By Rick Hayes, EAA Lifetime 262014 This piece originally ran in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. John Moody is widely regarded as the “father of ... Read more
By Malcolm Brubaker, EAA Lifetime 428307 This piece originally ran in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Stabilized Dacron is the easiest, fastest, and least expensive ... Read more
By Paul Hamilton, EAA 694707 This piece originally ran in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. An ultralight is different things to different people. I will give ... Read more
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 ... Read more
By Jon Eisele, EAA Lifetime 739102 This piece originally ran in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. As winter loosens its grip and the days begin ... Read more
By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 This piece originally ran in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Folks, I am going through a most difficult time. I ... Read more
By Kevin Szalapski, EAA 792226 This piece originally ran in the January 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. All winter long, I had envisioned a long cross-country flight with ... Read more
This piece originally ran in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 Not a day goes by that someone doesn’t ask, “George, how ... Read more
By Emme Hornung, EAA 1463093 This piece originally ran in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. When you think of Oshkosh, what specific airplanes come to mind? ... Read more
By Nathan Finneman, EAA 1459460 This piece originally ran in the October 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Setting records has always been an interest of mine, being good ... Read more
By Larry Fleming This piece originally ran in the September 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The sun had risen on an early summer morning, as I prepared Nancy ... Read more
By David Smith, EAA 1298935, and Ronald Smith This piece originally ran in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Following much reporting on the Hang Loose hang ... Read more
By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 This piece originally ran in the July 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The song “Don’t Let the Old Man In” by Toby Keith ... Read more
By Kenneth Florence, EAA 1509968 This piece originally ran in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. In March 2024, I purchased a fine example of a Leonard ... Read more
By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 This piece originally ran in the May 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Every once in a while, someone will ask me, “George, when are ... Read more
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.
Skonkwerks’ Project First Flight is a natural and intuitive step to give back to the ultralight community, nurture the culture, and provide opportunities for prospective pilots, including interested youths and ... Read more
The cost of getting into flying has always been important to those dreaming of becoming a pilot. One strategy for would-be sport pilots is to take flight training in their ... Read more
