by EAA | Feb 7, 2026 | Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Rick Ernst, EAA 418493 This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I’m a fourth-generation pilot and third-generation A&P mechanic, so there was never a doubt that I would eventually build my own airplane. Sure, I had...
by EAA | Feb 4, 2026 | aviation history, Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, Member Stories
By Jim Bell, EAA 543641, EAA Chapter 63, Lyncrest, Manitoba Speyer and Sinsheim are small cities in southern Germany. Speyer has a population of about 50,000 and Sinsheim about 37,000. Each are typical German towns, with plenty of lovely cathedrals and other older...
by EAA | Feb 1, 2026 | Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada
By Michael J. Martin, EAA 1047599, Toronto, Ontario Introduction In Canada, the short version is eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing) will be treated as real aircraft, operated under Transport Canada’s aviation safety system, and integrated into Canadian...
by EAA | Jan 29, 2026 | Member Stories, volunteers
This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Tim, EAA Lifetime 317633, and Liz, EAA Lifetime 1486815, Popp are a dynamic husband-and-wife team who have played a crucial role in the EAA community since their first Oshkosh fly-in...
by Sam Oleson | Jan 27, 2026 | aviation history, EAA Museum, Military and Veterans, speaker series, Warbirds
By Sam Oleson John Duffy, who flew the Sikorsky HH-3E helicopter during the Vietnam War, will present about his experiences in the Jolly Green Giant as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series on Thursday, February 19, at 7 p.m. John’s military service began in...
