by EAA | May 23, 2025 | Classic Instructor, EAA Sport Aviation, Flying Tips, Member Stories
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Those of us who have been flying for more than two or three decades experienced a much different checkride than what...
by EAA | May 23, 2025 | Attic, EAA Attic, EAA Sport Aviation, Sport Aviation
By: EAA This piece originally ran in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Every pilot wants to have clear vision when flying, but would you wear these hard contact lenses circa the 1940s? Donated to the EAA Aviation Museum by Rick Chamberlin, these...
by EAA | May 17, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Member Stories, Stick and Rudder
By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. It was one of those days. The automated surface observing system (ASOS) at virtually all airports in a 50-nm range...
by EAA | May 11, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Member Stories
This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Lauren stood back and admired her handiwork. The garage cabinets would be perfect for the construction of her first airplane. Twelve feet in length, the...
by EAA | May 5, 2025 | Attic, EAA Attic, EAA Sport Aviation
This piece originally ran in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This banner celebrates an aircraft that is perhaps not as well-known stateside. The PZL M-18 Dromader is a single-engine agricultural aircraft produced by the Polish manufacturer...
by EAA | May 5, 2025 | EAA Sport Aviation, Member Stories, Ultralight, Ultralights
By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 This piece originally ran in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Folks, I am going through a most difficult time. I am grounded. After almost 80 years of an intense love affair with airplanes and flight in general, I...
