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 24, 2024 | Chapters, EAA, EAA member, EAA Young Eagles, Learning to Fly, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By Ginger Jabour, EAA 1465016, EAA Chapter 288 Newsletter Editor “What is an airplane? I hear them and someone tried to explain it to me, but I don’t get it.” Answering that question for a sighted person is easy enough; show them a picture and give a brief...
by EAA | Nov 21, 2024 | EAA, EAA Museum, flight simulation, flight simulator, Learning to Fly, Podcast, The Green Dot
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Tom are joined by Jeremy Desruisseaux, EAA’s director of flight proficiency programs, to talk about EAA’s Pilot Proficiency Center, which opened to the public in 2022. The Green Dot is a podcast created by aviation enthusiasts...
by EAA | Nov 21, 2024 | Chapters, EAA, EAA member, EAA volunteers, Member Stories, volunteers
By Story and photos by Paul Adams, EAA Chapter 675 President In the title you may notice two things. First, the word “BIG,” and second, “Part 1.” Well, these two comments are related. This is the first of a three-part set of articles on the making of a propeller, a...
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...
