is probably the most important. Getting the details right can ... Read more
Getting your builder to consider their weaknesses and how to get more experience is a big step forward in shepherding a successful project through to flight.
Structuring your visits from that first call can help you and your builder navigate the complex landscape of what to work on, what questions to ask, and in what order ... Read more
Structuring your visits from that first call can help you and your builder navigate the sometimes complex landscape of what to work on, what questions to ask, and in what ... Read more
I was over a swamp when the engine started to burble. That’s a scientific word for “make a strange extra noise that strikes unease into a pilot’s heart.” I’m making ... Read more
Even if you consider yourself to be advanced, an extra pair of eyes from someone highly knowledgeable and as passionate about building as you are will improve the quality and ... Read more
Restoring an aircraft may end up being difficult. If you go into it thinking you can’t wait to get in the air, you may find yourself saying “so what?” when ... Read more
There is an argument that as the owner of your own airplane, you will actually be the best person to maintain it, assuming you have the skills or are willing ... Read more
There are as many tail wheel assembly designs as there are experimental airplanes, or at least it seems that way. Most tail wheels share the same problems, so I’ll talk ... Read more
The top three nose wheel issues are shimmy, shimmy, and shimmy. Ok, kidding. Other problems besides shimmy, such as tracking and hardware assembly issues, can cause you to take out ... Read more
We all wish we could fly as often as possible, but other responsibilities get in the way. When aviation is our recreation and not our work, we can find long ... Read more
