by EAA | Nov 24, 2024 | Classic Instructor, EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Member Stories
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the October 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. AirVenture is a time for me to take a break from everyday flying and see old friends, make new ones, and talk flying with...
by EAA | Nov 21, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Homebuilding, homebuilt, Member Stories
By Michael “Z” Zyskowski, EAA 669825 This piece originally ran in the October 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. When the August issue of EAA Sport Aviation landed on my desk in 2001, the conundrum for what aircraft I was going to build and fly instantly...
by EAA | Nov 21, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Member Stories, Stick and Rudder
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the October 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Every now and then we read an accident report that makes us shake our head and wonder. The NTSB report on the fatal...
by EAA | Nov 9, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Homebuilding, homebuilt
By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the October 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The history of flight is rooted in creative ideas. The drive to test “what ifs” is fundamental to our nature. We get to...
by EAA | Nov 3, 2024 | Classic Instructor, EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Learning to Fly, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the September 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Sitting at the picnic table and observing airport activity, I’d swear at least 50 percent of the pilots mistreat their...
by EAA | Oct 19, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, History, Homebuilding, Member Stories
By Tim Fiedler, EAA Lifetime 256056 This piece originally ran in the September 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This was started in 1992 by Jim LePard, an A&P/IA mechanic who resides near Spokane, Washington, who substantially completed the airframe...
