by EAA | Jan 9, 2026 | EAA Sport Aviation, Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Rich Grue, EAA 1397125 This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. About five years ago, I saw an ad on a social media post for RV-14 parts. As it turned out, he had almost an entire airplane in parts. I bought what I could...
by EAA | Jan 6, 2026 | Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, Member Stories, Recreational, Why We Fly
By Curtis Penner, EAA 1103560, Manitoba “Your mission, should you choose to accept it…” Pilots need a mission. Try this! Starting and finishing at the centre of the continent in Manitoba, Canada, you have 5 days/4 nights to journey 3,500 miles, see Niagara Falls, the...
by EAA | Jan 3, 2026 | learn to fly, Member Stories, Ultralights
By Anibal Michel, EAA 643160 Reading Paul Dye’s commentary “Without a Checkout” about first flights in a single-seater in the November issue of Sport Aviation reminded me of the dilemma I faced after having bought a single-seat Quicksilver GT400 with my son a few...
by EAA | Dec 31, 2025 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, Education, Youth Outreach
By Wayne Flury, EAA Lifetime 117059 Third year of Build and Fly program marks first utilization of new classroom/multi-purpose room Anyone who has ever endured a home remodeling project knows that it never goes as smoothly as expected, takes more time than expected,...
by EAA | Dec 28, 2025 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, Why We Fly, Young Eagles, Youth Outreach
Story and photos courtesy of EAA Chapter 582 In early October, EAA Chapter 582 hosted a special Young Eagles rally for youths from The Program Inc., a community organization dedicated to mentoring young men from fatherless homes. In the organization’s own words, they...
