by John Zimmerman | Feb 20, 2026 | John's blog
Use it or lose it: the instrument rating is not an insurance policy Air Facts Journal One of the saddest things in aviation is a pilot with an instrument rating who’s afraid to use it. They look at a 1500-foot overcast and realize their $15,000 investment has become...
by EAA | Feb 19, 2026 | Member Stories, Warbirds
By Rick Allen Basiliere Jr., EAA 517981 This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I have all, as best I can tell, of Oscar’s military history. Thirty pounds of paperwork. He must have been ordered by the U.S. Air Force in...
by EAA | Feb 16, 2026 | Attic, Warbirds
This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The relatively unknown North American A-27 was a ground attack variant of the AT-6 Texan, built specifically for Thailand. It differed from the AT-6 by swapping the R-1340 radial...
by EAA | Feb 13, 2026 | Member Stories, Ultralights, Why We Fly
By Jenna Rose, EAA 1576771 This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Like many people, I spent many years dreaming about taking part in the world of aviation before I ever laid my hands on the controls of an airplane. After...
by EAA | Feb 10, 2026 | Podcast, The Green Dot
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Grace are joined by Paul Freeman, who founded the long-running Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields website, which chronicles vanished or abandoned airfields and their unusual histories. The Green Dot, sponsored by...
