Sport Aviation

September 25, 2025September 26, 2025

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Texas Pietenpol

By Michael Hergenrather, EAA 816306 This piece originally ran in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This Piet was originally built by Marcus D. Moon from the ... Read more

September 24, 2025September 26, 2025

Taxi Tips

Tips

By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Of all the phases ... Read more

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Antique Contact Lenses

Attic

By: EAA This piece originally ran in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Every pilot wants to have clear vision when flying, but would you wear ... Read more

March 6, 2025March 6, 2025

So Many Choices

Member Stories, Tips

By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the January 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Over the years, I have written ... Read more

January 29, 2025January 30, 2025

Common Sense

Tips

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. While I was sitting at the ... Read more

September 26, 2024September 26, 2024

I Remember When…

Learning to Fly, Member Stories

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I remember when learning to fly ... Read more

August 17, 2023August 22, 2023

The Fork in the Road

Ultralights

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Mark Murray discusses some points for ultralight pilots to consider when contemplating earning your sport pilot certificate.

September 14, 2021September 16, 2021

A Slip Is a Slip, Right?

Learning to Fly

EAA Sport Aviation columnist Steve Krog discusses the importance and usefulness of slips in a recent column.

September 9, 2021

What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Turks and Caicos Comp Air 4 and Zenith CH 701

Homebuilding, Member Stories

EAA member Mark Woodring takes us through the build of his Comp Air and Zenith CH 701.

September 9, 2021

Too Close to Call

Member Stories, Tips

Anyone who has been flying for very long recognizes the potential for a midair collision. No matter how careful we are, there is always a chance that we’ll miss something ... Read more

August 31, 2021September 7, 2021

Denied

Learning to Fly, Tips

EAA Sport Aviation columnist Lisa Turner takes us through the top five reasons for airworthiness certification failure.

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019

It Takes All Kinds — Why My Students Fly

Learning to Fly, Why We Fly

Pilots and pilot prospects are all ages and come from all walks of life. To be a good instructor, one must be able to know and understand what makes each ... Read more

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019

Until the Prop Stops — Keep Your Head in the Game!

Tips

The lesson learned is a simple one: Keep flying the airplane until it and the prop comes to a stop. Then and only then does one adjust the carb heat, ... Read more

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019

Take Your Kid Flying — Our Children Need to Know How Great It Is

Why We Fly

I had my older son, Kevin, in the right seat of my Ercoupe. (This would be my first Ercoupe, the one I had 30 years ago. Kevin was 30 years ... Read more

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Top 10 Best Classic and Contemporary Buys

Vintage

Here are four of the 10 best buys that Budd Davisson identified in a feature story in the February issue of EAA Sport Aviation.

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019

Backcountry Flying, STOL Drag Racing at High Sierra Fly-In

Why We Fly

The love for aviation felt all over the dry lakebed at the ninth annual High Sierra Fly-In had quite the EAA convention feel. Get a taste of the event in ... Read more