by EAA | Sep 28, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Learning to Fly, Member Stories, Sport Aviation
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I remember when learning to fly was a true and practical learning experience. It doesn’t seem to be that way now. I...
by EAA | Sep 28, 2024 | aircraft restoration, aviation history, EAA member, History, Member Stories, military
By Kevin Renshaw, EAA 133861 On May 30, the Fort Worth Aviation Museum (FWAM) unveiled the static display restoration of YF-16 No. 2 (USAF tail number 72-01568) following a four-year restoration effort. The restoration was accomplished to recognize the 50th...
by EAA | Sep 22, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, Flying Tips, Homebuilding, homebuilt airplane, Member Stories
In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member Scott Knowlton takes us through the rebuild of a derelict Fly Baby biplane. The post What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Ontario Bowers Fly Baby Biplane first appeared on Hangar Flying. Read...
by EAA | Sep 22, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, Flying Tips, Member Stories
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. We don’t have to fly long to learn that not all flights are equal. Every now and then we encounter a flight that...
by EAA | Sep 22, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Matt Ringen, EAA 1304226 “Uncomfortable is good, stay there,” was the response I received from a flying mentor as he recognized I was at the very edge of my personal envelope and task saturated. That advice is rather against the grain of most aviation best...
by EAA | Sep 22, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, EAA member, Member Stories
By Frank Hemko, EAA 569315 I’m 74 years old and have visited AirVenture six times since I retired. My 29-year career flying as captain on UPS B-727s, B-757s, and B-767s kept me busy until I was 66 years old, when I finally had time to come to Oshkosh! I’ve loved every...
