by EAA | Dec 21, 2024 | Attic, aviation history, EAA, EAA Aviation Museum, EAA member, EAA Museum, EAA Sport Aviation, History, Member Stories
This piece originally ran in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. These flight helmets were worn by Wesley Todd, who flew Corsairs as a Marine Corps fighter pilot in the Pacific theater during World War II. He was part of VMF-221 and was stationed...
by EAA | Dec 21, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, learn to fly, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Learning to fly under FAR Part 141 or Part 61 — which is better? They each have benefits and drawbacks. According to FAA...
by EAA | Dec 18, 2024 | Chapters, EAA, EAA member, EAA Young Eagles, Member Stories, Milestones, Youth & Young Eagles
By Gary Brossett, EAA Lifetime 375866, EAA Chapter 677 President Lola Waldrep, EAA 1399617, soloed a Cessna 172N on November 24, 2024, at Lanett Regional Airport in Alabama. When she opened the airplane door, her instructor asked how it was flying alone for the first...
by Dick Knapinski | Dec 15, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Museum, Member Stories
By Dick Knapinski Paul Barber, EAA 139692, got plenty of joy flying his Velocity that he built over a four-year period more than 20 years ago. Now that airplane will be something that will bring others joy when they pass EAA’s facilities beginning next year. Paul...
by EAA | Dec 15, 2024 | EAA, EAA member, EAA Sport Aviation, Homebuilding, homebuilt, homebuilt aircraft, Member Stories, WOMB
By Richard Brown, EAA 1266320 This piece originally ran in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. My wife and I were sitting in an Oklahoma City hotel room when I received a text from Brenda with ArtCraft Paint, “Hey! Congratulations, we are here and...
by EAA | Dec 15, 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 November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. For a newly minted private pilot, the approach to Runway 35 at Sky Acres (44N) in New York looked pretty scary....
