by EAA | Jan 15, 2026 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, EAA Canada
By Ian Brown, Editor, Bits and Pieces, EAA 657159 There has been some confusion lately about two aviation association chapters in British Columbia, both with the same number. How did that happen? Well, it turns out that when the EAA chapter in Delta, British Columbia,...
by EAA | Jan 12, 2026 | Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, General Aviation
By Scott McFadden, EAA 611467/Vintage 726528, Thunder Bay, Ontario, and KCFC, Grand Marais, Minneapolis For the past few years, I did not fly my Taylorcraft in “mode C” airspace. That changed this past spring, and I had to complete the two-year mandatory...
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 | Dec 4, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, Homebuilding, restoration, Vintage
By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia The Skybolt, designed by Lamar Steen in the 1970s in order to meet the needs of larger pilots than was the case with Pitts of the day, is not only roomier but larger overall. The airplane could even be called an early...
by EAA | Dec 4, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, Member Stories, Military and Veterans
By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia For the past number of years, four Langley pilots have flown formation flights over lower mainland cenotaphs as their contribution to area Remembrance Day services. While snow, wind, and rain heavily influenced some...
by EAA | Nov 1, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, EAA Canada, Homebuilding, seaplane, Vintage
By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia This Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman is registered as CF-EBY, a nice touch considering the builder’s last name is Eby. This wooden amphibian was designed by Volmer Jensen in the late ‘60s and was built by Bill Eby over a period of...
