by EAA | Oct 1, 2024 | Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces, BNP, EAA, Member Stories
By Michael Baranowsky, EAA 1381366, Oshawa, Ontario, CYOO Builders like details. A lot of details. Reading an article about a triple redundant avionics panel without knowing the Mil-Spec of the Tefzel cable is … well, it is just wrong. Part 2 was called for, and so...
by EAA | Sep 4, 2024 | Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces, EAA, EAA member, Member Stories
By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266, Montreal My father, Bill Wyman, passed away a year ago this past August. He was 87. A year later, I am left with many cherished memories of him and our missions we had together. I spoke of some of those at his funeral but since...
by EAA | Sep 4, 2024 | Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces, EAA, EAA member, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Tristan da Cunha Monday, July 17, 2023, is a day I vividly remember. The VFR flight conditions were textbook perfect. It was on this day that I flew my first solo in a general aviation aircraft, a 1978 Cessna 152 (C-GMZW). I completed my solo at Pitt Meadows...
by EAA | Aug 2, 2024 | AirVenture, Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Member Stories
By Michael Martin, EAA 1047599, Toronto, ON EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is indeed a premier event for aviation enthusiasts of all ages. The 2023 edition set impressive records, and 2024 went to break many of them, including attendance numbers. Highlights of AirVenture 2024...
by EAA | Jun 27, 2024 | #AirShow, Air Show, Barrie Airshow, Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force
By Ian Brown, EAA 657159, EAA Canadian Council member You might have seen me on TV the weekend of Father’s Day! I was interviewed very briefly for a CTV Barrie news item about the air show. I was sitting with my daughter and grandson, but I would not be surprised if...
by EAA | May 7, 2024 | Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces
What are the keys to success in the airline industry? Bits and Pieces contributor John Wyman shares his philosophy. The post Ruffled Feathers: The Three P’s first appeared on Hangar Flying. Read...
