By Henry “Matt” Johnson, EAA 1118798 This piece originally ran in the March 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I have been following the Seawind saga since my first demo flight in 1993. Not having the time to devote to such a project, I did not get involved...

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris are joined by Tom Carr, who was a Beechcraft Starship test pilot in the 1980s and is now the chief test pilot at Garmin. The Green Dot, sponsored by Crewchief Systems, is a podcast created by aviation enthusiasts for...

By Barry Broughton, EAA 1513703 This piece originally ran in the March 2026 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. You’ve probably heard the adage, “Any landing you can walk away from is a good one,” and, “There are no bad landings, just happy little impacts,” but...

By Chris King, Winnipeg, Manitoba My interest in all things aviation first started when I was around 3 or 4 years old, watching and being obsessed with the sky and stars. I used to think airplanes were shooting stars. When I was very young, around 9 years old, I...

By Jeffrey Drews, EAA 1191530 How many of you made model airplanes as a kid? Let’s see a show of hands. Come on, don’t be shy, let’s see those hands go up. We hung them from the ceiling with thread, gathering dust, but it was the start of a love affair, nearly 70 years...