by EAA | Oct 1, 2024 | Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces, BNP, EAA, EAA member, Learning to Fly
By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266 Montreal For the longest time, I have been contemplating the hurdles to get a pilot license and FLY! It seems that the endeavour should be straightforward and well mapped out. I realize that it is NOT the same for everyone. No...
by EAA | Oct 1, 2024 | Bits 'n Pieces, Bits and Pieces, BNP, EAA, Member Stories
By Michael Baranowsky, EAA 1381366, Oshawa, Ontario, CYOO Builders like details. A lot of details. Reading an article about a triple redundant avionics panel without knowing the Mil-Spec of the Tefzel cable is … well, it is just wrong. Part 2 was called for, and so...
by EAA | Sep 28, 2024 | Attic, aviation history, EAA, EAA Museum, History
This piece originally ran in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This uniform was worn by Tuskegee airman Leo Gray. Originally from Boston, Gray volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps and began his aviation training at the Tuskegee Army Airfield in...
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 Sam Oleson | Sep 25, 2024 | aviation history, EAA, EAA Museum, speaker series, Vietnam War
Richard (Dick) Koehler, who flew the A-6 Intruder during the Vietnam War, will speak about his career and experiences in the cockpit on Thursday, October 10, at 7 p.m. as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. The post A-6 Intruder Pilot to...
by EAA | Sep 22, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, Flying Tips, Homebuilding, homebuilt airplane, Member Stories
In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member Scott Knowlton takes us through the rebuild of a derelict Fly Baby biplane. The post What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Ontario Bowers Fly Baby Biplane first appeared on Hangar Flying. Read...
