by EAA | Jan 9, 2026 | EAA Sport Aviation, Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Rich Grue, EAA 1397125 This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. About five years ago, I saw an ad on a social media post for RV-14 parts. As it turned out, he had almost an entire airplane in parts. I bought what I could...
by EAA | Dec 13, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, volunteers
This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The 2025 Dorothy Hilbert Award was presented to Carol Corona, EAA Lifetime 545619, who has been volunteering for more than 40 years. The award recognizes a female volunteer who...
by EAA | Dec 7, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Charles Albritton, EAA 545463 This piece originally ran in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I never had assembling a Bearhawk Five in 12 days on my bucket list. I especially didn’t imagine doing it in the Amazon jungle at the age of 74, but...
by EAA | Nov 22, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Brian Garrett, EAA Lifetime 871500 This piece originally ran in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, building an airplane just seemed like the right thing to do. I’d been flying old certified airplanes for a...
by EAA | Nov 7, 2025 | checkpoints, EAA Sport Aviation, maintenance, Pilot Proficiency, Tips
By Vic Syracuse, EAA Lifetime 180848 This piece originally ran in Vic’s Checkpoints column in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The title of this month’s column is one of the most oft-asked question by pilots, which is usually followed up by...
by EAA | Nov 7, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Ultralight World, Ultralights, Why We Fly
By Bill Darnell, EAA 576650 This piece originally ran in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I am told by some of the more senior members of the Michigan Ultralight Association (MULA) Flying Club about past fly-ins and ultralight gatherings. I’ve...
