by EAA | Oct 19, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Member Stories
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the September 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. A long time ago, a friend of mine commented that it didn’t make sense to practice landings a lot. “After all,...
by EAA | Oct 10, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, EAA volunteers, Member Stories, Volunteer Spotlight, volunteers
This piece originally ran in the September 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Mary Pennington-Hoyt, EAA Lifetime 1057675, is passionate about empowering young girls and women to participate in aviation, and each year she gets to dive into that passion at EAA...
by EAA | Oct 4, 2024 | 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 August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Well. That’s a title that should get everyone’s attention. I know by now some of you are wondering if you are going to...
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 10, 2024 | 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 July 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. In May’s column I promised an update on my proposed panel upgrade for the RV-10. Suffice it to say that it has happened,...
by EAA | Sep 10, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Member Stories, Ultralight, Ultralights
By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 This piece originally ran in the July 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The song “Don’t Let the Old Man In” by Toby Keith is a big inspiration for me. As I slide into my 83rd year of life, daily tasks become a little more...
