by EAA | Jun 4, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Member Stories
By Michael Martin, EAA 1047599, Toronto, Ontario In today’s aviation landscape, GPS-based navigation has become the backbone of both commercial and general aviation, enabling precise point-to-point routing, efficient airspace use, and enhanced safety. According to the...
by EAA | Jun 4, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Member Stories
AirVenture Adventures: Chapter 3 How Two Idiots and an Airplane Managed to Fly to Oshkosh and Back By Dave Stanchuk, EAA 1141923, and Doug Daverne, EAA 1161768, Chapter 154 Regina Catch up on Chapter 1 and Chapter 2… you’re going to need it! In the process of building...
by EAA | Jun 4, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Member Stories
By Curtis Penner, EAA 1103560 Nearly 10 million people arrived in the Bahamas via cruise ship last year. If conspicuous consumption, crowds, and casinos align with your concept of an authentic Bahamas experience, you can stop reading now and skip to the next story. On...
by EAA | Jun 4, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Member Stories
By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, BC Hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of words have been written about the venerable DC-3, aka Dakota or C-47. Most were built by Douglas, but other countries also had a hand in the totals as it was produced by the Japanese, as the...
by EAA | May 11, 2025 | Bits and Pieces
By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266 Montreal As I alluded to in last month’s write-up, the Air Cadets are about much more than just learning how to fly. Obviously, not everyone gets their pilot license. A select few do, but many more stick with the program for a...
by EAA | May 11, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Member Stories
By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia Sometimes craftsmanship is in the genes. In Sean Walker’s case that may be a factor in his clearly demonstrated skills. Sean’s dad, Colin, was a craftsman of some renown here on the West Coast. His Emeraude, built in the...
