by EAA | Jan 26, 2025 | 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 December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Unfortunately, for nearly all of us who fly powered aircraft, the need for fuel to keep our airplanes aloft is...
by EAA | Jan 17, 2025 | airplane building, EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Technicians were deep into their chores and barely noticed Tim as he walked through the hangar to the back office. Walt,...
by EAA | Jan 17, 2025 | EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, EAA volunteers, Member Stories, volunteering, volunteers
This piece originally ran in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Christina LaVicka, EAA Lifetime 1547942, can’t quite pinpoint when she became an aviation enthusiast, but she knows it started with a “Did you know?” at an air show when she was...
by EAA | Jan 17, 2025 | Air Show, EAA, EAA member, Member Stories
By Story and photography courtesy of Christi Masi Aviation history was written in August 2024 when veteran air show performer Milne “CC” Pocock, EAA 1144988, and the Black Rock City Air Force achieved what many thought impossible: executing the first-ever FAA-approved...
by Emme Hornung | Jan 11, 2025 | aviation history, EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, History, Member Stories, Ultralight, Ultralights
By Emme Hornung, EAA 1463093 This piece originally ran in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. When you think of Oshkosh, what specific airplanes come to mind? I’m sure many of our members who have been around long enough would immediately think of...
by EAA | Jan 11, 2025 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Member Stories
By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. A large driver for my focus on maintenance reliability earlier this year was due in part to a planned trip to Alaska....
